Repeat "Error: No "data" parameter specified." error message output in wiki page when using incomplete {{#get_file_data:}} query
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	Jasonkhanlar
	May 1 2022, 8:34 PM

Description

List of steps to reproduce (step by step, including full links if applicable):

{{#get_file_data:
 file=data/json/data.json
 |format=TEXT
}}

Note: TEXT can be any valid format, such as CSV, JSON, etc.

What happens?:

Error: No "data" parameter specified.
Error: No "data" parameter specified.
File data/json/data.json is not defined.

What should have happened instead?:

Error: No "data" parameter specified.
File data/json/data.json is not defined.

Software version (if not a Wikimedia wiki), browser information, screenshots, other information, etc.:

And I also just tested this bug with v3.1 (up-to-date master branch of git repo), and the issue still exists

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Guarantee that error messages do not repeat	mediawiki/extensions/ExternalData	master	+3 -1

Mentioned In: T307318: Render the <external data="(internal variable)">(default value)</external> or <external data="(var)" /> tag.
T307315: ExternalData extension: "Directory is not defined."

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Jasonkhanlar updated the task description. (Show Details)

Change 788155 had a related patch set uploaded (by Alex Mashin; author: mashin):

[mediawiki/extensions/ExternalData@master] Guarantee that error messages do not repeat

Change 788155 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/ExternalData@master] Guarantee that error messages do not repeat