* @ingroup API
*/
abstract class ApiBase extends ContextSource {
- // These constants allow modules to specify exactly how to treat incoming parameters.
- // Default value of the parameter
+ /**
+ * @name Constants for ::getAllowedParams() arrays
+ * These constants are keys in the arrays returned by ::getAllowedParams()
+ * and accepted by ::getParameterFromSettings() that define how the
+ * parameters coming in from the request are to be interpreted.
+ * @{
+ */
+
+ /** (null|boolean|integer|string) Default value of the parameter. */
const PARAM_DFLT = 0;
- // Boolean, do we accept more than one item for this parameter (e.g.: titles)?
+
+ /** (boolean) Accept multiple pipe-separated values for this parameter (e.g. titles)? */
const PARAM_ISMULTI = 1;
- // Can be either a string type (e.g.: 'integer') or an array of allowed values
+
+ /**
+ * (string|string[]) Either an array of allowed value strings, or a string
+ * type as described below. If not specified, will be determined from the
+ * type of PARAM_DFLT.
+ *
+ * Supported string types are:
+ * - boolean: A boolean parameter, returned as false if the parameter is
+ * omitted and true if present (even with a falsey value, i.e. it works
+ * like HTML checkboxes). PARAM_DFLT must be boolean false, if specified.
+ * Cannot be used with PARAM_ISMULTI.
+ * - integer: An integer value. See also PARAM_MIN, PARAM_MAX, and
+ * PARAM_RANGE_ENFORCE.
+ * - limit: An integer or the string 'max'. Default lower limit is 0 (but
+ * see PARAM_MIN), and requires that PARAM_MAX and PARAM_MAX2 be
+ * specified. Cannot be used with PARAM_ISMULTI.
+ * - namespace: An integer representing a MediaWiki namespace.
+ * - NULL: Any string.
+ * - password: Any non-empty string. Input value is private or sensitive.
+ * <input type="password"> would be an appropriate HTML form field.
+ * - string: Any non-empty string, not expected to be very long or contain newlines.
+ * <input type="text"> would be an appropriate HTML form field.
+ * - submodule: The name of a submodule of this module, see PARAM_SUBMODULE_MAP.
+ * - text: Any non-empty string, expected to be very long or contain newlines.
+ * <textarea> would be an appropriate HTML form field.
+ * - timestamp: A timestamp in any format recognized by MWTimestamp, or the
+ * string 'now' representing the current timestamp. Will be returned in
+ * TS_MW format.
+ * - user: A MediaWiki username. Will be returned normalized but not canonicalized.
+ * - upload: An uploaded file. Will be returned as a WebRequestUpload object.
+ * Cannot be used with PARAM_ISMULTI.
+ */
const PARAM_TYPE = 2;
- // Max value allowed for a parameter. Only applies if TYPE='integer'
+
+ /** (integer) Max value allowed for the parameter, for PARAM_TYPE 'integer' and 'limit'. */
const PARAM_MAX = 3;
- // Max value allowed for a parameter for bots and sysops. Only applies if TYPE='integer'
+
+ /**
+ * (integer) Max value allowed for the parameter for users with the
+ * apihighlimits right, for PARAM_TYPE 'limit'.
+ */
const PARAM_MAX2 = 4;
- // Lowest value allowed for a parameter. Only applies if TYPE='integer'
+
+ /** (integer) Lowest value allowed for the parameter, for PARAM_TYPE 'integer' and 'limit'. */
const PARAM_MIN = 5;
- // Boolean, do we allow the same value to be set more than once when ISMULTI=true
+
+ /** (boolean) Allow the same value to be set more than once when PARAM_MULTI is true? */
const PARAM_ALLOW_DUPLICATES = 6;
- // Boolean, is the parameter deprecated (will show a warning)
+
+ /** (boolean) Is the parameter deprecated (will show a warning)? */
const PARAM_DEPRECATED = 7;
- /// @since 1.17
- const PARAM_REQUIRED = 8; // Boolean, is the parameter required?
- /// @since 1.17
- // Boolean, if MIN/MAX are set, enforce (die) these?
- // Only applies if TYPE='integer' Use with extreme caution
+
+ /**
+ * (boolean) Is the parameter required?
+ * @since 1.17
+ */
+ const PARAM_REQUIRED = 8;
+
+ /**
+ * (boolean) For PARAM_TYPE 'integer', enforce PARAM_MIN and PARAM_MAX?
