API function to return random page(s) in selected namespace(s)
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	Jan 28 2008, 10:21 AM

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Author: overlordq

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ApiQueryRandom

Basically add the functionality of Special:Random to the API with the addition of a parameter to return more then one result.

I've (tried) to create a working implementation but I'm sure my lack in knowledge of WP internals severely screwed it up. I'll

Version: 1.12.x
Severity: enhancement

Attached:

ApiQueryRandom.php3 KBDownload

Mentioned In: T99926: [Migrated] Option to increase number of articles loaded from Random pages

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overlordq wrote:

Patch to add it to the API

Attached:

apr_patch.patch1 KBDownload

Added in r30217.

(In reply to comment #0)

I've (tried) to create a working implementation but I'm sure my lack in
knowledge of WP internals severely screwed it up.

Your patch contained some duplicate code and only listed redirects (page_is_redirect != 0 rather than = 0), but I've seen far worse.

	F4745: apr_patch.patch
	Nov 21 2014, 10:06 PM