[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42807: Add filter to modfiy wp.api versionString

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#42807: Add filter to modfiy wp.api versionString
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 Reporter:  mkaz          |       Owner:  adamsilverstein
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  REST API      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  javascript
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Comment (by adamsilverstein):

 Replying to [comment:6 mkaz]:
 > Thanks @adamsilverstein for the suggestions - I've tried modifying the
 versionString in numerous other spots and it only seems to work within
 Gutenberg when modified at the source so it is picked up on initial load.
 >

 @mkaz
 Ah, didn’t catch you were trying this for Gutenberg. Starting to see how
 this filter could be really useful, as long as we can ensure all uses of
 the namespace in core get filtered.

 Did you try calling the init with your namespace on the api before
 gutenberg loads? this should add you data types to the wp.api
 models/collections and maybe let them work in Gutemberg?

 One other idea if that doesn't work and you *really* need to replace the
 namespace used by Gutenberg:

 If you can load after wp-api and before Gutenberg, you should be able to
 overwrite the wp.api.init method with your own implementation that calls
 the default implementation but sets the namespace to your own.


 {{{
 var originalInit = wp.api.init;
 wp.api.init = function() { originalInit( { 'versionString': 'wp/v1/' } )
 };
 }}}

 However looking at how Gutenberg is enqueueing wp-api, none of these
 changes are possible - the namespace is hardcoded in a server side schema
 call:

 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/master/lib/client-
 assets.php#L489-L499

 the schema is then localized and passed to the client. You will need to
 change this behavior to alter the namespace.

 Maybe a good start would be a pull request for Gutenberg to add a filter
 there?

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