>>! Original task description by @Reedy
> After T108557 is actually finished... We should probably EOL Extension:ShortUrl in some form or another
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Code stewardship reviews started by @Ladsgroup
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= Intro =
ShortUrl (not to be confused with UrlShortener, the recently deployed feature) is an extension that helps create shortened URLs for wiki pages, using their base36 encoded IDs. Adds a 'Short URL' link to the Toolbox. Primarily developed for use in the Indic Language Wikipedias (while deployed on wikis like eswikibooks as well)
= Issues =
== It doesn't have any maintainer==
Yuvi originally wrote this and since he left, there's no active maintainer.
== It writes on master on page view in deployed Wikis ==
{T122708}
This is a problem for active/active
== Having two extensions doing the same thing is confusing and redundant ==
It won't be long until bugs would be made against wrong extension or people look at the wrong documentation.
= Rubric =
* Current maintainer
None.
* Number, severity and age of known and confirmed security issues
None.
* Was it a cause of production outages or incidents. List them
None
* Does it have sufficient hardware resources for now and the near future (to take into account expected usage growth)?
It depends on which communities want this, if a large wiki wants it, probably not
* Is it a frequent cause of monitoring alerts that need action, and are they addressed timely and appropriately?
Yes, {T122708} is an issue for active/active
* When it was first deployed to Wikimedia production
Based on {T3450} it was 2012 (probably it was a rainy day)
* Usage statistics based on audiences served
* Changes commited in the last 1, 3, 6 and 12 months
(Based on [[https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-ShortUrl/commits/master|github]])
Last month: 1
Last three months: 6
Last 6 months: 8
Last year: 23
(All small fixes, library upgrade, removing obselete parts)
* Reliance on outdated platforms (e.g. operating systems)
None
* Number of developers who committed code in the last 1, 3, 6, and 12 months
(Based on [[https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-ShortUrl/commits/master|github]])
Last month: 1
Last three months: 2
Last 6 months: 2
Last year: 5
* Number and age of open patches
[[https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/ShortUrl/+/74649|One patch]], open for five and half years now
* Number and age of open bugs
11 open bugs.
* Number of known dependencies
* Is there a replacement/alternative for the feature? Is there plan for replacement
Extension:UrlShortener which provides the same functionality is deployed and usable now. There is no migration plan so far and would be tricky due to differences on the backend
* Submitter's recommendation (what do you propose be done?)
Phase out this extension in favor of the cool new feature. The way to phase this out (either make it read-only to completely undeploy it) needs to be determined though. There's some discussion in T107188