Requests for comment/Inventory hooks, assess need
| Inventory hooks, assess need | |
|---|---|
| Component | General |
| Creation date | |
| Author(s) | ^demon |
| Document status | in draft |
Background[edit]
MediaWiki currently has many hundred hook calls. Many were introduced with little discussion or consideration and are rarely used.
Problem[edit]
Hooks make code hard to test, hard to debug, and tend to be rather single-use in their implementation.
Proposal[edit]
We should inventory all of our hooks. See which ones are being used and are necessary. Can some of them possibly be rethought or replaced?