[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53816: Overview: Refactor the widgets read/write logic

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#53816: Overview: Refactor the widgets read/write logic
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 Reporter:  zieladam                             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
                                                 |  Release
Component:  Widgets                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests needs-docs  |     Focuses:
  needs-dev-note needs-test-info                 |
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Comment (by SirLouen):

 Replying to [comment:64 zieladam]:
 > I don't think we can solve the root cause without breaking backwards
 compatibility, but we can at least help developers by renaming
 "retrieve_widgets", which suggests data retrieval, to
 "recover_lost_widgets", which clarifies it actually updates the database.

 I've rechecked the [https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
 develop/pull/1525 last patch], and it doesn't seem it's going to generate
 any major backward compatibility issue

 I thought it was a refactor, but I feel now it is some minor improvement.

 But what I don't have is clear testing instructions to see how we can play
 with this patch. If I get into the code I would probably match any use-
 case, but if you could provide it as the patch creator, it will save some
 time for testers. If you don't remember anything, it feels like this might
 end as a `maybelater` candidate (because I doubt that anyone is going to
 take this in the near future, and if anyone happens to think on this, will
 probably end as a duplicate of this, and luck 🤞 if someone spots the
 duplicate)

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