NamespaceInfo service to replace MWNamespace

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.33

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@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Some specific notes for MediaWiki 1.33 upgrades are below:
 For notes on 1.32.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 
 === Configuration changes for system administrators in 1.33 ===
+
 ==== New configuration ====
 * $wgEnablePartialBlocks – This enables the Partial Blocks feature, which gives
   accounts with block permissions the ability to block users, IPs, and IP ranges
@@ -110,8 +111,11 @@ For notes on 1.32.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 * (T214706) LinksUpdate::getAddedExternalLinks() and
   LinksUpdate::getRemovedExternalLinks() were introduced.
 * (T213893) Added 'MaintenanceUpdateAddParams' hook
+* (T219655) The MarkPatrolled hook has a new parameter for the tags
+  associated with this entry in the patrol log.
 
 === External library changes in 1.33 ===
+
 ==== New external libraries ====
 * Added wikimedia/password-blacklist 0.1.4.
 * Added guzzlehttp/guzzle 6.3.3.
@@ -159,6 +163,8 @@ For notes on 1.32.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
   if entirewatchlist is set, so updates may not be visible immediately
 * Block info will be added to "blocked" errors from more modules.
 * (T216245) Autoblocks will now be spread by action=edit and action=move.
+* action=query&meta=userinfo has a new uiprop, 'latestcontrib', that returns
+  the date of user's latest contribution.
 
 === Action API internal changes in 1.33 ===
 * A number of deprecated methods for API documentation, intended for overriding
@@ -349,6 +355,13 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
 * MessageBlobStore::getBlob(), deprecated in 1.27, has been removed.
   Use ::getBlobs() instead.
 * The .background-size() LESS mixin, deprecated in 1.27, has been removed.
+* MWNamespace::clearCaches() has been removed.  So has the $rebuild parameter
+  to MWNamespace::getCanonicalNamespaces(), which was deprecated since 1.31.
+  Instead, create a new NamespaceInfo, such as by calling
+  resetServiceForTesting( 'NamespaceInfo' ) on a MediaWikiServices.
+  For classes that inherit from MediaWikiTestCase and used setMwGlobals() to
+  modify a variable that affects namespaces, caches will automatically be
+  reset and any calls to MWNamespace::clearCaches() can be removed entirely.
 
 === Deprecations in 1.33 ===
 * The configuration option $wgUseESI has been deprecated, and is expected
@@ -417,6 +430,7 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
 * Block::isValid is deprecated, since it is no longer needed in core.
 * Calling Maintenance::hasArg() as well as Maintenance::getArg() with no
   parameter has been deprecated. Please pass the argument number 0.
+* The MWNamespace class is deprecated.  Use MediaWikiServices::getNamespaceInfo.
 
 === Other changes in 1.33 ===
 * (T201747) Html::openElement() warns if given an element name with a space
@@ -430,6 +444,10 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
   to page updates: LinksUpdateConstructed, LinksUpdate, LinksUpdateComplete.
   LinksUpdateAfterInsert is not triggered since deletions do not cause
   insertions into links tables.
+* Category::newFromID( $id )->getID() will now return $id without any
+  validation, to avoid a mostly unnecessary DB query.
+* On Special:Version, the name for an extension can no longer be arbitrary
+  html when no link is specified.
 
 == Compatibility ==
 MediaWiki 1.33 requires PHP 7.0.13 or later. Although HHVM 3.18.5 or later is