wiki.techinc.nl/docs/magicword.txt
Thiemo Kreuz 210483fc16 hooks: Stop suggesting to pass objects by reference
It looks like the examples section on top of the hooks.txt file still
suggests to pass objects by reference. This is an obsolete relict from
PHP 4 and not needed any more.

Bug: T193950
Change-Id: I61bdc4a313401955943903918ff8167c2bea5aac
2019-11-18 16:45:28 +00:00

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magicword.txt
Magic Words are some phrases used in the wikitext. They are used for two things:
* Variables (like {{PAGENAME}}, {{SERVER}}, ...): part of wikitext, that looks
like templates but that don't accept any parameter.
* Parser functions (like {{fullurl:...}}, {{#special:...}}): behaves like
functions and accepts parameters.
The localized arrays keys are the internal name, and the values are an array,
whose include their case-sensitivity and their alias forms. The first form
defined is used by the program, for example, when moving a page and its old name
should include #REDIRECT.
They can be added in several arrays:
* By adding a file to $wgExtensionMessagesFiles and defining there $magicWords.
This array is associative with the language code in the first dimension key
and then a "normal" array of magic words.
* Localized arrays (languages/messages/LanguageXX.php) include their different
names to be used by the users.
To add a new variable, you should use the "MagicWordwgVariableIDs" hook to add
the internal name to the $magicWords array. You'll need to define the value of
the variable with the "ParserGetVariableValueSwitch" hook.
For example to add a new variable:
Create a file called ExtensionName.i18n.magic.php with the following contents:
----
<?php
$magicWords = [];
$magicWords['en'] = [
// Case sensitive.
'mag_custom' => [ 1, 'CUSTOM' ],
];
$magicWords['es'] = [
'mag_custom' => [ 1, 'ADUANERO' ],
];
----
$wgExtensionMessagesFiles['ExtensionNameMagic'] = __DIR__ . '/ExtensionName.i18n.magic.php';
$wgHooks['MagicWordwgVariableIDs'][] = 'wfAddCustomMagicWordID';
$wgHooks['ParserGetVariableValueSwitch'][] = 'wfGetCustomMagicWordValue';
function wfAddCustomMagicWordID( &$magicWords ) {
$magicWords[] = 'mag_custom';
return true;
}
function wfGetCustomMagicWordValue( $parser, &$variableCache, $magicWordId, &$ret ){
if( $magicWordId == 'mag_custom' ){
$ret = $variableCache['mag_custom'] = "Custom value";
}
return true;
}
And to add a new parser function:
Create a file called ExtensionName.i18n.magic.php with the following contents:
----
<?php
$magicWords = [];
$magicWords['en'] = [
// Case insensitive.
'mag_custom' => [ 0, 'custom' ],
];
$magicWords['es'] = [
'mag_custom' => [ 0, 'aduanero' ],
];
----
$wgExtensionMessagesFiles['ExtensionNameMagic'] = __DIR__ . '/ExtensionName.i18n.magic.php';
$wgHooks['ParserFirstCallInit'][] = 'wfRegisterCustomMagicWord';
function wfRegisterCustomMagicWord( $parser ){
$parser->setFunctionHook( 'mag_custom', 'wfGetCustomMagicWordValue' );
return true;
}
function wfGetCustomMagicWordValue( $parser, $var1, $var2 ){
return "custom: var1 is $var1, var2 is $var2";
}
Note: the 'ParserFirstCallInit' hook is only available since 1.12. To work with
an older version, you'll need to use an extension function.
Online documentation (contains more informations):
Magic words: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Magic_words
Variables: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Variable
Parser functions: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Parser_functions