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Newcomer tasks: Use RESTBase for text extracts
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Currently we use TextExtracts extension, but as discussed in this patch it would be better to use RESTBase.

We could probably reuse the $wgGENewcomerTasksRemoteApiUrl config variable to determine which language wiki to use with RESTBase.

Also, if we don't have a thumbnail from PageImages (which happens if e.g. $wgGENewcomerTasksRemoteApiUrl is used) then maybe we could consider using the thumbnail from RESTBase, even though it's not sized quite how we'd want it to be.

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@kostajh will create a new task for 1.0 and then bump this task out of the current sprint board

Change 548278 had a related patch set uploaded (by Kosta Harlan; owner: Kosta Harlan):
[mediawiki/extensions/GrowthExperiments@master] (wip) Suggested Edits: Use RESTBase for loading text extracts

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/548278

Change 548278 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/GrowthExperiments@master] Suggested Edits: Use RESTBase for loading text extracts

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/548278

Change 548578 had a related patch set uploaded (by Kosta Harlan; owner: Gergő Tisza):
[mediawiki/extensions/GrowthExperiments@master] Make RESTBase errors trigger the error screen + add URL override

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/548578

Change 548578 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/GrowthExperiments@master] Make RESTBase errors trigger the error screen + add URL override

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/548578