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The current syntax for non-decimal numbers is awful, undocumented and weak. We should devise a deprecation process and replace it with, for instance, the one used in PHP. I think there won't be many use cases, but we still need to be careful in order to avoid breaking existing filters. === Plan === [x] Check production use with info logging [x] Introduce new syntax as experimental [x] Ensure that no filter in production is already unintendedly using the new syntax [] Bump logging for old syntax to deprecated, in MW version X [] Remove old path, leave only the new one, in MW version X+1

The current syntax for non-decimal numbers is awful, undocumented and weak. We should devise a deprecation process and replace it with, for instance, the one used in PHP. I think there won't be many use cases, but we still need to be careful in order to avoid breaking existing filters. === Plan === [x] Check production use with info logging [x] Introduce new syntax as experimental [x] Ensure that no filter in production is already unintendedly using the new syntax [] Bump logging for old syntax to deprecated, in 1.34 [] Remove old path, leave only the new one, in 1.35

The current syntax for non-decimal numbers is awful, undocumented and weak. We should devise a deprecation process and replace it with, for instance, the one used in PHP. I think there won't be many use cases, but we still need to be careful in order to avoid breaking existing filters. === Plan === [x] Check production use with info logging [x] Introduce new syntax as experimental [x] Ensure that no filter in production is already unintendedly using the new syntax [] Bump logging for old syntax to deprecated, in MW version Xin 1.34 [] Remove old path, leave only the new one, in MW version X+1in 1.35