optionally remove comments in preprocess()

diff --git a/includes/Parser.php b/includes/Parser.php
index 8ea10b3..2c94a67 100644 (file)
--- a/includes/Parser.php
+++ b/includes/Parser.php
@@ -387,9 +387,10 @@ class Parser
        }
 
        /**
-        * Expand templates and variables in the text, producing valid, static wikitext
+        * Expand templates and variables in the text, producing valid, static wikitext.
+        * Also removes comments.
         */
-       function preprocess( $text, $title, $options ) {
+       function preprocess( $text, $title, $options, $removeComments = true ) {
                wfProfileIn( __METHOD__ );
                $this->clearState();
                $this->setOutputType( OT_PREPROCESS );
@@ -399,6 +400,9 @@ class Parser
                wfRunHooks( 'ParserBeforeStrip', array( &$this, &$text, &$x ) );
                $text = $this->strip( $text, $x );
                wfRunHooks( 'ParserAfterStrip', array( &$this, &$text, &$x ) );
+               if ( $removeComments ) {
+                       $text = Sanitizer::removeHTMLcomments( $text );
+               }
                $text = $this->replaceVariables( $text );
                $text = $this->unstrip( $text, $x );
                $text = $this->unstripNowiki( $text, $x );