> So to clarify things. > > I get the contents of a page along with timestamp and edit token. > a delay > someone else edits the page > I submit an edit request with my timestamp and edit token and my new contents > > in this case it will fail ?
Right. And you *want* it to fail, because otherwise you'll be reverting someone else's changes. -Ran Ari-Gur (user "Ruakh" on e.g. en.wikt) On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Jools Smyth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Actually, using a different timestamp than the last revision's timestamp >> will fail: the edit conflict check requires that the timestamp are >> *exactly the same*, so timestamps of earlier revisions *or* later >> revisions *will* *not* *work*. You really need to get that one >> timestamp. (I apologize for overusing the * in this paragraph.) > > This is what I initially thought, but was told by someone it was not correct. > > So to clarify things. > > I get the contents of a page along with timestamp and edit token. > a delay > someone else edits the page > I submit an edit request with my timestamp and edit token and my new contents > > in this case it will fail ? > > Or should it be like > > I get the contents of a page along with timestamp and edit token > a delay > someone else edits the page > get another timestamp of latest revision > Submit a edit request with my new timestamp and edit token and my new > contents > > Best Regards > > Jools > > > _______________________________________________ > Mediawiki-api mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api > _______________________________________________ Mediawiki-api mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api
