On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:24:39 -0700, Brion Vibber <[email protected]> wrote:
> r88077 [1] added a default XML namespace (xmlns attribute on the root > node) > for the API's XML output. > > In r99135 [2] this was partially backed out to avoid clobbering some > modules that specified their own XML namespaces in output, such as RSD > discovery info. With this change a query parameter needed to be added to > include the namespace, but it would still clobber if you used it on > affected modules. > > In r101912 [3] I took the parameter out, returning almost to r88077's > behavior -- but swapping the order of things so an xmlns contained in the > output data will take precedence, avoiding the clobbering. > > However I do want to confirm that this is an OK thing to do; as noted in > a > CR comment on [1] this may actually break XPath queries assuming the > non-namespaced data. If there is a compat issue, we need to make sure > it's > documented and communicated... > > [1] <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/88007> > [2] <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/99135> > [3] <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/101912> > > -- brion I believe the change was actually backed out not because of RSD but because of said xpath issues. The RSD issue sorta going away was just a side effect. -- ~Daniel Friesen (Dantman, Nadir-Seen-Fire) [http://daniel.friesen.name] _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
