Board Thread:New Features/@comment-26339491-20191016152503/@comment-5811199-20200115201212

Andrewds1021 wrote: However, when it comes to being able to parse wikitext, I don't see why it couldn't be something as simple as a JS script that runs on page load. It isn't difficult to send api.php wikitext and get back the HTML. Perhaps it would be a server load issue? Yea, from what I see from my perspective, it doesn't scale well when you have to parse content through an API, especially as Discussions isn't built in PHP. The other point is that Discussions was intentionally built to not require MediaWiki - not having to rely on a parser in MW is beneficial for something like an upgrade from 1.19 to the current one.

Fandyllic wrote: You misinterpreted what I meant by "really doesn't integrate with MediaWiki at all". This in in comparison to Forum. The only way Discussions works with MediaWiki is links between it and the MediaWiki parts and Discussions contribution data showing in the profile page. You were comparing Forums and Discussions to its ability to be moved from here to the new platform. I agree in how much they're integrated with MediaWiki. I disagree in how it being in MW means Forums would be easier to move. Surely it's easier to move Discussions, which is very much detached from MediaWiki, than it is to move Forums, which is very tangled in MediaWiki and has funny business going on with pseudopages and edit permissions.