Special page which uses an HTMLForm to handle processing. More...

Inherits SpecialPage.

Inherited by SpecialBlock, SpecialBotPasswords, SpecialChangeContentModel, SpecialChangeEmail, SpecialLockdb, SpecialMute, SpecialPageLanguage, SpecialPasswordReset, SpecialRandomInCategory, SpecialRedirect, SpecialResetTokens, SpecialUnlockdb, SpecialUserLogout, and SpecialWhatLinksHere.

Collaboration diagram for FormSpecialPage:

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

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

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

	requiresPost ()
	Whether this action should using POST method to submit, default to true.

	requiresUnblock ()
	Whether this action cannot be executed by a blocked user, default to requiresPost()

	requiresWrite ()
	Whether this action requires the wiki not to be locked, default to requiresPost()

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.

	getAssociatedNavigationLinks ()
	Return an array of strings representing page titles that are discoverable to end users via UI.

	getAuthority ()
	Shortcut to get the Authority executing this instance.

	getConfig ()
	Shortcut to get main config object.

	getContentLanguage ()
	Shortcut to get content language.

	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.

	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.

	getShortDescription (string $path='')
	Similar to getDescription but takes into account sub pages and designed for display in tabs.

	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}}.

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

	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.

	requireNamedUser ( $reasonMsg='exception-nologin-text', $titleMsg='exception-nologin')
	If the user is not logged in or is a temporary user, throws UserNotLoggedIn.

	run ( $subPage)
	Entry point.

	setContentLanguage (Language $contentLanguage)
	Set content language.

	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.

	setSpecialPageFactory (SpecialPageFactory $specialPageFactory)

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

Protected Member Functions
	alterForm (HTMLForm $form)
	Play with the HTMLForm if you need to more substantially.

	checkExecutePermissions (User $user)
	Called from execute() to check if the given user can perform this action.

	getDisplayFormat ()
	Get display format for the form.

	getForm ()
	Get the HTMLForm to control behavior.

	getFormFields ()
	Get an HTMLForm descriptor array.

	getMessagePrefix ()
	Get message prefix for HTMLForm.

	getShowAlways ()
	Whether the form should always be shown despite the success of submission.

	getSubpageField ()
	Override this function to set the field name used in the subpage syntax.

	postHtml ()
	Add post-HTML to the form.

	postText ()
	Add post-text to the form.

	preHtml ()
	Add pre-HTML to the form.

	preText ()
	Add pre-text to the form.

	setParameter ( $par)
	Maybe do something interesting with the subpage parameter.

	setReauthPostData (array $data)
	Preserve POST data across reauthentication.

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.

	getAuthManager ()

	getCacheTTL ()

	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.

	getSpecialPageFactory ()

	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, SearchEngineFactory $searchEngineFactory=null)
	Perform a regular substring search for prefixSearchSubpages.

	setAuthManager (AuthManager $authManager)
	Set the injected AuthManager from the special page constructor.

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

	useTransactionalTimeLimit ()
	Call wfTransactionalTimeLimit() if this request was POSTed.

Protected Attributes
string null	$par = null
	The sub-page of the special page.

array null	$reauthPostData = null
	POST data preserved across re-authentication.

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

bool	$mIncludable
	Whether the special page can be included in an article.

bool	$mIncluding
	Whether or not this special page is being included from an article.

string	$mName
	The canonical name of this special page Also used for the default.

string	$mRestriction
	Minimum user level required to access this page, or "" for anyone.

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.

static	newSearchPage (User $user)
	Get the users preferred search page.

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).

Detailed Description

Special page which uses an HTMLForm to handle processing.

This is mostly a clone of FormAction. More special pages should be built this way; maybe this could be a new structure for SpecialPages.

Definition at line 33 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

Member Function Documentation

◆ alterForm()

FormSpecialPage::alterForm ( HTMLForm $form )

protected

Play with the HTMLForm if you need to more substantially.

Parameters

HTMLForm $form

Reimplemented in SpecialBlock, SpecialBotPasswords, SpecialChangeContentModel, SpecialChangeEmail, SpecialLockdb, SpecialPageLanguage, SpecialPasswordReset, SpecialRandomInCategory, SpecialRedirect, SpecialResetTokens, SpecialUnlockdb, SpecialUserLogout, and SpecialWhatLinksHere.

Definition at line 92 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

Referenced by getForm().

◆ checkExecutePermissions()

FormSpecialPage::checkExecutePermissions ( User $user )

protected

Called from execute() to check if the given user can perform this action.

Failures here must throw subclasses of ErrorPageError.

Parameters

User $user

Exceptions

UserBlockedError

Reimplemented in SpecialBlock, SpecialBotPasswords, SpecialChangeEmail, SpecialLockdb, SpecialPasswordReset, and SpecialUnlockdb.

