Output:1.4

Output	Unified Parser
Parent Outcome	Infrastructure for Wikimedia projects can be more easily scaled due to increased modularization, re-use, maintainability, and testability of the technology stack
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Collaborating Teams

Task	Description	Depends On Tasks	Type	Associated Outputs	Primary Team	Collaborating Teams	Start Year	Duration	Risks	Contingencies	Benefits	Assumptions	Implications	Notes
Refactor Parsoid to support porting	Refactor Parsoid to facilitate future port or integration efforts		Development	Output 1.4	Parsing		0	3			This step is useful for improved maintenance, readability of the Parsoid codebase independent of the port. It also reduces the time spent doing the actual port.			The code cleanup and refactoring doesn't need to depend on the architecture document.
Prototype and test PHP implementation of Parsoid	Prototype portions of Parsoid in PHP or a PHP-extension supported language to inform parser unification effort	Refactor Parsoid to support porting	Development	Output 1.4	Parsing	MediaWiki Platform	0	3
Standardize on a single parser	Unify Parsers into one implementation, deprecating the existing PHP parser.	Create a multi-purpose key/value storage component, Prototype and test PHP implementation of Parsoid, Write Architecture Spec	Development	Output 1.4	Parsing	MediaWiki Platform	0	12