resourceloader: Optimize module registry sent in the startup module

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.23

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@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ production.
 === Configuration changes in 1.23 ===
 * When $wgJobRunRate is higher that zero, jobs are now executed via an
   asynchronous HTTP request to a MediaWiki entry point. This may require
-  increasing the number of server worker threads.
+  increasing the number of server worker threads. $wgRunJobsAsync has been
+  added to disable this feature if needed, falling back to executing the job
+  on the same process but making the execution synchronously.
 * $wgDebugLogGroups values may be set to an associative array with a
   'destination' key specifying the log destination. The array may also contain
   a 'sample' key with a positive integer value N indicating that the log group
@@ -136,6 +138,9 @@ production.
   installer has been updated to use it.
 * Changes to content typography (fonts, line-height, etc.). See
   https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Typography_refresh for further information.
+* The Vector skin's visual treatment of external links has been simplified to a
+  single icon (from nine). This should not affect local rules unless they were
+  re-using these icons, which have now been deleted.
 * ResourceLoader: mw.loader.using() now implements a Promise interface.
 * Add new hook ChangesListInitRows accessed via ChangesList::initChangesListRows.
   If called by the ChangesList consumer this gives extensions a chance to batch
@@ -240,6 +245,8 @@ production.
 * (bug 42026) Deprecated uctoponly in favor of ucshow=top.
 * list=search no longer has a "srredirects" parameter. Redirects are now
   included in all searches.
+* Added list=prefixsearch that works like action=opensearch but can be used as
+  a generator.
 
 === Languages updated in 1.23 ===
 
@@ -326,6 +333,9 @@ changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
 * Special:Search no longer has an "include redirects" option on the advanced
   tab. Redirects are now included in all searches.
 * mediawiki.api.category's getCategories() 'async' parameter was deprecated.
+* The locations of resources have been split between upstream libraries, now in
+  resources/lib/, local libaries in resources/src/, and local forks of upstream
+  libraries, also in resources/src/.
 
 ==== Removed classes ====
 * FakeMemCachedClient (deprecated in 1.18)