Gadgets that don't load via ResourceLoader require discrete requests to the server to fetch, which is awful for performance. Non-ResourceLoader loading of Gadgets should be sunsetted. The top priority should be fixing Gadgets that are turned on by default and which do not use ResourceLoader.
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| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | Krinkle | T107399 Make top queue fully asynchronous | |||
| Resolved | Krinkle | T75810 Require all gadgets to load via ResourceLoader | |||
| Declined | Krinkle | T110749 Load all gadgets via ResourceLoader regardless of definition |
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I'm in favor, but what about disallowing it first for gadgets that are enabled by default ?
A ton of gadgets stuff is only used by very few users, in those cases it probably matters significantly less. For default gadgets however, it is KEY to do this properly and it would probably achieve 80% of the same goal.
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With https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/217987 non-RL gadgets could be easily spotted through simple API queries.
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It's working.
Just look for "legacyscripts": true in https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=gadgets&gaprop=id%7Cmetadata&formatversion=2
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For many Gadgets, migrating to ResourceLoader will be as easy as adding [ResourceLoader]" to its definition on MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition.
What's the point of requiring an explicit [ResourceLoader] if gadgets can't work without it? Shouldn't it be implied now?