From 53b7bdb63fc84bd832746a5c44c8b7e39baf16a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roan Kattouw <catrope@users.mediawiki.org>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:47:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] API: Added help text message that specifies whether a module
 is POST-only

---
 RELEASE-NOTES            | 1 +
 includes/api/ApiBase.php | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index d38a5a541d..7622dfe47a 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
 * (bug 13444) Add description to list=watchlist
 * (bug 13482) Disabled search types handled properly
 * Added inprop=talkid,subjectid to prop=info
+* Added help text message that specifies whether a module is POST-only
 
 === Languages updated in 1.13 ===
 
diff --git a/includes/api/ApiBase.php b/includes/api/ApiBase.php
index b92bd56adc..42950463b8 100644
--- a/includes/api/ApiBase.php
+++ b/includes/api/ApiBase.php
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ abstract class ApiBase {
 				);
 			$msg = $lnPrfx . implode($lnPrfx, $msg) . "\n";
 
+			if ($this->mustBePosted())
+				$msg .= "\nThis module only accepts POST requests.\n";
+
 			// Parameters
 			$paramsMsg = $this->makeHelpMsgParameters();
 			if ($paramsMsg !== false) {
@@ -640,7 +643,7 @@ abstract class ApiBase {
 	 * Internal code errors should be reported with this method
 	 */
 	protected static function dieDebug($method, $message) {
-		throw new MWException("Internal error in $method: $message");
+		wfDebugDieBacktrace("Internal error in $method: $message");
 	}
 
 	/**
-- 
2.20.1