A special page that allows users with 'block' right to block users from editing pages and other actions. More...

Inheritance diagram for SpecialBlock:

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Public Member Functions
	__construct ()

	onSubmit (array $data)
	Process the form on POST submission. More...

	onSuccess ()
	Do something exciting on successful processing of the form, most likely to show a confirmation message. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from FormSpecialPage
	execute ( $par)
	Basic SpecialPage workflow: get a form, send it to the user; get some data back,. More...

	requiresUnblock ()
	Whether this action cannot be executed by a blocked user. More...

	requiresWrite ()
	Whether this action requires the wiki not to be locked. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from SpecialPage
	__construct ( $name='', $restriction='', $listed=true, $function=false, $file='default', $includable=false)
	Default constructor for special pages Derivative classes should call this from their constructor Note that if the user does not have the required level, an error message will be displayed by the default execute() method, without the global function ever being called. More...

	checkPermissions ()
	Checks if userCanExecute, and if not throws a PermissionsError. More...

	checkReadOnly ()
	If the wiki is currently in readonly mode, throws a ReadOnlyError. More...

	displayRestrictionError ()
	Output an error message telling the user what access level they have to have. More...

	getContext ()
	Gets the context this SpecialPage is executed in. More...

	getDescription ()
	Returns the name that goes in the <h1> in the special page itself, and also the name that will be listed in Special:Specialpages. More...

	getFile ()
	Get the file which will be included by SpecialPage::execute() if your extension is still stuck in the past and hasn't overridden the execute() method. More...

	getFinalGroupName ()
	Get the group that the special page belongs in on Special:SpecialPage Use this method, instead of getGroupName to allow customization of the group name from the wiki side. More...

	getFullTitle ()
	Return the full title, including $par. More...

	getLang ()
	Shortcut to get user's language. More...

	getLanguage ()
	Shortcut to get user's language. More...

	getLocalName ()
	Get the localised name of the special page. More...

	getName ()
	Get the name of this Special Page. More...

	getOutput ()
	Get the OutputPage being used for this instance. More...

	getPageTitle ( $subpage=false)
	Get a self-referential title object. More...

	getRequest ()
	Get the WebRequest being used for this instance. More...

	getRestriction ()
	Get the permission that a user must have to execute this page. More...

	getSkin ()
	Shortcut to get the skin being used for this instance. More...

	getTitle ( $subpage=false)
	Get a self-referential title object. More...

	getUser ()
	Shortcut to get the User executing this instance. More...

	including ( $x=null)
	Whether the special page is being evaluated via transclusion. More...

	isCached ()
	Is this page cached? Expensive pages are cached or disabled in miser mode. More...

	isExpensive ()
	Is this page expensive (for some definition of expensive)? Expensive pages are disabled or cached in miser mode. More...

	isIncludable ()
	Whether it's allowed to transclude the special page via {{Special:Foo/params}}. More...

	isListed ()
	Whether this special page is listed in Special:SpecialPages. More...

	isRestricted ()
	Can be overridden by subclasses with more complicated permissions schemes. More...

	listed ( $x=null)
	Get or set whether this special page is listed in Special:SpecialPages. More...

	msg ()
	Wrapper around wfMessage that sets the current context. More...

	outputHeader ( $summaryMessageKey='')
	Outputs a summary message on top of special pages Per default the message key is the canonical name of the special page May be overridden, i.e. More...

	requireLogin ( $reasonMsg=null, $titleMsg=null)
	If the user is not logged in, throws UserNotLoggedIn error. More...

	run ( $subPage)
	Entry point. More...

	setContext ( $context)
	Sets the context this SpecialPage is executed in. More...

	setHeaders ()
	Sets headers - this should be called from the execute() method of all derived classes! More...

	setListed ( $listed)
	Set whether this page is listed in Special:Specialpages, at run-time. More...

	userCanExecute (User $user)
	Checks if the given user (identified by an object) can execute this special page (as defined by $mRestriction). More...

Static Public Member Functions
static	canBlockEmail ( $user)
	Can we do an email block? More...

static	checkUnblockSelf ( $user, User $performer)
	bug 15810: blocked admins should not be able to block/unblock others, and probably shouldn't be able to unblock themselves either. More...

static	getSuggestedDurations ( $lang=null)
	Get an array of suggested block durations from MediaWiki:Ipboptions. More...

static	getTargetAndType ( $par, WebRequest $request=null)
	Determine the target of the block, and the type of target TODO: should be in Block.php? More...

static	parseExpiryInput ( $expiry)
	Convert a submitted expiry time, which may be relative ("2 weeks", etc) or absolute ("24 May 2034", etc), into an absolute timestamp we can put into the database. More...

static	processForm (array $data, IContextSource $context)
	Given the form data, actually implement a block. More...

static	processUIForm (array $data, HTMLForm $form)
	Submit callback for an HTMLForm object, will simply pass. More...

static	validateTarget ( $value, User $user)
	Validate a block target. More...

static	validateTargetField ( $value, $alldata, $form)
	HTMLForm field validation-callback for Target field. More...

