"Robert Rohde" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Mark Clements (HappyDog) <[email protected]> wrote: [SNIP - Re: ParserAfterStrip] >> On MW 1.14 and above the code within the <nowiki> tags is parsed and ends >> up >> having the regex applied to it, though it is subsequently rendered as >> plain >> text by the engine (so the page ends up being filled with HTML/CSS >> gobbledygook, rendered literally). >> >> I am not sure at which revision this change took place. >> >> First question: Is this a bug or a deliberate change in functionality, or >> have I been mis-using the hook all along? > > This was changed during the parser rewrite several versions ago. The > restructuring of the parser meant that strip markers are now handled > differently and can't be routed around using that hook anymore. > ParserAfterStrip is essentially a deprecated legacy that now functions > the same way as ParserBeforeStrip.
I have updated the page on MW.org [1] to explain this. However, can someone confirm that this is a deliberate change? To me it seems like a regression that has not been spotted! (Or is it that the parser has changed to the point where it is no longer possible to have a ParserAfterStrip hook?) >> Second question: Assuming this is not a bug, how should I rewrite the >> code >> to make it behave as it used to? > > I haven't studied you code in detail, but I would suggest that using > the LinkBegin hook (available 1.14+) is probably the right place to > look in the current versions of Mediawiki: > Thanks - I ended up needing a combination of LinkBegin/LinkEnd to get the result I wanted. You can see the code at http://www.kennel17.co.uk/testwiki/BugSquish Thanks for your help, - Mark Clements (HappyDog) [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Hooks/ParserAfterStrip _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
