API:Mergehistory

action=mergehistory

Merge page histories.

{
"api":{
"mergehistory":{
"_from":"Oldpage",
"_to":"Newpage",
"_timestamp":"2015年12月31日T04:37:41Z",
"_reason":"Reason"
}
}
}

Python

#!/usr/bin/python3
"""
 mergehistory.py
 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of `mergehistory` module:
 Merge the page revisions of Oldpage dating up to 2015年12月31日T04:37:41Z into Newpage
 MIT license
"""
importrequests
S = requests.Session()
URL = "https://test.wikipedia.org/w/api.php"
# Step 1: Retrieve a login token
PARAMS_1 = {
 "action": "query",
 "meta": "tokens",
 "type": "login",
 "format": "json"
}
R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS_1)
DATA = R.json()
LOGIN_TOKEN = DATA['query']['tokens']['logintoken']
# Step 2: Send a post request to log in using the clientlogin method.
# import rights can't be granted using Special:BotPasswords hence using bot passwords may not work.
# See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Login for more information on log in methods.
PARAMS_2 = {
 "action": "clientlogin",
 "username": "username",
 "password": "password",
 "format": "json",
 "loginreturnurl": "http://127.0.0.1:5000/",
 "logintoken": LOGIN_TOKEN
}
R = S.post(URL, data=PARAMS_2)
DATA = R.json()
# Step 3: While logged in, retrieve a CSRF token
PARAMS_3 = {
 "action": "query",
 "meta": "tokens",
 "format": "json"
}
R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS_3)
DATA = R.json()
CSRF_TOKEN = DATA["query"]["tokens"]["csrftoken"]
# Step 4: Send a POST request to merge the page revisions of Oldpage dating up to 2015年12月31日T04:37:41Z into Newpage
PARAMS_4 = {
 "action":"mergehistory",
 "from":"Oldpage",
 "to":"Newpage",
 "format":"json",
 "timestamp":"2015年12月31日T04:37:41Z",
 "reason":"Reason",
 "token" : CSRF_TOKEN
 }
R = S.post(URL, data=PARAMS_4)
DATA = R.text
print(DATA)
# To merge entire history of Oldpage to Newpage, remove the "timestamp" parameter in step 4

PHP

<?php
/*
 mergehistory.php
 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of `mergehistory` module: Merge the page revisions of Oldpage 
	dating up to 2015年12月31日T04:37:41Z into Newpage

	MIT license
*/
$endPoint = "https://test.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
$login_Token = getLoginToken(); // Step 1
loginRequest( $login_Token ); // Step 2
$csrf_Token = getCSRFToken(); // Step 3
mergehistory( $csrf_Token ); // Step 4
// Step 1: GET request to fetch login token
function getLoginToken() {
	global $endPoint;
	$params1 = [
		"action" => "query",
		"meta" => "tokens",
		"type" => "login",
		"format" => "json"
	];
	$url = $endPoint . "?" . http_build_query( $params1 );
	$ch = curl_init( $url );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookie.txt" );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookie.txt" );
	$output = curl_exec( $ch );
	curl_close( $ch );
	$result = json_decode( $output, true );
	return $result["query"]["tokens"]["logintoken"];
}
// Step 2: Send a post request to log in using the clientlogin method.
// import rights can't be granted using Special:BotPasswords
// hence using bot passwords may not work.
// See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Login for more
// information on log in methods.
function loginRequest( $logintoken ) {
	global $endPoint;
	$params2 = [
		"action" => "clientlogin",
		"username" => "username",
		"password" => "password",
		'loginreturnurl' => 'http://127.0.0.1:5000/',
		"logintoken" => $logintoken,
		"format" => "json"
	];
	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_URL, $endPoint );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POST, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query( $params2 ) );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookie.txt" );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookie.txt" );
	$output = curl_exec( $ch );
	curl_close( $ch );
}
// Step 3: GET request to fetch CSRF token
function getCSRFToken() {
	global $endPoint;
	$params3 = [
		"action" => "query",
		"meta" => "tokens",
		"format" => "json"
	];
	$url = $endPoint . "?" . http_build_query( $params3 );
	$ch = curl_init( $url );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookie.txt" );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookie.txt" );
	$output = curl_exec( $ch );
	curl_close( $ch );
	$result = json_decode( $output, true );
	return $result["query"]["tokens"]["csrftoken"];
}
# Step 4: Send a POST request to merge the page revisions of Oldpage dating up to 2015年12月31日T04:37:41Z into Newpage
function mergeHistory( $csrftoken ) {
	global $endPoint;
	
	$params4 = [
		"action"=>"mergehistory",
		"from"=>"Oldpage",
		"to"=>"Newpage",
		"format"=>"json",
		"timestamp"=>"2015年12月31日T04:37:41Z",
		"reason"=>"Reason",
		"token" => $csrftoken
	];
 
	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_URL, $endPoint );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POST, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query( $params4 ) );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookie.txt" );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookie.txt" );
	$response = curl_exec($ch);
	curl_close($ch);
	echo ($response);
}
/*
 To merge entire history of Oldpage to Newpage,
 remove the "timestamp" parameter in step 4
*/

JavaScript

/*
 mergehistory.js
 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of `mergehistory` module: Merge the page revisions of Oldpage
 dating up to 2015年12月31日T04:37:41Z into Newpage
 MIT license
*/
varrequest=require("request").defaults({jar:true}),
url="https://test.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
// Step 1: GET request to fetch login token
functiongetLoginToken(){
varparams_0={
action:"query",
meta:"tokens",
type:"login",
format:"json"
};
request.get({url:url,qs:params_0},function(error,res,body){
if(error){
return;
}
vardata=JSON.parse(body);
loginRequest(data.query.tokens.logintoken);
});
}
// Step 2: Send a post request to log in using the clientlogin method.
// import rights can't be granted using Special:BotPasswords
// hence using bot passwords may not work.
// See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Login for more
// information on log in methods.
functionloginRequest(login_token){
varparams_1={
action:"clientlogin",
username:"username",
password:"password",
loginreturnurl:"http://127.0.0.1:5000/",
logintoken:login_token,
format:"json"
};
request.post({url:url,form:params_1},function(error,res,body){
if(error){
return;
}
getCsrfToken();
});
}
// Step 3: GET request to fetch CSRF token
functiongetCsrfToken(){
varparams_2={
action:"query",
meta:"tokens",
format:"json"
};
request.get({url:url,qs:params_2},function(error,res,body){
if(error){
return;
}
vardata=JSON.parse(body);
mergeHistory(data.query.tokens.csrftoken);
});
}
// Step 4: Send a POST request to merge the page revisions
// of Oldpage dating up to 2015年12月31日T04:37:41Z into Newpage
functionmergeHistory(csrf_token){
varparams_3={
action:"mergehistory",
from:"Oldpage",
to:"Newpage",
reason:"Reason",
format:"json",
timestamp:"2015年12月31日T04:37:41Z",
token:csrf_token
};
request.post({url:url,form:params_3},function(error,res,body){
if(error){
return;
}
console.log(body);
});
}
// Start From Step 1
getLoginToken();
/*
 To merge entire history of Oldpage to Newpage,
 remove the "timestamp" parameter in step 4
*/