(from T167928) "Rename the software to something more accurate, and un-squat the "Flow" term for some future thing that actually does support workflows".
For now:
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | • DannyH | T171977 Annual Plan 2017-2018, Audiences 5: Increase current editor retention and engagement | |||
| Resolved | • DannyH | T171982 Annual Plan 2017-2018, Audiences 5, Goal 3: Provide better workflow and communication experiences | |||
| Open | None | T167928 Improve structured discussion features for the communities that use them, based on user feedback and prioritising technical debt | |||
| Resolved | Jdforrester-WMF | T174137 Rename Flow |
Do you think re-using the name "Flow" in the future would be wise? That seems guaranteed to cause confusion. "Flow" as a name for wiki forum discussion software is as nice a name as any. I'm not sure renaming the MediaWiki extension is prudent.
@Jdforrester-WMF Does the api.php API count as user-facing? We could rename the flow and flow-parsoid-utils modules and have redirects (flow => newname) for a transition period.
Change 377875 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; owner: Jforrester):
[mediawiki/extensions/Flow@master] Rename to Structured Discussions I: i18n
Change 377892 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; owner: Jforrester):
[mediawiki/extensions/Flow@master] Rename to Structured Discussions II: Special pages
Change 377893 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; owner: Jforrester):
[mediawiki/extensions/Flow@master] Rename to Structured Discussions III: Internal name
Change 377875 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/Flow@master] Rename to Structured Discussions I: i18n
Change 377892 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/Flow@master] Rename to Structured Discussions II: Special pages
Just a few questions on the API client side : what about mw right id such as flow-delete ? api action: flow ? content model flow-board ? It is planned to rename them ?
In other words: do libraries or applications like Pywikibot have changes to make? I couldn't find any information about it.
They'll change eventually, but not in the short term. Any such breaking changes will be announced in advance, don't worry.
Possible consequence of renaming: T176302: Mentions not displaying properly when replying in flow
It seems like a bunch of messages still refer to Structured Discussion boards as "workflows"; e.g. flow-error-no-existing-workflow ("Error message when an edit to a non-existing topic is performed.") says "This workflow does not yet exist." I imagine those should be changed as well?