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# 3. Publish client preferences
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Date: 2024-01-11
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## Status
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Accepted.
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## Context
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As we build out dark mode, font size and other client preference controls, we want
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to avoid having to build things twice for two different skins. The existing code
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for client preferences lives in Vector. We expect the code to evolve as different
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use cases emerge and when the code/UI evolves we want those changes to be seen
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on both skins without having to maintain two separate implementations.
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We expect as features like dark mode and font size roll out so that other skins
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will want to make use of this code.
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## Decision
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For now, we will publish a library @wikimedia/mediawiki.skins.clientpreferences to npmjs.org that
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will be used inside MobileFrontend.
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When we make significant changes to the the code in Vector, we will update the
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version in the mobile site.
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See https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Npm_registry for details on the @wikimedia
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organization on NPM.
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See https://docs.npmjs.com/creating-and-publishing-scoped-public-packages
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When making modifications to the code inside the Vector skin, to use these in the mobile site
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we would create a new release of the module by cd-ing into the directory, bumping the version
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in the package.json file and using `npm publish`. Then inside MobileFrontend we would pull
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down the latest code from npm and run the build step.
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## Consequences
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On the long term we expect the library @wikimedia/mediawiki.skins.clientpreferences
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to become obsolete. This may involve upstreaming the stable library to MediaWiki
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core or creating a new extension to house the code.
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