I'm reluctant to interject again, but as a client of the API I feel the need to speak up. Let's work through an example: Clients A, B, & C are using API 1 when the Server adds API 2:
1. Current, "change the default" approach: 1. All clients start receiving warnings as *extra payload data* (how does this even work for API's w/o a response payload?) 2. Clients B & C start using API 2 3. Server changes API 1 to behave like API 2 4. Client A is broken, so switches to API 2 5. Server removes API 2 (becomes the new default) 6. Clients A, B, & C have to switch to API 1 2. Possible alternative: 1. Clients get an email (as they currently do) about the new API being available 2. Clients A & B migrate to API 2 3. Since there's only 1 client left (and/or the deadline has passed) Server removes API 1, *explicitly breaking* Client C 4. Someone notices Client C is broken and moves it to API 2 (or whatever the currently-supported API is) Am I missing something? What are your thoughts on 1 vs. 2? On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:17 AM, John Mark Vandenberg <jay...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Yuri Astrakhan > <yastrak...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 7:44 PM, John Mark Vandenberg <jay...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> > >> The API currently emits a warning if a query continuation mode isnt > >> selected. > >> > >> I guess on July 1 the API could emit an error, and not return any query > >> data. > >> Then the data isnt going to cause weird behaviour - it will break, > >> properly. > >> > >> > > Hmm, this is actually an interesting idea - would it make sense to error > on > > missing "continue" or "rawcontinue" for all action=query for about a > month > > or two, so that everyone notices it right away and gets updated, and than > > resume with the new behavior? > > Not 'all', please, but perhaps all queries where there is actual > continuation data like is used now for the existing warning. I would > really to avoid the API failing at all, ever, for > "?action=query&meta=siteinfo" - that is how clients get the API > generator version, and only when we have the API generator version do > we know what features are supported by the API. > > Or just not flick the switch on July 1, and only default to the new > continuation mode for formatversion=2. > > -- > John Vandenberg > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > -- EN Wikipedia user page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Brian.gerstle IRC: bgerstle _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l