Is the ApiFeatureUsage extension going to work on newer versions of MediaWiki even if it will be undeployed from WMF wikis?
On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 9:03 PM Erik Bernhardson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 12:42 PM Roy Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What are the user-visible changes in 7.10? More specifically, does this >> address the lack of access control I discussed in >> https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help_talk:Toolforge/Elasticsearch? >> >> > There are lots of user-visible changes in 7.10 (too numerous to mention, > see the elasticsearch release notes for more info) if you are talking to > the elasticsearch api's directly, but critically the mentioned upgrade to > elastic 7.10 is unrelated to the Toolforge cluster. This upgrade to 7.10 is > specifically for the CirrusSearch clusters in wmf production that support > on-site search. > > Erik B. > >> >> On Jul 18, 2022, at 3:23 PM, Mike Pham <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I originally sent this email out on 20 May, 2022, but it seems like it >> didn’t go out to everybody, unfortunately. >> >> We are beginning the process of undeploying API Feature Usage >> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T313248> this week, and apologize for >> the confusion, and what is now short notice for those of you who were not >> aware of this announcement previously. >> >> Best, >> >> — >> >> *Mike Pham* (he/him) >> Sr Product Manager, Search >> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> >> On 20May, 2022 at 10:18:44, Mike Pham ([email protected]) wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> The Wikimedia Foundation Search team is currently working on updating >> our Elasticsearch version to 7.10 >> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263142> from version 6.8.20. Our >> goal is to finish this work in the next couple of months. Being on the >> latest (license-compatible) version will help ensure the stability and >> reliability of our search infrastructure. >> >> This update will include 2 breaking changes: >> >> >> 1. Cloudelastic will be affected by breaking changes, with more >> details below. The interface might also change slightly. >> 1. >> >> https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.17/breaking-changes-7.0.html >> 2. >> >> https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.10/migrating-7.10.html#breaking-changes-7.10 >> >> >> 2. The API Feature Usage extension >> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ApiFeatureUsage>, whose >> functionality is unrelated to search, will no longer be supported. This >> low-usage extension is currently implemented in a complicated and brittle >> way that depends on Elasticsearch, which creates development drag on the >> Search team’s work in order to continuously maintain and upkeep. >> >> >> While in the short term API Feature Usage will be sunsetted, we recognize >> that it’s probably useful for some users, and we encourage others to >> continue to support and develop this extension in the longer term, without >> its brittle dependency on Elasticsearch. >> >> Though the Elasticsearch upgrade will provide overall net benefits, we >> recognize that these breaking changes will unfortunately affect some users, >> and appreciate your understanding as we improve our search infrastructure. >> >> Best, >> Search Platform >> >> — >> >> *Mike Pham* (he/him) >> Sr Product Manager, Search >> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikitech-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikitech-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.org/
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