+ * @since 1.17
+ */
const PARAM_RANGE_ENFORCE = 9;
- /// @since 1.25
- // Specify an alternative i18n message for this help parameter.
- // Value is $msg for ApiBase::makeMessage()
+
+ /**
+ * (string|array|Message) Specify an alternative i18n documentation message
+ * for this parameter. Default is apihelp-{$path}-param-{$param}.
+ * @since 1.25
+ */
const PARAM_HELP_MSG = 10;
- /// @since 1.25
- // Specify additional i18n messages to append to the normal message. Value
- // is an array of $msg for ApiBase::makeMessage()
+
+ /**
+ * ((string|array|Message)[]) Specify additional i18n messages to append to
+ * the normal message for this parameter.
+ * @since 1.25
+ */
const PARAM_HELP_MSG_APPEND = 11;
- /// @since 1.25
- // Specify additional information tags for the parameter. Value is an array
- // of arrays, with the first member being the 'tag' for the info and the
- // remaining members being the values. In the help, this is formatted using
- // apihelp-{$path}-paraminfo-{$tag}, which is passed $1 = count, $2 =
- // comma-joined list of values, $3 = module prefix.
+
+ /**
+ * (array) Specify additional information tags for the parameter. Value is
+ * an array of arrays, with the first member being the 'tag' for the info
+ * and the remaining members being the values. In the help, this is
+ * formatted using apihelp-{$path}-paraminfo-{$tag}, which is passed
+ * $1 = count, $2 = comma-joined list of values, $3 = module prefix.
+ * @since 1.25
+ */
const PARAM_HELP_MSG_INFO = 12;
- /// @since 1.25
- // When PARAM_TYPE is an array, this may be an array mapping those values
- // to page titles which will be linked in the help.
+
+ /**
+ * (string[]) When PARAM_TYPE is an array, this may be an array mapping
+ * those values to page titles which will be linked in the help.
+ * @since 1.25
+ */
const PARAM_VALUE_LINKS = 13;
- /// @since 1.25
- // When PARAM_TYPE is an array, this is an array mapping those values to
- // $msg for ApiBase::makeMessage(). Any value not having a mapping will use
- // apihelp-{$path}-paramvalue-{$param}-{$value} is used.
+
+ /**
+ * ((string|array|Message)[]) When PARAM_TYPE is an array, this is an array
+ * mapping those values to $msg for ApiBase::makeMessage(). Any value not
+ * having a mapping will use apihelp-{$path}-paramvalue-{$param}-{$value}.
+ * @since 1.25
+ */
const PARAM_HELP_MSG_PER_VALUE = 14;
- /// @since 1.26
- // When PARAM_TYPE is 'submodule', map parameter values to submodule paths.
- // Default is to use all modules in $this->getModuleManager() in the group
- // matching the parameter name.
+
+ /**
+ * (string[]) When PARAM_TYPE is 'submodule', map parameter values to
+ * submodule paths. Default is to use all modules in
+ * $this->getModuleManager() in the group matching the parameter name.
+ * @since 1.26
+ */
const PARAM_SUBMODULE_MAP = 15;
- /// @since 1.26
- // When PARAM_TYPE is 'submodule', used to indicate the 'g' prefix added by
- // ApiQueryGeneratorBase (and similar if anything else ever does that).
+
+ /**
+ * (string) When PARAM_TYPE is 'submodule', used to indicate the 'g' prefix
+ * added by ApiQueryGeneratorBase (and similar if anything else ever does that).
+ * @since 1.26
+ */
const PARAM_SUBMODULE_PARAM_PREFIX = 16;
- const LIMIT_BIG1 = 500; // Fast query, std user limit
- const LIMIT_BIG2 = 5000; // Fast query, bot/sysop limit
- const LIMIT_SML1 = 50; // Slow query, std user limit
- const LIMIT_SML2 = 500; // Slow query, bot/sysop limit
+ /**@}*/
+
+ /** Fast query, standard limit. */
+ const LIMIT_BIG1 = 500;
+ /** Fast query, apihighlimits limit. */
+ const LIMIT_BIG2 = 5000;
+ /** Slow query, standard limit. */
+ const LIMIT_SML1 = 50;
+ /** Slow query, apihighlimits limit. */
+ const LIMIT_SML2 = 500;
/**
* getAllowedParams() flag: When set, the result could take longer to generate,