Last modified: 2014-02-10 15:57:32 UTC
Currently action=parse&prop=langlinks returns something like { "lang": "de", "url": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo", "*": "Foo" } which is not a real substitute for the deprecated languageshtml, as you need a second request or a static list to get a useful text/tooltip for the link. The API should add the name of the language (in that language and in the user's language) to the result, i.e. { "lang": "de", "langname": "German", "autonym": "Deutsch", "url": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo", "*": "Foo" }
With action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=interwikimap you can fetch the native language names and with action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=interwikimap&siinlanguagecode=de the languge names in the requested language. But having this as extra data on action=parse sounds better to avoid multiply requests. Not requeted, but I added the both params to prop=langlinks with Gerrit change #112245, because there it can also be helpful.
Change 112332 had a related patch set uploaded by Umherirrender: Provide language names on action=parse&prop=langlinks https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/112332
Change 112332 merged by jenkins-bot: Provide language names on action=parse&prop=langlinks https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/112332
Change should be deployed to WMF wikis with 1.23wmf14, see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.23/Roadmap for the schedule.
