Because the hook is called from within an if statement that checks whether or not a canonical redirect should be performned. A "test" is also another name for an "if" statement.
Additionally hook names cannot be changed and this hook is super old. -- Brian On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 7:57 PM Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 7:27 PM John <phoenixoverr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > there should be a file located at /includes/Hook/ > TestCanonicalRedirectHook.php > > > > > > https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/blob/master/includes/Hook/ > TestCanonicalRedirectHook.php > > > > Perfect, thank you very much. > > John, I have to ask... > > Why was it not called RegisterCanonicalRedirect? Where did Test come from? > > /** > * This is a hook handler interface, see docs/Hooks.md. > * Use the hook name "TestCanonicalRedirect" to register handlers > implementing this interface. > * > * @stable to implement > * @ingroup Hooks > */ > > Based on the comment, it seems like a better name and it avoids > masquerading as a Test component. > > Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > To unsubscribe, go to: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l >
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