Static Public Member Functions inherited from SpecialPage
static	getSafeTitleFor ( $name, $subpage=false)
	Get a localised Title object for a page name with a possibly unvalidated subpage. More...

static	getTitleFor ( $name, $subpage=false, $fragment='')
	Get a localised Title object for a specified special page name. More...

Protected Member Functions
	alterForm (HTMLForm $form)
	Customizes the HTMLForm a bit. More...

	checkExecutePermissions (User $user)
	Checks that the user can unblock themselves if they are trying to do so. More...

	getFormFields ()
	Get the HTMLForm descriptor array for the block form. More...

	getGroupName ()
	Under which header this special page is listed in Special:SpecialPages See messages 'specialpages-group-*' for valid names This method defaults to group 'other'. More...

	maybeAlterFormDefaults (&$fields)
	If the user has already been blocked with similar settings, load that block and change the defaults for the form fields to match the existing settings. More...

	postText ()
	Add footer elements to the form. More...

	preText ()
	Add header elements like block log entries, etc. More...

	setParameter ( $par)
	Handle some magic here. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from FormSpecialPage
	getForm ()
	Get the HTMLForm to control behavior. More...

	getMessagePrefix ()
	Get message prefix for HTMLForm. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from SpecialPage
	addFeedLinks ( $params)
	Adds RSS/atom links. More...

	afterExecute ( $subPage)
	Gets called after. More...

	beforeExecute ( $subPage)
	Gets called before. More...

	getRobotPolicy ()
	Return the robot policy. More...

Static Protected Member Functions
static	blockLogFlags (array $data, $type)
	Return a comma-delimited list of "flags" to be passed to the log reader for this block, to provide more information in the logs. More...

static	getTargetUserTitle ( $target)
	Get a user page target for things like logs. More...

Protected Attributes
Bool	$alreadyBlocked

Array	$preErrors = array()

User String	$previousTarget
	the previous block target * More...

Bool	$requestedHideUser
	whether the previous submission of the form asked for HideUser * More...

	$target

Integer	$type
	Block::TYPE_ constant *. More...

Protected Attributes inherited from FormSpecialPage
string	$par = null
	The sub-page of the special page. More...

Protected Attributes inherited from SpecialPage
IContextSource	$mContext
	Current request context. More...

	$mIncludable

	$mIncluding

	$mName

Detailed Description

A special page that allows users with 'block' right to block users from editing pages and other actions.

Definition at line 30 of file SpecialBlock.php.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ __construct()

SpecialBlock::__construct ( )

Definition at line 45 of file SpecialBlock.php.

Member Function Documentation

◆ alterForm()

SpecialBlock::alterForm ( HTMLForm $form )

protected

Customizes the HTMLForm a bit.

Parameters

$form HTMLForm

Reimplemented from FormSpecialPage.

Definition at line 91 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $form, $s, array(), HTMLForm\formatErrors(), SpecialPage\getRequest(), and Html\rawElement().

◆ blockLogFlags()

static SpecialBlock::blockLogFlags	(	array	$data,
			$type
	)

staticprotected

Return a comma-delimited list of "flags" to be passed to the log reader for this block, to provide more information in the logs.

Parameters

array	$data	from HTMLForm data
	$type	Block::TYPE_ constant (USER, RANGE, or IP)

Returns: string

Definition at line 903 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $flags, $type, array(), global, and Block\TYPE_USER.

◆ canBlockEmail()

static SpecialBlock::canBlockEmail ( $user )

static

Can we do an email block?

Parameters

$user User: the sysop wanting to make a block

Returns: Boolean

Definition at line 855 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $user, and global.

Referenced by ApiBlock\execute().

◆ checkExecutePermissions()

SpecialBlock::checkExecutePermissions ( User $user )

protected

Checks that the user can unblock themselves if they are trying to do so.

Parameters

User $user

Exceptions

ErrorPageError

Reimplemented from FormSpecialPage.

Definition at line 55 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $user, and checkUnblockSelf().

