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== background When printing an article, a URL is included in the footer (inside .printfooter) at the bottom of the page. For printed content, URLs in multiple languages can get quite lengthy. If a user were to enter the url manually from printed content, it would take quite a bit of time. == acceptance criteria [] Replace displayed URL for articles with short url example: For the article https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3_3, display https://hi.wikipedia.org/s/anp3 versus https://hi.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=भू थर_उप ह_ ेपण_यान_स ं करण_3&oldid=3506997" से लया गया (current version in print styles) = Developer notes * The URL in question is generated by [[ https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/blob/master/includes/skins/Skin.php#L656 | Skin::printSource ]] * Short URLs are provided by extension Extension:ShortUrl * The ShortUrl extension will need to communicate with Skin::printSource and replace the URL before it is outputted = Strawman proposals == Hook * We' add a hook to Skin::printSource e.g. Hook::run('getSkinPrintUrl') * The hook can only be run once. If the hook is used more than once, then it's a race condition - whoever uses it last wins * The hook when executed will return the value of the print url * ShortUrl will use this hook == Config variable * We could also use a config variable that specifies the name of a static function that returns the title * The static function is passed the $title * ShortUrl can be configured to use this. == Other ..?

== background When printing an article, a URL is included in the footer (inside .printfooter) at the bottom of the page. For printed content, URLs in multiple languages can get quite lengthy. If a user were to enter the url manually from printed content, it would take quite a bit of time. == acceptance criteria [] Replace displayed URL for articles with short url example: For the article https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3_3, display https://hi.wikipedia.org/s/anp3 versus https://hi.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=भू थर_उप ह_ ेपण_यान_स ं करण_3&oldid=3506997" से लया गया (current version in print styles) = Developer notes * The URL in question is generated by [[ https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/blob/master/includes/skins/Skin.php#L656 | Skin::printSource ]] * Short URLs are provided by extension Extension:ShortUrl * The ShortUrl extension will need to communicate with Skin::printSource and replace the URL before it is outputted = Strawman proposals == Using GetCanonicalURL hook There already exists a GetCanonicalURL hook called inside Title::getCanonicalURL. This is used in various places and a short url is probably not best used in this way. == Rely on JavaScript Will not work without JS. It also relies on $wgShortUrlReadOnly being enabled - which adds an element #t-shorturl containing the URL to the page HTML == New Hook * We' add a hook to Skin::printSource e.g. Hook::run('getSkinPrintUrl') * The hook can only be run once. If the hook is used more than once, then it's a race condition - whoever uses it last wins * The hook when executed will return the value of the print url * ShortUrl will use this hook == Config variable * We could also use a config variable that specifies the name of a static function that returns the title * The static function is passed the $title * ShortUrl can be configured to use this. == Other ..?

== background When printing an article, a URL is included in the footer (inside .printfooter) at the bottom of the page. For printed content, URLs in multiple languages can get quite lengthy. If a user were to enter the url manually from printed content, it would take quite a bit of time. == acceptance criteria [] Replace displayed URL for articles with short url example: For the article https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3_3, display https://hi.wikipedia.org/s/anp3 versus https://hi.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=भू थर_उप ह_ ेपण_यान_स ं करण_3&oldid=3506997" से लया गया (current version in print styles) = Developer notes * The URL in question is generated by [[ https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/blob/master/includes/skins/Skin.php#L656 | Skin::printSource ]] * Short URLs are provided by extension Extension:ShortUrl * The ShortUrl extension will need to communicate with Skin::printSource and replace the URL before it is outputted = Strawman proposals == Using GetCanonicalURL hook There already exists a GetCanonicalURL hook called inside Title::getCanonicalURL. This is used in various places and a short url is probably not best used in this way. == Rely on JavaScript Will not work without JS. It also relies on $wgShortUrlReadOnly being enabled - which adds an element #t-shorturl containing the URL to the page HTML == New Hook * We' add a hook to Skin::printSource e.g. Hook::run('getSkinPrintUrl') * The hook can only be run once. If the hook is used more than once, then it's a race condition - whoever uses it last wins * The hook when executed will return the value of the print url * ShortUrl will use this hook == Config variable * We could also use a config variable that specifies the name of a static function that returns the title * The static function is passed the $title * ShortUrl can be configured to use this. == Other ..?