[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20967: wp.getAuthors is returning more than just authors

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#20967: wp.getAuthors is returning more than just authors
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 Reporter:  zimbelp       |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  XML-RPC       |     Version:  3.4
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |
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Comment (by josephscott):

 Replying to [comment:1 maxcutler]:
 > While valid, I don't think this can be changed without breaking
 backwards compatibility.
 >
 > A better course of action for 3.5 would be to deprecate wp.getAuthors
 and add wp.getUser/wp.getUsers (#18427/#18428).

 Agreed, I don't think there is any point in having role specific RPC
 methods to get users with that particular role.  Better to have a
 generalized method that has the ability to filter based on role.

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