https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39061
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Bug #: 39061
Summary: Meta changes notification will be useful
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: API
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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The meta info is treasure for a well-written bot. The problem is, fetching it
on every login is bandwidth waste, and relying on an obsolete cached copy might
produce bad results.
Is it possible to create a way to check if (and what) meta info has changed?
The best idea I came with is a request that will supply the "last fetched here"
timestamp and will get a description of what meta should be re-requested. For
example, the description may list the meta types and their parameters that
should be requested. Then, the bot may request them if / when needed for its
task.
(I came to this idea while trying to write a new version of Apibot.)
Grigor Gatchev
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