REST API: Remove the karma property and query parameter from the Co…

…mments endpoints.

WordPress has not used the `karma` property internally for the past 8 years. There is no need to expose it in the REST API endpoints. Sites that use `karma` can include it using the `register_rest_field()` function.

Props dd32, danielbachhuber.
Fixes #38821.
Built from https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk@39292


git-svn-id: http://core.svn.wordpress.org/trunk@39232 1a063a9b-81f0-0310-95a4-ce76da25c4cd

wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public function get_items_permissions_check( $request ) {
 		}
 
 		if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
-			$protected_params = array( 'author', 'author_exclude', 'karma', 'author_email', 'type', 'status' );
+			$protected_params = array( 'author', 'author_exclude', 'author_email', 'type', 'status' );
 			$forbidden_params = array();
 
 			foreach ( $protected_params as $param ) {
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ public function get_items( $request ) {
 			'author_exclude' => 'author__not_in',
 			'exclude'        => 'comment__not_in',
 			'include'        => 'comment__in',
-			'karma'          => 'karma',
 			'offset'         => 'offset',
 			'order'          => 'order',
 			'parent'         => 'parent__in',
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ public function get_items( $request ) {
 		}
 
 		// Ensure certain parameter values default to empty strings.
-		foreach ( array( 'author_email', 'karma', 'search' ) as $param ) {
+		foreach ( array( 'author_email', 'search' ) as $param ) {
 			if ( ! isset( $prepared_args[ $param ] ) ) {
 				$prepared_args[ $param ] = '';
 			}
@@ -372,15 +371,11 @@ public function create_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_login_required', __( 'Sorry, you must be logged in to comment.' ), array( 'status' => 401 ) );
 		}
 
-		// Limit who can set comment `author`, `karma` or `status` to anything other than the default.
+		// Limit who can set comment `author` or `status` to anything other than the default.
 		if ( isset( $request['author'] ) && get_current_user_id() !== $request['author'] && ! current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_invalid_author', __( 'Comment author invalid.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
 		}
 
-		if ( isset( $request['karma'] ) && $request['karma'] > 0 && ! current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
-			return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_invalid_karma', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to set karma for comments.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
-		}
-
 		if ( isset( $request['status'] ) && ! current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_invalid_status', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to set status for comments.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
 		}
@@ -817,7 +812,6 @@ public function prepare_item_for_response( $comment, $request ) {
 				'rendered' => apply_filters( 'comment_text', $comment->comment_content, $comment ),
 				'raw'      => $comment->comment_content,
 			),
-			'karma'              => (int) $comment->comment_karma,
 			'link'               => get_comment_link( $comment ),
 			'status'             => $this->prepare_status_response( $comment->comment_approved ),
 			'type'               => get_comment_type( $comment->comment_ID ),
@@ -1060,10 +1054,6 @@ protected function prepare_item_for_database( $request ) {
 			$prepared_comment['comment_type'] = 'comment' === $request['type'] ? '' : $request['type'];
 		}
 
-		if ( isset( $request['karma'] ) ) {
-			$prepared_comment['comment_karma'] = $request['karma'] ;
-		}
-
 		if ( ! empty( $request['date'] ) ) {
 			$date_data = rest_get_date_with_gmt( $request['date'] );
 
@@ -1184,11 +1174,6 @@ public function get_item_schema() {
 					'format'       => 'date-time',
 					'context'      => array( 'view', 'edit' ),
 				),
-				'karma'             => array(
-					'description'  => __( 'Karma for the object.' ),
-					'type'         => 'integer',
-					'context'      => array( 'edit' ),
-				),
 				'link'             => array(
 					'description'  => __( 'URL to the object.' ),
 					'type'         => 'string',
@@ -1322,12 +1307,6 @@ public function get_collection_params() {
 			'default'            => array(),
 		);
 
-		$query_params['karma'] = array(
-			'default'           => null,
-			'description'       => __( 'Limit result set to that of a particular comment karma. Requires authorization.' ),
-			'type'              => 'integer',
-		);
-
 		$query_params['offset'] = array(
 			'description'        => __( 'Offset the result set by a specific number of comments.' ),
 			'type'               => 'integer',

wp-includes/version.php

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.7-beta4-39291';
+$wp_version = '4.7-beta4-39292';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.