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Should be able to generate watchlist like results for a generator
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I can request a list of recent changes for items from my watchlist:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox?useformat=desktop#action=query&list=watchlist&format=json
generated from articles in my raw watchlist - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox?useformat=desktop#action=query&list=watchlistraw&format=json

Logically it seems that you might be able to use a generator to swap out the pages used to generate the watchlist e.g. rather than watchlistraw pass in a list of pages in a given category (for example https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox?useformat=desktop#action=query&list=categorymembers&format=json&cmtitle=Category%3ABirds) to show edits across them.

This would be extremely useful to get delivered in a single API request allowing us to build all sorts of web apps and explore multiple watchlist type functionality.

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Jdlrobson created this task.Dec 15 2015, 12:42 AM
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Tgr added a comment.Dec 15 2015, 12:52 AM

In other words, it would be nice to have a prop-type watchlist API instead of / next to the current list-type one. One thing that could be implemented with it that's currently available via the web UI but not via the API is linked recent changes / category recent changes.

Tgr added a comment.Dec 15 2015, 12:56 AM
In T121468#1879747, @Tgr wrote:

One thing that could be implemented with it that's currently available via the web UI but not via the API is linked recent changes / category recent changes.

See also T17552 (which would be a less generic solution for that).

Anomie subscribed.Dec 15 2015, 1:43 AM

This seems like this is close to a duplicate of T57377: API: Implement rctitles parameter in query=recentchanges, unless you really insist on sticking with the "rctitle" there instead of being able to use a generator.

Anomie moved this task from Unsorted to Needs Code on the MediaWiki-Action-API board.Dec 15 2015, 1:43 AM
Tgr added a comment.Dec 15 2015, 2:04 AM
In T121468#1879867, @Anomie wrote:

This seems like this is close to a duplicate of T57377: API: Implement rctitles parameter in query=recentchanges, unless you really insist on sticking with the "rctitle" there instead of being able to use a generator.

I don't. Krinkle might :)

Anomie mentioned this in T17552: API's list=recentchanges should have rcrelated parameter (provide Special:RelatedChanges/Special:RecentChangesLinked functionality via API).Jan 21 2017, 4:22 PM
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