[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35658: Provide additional data for registered meta through register_meta()

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#35658: Provide additional data for registered meta through register_meta()
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 Reporter:  jeremyfelt                           |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Options, Meta APIs                   |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:
 Keywords:  needs-unit-tests needs-testing has-  |  Resolution:
  patch rest-api                                 |     Focuses:
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Comment (by sc0ttkclark):

 I haven't tackled whether to remove usage of `final` or not on
 WP_Meta_Manager, those decisions are above where I'm at and where I'm
 focused right now ;)

 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/35658/35658-objects.diff

 The latest patch I am offering up allows for meta properties to be
 registered with register_meta(), just like the patch from @ericlewis,
 however I've moved logic from inside register_meta() into the
 WP_Meta_Manager::register() to consolidate things better.

 Also, while register_meta() only accepts an array, the
 WP_Meta_Manager::register() method accepts an array OR object allowing for
 forward-compatibility with the Fields API. In the future, register_meta()
 can accept objects if they pass an is_a() check, depending on the class /
 object structure we agree on in the future.

 There remains a few `@todo` markers you can see in the diff which need to
 be thought about.

 And there also remains the decisions on exactly how to utilize the
 `schema` property and what [https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/05/03/a
 -data-schema-for-meta/ Data Schema] to use. There will be further
 discussion about this in today's weekly dev chat meeting.

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