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 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
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> Adam Wight - Developer - Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. - https://wikimedia.de
>
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