Definition at line 265 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

References SpecialPage\checkPermissions(), SpecialPage\checkReadOnly(), User\getBlock(), SpecialPage\getLanguage(), SpecialPage\getRequest(), requiresUnblock(), and requiresWrite().

Referenced by execute().

◆ execute()

FormSpecialPage::execute ( $par )

Basic SpecialPage workflow: get a form, send it to the user; get some data back,.

Parameters

string | null $par Subpage string if one was specified

Reimplemented from SpecialPage.

Reimplemented in SpecialBotPasswords, SpecialChangeEmail, SpecialMute, SpecialPasswordReset, SpecialResetTokens, and SpecialUserLogout.

Definition at line 208 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

References $par, checkExecutePermissions(), SpecialPage\checkLoginSecurityLevel(), getForm(), SpecialPage\getLoginSecurityLevel(), getShowAlways(), SpecialPage\getUser(), SpecialPage\including(), StatusValue\isGood(), onSuccess(), SpecialPage\outputHeader(), SpecialPage\setHeaders(), and setParameter().

◆ getDisplayFormat()

FormSpecialPage::getDisplayFormat ( )

protected

Get display format for the form.

See HTMLForm documentation for available values.

Since: 1.25

Returns: string

Reimplemented in SpecialBlock, SpecialBotPasswords, SpecialChangeContentModel, SpecialChangeEmail, SpecialLockdb, SpecialMute, SpecialPageLanguage, SpecialPasswordReset, SpecialRandomInCategory, SpecialRedirect, SpecialResetTokens, SpecialUnlockdb, SpecialUserLogout, and SpecialWhatLinksHere.

Definition at line 111 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

Referenced by getForm().

◆ getForm()

FormSpecialPage::getForm ( )

protected

Get the HTMLForm to control behavior.

Returns: HTMLForm|null

Reimplemented in SpecialMute.

Definition at line 119 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

References alterForm(), SpecialPage\getContext(), getDisplayFormat(), getFormFields(), SpecialPage\getHookRunner(), getMessagePrefix(), SpecialPage\getName(), SpecialPage\getPageTitle(), SpecialPage\getRequest(), getSubpageField(), SpecialPage\msg(), postText(), preText(), requiresPost(), and wfArrayToCgi().

Referenced by execute().

◆ getFormFields()

FormSpecialPage::getFormFields ( )

abstractprotected

Get an HTMLForm descriptor array.

Returns: array

Reimplemented in SpecialBlock, SpecialBotPasswords, SpecialChangeContentModel, SpecialChangeEmail, SpecialLockdb, SpecialMute, SpecialPageLanguage, SpecialPasswordReset, SpecialRandomInCategory, SpecialRedirect, SpecialResetTokens, SpecialUnlockdb, SpecialUserLogout, and SpecialWhatLinksHere.

Referenced by getForm().

◆ getMessagePrefix()

FormSpecialPage::getMessagePrefix ( )

protected

Get message prefix for HTMLForm.

Since: 1.21

Returns: string

Definition at line 101 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

References SpecialPage\getName().

Referenced by SpecialRedirect\alterForm(), SpecialRedirect\dispatchFile(), SpecialRedirect\dispatchLog(), SpecialRedirect\dispatchPage(), SpecialRedirect\dispatchRevision(), SpecialRedirect\dispatchUser(), getForm(), and SpecialRedirect\getFormFields().

◆ getShowAlways()

FormSpecialPage::getShowAlways ( )

protected

Whether the form should always be shown despite the success of submission.

Since: 1.40

Returns: bool

Reimplemented in SpecialWhatLinksHere.

Definition at line 238 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

Referenced by execute().

◆ getSubpageField()

FormSpecialPage::getSubpageField ( )

protected

Override this function to set the field name used in the subpage syntax.

Since: 1.40

Returns: false|string

Reimplemented in SpecialRandomInCategory, and SpecialWhatLinksHere.

Definition at line 255 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

Referenced by getForm().

◆ onSubmit()

FormSpecialPage::onSubmit ( array $data )

abstract

Process the form on submission.

@phpcs:disable MediaWiki.Commenting.FunctionComment.ExtraParamComment

Parameters

array	$data
HTMLForm \| null	$form

Returns: bool|string|array|Status As documented for HTMLForm::trySubmit. @phpcs:enable MediaWiki.Commenting.FunctionComment.ExtraParamComment

Reimplemented in SpecialBotPasswords, SpecialChangeContentModel, SpecialChangeEmail, SpecialLockdb, SpecialPageLanguage, SpecialPasswordReset, SpecialRandomInCategory, SpecialRedirect, SpecialUnlockdb, SpecialUserLogout, SpecialWhatLinksHere, and SpecialResetTokens.

