- 3D
- CirrusSearch
- Collection
- ConfirmEdit
- FlaggedRevs
- Flow
- GuidedTour
- LiquidThreads
- Newsletter
- ProofreadPage
- TimedMediaHandler
- VipsScaler
- Wikibase
- WikimediaEvents
- WikimediaIncubator
Description
Details
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | None | T11968 Reduce use of global and public variables | |||
| Open | None | T159283 Deprecate non-configuration globals | |||
| Open | None | T160812 Deprecate $wgOut | |||
| Open | None | T252978 Wikimedia deployed extensions need uses of global $wgOut removed |
Event Timeline
Change 596902 had a related patch set uploaded (by DannyS712; owner: DannyS712):
[mediawiki/extensions/VipsScaler@master] SpecialVipsTest: Remove use of global $wgOut
Change 562006 had a related patch set uploaded (by DannyS712; owner: DannyS712):
[mediawiki/extensions/TimedMediaHandler@master] Remove some uses of global $wgUser and global $wgOut
Change 596902 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/VipsScaler@master] SpecialVipsTest: Remove use of global $wgOut
Change 562006 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/TimedMediaHandler@master] Remove some uses of global $wgUser and global $wgOut
Change 623905 had a related patch set uploaded (by DannyS712; owner: DannyS712):
[mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaIncubator@master] Remove uses of global $wgOut
Change 623905 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaIncubator@master] Remove uses of global $wgOut
Change 626435 had a related patch set uploaded (by DannyS712; owner: DannyS712):
[mediawiki/extensions/CodeReview@master] Reduce direct references to $wgOut
Change 626435 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/CodeReview@master] Reduce direct references to $wgOut
Change 919884 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/extensions/3D@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919889 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/extensions/GuidedTour@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919890 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/extensions/CirrusSearch@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919891 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaEvents@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919892 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/extensions/Newsletter@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919893 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/extensions/ProofreadPage@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919899 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/extensions/FlaggedRevs@master] Replace $wgOut with Article::getContext()
Change 919900 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/extensions/Collection@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919901 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/extensions/ConfirmEdit@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919902 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/extensions/LiquidThreads@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919890 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/CirrusSearch@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919891 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaEvents@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919899 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/FlaggedRevs@master] Replace $wgOut with Article::getContext()
Change 919889 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/GuidedTour@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919893 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/ProofreadPage@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919901 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/ConfirmEdit@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919892 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/Newsletter@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919900 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/Collection@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919902 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/LiquidThreads@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
Change 919884 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/3D@master] Replace $wgOut with RequestContext::getMain()
The $wgOut usage in Wikibase is closely tied to a similar pattern in MediaWiki core:
global $wgOut; $wgOut->addModuleStyles( [ 'wikibase.alltargets' ] ); // T324991 if ( !WikibaseRepo::getMobileSite() ) { $wgOut->addModuleStyles( [ 'wikibase.desktop' ] ); } parent::report( $action );
global $wgOut; $wgOut->showErrorPage( $this->title, $this->msg, $this->params ); // (snip) if ( $action === self::SEND_OUTPUT ) { $wgOut->output(); }
So IMHO it would be helpful to know how this is going to be fixed in MediaWiki core before fixing the Wikibase case. There’s even a relevant TODO comment in one of the two places calling that method:
// TODO: Should ErrorPageError::report accept a OutputPage parameter? $e->report( ErrorPageError::STAGE_OUTPUT );
(I suspect the answer to that question is “yes.”)