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!Extension

!What does it do? (explain functionality by role: regular-user, talk-editor, client-admin, or sysop)

!Example / Notes / Alternatives?

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|[[mw:Extension:CirrusSearch|CirrusSearch]]

|Extends the core search for MediaWiki to be able to use [[Elasticsearch]]. Elasticsearch provides a much better search capability to all users of the wiki. In particular, it allows DCS to index documents (file uploads).

|CirrusSearch (Elasticsearch) is vital to the ability to index uploaded files

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|[[mw:Extension:Elastica|Elastica]]

|Base Elasticsearch functionality by providing the Elastica library; required by CirrusSearch.

|Required as part of Search

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|[[mw:Extension:Nuke|Nuke]]

|The Nuke extension makes it possible for sysops to [https://demo.qualitybox.us/wiki/Special:Nuke mass delete pages].

The custom DcsNuke extension does not provide features different from the regular Nuke extension. The regular Nuke extension shall be included for DCS.

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|[[mw:Extension:ParserFunctions|ParserFunctions]]

|Enhances the wikitext parser with helpful functions, mostly related to logic and string-handling.

|At the bottom of the Special:Version page, you'll see a list of "Parser Function Hooks" that includes the following custom parser functions defined by DCS extensions: '''amendments''', '''companycomments''', '''compliancechecklist''', '''loans''', '''loansinuse''', '''section'''. Many of the others are provided by the Parser Functions extension: if, ifeq, switch, ifexist, ifexpr, iferror, time, timel, expr, rel2abs, titleparts, len, pos, rpos, sub, count, replace, explode

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|[[mw:Extension:Pipe_Escape|PipeEscape]]

|The Pipe Escape extension allows for pipe characters in parser function arguments (and template argument calls) avoid being interpreted as an argument delimiter. This is primarily for the purpose of using wiki tables (or parts thereof) inside parser function calls or templates.

|Included via DcsSetup

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|[[mw:Extension:SimpleMathJax|SimpleMathJax]]

|The SimpleMathJax extension enables MathJax, a Javascript library, for typesetting TeX formula in MediaWiki inside math environments. This extension will load resources from cdnjs.cloudflare.com on all wiki pages that have math or chem tags.

|included by DcsSetup.php

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|[[mw:Extension:WikiEditor|WikiEditor]]

|The WikiEditor extension provides an improved interface for editing wikitext. It is the wikitext editing interface that Wikipedia started using in 2010 for desktop users, and so it is sometimes called the "2010 wikitext editor".

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Extensions#dcsamendments DcsAmmendments]

|Adds ammendments section to DCS loan pages. Sysop (only) can add/delete/edit/re-order (up/down) the ammendments; UX [https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/blob/master/extensions/DcsAmmendments/modules/dcsammendments.js implemented in JavaScript]. Extends the API with the same functions. Adds new log type: amendments; and logs all actions.

|https://clienttest.dm.dcstemporary.com/ARCA14:1.5_Time_References

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Extensions#dcsbaskets DcsBaskets]

|This extension allows the utilization column of the Baskets tables to be edited directly using AJAX and saving values into 'basket' tables rather than in the traditional wiki-text revision tables.

'''We've tested the Visual Editor and found it to be to "clunky" for practical use, that was a year or so back, but based on my own experience I think it would still be considered that way if it was tested again now'''

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Extensions#dcscommon DcsCommon]

|Cookie handling was [https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/commit/41b4c2a9af447c25143da7e39d959dae3affd0c8#diff-dfec3a4f5a263c72b06f5ceafcac3408 added on June 14, 2017]. The code (the cookie.js part) is from a project called [https://github.com/js-cookie/js-cookie/blob/master/src/js.cookie.js js-cookie]. So, we could update that code. Or, we could replace it with internal functions so we don't rely on 3rd party code. See the API documentation for [https://doc.wikimedia.org/mediawiki-core/master/js/#!/api/mw.cookie mw.cookie] (Does '''not''' use the $wgCookieSecure configuration variable since 'detect' could not work with

|pervasive

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Compliance-Checklist DcsComplianceChecklist]

|Provides a dropdown list of loans and responsibility terms by which the table can be filtered on the Checklist page (by convention). The parser function creates the page contents and form controls.

|e.g. https://clienttest.dm.dcstemporary.com/Checklist

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|DcsComplianceChecklist2

|purpose?

'''This is in progress, the requirements of the checklist are simpler now and version 2 is just about stripping out a bunch of obsolete functionality.'''

