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mediawiki/smw-parent
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0.2.0(9y ago)046GPL-3.0+PHPPHP >=5.3.0

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SMWParent
=========

[](#smwparent)

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Extension for printing out ancestors, descendants and relationship trees of pages interconnected with Semantic MediaWiki properties.

Functions
---------

[](#functions)

- {{#SMWParent:}} Show the parent / ancestor pages
- {{#SMWChildren:}} Show the children / descendant pages

### Usage

[](#usage)

- {{#SMWParent:FULLPAGENAME|PARENT\_TYPE/PARENT\_LEVEL|link}}

Params:

- If FULLPAGENAME is skipped, current page is used
- PARENT\_TYPE to retrieve, or alternately up to which level PARENT\_LEVEL to reach
- If input is 'link', resulting pages are shown as links instead of as text.

API
---

[](#api)

An API endpoint is available. action=smwparent.

- retrieve: 3 possible methods (parent, children, tree)
- title: fullpage title of page in the wiki
- type: the type of pages to be retrieved (according to a given properties)
- link\_properties: properties used for linking between pages
- type\_properties: properties used for defining the types. If 'Categories', MediaWiki categories are also used.
- print\_properties: properties to be printed and appended to the nodes.

Parameters and default values
-----------------------------

[](#parameters-and-default-values)

You can override these values by modifying LocalSettings.php below extension requirement.

$wgSMWParentlimit = 100; // Limit of pages to transverse

$wgSMWParentTypeProperty = array("Is\_Type"); // Defines the SMW Property that assigns a particular type to a page

$wgSMWParentdefault = "Request"; // Default type of a page

$wgSMWChildrendefault = "File"; // Default type of a file

$wgSMWParentProps = array('Comes\_from\_Process', 'Comes\_from\_Sample', 'Has\_Request'); // Properties that provide de glueing between the different pages.

$wgSMWParentPrintProps = array('Start', 'End'); // Properties associated to an object which are printed

TODO
----

[](#todo)

- Better handling of SMW property types
- Refactor some functions and variables
- Adding JSONScript tests following Semantic MediaWiki model

###  Health Score

24

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LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 99% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~371 days

Total

3

Last Release

3377d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

mediawikiSMWSemantic MediaWiki

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