Lets Hack MediaWiki
Second night, show continues
Tony Thomas, Live at IITM
Where are we ?
- Understood something about web applications
- Deployed something in your WAMP/LAMP server
- Understood why they call it git
- Found that grumpy cat trolls, work.
Plans for tonight ?
- Setting MediaWiki Up and running
- Being cool with Phabricator
- Finding out easy bugs, lets try fixing them
Plans for tonight ?
What is MediaWiki ?
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Wiki web application written in PHP
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Well organized code, and community
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Mediawiki Core - The base
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Mediawiki Extensions - The addons
How can others know
I am working on this bug ?
Do I have to find
bugs on my own ?
How can someone review my works,
and test if I did it wrong ?
Phabricator
- Bug tracker
- Developed by Facebook
Gerrit
- Code Review Tool
- Developed by Google
gerrit.wikimedia.org
phabricator.wikimedia.org
The entire
process
Phabricator
Find bug
Fix it
send patch
Gerrit
Get it
Reviewed
+1
-1,-2
+2
Gets merged
release
mw has your patch
That's it
Lets start with the
Gerrit Tutorial
- Increase read and follow skill
- Get cool with the terminal, and Gerrit
- Get your copy of mediawiki-core
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Gerrit/Tutorial