https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22240
Summary: API: include time in siteinfo
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Normal
Component: API
AssignedTo: roan.katt...@gmail.com
ReportedBy: matthew.brit...@btinternet.com
CC: bryan.tongm...@gmail.com, s...@reedyboy.net,
vasi...@gmail.com, soxre...@gmail.com
Created an attachment (id=7007)
--> (https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/attachment.cgi?id=7007)
patch against r61408
Knowing the server time is useful for a number of reasons; the particular
reason in my case is to approximate the time difference between client and
server and so get a rough estimate of the timestamp on incoming IRC RC feed
items, as the feed itself doesn't provide this.
Currently, it is possible to get the server time through the API by using
action=parse&text={{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}. However, this is a bit awkward, and
involves an extra request as 'parse' and 'query' actions can't be combined.
The attached patch adds a 'time' attribute to the output of meta=siteinfo, in
the format used for timestamps elsewhere in the API.
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