| matmarex | |
| Mar 3 2026, 10:58 PM |
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| Mar 3 2026, 11:03 PM |
mw.Api#getErrorMessage is the de facto standard way to format error messages for errors that happen when making action API queries from client-side JavaScript code in MediaWiki.
Currently, when a person using one of the JavaScript-based MediaWiki features in their browser gets rate limited, they will see a cryptic error message: "Server returned error: HTTP 429". We should have a better error message explaining what happened and what to do (try again in X hours/minutes/seconds).
| Subject | Author | Repo | Branch | Lines +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mw.Api: Add better error message for HTTP 429 errors | Bartosz Dziewoński | mediawiki/core | master | +70 -3 |
Change #1247696 had a related patch set uploaded (by Bartosz Dziewoński; author: Bartosz Dziewoński):
[mediawiki/core@master] mw.Api: Add better error message for HTTP 429 errors
For error handling code like the example code given in the documentation, the result will be something like this:
Wording suggestions for the error message are welcome, the currently proposed text is "You have performed too many actions in a short period of time. You can try again in $1." / "… Try again later."
Change #1247696 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/core@master] mw.Api: Add better error message for HTTP 429 errors