[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35574: Add REST API JSON schema information to WP_Widget

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#35574: Add REST API JSON schema information to WP_Widget
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 Reporter:  westonruter                   |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                        |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Widgets                       |     Version:  2.8
 Severity:  normal                        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-unit-tests  |     Focuses:  rest-api
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Comment (by rmccue):

 IMO, if it returns something similar but not identical, it shouldn't be
 called the same thing. If it's not a full schema object, it should
 definitely be called something different. Potentially, `WP_Wiget` could
 have the `get_item_schema` which adds those properties automatically, with
 `properties => $this->get_schema_for_properties()`

 Also, I haven't mentioned this here previously, but I have in Slack: I am
 -1 on reusing JSON Schema directly for internal usage. Using JSON Schema
 ties the internal behaviour of WordPress to a single serialisation
 formation (JSON) which doesn't have the same semantics as internal PHP
 types. I would rather we design our own type system which matches our
 requirements, which has JSON Schema as an output format.

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