Currently, if we do a call such as
https://pt.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=LOREM+IPSUM&format=jsonfm
there will be an error message
"info": "Unrecognized value for parameter 'action': LOREM IPSUM"
This kind of messages from API (errors and warnings) should be translatable into the user language.
Version: 1.19
Severity: enhancement
URL: https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Requests_for_comment/API_roadmap#Internationalizing_API_warnings_and_errors
See Also:
| Subject | Repo | Branch | Lines +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| API: i18n for warnings and errors | mediawiki/core | master | +3 K -2 K |
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | Anomie | T37074 Make API error messages translatable | |||
| Resolved | Anomie | T47843 Rework API error reporting |
We should not complicate API itself with i18n too much, but we can certainly make it easier for applications using API by providing localised error message through an API module or RL module for example.
(In reply to comment #1)
We should not complicate API itself with i18n too much, but we can certainly
make it easier for applications using API by providing localised error message
through an API module or RL module for example.
I'd agree with something along those lines.
Just because someone is using it on a non english wiki (especially in WMFs case), doesn't mean they want their error messages localised.
Having some map (though, we probably need to ensure unique error codes), to be able to request a localised version would be sane
Change 321406 had a related patch set uploaded (by Anomie):
API: i18n for warnings and errors