[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #54304: Expose menu data public in Menus REST API

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#54304: Expose menu data public in Menus REST API
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 Reporter:  spacedmonkey                           |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                                 |   Milestone:  6.7
Component:  REST API                               |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal                                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing needs-refresh  |     Focuses:  rest-api
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Comment (by spacedmonkey):

 I have been considering this ticket. I am not sure this ticket belongs in
 core. If it had landed in core when the menu endpoint did, this would make
 sense, but now block themes are more common, this menu endpoint is less
 and less useful.

 I am worried about any solution that requires opt-in would makes for lot
 of duplicated code for developers. Lots of the following across many
 codebases
 {{{#!php
 <?php
 add_filter( 'menu_endpoint_public', '__return_true' );
 }}}

 My suggetion, we create a canonical plugin maintained by the REST API /
 core team to make, menu, menu item and menu locations public endpoints. If
 developers / users want to make this data public, they can install this
 plugin / make it is a dependency to your theme / plugin.

 I made a start on this plugin [https://github.com/spacedmonkey/menu-
 endpoints-public here]. If the rest of the REST API team, I will look at
 transfering the repo to the REST API github org and get this plugin on
 repo.

 Would love the throught of @TimothyBlynJacobs @kadamwhite @antonvlasenko

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