When passing summary=something to an edit api of Wikibase Repository, it replaces the autogenerated summary which is appended otherwise. Instead of replacing it, it should go behind that auto comment.
Background: While we want to allow users to be able to add their own comments, the auto comment should still be visible on watchlists and recent changes so that one can see immediately what has changed.
| Subject | Repo | Branch | Lines +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Api summary parameter should not override auto comment | mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase | master | +50 -36 |
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | None | T104813 Sitelink-change edit summaries should link to relevant page | |||
| Resolved | Lydia_Pintscher | T97247 [Bug] Api summary parameter should not override auto comment |
We should do this. This is also starting to become a larger problem with the primary sources tool: https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q884999&diff=222034982&oldid=200989213
The decision to do it the way we currently do it was made roughly a year and a half ago which I was against!
I'd me more than happy to fix this! :D
Change 232037 had a related patch set uploaded (by Addshore):
Api summary parameter should not override auto comment
This change will change the edit summary produced by bots and make it quite a bit longer. This should probably be communicated properly to bot operators and the community at large so people know why suddenly some of the bot edit summaries got so crazy long. The weekly news thing seems like a good venue for that. Just put it in there the week before it gets deployed.
Change 232037 merged by jenkins-bot:
Api summary parameter should not override auto comment