◆ checkUnblockSelf()

static SpecialBlock::checkUnblockSelf	(		$user,
		User	$performer
	)

static

bug 15810: blocked admins should not be able to block/unblock others, and probably shouldn't be able to unblock themselves either.

Parameters

$user	User\|Int\|String
$performer	User user doing the request

Returns: Bool|String true or error message key

Definition at line 869 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $user, User\blockedBy(), User\getId(), User\getName(), User\isAllowed(), User\isBlocked(), User\newFromId(), and User\newFromName().

Referenced by checkExecutePermissions(), ApiUnblock\execute(), ApiBlock\execute(), and SpecialUnblock\processUnblock().

◆ getFormFields()

SpecialBlock::getFormFields ( )

protected

Get the HTMLForm descriptor array for the block form.

Returns: Array

Reimplemented from FormSpecialPage.

Definition at line 116 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $user, array(), getSuggestedDurations(), SpecialPage\getUser(), global, maybeAlterFormDefaults(), SpecialPage\msg(), text, and wfRunHooks().

◆ getGroupName()

SpecialBlock::getGroupName ( )

protected

Under which header this special page is listed in Special:SpecialPages See messages 'specialpages-group-*' for valid names This method defaults to group 'other'.

Returns: string

Since: 1.21

Reimplemented from SpecialPage.

Definition at line 963 of file SpecialBlock.php.

◆ getSuggestedDurations()

static SpecialBlock::getSuggestedDurations ( $lang = null )

static

Get an array of suggested block durations from MediaWiki:Ipboptions.

Todo:: FIXME: This uses a rather odd syntax for the options, should it be converted to the standard "**<duration>|<displayname>" format?

Parameters

$lang Language|null the language to get the durations in, or null to use the wiki's content language

Returns: Array

Definition at line 801 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $value, array(), as, list, and wfMessage().

Referenced by getFormFields(), and Language\translateBlockExpiry().

◆ getTargetAndType()

static SpecialBlock::getTargetAndType	(		$par,
		WebRequest	$request = `null`
	)

static

Determine the target of the block, and the type of target TODO: should be in Block.php?

Parameters

string	$par	subpage parameter passed to setup, or data value from the HTMLForm
	$request	WebRequest optionally try and get data from a request too

Returns: array( User|string|null, Block::TYPE_ constant|null )

Definition at line 455 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $type, array(), list, and Block\parseTarget().

Referenced by SpecialUnblock\execute(), ApiBlock\execute(), SpecialUnblock\processUnblock(), and setParameter().

◆ getTargetUserTitle()

static SpecialBlock::getTargetUserTitle ( $target )

staticprotected

Get a user page target for things like logs.

This handles account and IP range targets.

Parameters

$target User|string

Returns: Title|null

Definition at line 437 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References IP\isIPAddress(), Title\makeTitleSafe(), and NS_USER.

◆ maybeAlterFormDefaults()

SpecialBlock::maybeAlterFormDefaults ( & $fields )

protected

If the user has already been blocked with similar settings, load that block and change the defaults for the form fields to match the existing settings.

Parameters

array $fields HTMLForm descriptor array

Returns: Bool whether fields were altered (that is, whether the target is already blocked)

Definition at line 228 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $target, array(), block, SpecialPage\getRequest(), is(), Block\newFromTarget(), TS_RFC2822, wfEscapeWikiText(), and wfTimestamp().

Referenced by getFormFields().

◆ onSubmit()

SpecialBlock::onSubmit ( array $data )

Process the form on POST submission.

Parameters

$data Array

Returns: Bool|Array true for success, false for didn't-try, array of errors on failure

Reimplemented from FormSpecialPage.

Definition at line 948 of file SpecialBlock.php.

◆ onSuccess()

SpecialBlock::onSuccess ( )

Do something exciting on successful processing of the form, most likely to show a confirmation message.

Reimplemented from FormSpecialPage.

Definition at line 957 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $out, and wfEscapeWikiText().

◆ parseExpiryInput()

static SpecialBlock::parseExpiryInput ( $expiry )

static

Convert a submitted expiry time, which may be relative ("2 weeks", etc) or absolute ("24 May 2034", etc), into an absolute timestamp we can put into the database.

Parameters

string $expiry whatever was typed into the form

Returns: String: timestamp or "infinity" string for the DB implementation

Definition at line 829 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References DB_SLAVE, TS_MW, wfGetDB(), and wfTimestamp().

Referenced by ApiQueryLogEvents\addLogParams().

◆ postText()

SpecialBlock::postText ( )

protected

Add footer elements to the form.

Returns: string

Reimplemented from FormSpecialPage.

