The axe has fallen. The Cite references API was removed in [1] and I expect it to go live with MediaWiki 1.35.0-wmf10.
Thank you for considering this issue! -Adam [1] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/mediawiki/extensions/Cite/+/552211/ On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 1:07 PM Adam Wight <adam.wi...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > The Cite extension implements an API `action=query&prop=references`[1], > which was written to support a reference lazy-loading feature for mobile > clients but never used. This was a beta feature and the API was never > enabled on Wikimedia sites.[2] If you query it, you'll see nothing but an > error response. > > My team is currently refactoring the Cite extension, and we would prefer > to remove the API rather than continue maintaining dead code. Please > respond by the end of the week if you know of any non-Wikimedia sites where > the API is enabled and in use, otherwise we'll continue with the plan to > remove it without a deprecation period. > > Thank you, > Adam > > [1] > https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=help&modules=query%2Breferences > [2] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T222373 > -- > Adam Wight - Developer - Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. - https://wikimedia.de > -- Adam Wight - Developer - Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. - https://wikimedia.de _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
