https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21991

--- Comment #12 from Reedy <[email protected]> 2011-12-06 22:30:57 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #11)
> Just like validation of string/integer/timestamp etc. is centralized in
> ApiBase.php, perhaps a new PARAM_TYPE could be added for 'username' ?

That would work.

The question is how far do we go validating it - Just as far as "Would MW let
you have this username?" and if so, carrying on? And/or it will make a valid
User object (though, shouldn't these 2 things be essentially the same?)?

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