MediaWiki REL1_35
RedirectSpecialArticle Class Reference

Superclass for any RedirectSpecialPage which redirects the user to a particular article (as opposed to user contributions, logs, etc.). More...

Inheritance diagram for RedirectSpecialArticle:
Collaboration diagram for RedirectSpecialArticle:

Public Member Functions

 __construct ( $name)
 Stable to call.
 
 getRedirectQuery ( $subpage)
 Return part of the request string for a special redirect page This allows passing, e.g.action=history to Special:Mypage, etc.Stable to override

Parameters
string | null$subpage
Returns
array|bool

 
- Public Member Functions inherited from RedirectSpecialPage
 execute ( $subpage)
 Stable to override.
 
 getRedirect ( $subpage)
 If the special page is a redirect, then get the Title object it redirects to.
 
 personallyIdentifiableTarget ()
 Indicate if the target of this redirect can be used to identify a particular user of this wiki (e.g., if the redirect is to the user page of a User).
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from UnlistedSpecialPage
 __construct ( $name, $restriction='', $function=false, $file='default')
 Stable to call.
 
 isListed ()
 Whether this special page is listed in Special:SpecialPages Stable to override.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from SpecialPage
 __construct ( $name='', $restriction='', $listed=true, $function=false, $file='', $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.
 
 addHelpLink ( $to, $overrideBaseUrl=false)
 Adds help link with an icon via page indicators.
 
 checkPermissions ()
 Checks if userCanExecute, and if not throws a PermissionsError.
 
 checkReadOnly ()
 If the wiki is currently in readonly mode, throws a ReadOnlyError.
 
 doesWrites ()
 Indicates whether this special page may perform database writes.
 
 getConfig ()
 Shortcut to get main config object.
 
 getContext ()
 Gets the context this SpecialPage is executed in.
 
 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.
 
 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.
 
 getFullTitle ()
 Return the full title, including $par.
 
 getLanguage ()
 Shortcut to get user's language.
 
 getLinkRenderer ()
 
 getLocalName ()
 Get the localised name of the special page Stable to override.
 
 getName ()
 Get the name of this Special Page.
 
 getOutput ()
 Get the OutputPage being used for this instance.
 
 getPageTitle ( $subpage=false)
 Get a self-referential title object.
 
 getRequest ()
 Get the WebRequest being used for this instance.
 
 getRestriction ()
 Get the permission that a user must have to execute this page.
 
 getSkin ()
 Shortcut to get the skin being used for this instance.
 
 getUser ()
 Shortcut to get the User executing this instance.
 
 including ( $x=null)
 Whether the special page is being evaluated via transclusion.
 
 isCached ()
 Is this page cached? Expensive pages are cached or disabled in miser mode.
 
 isExpensive ()
 Is this page expensive (for some definition of expensive)? Expensive pages are disabled or cached in miser mode.
 
 isIncludable ()
 Whether it's allowed to transclude the special page via {{Special:Foo/params}} Stable to override.
 
 isRestricted ()
 Can be overridden by subclasses with more complicated permissions schemes.
 
 listed ( $x=null)
 Get or set whether this special page is listed in Special:SpecialPages.
 
 maxIncludeCacheTime ()
 How long to cache page when it is being included.
 
 msg ( $key,... $params)
 Wrapper around wfMessage that sets the current context.
 
 prefixSearchSubpages ( $search, $limit, $offset)
 Return an array of subpages beginning with $search that this special page will accept.
 
 requireLogin ( $reasonMsg='exception-nologin-text', $titleMsg='exception-nologin')
 If the user is not logged in, throws UserNotLoggedIn error.
 
 run ( $subPage)
 Entry point.
 
 setContext ( $context)
 Sets the context this SpecialPage is executed in.
 
 setHookContainer (HookContainer $hookContainer)
 
 setLinkRenderer (LinkRenderer $linkRenderer)
 
 setListed ( $listed)
 Set whether this page is listed in Special:Specialpages, at run-time.
 
 userCanExecute (User $user)
 Checks if the given user (identified by an object) can execute this special page (as defined by $mRestriction).
 

Additional Inherited Members

- 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.
 
static getTitleFor ( $name, $subpage=false, $fragment='')
 Get a localised Title object for a specified special page name If you don't need a full Title object, consider using TitleValue through getTitleValueFor() below.
 
static getTitleValueFor ( $name, $subpage=false, $fragment='')
 Get a localised TitleValue object for a specified special page name.
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from RedirectSpecialPage
 showNoRedirectPage ()
 Stable to override.
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SpecialPage
 addFeedLinks ( $params)
 Adds RSS/atom links.
 
 afterExecute ( $subPage)
 Gets called after.
 
 beforeExecute ( $subPage)
 Gets called before.
 
 buildPrevNextNavigation ( $offset, $limit, array $query=[], $atend=false, $subpage=false)
 Generate (prev x| next x) (20|50|100...) type links for paging.
 
 checkLoginSecurityLevel ( $level=null)
 Verifies that the user meets the security level, possibly reauthenticating them in the process.
 
 displayRestrictionError ()
 Output an error message telling the user what access level they have to have Stable to override.
 
 getCacheTTL ()
 Stable to override.
 
