Upload file only if file does not exist ?

[hugolpz]

Hello, Is there a parameter for that, or should I first read the target page to check if it exists ?

I have a code working via

let pageData = await targetWiki.page(`File:${zi}-red.png`, {});
let isEmpty = pageData.wikitext==='';

It's more a documentation issue.

[kanasimi]

By default, the function will not overwrite files existed. It will throw if file exists.

[hugolpz]

(Add a { "force": true } options ?)

[kanasimi]

Add a { "ignorewarnings": 1 } to options

[hugolpz]

I see (search: ignorewarnings). So I can go to wikiapi.js or /_test_suite/test.js to find those hidden parameters. 😎

[kanasimi]

Well.. in fact, it is in https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Upload#Upload_warnings and https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=help&modules=upload Of course we can document it.

[hugolpz]

I like to write documentations and I still plan to do so with yours. But I still have to understand your project better. Today I understood that you base your parameters naming convention upon MediaWiki API. Good 🥇 It still have to understand more stuff before attacking your README.md. Your project is elegant, the code is easy to write and understand, and the development is active which is great. Your project has two major weak points :

• the manual via examples is insufficient, noisy, too many things are opaques (parameters) => Needs to revamp your Readme.md
• the lack of a multi-developers community. All stands on yourself. It's not distributed enough. => Needs to onboard 1~2 other JS devs of your level or understanding your ES6 code.

A better readme will help to call over new devs. I know you work great alone, but at one point it's better to have teammates and reviewvers, who can fix things when you, Kanasimi, can't for various reasons.

PS: I will move this summary to a new issue in coming days.

[kanasimi]

Yes, I wish more people to join the program development :smiley: