Hi Denny, This is a helpful start. More inline...
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Denny Vrandečić <[email protected]> wrote: > for Semantic MediaWiki we had this already listed for a while here: > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Notes/SMW_and_Wikidata> > The list is not completely up-to-date, it reflects the previous package > structure. It would be helpful if there was a wiki page that reflected the current state of things. For MediaWiki core, we're trying to get into the practice of having RFCs for changes of this magnitude, and something of that level of rigor would be nice here too. > Jeroen and I are trying to give a more comprehensive listing here: > > 1. DataValues > Dependencies: > * None > Planned or already used by: > * DataValues interfaces > * simple PHP Bots processing Wikidata data (most likely through the Wikibase > Data Model) > * Inside Semantic MediaWiki as a replacement for the DataItem > * Ask > * Wikibase Data Model > * DataValues interfaces > Note: In general, DataValues is helpful for simply handling DataValues > without having to work with them a lot. It is an extremely light weight > container for a data value. It would be nice to have a less recursive explanation. :-) As near as I can see skimming the code, this is mainly validation code for data types that not native to PHP (e.g. LatLong, Time), and wrappers for ones that are native to PHP (e.g string), providing a consistent interface to all of them (e.g. getType, getSortKey, getArrayValue, toArray). Is that it in a nutshell? > 2. DataValues interfaces > Dependencies: > * DataValues > Planned or already used by: > * DataTypes > * DataValues Implementations > * ParamProcessor (formerly Validator). ParamProcessor in turn is used by > ** Maps > ** SubPageList > ** Parser Fun > Note: DataValues interfaces add the functionality to parse, format, and > validate data values, i.e. services on top of DataValues if further > functionality is required. Is this the code that's currently in ValueValidators? > 3. DataValues implementations > Dependencies: > * DataValues interfaces > Planned or already used by: > * Semantic MediaWiki > * Semantic Maps > * Semantic Result Formats > * Wikibase client > * Wikibase repo > Note: These include more complex implementations of DataValues like Time and > Coordinates, which are not used in simpler systems. Is this basically an expanded set of DataValues interfaces, base DataValues, or something else? I'll respond more on the other bits later, but I wanted to make sure I at least got this response out now. Rob _______________________________________________ Wikidata-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-tech