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/tree/master/extensions/DcsEmailLink DcsEmailLink]

|Allows you to send a link to a page in the wiki. Activated by the "Email Link" item in the primary navigation across the top of the page. Similar to the "Email Page" extension by Aran, which is also used.

|visit any page

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Extensions#dcsexportterms DcsExportTerms]

|Allows terms to be downloaded in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. CSV is easily imported to a spreadsheet.

|Visit https://clienttest.dm.dcstemporary.com/Category:Terms and you will see a "Export Terms" action in the primary navigation across the top of the page.

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Extensions#dcsfindtitle DcsFindTitle]

|helps to find a title regardless of case-sensitivity of the system.

'''This uses ApiBeforeMain and APIAfterExecute hooks to modify the API query prop=info to make it case-insensitive.'''

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Extensions#dcsgroupadmin DcsGroupAdmin]

|Leverages the DcsBlockPageAccess hook to allow/disallow access to files and namespaces.

|https://clienttest.dm.dcstemporary.com/Special:DcsGroupAdmin/equality

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/tree/master/extensions/DcsJobAdmin DcsJobAdmin]

|See [https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Background-jobs Background info on Background jobs]. Creates a Special Page [https://clienttest.dm.dcstemporary.com/Special:DcsJobAdmin Special:DcsJobAdmin] where you can start a new job; or view current and historical jobs. Each job type loads it's own form into the Admin page. The job runner extends the Maintenance class, and loops over running jobs to provide some progress reporting. It saves the most recent 10 jobs to a 'history' list.

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Extensions#dcsloanpages DcsLoanPages]

|creates "backlinks" which are links to content that contain a particular keyword or phrase found in a loan document. It also creates the <nowiki>"< Prev" and "Next >"</nowiki> navigation links (called 'breadcrumbs' in the code, but actually these are 'pager' links not breadcrumbs).

'''They wanted the backlinks at the bottom of the page not in a separate special page'''

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Extensions#dcsnamespaces DcsNamespaces]

|Manages the segregation of loan documents into their own separate namespaces. Also provides some functionality around moving/deleting/renaming namespaces via the https://clienttest.dm.dcstemporary.com/Special:DcsNamespaces special page.

|e.g. https://clienttest.dm.dcstemporary.com/Special:DcsNamespaces

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|DcsNuke

|purpose?

'''See notes in Nuke above, this is not a replica of Nuke'''

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|DcsSearch

|Extends the Elasticsearch backend with additional business logic, and new features and UX (saving search "favorites" and indexing link paths traversed in connection with a search query). See https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Search-&-sorting

|e.g. See the "heart" symbol next to the search box which implements the "favorites" feature.

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Extensions#dcssection DcsSection]

|Allows for loan documents to be imported into the wiki as multiple articles. Creates a 'section reference' capability.

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|DcsSection2

|purpose?

'''There is a lot of obsolete and patched functionality in this extension, a version 2 was about to be started to strip all this out'''

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/SSO-2017-specification DcsSingleSignOn]

|Create a master/slave relationship with the Ruby on Rails application as the authentication and group mangement source; with the MediaWiki application synchronizing user information into it's local database.

|For testing, you can access /wiki/extensions/dcs/DcsSingleSignOn/testLogin.php

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki#the-dcs-skin DcsSkin]

|Custom 'style' to match DCS website / frontend QAR app

|Skin by Aran Dunkley

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/The-DcsTitle-class DcsTitle]

|Extends the regular MediaWiki title object class. Creates a custom cache of the TOC.

|yes

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Extensions#dcsuploadedfiles DcsUploadedFiles]

|Creates a special page listing all the files uploaded to loan documents orderd by loan namepsace then by article

|https://clienttest.dm.dcstemporary.com/Special:DcsUploadedFiles

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|DcsUserDisable

|Adds 'enable/disable' links to the User list

|https://clienttest.dm.dcstemporary.com/Special:ListUsers Why not use the [https://clienttest.dm.dcstemporary.com/Special:Block Special:Block] functionality built into core?I believe it's every bit as accessible through the API and thus could be used from QAR.

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|[https://github.com/debtcompliance/mediawiki/wiki/Extensions#dcswatchcomments DcsWatchComments]

|Adds subscription to talk pages.

'''This functionality doesn't apply to the MW watchlist, it's on the Company Comments page'''

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|[https://github.com/OrganicDesign/extensions/tree/master/MediaWiki/AjaxComments AjaxComments]

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|[[mw:Extension:EmailPage|EmailPage]]

|Adds a special page that allows you to send the rendered HTML contents of a wiki page to a recipient (or list). Dependant on PHPMailer (5.2.23)

|Activated by the "Email" item in the primary navigation across the top of the page.

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|[https://github.com/OrganicDesign/extensions/blob/master/MediaWiki/ExtraMagic/ExtraMagic_body.php ExtraMagic]

|Adds extra [[mw:Help:Magic_words|Magic Words]] and Parser functions.

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== Double Check ==