[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #55942: Add a "type" field to the meta and options tables

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#55942: Add a "type" field to the meta and options tables
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 Reporter:  azaozz                               |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
                                                 |  Release
Component:  Database                             |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests needs-      |     Focuses:
  testing                                        |  performance
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Comment (by petitphp):

 We already have a way to define the type of data when using
 `register_meta`/`register_term_meta`/`register_settings`. If i'm not
 mistaken, this is currently only used when preparing output for the REST
 API. We could leverage this to handle saving/retrieving data from the
 database ? This would ensure existing metas/options would keep the current
 behavior unless the dev has specified a type.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55942#comment:26>
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