This should copy the files from the exporting wiki over http.
Things to consider:
| Subject | Repo | Branch | Lines +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTTP based file copy implementation | mediawiki/extensions/FileImporter | master | +398 -36 |
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | None | T140462 Correctly move files from Wikipedia to Commons (2013) | |||
| Resolved | thiemowmde | T146666 Build a commons extension that moves files to Commons | |||
| Duplicate | None | T156798 Implement the file-copy functionality | |||
| Resolved | Addshore | T161011 Implement HTTP based file-copy functionality |
Change 344100 had a related patch set uploaded (by Addshore):
[mediawiki/extensions/FileImporter] HTTP based file copy implementation
Change 344100 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/FileImporter@master] HTTP based file copy implementation
We can also do a dumb check of the file size reported by the metadata against the max file size allowed on the target wiki.
This has not yet been done but is still probably a good idea.