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Add OAuth support to Wikidata extension

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export multi-user support Type: Feature Request wikibase
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Description

With @lucaswerkmeister we are exploring hosting OpenRefine instances for the Wikidata community. As part of that, we would need to migrate Wikidata authentication to OAuth.

https://github.com/scribejava/scribejava/pull/852 adds support for MediaWiki OAuth to the scribejava OAuth library. We also need support in Wikidata-Toolkit (see https://github.com/Wikidata/Wikidata-Toolkit/issues/268).

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked scribejava MediaWiki OAuth pull request and the Wikidata-Toolkit issue to understand the required authentication flow. Then locate the Wikidata extension's current authentication entry point; done means Wikidata authentication has been migrated to OAuth with the referenced external support in place.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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