https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31593
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Bug #: 31593
Summary: Implement a way to setup multiple interwiki sources
Product: MediaWiki
Version: 1.19-svn
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: General/Unknown
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
Rather than having a single interwiki table local or shared it would be better
to allow the source for interwiki prefixes to be specified in site config and
allow for multiple sources being specified in a list such that prefixes fall
back to the other sources when not found in one.
Our interwiki database would become one type of interwiki source, an interwiki
database source. We would also add in support for other interwiki source types
such as CSV, CDB, perhaps an xml file, the | separated format we had lying
around, etc...
Rather than inserting interwiki prefixes into the database on installation we
could also instead directly reference a source interwiki file inside core as
the last fallback.
Our default config would include a file default to the default interwiki links
in core, and a database source pointing to the local or shared (depending on
settings) with our default database connection.
Sites would be able to configure it however they want. They could drop the
interwiki database and edit simple text files for their interwiki links
instead. They could have multiple interwiki sources such as a central interwiki
table, and also have a local one so that links can be overridden. Or even
better in large setups like Wikimedia there could be a global central interwiki
table, a project level interwiki table for interlanguage links and some
overrides, and project local interwiki tables for specific overrides desired by
the local community.
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