mapbox / mapbox/wikidata-changes-stream

Use MediaWiki recent changes event stream

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Description

FYI, [this documentation](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Recent_changes_stream) makes it sound like consuming MediaWiki’s recent changes EventStream would be a more direct way of implementing this library than polling the recent changes API.

/cc @yhahn

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Read the linked MediaWiki Recent changes EventStream documentation, then inspect the repository's current implementation of the recent changes API polling. The issue names no files or tests; done would require a decided implementation path and clear scope for using the event stream.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
api
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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