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|title=Questions about auxiliary extension files
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This note includes questions about the current state of installing extensions.
This note includes questions about the current state of installing extensions.


* Are the auxiliary files (e.g. composer.json, Gruntfile.js, package.json, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) that are getting added to extensions documented anywhere? Is there a way to generate them automatically? How are they kept up-to-date? Is there redundancy?
* Auxiliary files (e.g. composer.json, Gruntfile.js, package.json, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) are getting added to extensions.
** Are they documented anywhere?
*** They don't seem to be included at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Developing_extensions
** Some information is at:
***https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Continuous_integration/Entry_points
***https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Continuous_integration/Tutorials
** Is there a way to generate them automatically?
** Who is responsible for adding them? (extension maintainer? somebody else?)
** How are they kept up-to-date and by whom?
** Is there redundancy?


* When an extension has a composer.json file, should it always be added to composer.local.json? (Note that doing so for some of the "Semantic" extensions causes issues.)
* When an extension has a composer.json file, should it be added to composer.local.json?
** Doing so for some of the "Semantic" extensions causes issues.
** Doing some is required for some extensions.
** What about other extensions?

Latest revision as of 11:30, 4 September 2017

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Created 2 September 2017 21:08:02
Last Modified 4 September 2017 16:30:44
Tags Extensions

This note includes questions about the current state of installing extensions.

  • When an extension has a composer.json file, should it be added to composer.local.json?
    • Doing so for some of the "Semantic" extensions causes issues.
    • Doing some is required for some extensions.
    • What about other extensions?