 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'.
 
 getHookContainer ()
 
 getHookRunner ()
 
 getLanguageConverter ()
 Shortcut to get language's converter.
 
 getLoginSecurityLevel ()
 Tells if the special page does something security-sensitive and needs extra defense against a stolen account (e.g.
 
 getRobotPolicy ()
 Return the robot policy.
 
 getSubpagesForPrefixSearch ()
 Return an array of subpages that this special page will accept for prefix searches.
 
 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.
 
 prefixSearchString ( $search, $limit, $offset)
 Perform a regular substring search for prefixSearchSubpages.
 
 setHeaders ()
 Sets headers - this should be called from the execute() method of all derived classes! Stable to override.
 
 setReauthPostData (array $data)
 Record preserved POST data after a reauthentication.
 
 useTransactionalTimeLimit ()
 Call wfTransactionalTimeLimit() if this request was POSTed.
 
- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SpecialPage
static prefixSearchArray ( $search, $limit, array $subpages, $offset)
 Helper function for implementations of prefixSearchSubpages() that filter the values in memory (as opposed to making a query).
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from RedirectSpecialPage
 $mAddedRedirectParams = []
 
 $mAllowedRedirectParams = []
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from SpecialPage
IContextSource $mContext
 Current request context.
 
 $mIncludable
 
 $mIncluding
 
 $mName
 
 $mRestriction
 

Detailed Description

Superclass for any RedirectSpecialPage which redirects the user to a particular article (as opposed to user contributions, logs, etc.).

For security reasons these special pages are restricted to pass on the following subset of GET parameters to the target page while removing all others:

  • useskin, uselang, printable: to alter the appearance of the resulting page
  • redirect: allows viewing one's user page or talk page even if it is a redirect.
  • rdfrom: allows redirecting to one's user page or talk page from an external wiki with the "Redirect from..." notice.
  • limit, offset: Useful for linking to history of one's own user page or user talk page. For example, this would be a link to "the last edit to your user talk page in the year 2010": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyPage?offset=20110000000000&limit=1&action=history
  • feed: would allow linking to the current user's RSS feed for their user talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyTalk&action=history&feed=rss
  • preloadtitle: Can be used to provide a default section title for a preloaded new comment on one's own talk page.
  • summary : Can be used to provide a default edit summary for a preloaded edit to one's own user page or talk page.
  • preview: Allows showing/hiding preview on first edit regardless of user preference, useful for preloaded edits where you know preview wouldn't be useful.
  • redlink: Affects the message the user sees if their talk page/user talk page does not currently exist. Avoids confusion for newbies with no user pages over why they got a "permission error" following this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage&redlink=1
  • debug: determines whether the debug parameter is passed to load.php, which disables reformatting and allows scripts to be debugged. Useful when debugging scripts that manipulate one's own user page or talk page.
Hook extension:
Extensions can add to the redirect parameters list by using the hook RedirectSpecialArticleRedirectParams

This hook allows extensions which add GET parameters like FlaggedRevs to retain those parameters when redirecting using special pages.

Hook extension example:
$wgHooks['RedirectSpecialArticleRedirectParams'][] =
'MyExtensionHooks::onRedirectSpecialArticleRedirectParams';
public static function onRedirectSpecialArticleRedirectParams( &$redirectParams ) {
$redirectParams[] = 'stable';
return true;
}
$wgHooks
Global list of hooks.

Stable to extend

Definition at line 89 of file RedirectSpecialArticle.php.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ __construct()

RedirectSpecialArticle::__construct (   $name)

Stable to call.

Parameters
string$name

Definition at line 96 of file RedirectSpecialArticle.php.

References SpecialPage\getHookRunner().

Member Function Documentation

◆ getRedirectQuery()

RedirectSpecialArticle::getRedirectQuery (   $subpage)

Return part of the request string for a special redirect page This allows passing, e.g.action=history to Special:Mypage, etc.Stable to override

Parameters
string | null$subpage
Returns
array|bool

Reimplemented from RedirectSpecialPage.

Definition at line 121 of file RedirectSpecialArticle.php.

References $title, Title\exists(), and RedirectSpecialPage\getRedirect().


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