◆ onSuccess()

FormSpecialPage::onSuccess ( )

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

Since: 1.22 Default is to do nothing

Reimplemented in SpecialBlock, SpecialBotPasswords, SpecialChangeContentModel, SpecialChangeEmail, SpecialLockdb, SpecialMute, SpecialPageLanguage, SpecialPasswordReset, SpecialRedirect, SpecialResetTokens, SpecialUnlockdb, SpecialUserLogout, and SpecialWhatLinksHere.

Definition at line 200 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

Referenced by execute().

◆ postHtml()

FormSpecialPage::postHtml ( )

protected

Add post-HTML to the form.

Returns: string HTML which will be sent to $form->addPostHtml()

Since: 1.38

Reimplemented in SpecialBlock, SpecialChangeContentModel, and SpecialPageLanguage.

Definition at line 66 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

Referenced by postText().

◆ postText()

FormSpecialPage::postText ( )

protected

Add post-text to the form.

Returns: string HTML which will be sent to $form->addPostText()

Deprecated: since 1.38, use postHtml() instead

Definition at line 84 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

References postHtml().

Referenced by getForm().

◆ preHtml()

FormSpecialPage::preHtml ( )

protected

Add pre-HTML to the form.

Returns: string HTML which will be sent to $form->addPreHtml()

Since: 1.38

Reimplemented in SpecialBlock, and SpecialPageLanguage.

Definition at line 57 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

Referenced by preText().

◆ preText()

FormSpecialPage::preText ( )

protected

Add pre-text to the form.

Returns: string HTML which will be sent to $form->addPreText()

Deprecated: since 1.38, use preHtml() instead

Definition at line 75 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

References preHtml().

Referenced by getForm().

◆ requiresPost()

FormSpecialPage::requiresPost ( )

Whether this action should using POST method to submit, default to true.

Since: 1.40

Returns: bool

Reimplemented in SpecialRandomInCategory, SpecialRedirect, and SpecialWhatLinksHere.

Definition at line 290 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

Referenced by getForm(), requiresUnblock(), and requiresWrite().

◆ requiresUnblock()

FormSpecialPage::requiresUnblock ( )

Whether this action cannot be executed by a blocked user, default to requiresPost()

Returns: bool

Reimplemented in SpecialBlock, SpecialChangeEmail, SpecialMute, SpecialResetTokens, and SpecialUserLogout.

Definition at line 306 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

References requiresPost().

Referenced by checkExecutePermissions().

◆ requiresWrite()

FormSpecialPage::requiresWrite ( )

Whether this action requires the wiki not to be locked, default to requiresPost()

Returns: bool

Reimplemented in SpecialLockdb, and SpecialUnlockdb.

Definition at line 298 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

References requiresPost().

Referenced by checkExecutePermissions().

◆ setParameter()

FormSpecialPage::setParameter ( $par )

protected

Maybe do something interesting with the subpage parameter.

Parameters

string | null $par

Reimplemented in SpecialBlock, SpecialChangeContentModel, SpecialWhatLinksHere, and SpecialRedirect.

Definition at line 246 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

References $par.

Referenced by execute().

◆ setReauthPostData()

FormSpecialPage::setReauthPostData ( array $data )

protected

Preserve POST data across reauthentication.

Since: 1.32

Parameters

array $data

Reimplemented from SpecialPage.

Definition at line 316 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

Member Data Documentation

◆ $par

string null FormSpecialPage::$par = null

protected

The sub-page of the special page.

Definition at line 38 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

Referenced by execute(), SpecialBotPasswords\execute(), SpecialChangeEmail\execute(), SpecialMute\execute(), SpecialPasswordReset\execute(), SpecialResetTokens\execute(), SpecialUserLogout\execute(), SpecialBotPasswords\getFormFields(), SpecialChangeContentModel\getFormFields(), SpecialPageLanguage\getFormFields(), setParameter(), SpecialBlock\setParameter(), SpecialChangeContentModel\setParameter(), and SpecialWhatLinksHere\setParameter().

◆ $reauthPostData

array null FormSpecialPage::$reauthPostData = null

protected

POST data preserved across re-authentication.

Since: 1.32

Definition at line 44 of file FormSpecialPage.php.

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

includes/specialpage/FormSpecialPage.php

Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Protected Attributes

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ alterForm()

◆ checkExecutePermissions()

◆ execute()

◆ getDisplayFormat()

◆ getForm()

◆ getFormFields()

◆ getMessagePrefix()

◆ getShowAlways()

◆ getSubpageField()

◆ onSubmit()

◆ onSuccess()

◆ postHtml()

◆ postText()

◆ preHtml()

◆ preText()

◆ requiresPost()

◆ requiresUnblock()

◆ requiresWrite()

◆ setParameter()

◆ setReauthPostData()

Member Data Documentation

◆ $par

◆ $reauthPostData