Currently, the API Request urls inside the app are hardcoded to be in the form of: w/api.php?action.... However, a wiki could have a different root, which would require to rewrite the whole code of the App. Making it configurable would makes these things a bit more easier.
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| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declined | None | T107042 Generic version of Wikipedia mobile apps that other MediaWikis could reuse | |||
| Declined | None | T165495 Generic MediaWiki Android app | |||
| Declined | None | T165787 Make MediaWiki api base configurable |
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Since the app is now wholly dependent on Wikipedia-specific RestBase services, we can no longer officially support a generic mediawiki flavor.