These are the release notes for the Validator extension.

Extension page on mediawiki.org: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Validator
Latest version of the release notes: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=mediawiki/extensions/Validator.git;a=blob;f=RELEASE-NOTES


== Validator change log ==

This change log contains a list of completed to-do's (new features, bug fixes, refactoring) for every version of Validator.

=== Validator 0.4.14 ===
(2012-03-10)

* New built-in parameter type 'title'. Accepts existing and non-existing page titles which are valid within the wiki.

=== Validator 0.4.13 ===
(2011-11-30)

* ParserHook::$parser now is a reference to the original parser object, as one would suspect.
  Before this has only been the case for tag extension but not for parser function calls.

* if SFH_OBJECT_ARGS and therefore object parser function arguments are available in the MW
  version used with Validator, ParserHook::$frame will not be null anymore. Therefore a new
  function ParserHook::renderFunctionObj() is introduced, handling these SFH_OBJECT_ARGS hooks.

* ParserHook constructor now accepts a bitfield for flags to define further customization for
  registered Hooks. First option can be set via ParserHook::FH_NO_HASH to define that the function
  hook should be callable without leading hash ("{{plural:...}}"-like style).

* Option for unnamed parameter handling to work without named fallback. This allows to ignore '='
  within parameter values entirely, these parameters bust be set before any named parameter then.
  See Validator::setFunctionParams() and ParserHook::getParameterInfo() for details.

* ParserHook Validation messages will now output text in global content language instead of users interface language.

=== Validator 0.4.12 ===
(2011-10-15)

* Internationalization fix in the describe parser hook.

=== Validator 0.4.11 ===
(2011-09-14)

* Fixed compatibility fallback in Parameter::getDescription.
* Fixed handling of list parameters in ParameterInput.

=== Validator 0.4.10 ===
(2011-08-04)

* Added language parameter to describe that allows setting the lang for the generated docs.

* Added getMessage method to ParserHook class for better i18n.

=== Validator 0.4.9 ===
(2011-07-30)

* Added setMessage and getMessage methods to Parameter class for better i18n.

=== Validator 0.4.8 ===
(2011-07-19)

* Added unit tests for the criteria.

* Fixed issue with handling floats in CriterionInRange.

* Added support for open limits in CriterionHasLength and CriterionItemCount.

=== Validator 0.4.7 ===
(2011-05-15)

* Added ParameterInput class to generate HTML inputs for parameters, based on code from SMWs Special:Ask.

* Added "$manipulate = true" as second parameter for Parameter::setDefault,
  which gets passed to Parameter::setDoManipulationOfDefault.

* Boolean manipulation now ignores values that are already a boolean.

=== Validator 0.4.6 ===
(2011-03-21)

* Removed ParamManipulationBoolstr.

* Added method to get the allowed values to CriterionInArray.

* Added automatic non-using of boolean manipulation when a boolean param was defaulted to a boolean value.

* Parameter fix in ListParameter::setDefault, follow up to change in 0.4.5.

=== Validator 0.4.5 ===
(2011-03-05)

* Escaping fix in the describe parser hook.

* Added string manipulation, applied by default on strings and chars.

=== Validator 0.4.4 ===
(2011-02-16)

* Tweaks to parser usage in the ParserHook class.

* Fixed incorrect output of nested pre-tags in the describe parser hook.

=== Validator 0.4.3.1 ===
(2011-01-20)

* Removed underscore and space switching behaviour for tag extensions and parser functions.

=== Validator 0.4.3 ===
(2011-01-11)

* Added describe parser hook that enables automatic documentation generation of parser hooks defined via Validator.

* Modified the ParserHook and Parameter classes to allow specifying a description message.

=== Validator 0.4.2 ===
(2010-10-28)

* Fixed compatibility with MediaWiki 1.15.x.

* Removed the lowerCaseValue field in the Parameter class and replaced it's functionality with a ParameterManipulation.

=== Validator 0.4.1 ===
(2010-10-20)

* Made several small fixes and improvements.

=== Validator 0.4 ===
(2010-10-15)

==== New features ====

* Added ParserHook class that allows for out-of-the-box parser function and tag extension creation
: with full Validator support.
  
* Added listerrors parser hook that allows you to list all validation errors that occurred at the point it's rendered.

* Added support for conditional parameter adding.

==== Refactoring ====

Basically everything got rewritten...

* Added Parameter and ListParameter classes to replace parameter definitions in array form.

* Added ParameterCriterion and ListParameterCriterion classes for better handling of parameter criteria.

* Added ParameterManipulation and ListParameterManipulation classes for more structured formatting of parameters.

* Added ValidationError class to better describe errors.

* Replaced the error level enum by ValidationError::SEVERITY_ and ValidationError::ACTION_, which are linked in $egErrorActions. 

=== Validator 0.3.6 ===
(2010-08-26)

* Added support for 'tolower' argument in parameter info definitions.

=== Validator 0.3.5 ===
(2010-07-26)

* Fixed issue with the original parameter name (and in some cases also value) in error messages.

=== Validator 0.3.4 ===
(2010-07-07)

* Fixed issue with parameter reference that occurred in php 5.3 and later. 

* Fixed escaping issue that caused parameter names in error messages to be shown incorrectly.

* Fixed small issue with parameter value trimming that caused problems when objects where passed.

=== Validator 0.3.3 ===
(2010-06-20)

* Fixed bug that caused notices when using the ValidatorManager::manageParsedParameters method in some cases.

=== Validator 0.3.2 ===
(2010-06-07)

* Added lower casing to parameter names, and optionally, but default on, lower-casing for parameter values.

* Added removal of default parameters from the default parameter queue when used as a named parameter.

=== Validator 0.3.1 ===
(2010-06-04)

* Added ValidatorManager::manageParsedParameters and Validator::setParameters.

=== Validator 0.3 ===
(2010-05-31)

* Added generic default parameter support.

* Added parameter dependency support.

* Added full meta data support for validation and formatting functions, enabling more advanced handling of parameters.

* Major refactoring to conform to MediaWiki convention.

=== Validator 0.2.2 ===
(2010-03-01)

* Fixed potential xss vectors.

* Minor code improvements.

=== Validator 0.2.1 ===
(2010-02-01)

* Changed the inclusion of the upper bound for range validation functions.

* Small language fixes.

=== Validator 0.2 ===
(2009-12-25)

* Added handling for lists of a type, instead of having list as a type. This includes per-item-validation and per-item-defaulting.

* Added list validation functions: item_count and unique_items

* Added boolean, number and char types.

* Added support for output types. The build in output types are lists, arrays, booleans and strings. Via a hook you can add your own output types.

* Added Validator_ERRORS_MINIMAL value for $egValidatorErrorLevel.

* Added warning message to ValidatorManager that will be shown for errors when egValidatorErrorLevel is Validator_ERRORS_WARN.

* Added criteria support for is_boolean, has_length and regex.

=== Validator 0.1 ===
(2009-12-17)

* Initial release, featuring parameter validation, defaulting and error generation.
