[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40614: REST API: String argument for rest_do_request/rest_ensure_request does not work as expected.

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#40614: REST API: String argument for rest_do_request/rest_ensure_request does not
work as expected.
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 Reporter:  TimothyBlynJacobs  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  REST API           |     Version:  4.4
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                     |     Focuses:  rest-api
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Comment (by rmccue):

 Hmm, I wonder how this happened, maybe we changed `rest_ensure_request()`
 at some point, because the idea of that function was to do just this. In
 any case, I think it's too late to change it.

 I'd prefer to do the simple thing here and treat a string parameter as a
 route with no further parsing (that is, directly instantiate
 `WP_REST_Request`). More advanced usage can continue to create a
 `WP_REST_Request` manually; I'd rather not have `rest_do_request()` turn
 into an everything-and-the-kitchen-sink function. Alternatively, we could
 remove the string capability altogether and treat this as a docs bug.

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