[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58255: wp_send_json_error should respect error state passed in WP_Error.

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#58255: wp_send_json_error should respect error state passed in WP_Error.
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 Reporter:  spacedmonkey              |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement               |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration            |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  good-first-bug has-patch  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by spacedmonkey):

 Replying to [comment:5 danielbachhuber]:
 > I'm not opposed to it, but I'm not sure how much value it provides.
 >
 > One backwards compat concern: If someone is already passing a `WP_Error`
 object into `wp_send_json_error()`, this would change the behavior.
 >
 > Additionally, 'status' is a magical property of REST API errors. If we
 were to introduce this new behavior, we may want to formalize that in some
 way.

 I am not sure what the best course is here. I think the change of
 behaviour is a good thing, as the correct error code is sent. I don't see
 why changing this error state would be a problem.

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