Reading/Mobile needs from MediaWiki API

This page will be used to document mobile web and app needs from the MediaWiki API.

Phabricator tasks
T75616 - app tracking task

T87807 - RESTBase Mobile App User Story

T87824 - Create specialised content API for mobile apps

Email threads

 * https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2015-April/081559.html
 * mobile-tech: "image cropping in Gather"

Other

 * Pending investigation: JSON serialization bugs (empty objects as arrays)
 * Meeting minutes from meeting about mobile-specific content service