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Demonstrate the creation of a lightweight enum type and its use with a function
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Create a persistent Z7 call that creates a new lightweight enum type, selecting between different Wikidata Item entities for gender or a similar compelling use-case, and wire up one or more functions using it as an input. Bring it to the attention of the community and provide an explanation of how it works in a public place, such as the weekly update.

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DMartin-WMF created this task.Apr 7 2025, 3:59 AM
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DMartin-WMF renamed this task from Demonstration the creation of a lightweight enum type and its use with a function to Demonstrate the creation of a lightweight enum type and its use with a function.Apr 7 2025, 4:12 AM
DMartin-WMF added a subtask: T391224: Wikifunctions UI: Support the use of lightweight enum types.
DMartin-WMF added a parent task: T390558: Support a light-weight enum Type alternative in the Wikifunctions front-end and in the Wikifunctions integration so that editors can use them more easily.
DSantamaria added a project: OKR-Work.Apr 7 2025, 1:03 PM
DMartin-WMF moved this task from Incoming to Ready on the Abstract Wikipedia team (25Q4 (Apr–Jun)) board.Apr 7 2025, 5:12 PM
DSantamaria triaged this task as Medium priority.Apr 9 2025, 4:51 PM
DMartin-WMF added a subtask: T391223: Ensure that lightweight enum types support the needed use cases.Apr 15 2025, 4:54 AM
DMartin-WMF added a subtask: T391913: [PHP]: Add rights for creation & editing of lightweight enum types.
DMartin-WMF added a subtask: T391914: [PHP]: Allow only Z7(Z6884) persisted as root object.Apr 15 2025, 4:57 AM
DMartin-WMF added a subtask: T391916: [Front-end/Function editor]: Adapt Type Selector to work with lightweight enum types.
DMartin-WMF added a subtask: T391917: [Front-end/Default view]: Adapt enum selector to also accommodate lightweight enum types .
DMartin-WMF added a subtask: T391918: [Front-end/Default view]: Allow easy creation and edition of valid and wellformed lightweight enum types.
DMartin-WMF closed subtask T391224: Wikifunctions UI: Support the use of lightweight enum types as Declined.Apr 15 2025, 5:06 AM
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gengh changed the status of subtask T391914: [PHP]: Allow only Z7(Z6884) persisted as root object from Open to In Progress.May 16 2025, 5:24 PM
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DMartin-WMF closed subtask T391916: [Front-end/Function editor]: Adapt Type Selector to work with lightweight enum types as Resolved.Jun 17 2025, 4:17 AM
DMartin-WMF closed subtask T391918: [Front-end/Default view]: Allow easy creation and edition of valid and wellformed lightweight enum types as Resolved.Jun 17 2025, 4:32 AM
DMartin-WMF closed subtask T391917: [Front-end/Default view]: Adapt enum selector to also accommodate lightweight enum types as Resolved.Jun 20 2025, 4:25 PM
DMartin-WMF closed subtask T391223: Ensure that lightweight enum types support the needed use cases as Resolved.Jun 24 2025, 5:34 AM
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aliu subscribed.EditedJul 5 2025, 5:15 PM

Could someone point me towards the "public place, such as the weekly update" where this is demonstrated?

DMartin-WMF added a comment.Jul 6 2025, 9:34 PM

Hello @aliu – Thanks for asking. In terms of documentation, what's been done is a new section in the Function model document. Given that that's rather formal, though, I'm planning to also add "How to" content elsewhere, and that content will be included in an upcoming newsletter. In terms of examples, so far these 5 lightweight enum types have been created:
Z25340
Z25501
Z25502
Z6062
Z6063.

Z25501 is currently used as an input to Z25341 and to Z25488.

Maybe also worth mentioning that the motivation for lightweight enum types was initially introduced in this newsletter.

aliu added a comment.Jul 7 2025, 4:48 PM

Thanks!

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