* Jeroen De Dauw <jeroended...@gmail.com> [Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:08:21 +0200]: > Hey, > > I'd like to introduce everyone to an extension called Validator [0] that > I > wrote over the past few months and aims to facilitate parameter handling > for > other extensions. I developed it for usage in the Maps and Semantic Maps > extensions, as I thought it would be nice to have a less messy way of > creating parser hooks. It's now at a point where it can be used by other > extensions, without having to worry about compatibility to much. For a > more > detailed explanation of what Validator does, check out the > "functionality > overview" section [1] on the extension page. > That explanation is way too short, certainly not detailed enough. Some samples of usage can be presented, for example.
> I encourage all extension authors to have a look at it, especially if > you > are considering creating a new extension where you have to deal with > user-provided parameters, to see if this can help you. Feedback is > welcome > :) > > [0] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Validator > [1] > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Validator#Functionality_overview > API also has a nice parameters definition / validation / description features. I wonder whether these can be used outside of API, though. I wonder whether that should be a part of core. Especially integrated into WebRequest / FauxRequest, it can be more powerful and routing-like. Dmitriy _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