Definition at line 345 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $out, $user, array(), SpecialPage\getTitleFor(), Linker\link(), Linker\linkKnown(), Title\makeTitle(), NS_MEDIAWIKI, Html\rawElement(), LogEventsList\showLogExtract(), and wfEscapeWikiText().

◆ preText()

SpecialBlock::preText ( )

protected

Add header elements like block log entries, etc.

Returns: String

Reimplemented from FormSpecialPage.

Definition at line 305 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $link, $s, array(), as, Html\rawElement(), and wfRunHooks().

◆ processForm()

static SpecialBlock::processForm	(	array	$data,
		IContextSource	$context
	)

static

Given the form data, actually implement a block.

Parameters

$data	Array
$context	IContextSource

Returns: Bool|String

Definition at line 595 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $type, $user, array(), WatchAction\doWatch(), IContextSource\getUser(), global, WatchedItem\IGNORE_USER_RIGHTS, list, Title\makeTitle(), Block\newFromTarget(), NS_USER, RevisionDeleteUser\suppressUserName(), Block\TYPE_IP, Block\TYPE_RANGE, Block\TYPE_USER, RevisionDeleteUser\unsuppressUserName(), and wfRunHooks().

Referenced by ApiBlock\execute().

◆ processUIForm()

static SpecialBlock::processUIForm	(	array	$data,
		HTMLForm	$form
	)

static

Submit callback for an HTMLForm object, will simply pass.

Parameters

$data	array
$form	HTMLForm

Returns: Bool|String

Definition at line 585 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $form.

◆ setParameter()

SpecialBlock::setParameter ( $par )

protected

Handle some magic here.

Parameters

$par String

Reimplemented from FormSpecialPage.

Definition at line 70 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References FormSpecialPage\$par, SpecialPage\getRequest(), SpecialPage\getSkin(), getTargetAndType(), list, Block\parseTarget(), and type.

◆ validateTarget()

static SpecialBlock::validateTarget	(		$value,
		User	$user
	)

static

Validate a block target.

Since: 1.21

Parameters

string	$value	Block target to check
User	$user	Performer of the block

Returns: Status

Definition at line 525 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $type, $user, $value, global, IP\isIPv4(), IP\isIPv6(), list, Status\newGood(), Block\TYPE_IP, Block\TYPE_RANGE, Block\TYPE_USER, and wfEscapeWikiText().

◆ validateTargetField()

static SpecialBlock::validateTargetField	(	$value,
		$alldata,
		$form
	)

static

HTMLForm field validation-callback for Target field.

Since: 1.18

Parameters

$value	String
$alldata	Array
$form	HTMLForm

Returns: Message

Definition at line 506 of file SpecialBlock.php.

References $form, $value, and array().

Member Data Documentation

◆ $alreadyBlocked

Bool SpecialBlock::$alreadyBlocked

protected

Definition at line 41 of file SpecialBlock.php.

◆ $preErrors

Array SpecialBlock::$preErrors = array()

protected

Definition at line 43 of file SpecialBlock.php.

◆ $previousTarget

User String SpecialBlock::$previousTarget

protected

the previous block target *

Definition at line 37 of file SpecialBlock.php.

◆ $requestedHideUser

Bool SpecialBlock::$requestedHideUser

protected

whether the previous submission of the form asked for HideUser *

Definition at line 39 of file SpecialBlock.php.

◆ $target

SpecialBlock::$target

protected

Definition at line 33 of file SpecialBlock.php.

Referenced by maybeAlterFormDefaults().

◆ $type

Integer SpecialBlock::$type

protected

Block::TYPE_ constant *.

Definition at line 35 of file SpecialBlock.php.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

includes/specials/SpecialBlock.php

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Static Protected Member Functions

Protected Attributes

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ __construct()

Member Function Documentation

◆ alterForm()

◆ blockLogFlags()

◆ canBlockEmail()

◆ checkExecutePermissions()

◆ checkUnblockSelf()

◆ getFormFields()

◆ getGroupName()

◆ getSuggestedDurations()

◆ getTargetAndType()

◆ getTargetUserTitle()

◆ maybeAlterFormDefaults()

◆ onSubmit()

◆ onSuccess()

◆ parseExpiryInput()

◆ postText()

◆ preText()

◆ processForm()

◆ processUIForm()

◆ setParameter()

◆ validateTarget()

◆ validateTargetField()

Member Data Documentation

◆ $alreadyBlocked

◆ $preErrors

◆ $previousTarget

◆ $requestedHideUser

◆ $target

◆ $type