add_autofile filename should be relative to srcdir

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / plugins / write.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
index 4fd9c436920e11da49e31563c8805e31def5b810..404c3b44f3ace0123194a29c14c5ede32d2be3dc 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ The data returned is a list of `%config` options, followed by a hash
 describing the option. There can also be an item named "plugin", which
 describes the plugin as a whole. For example:
 
 describing the option. There can also be an item named "plugin", which
 describes the plugin as a whole. For example:
 

-                return
+               return

                        plugin => {
                                description => "description of this plugin",
                                safe => 1,
                        plugin => {
                                description => "description of this plugin",
                                safe => 1,


@@ -633,6 +633,22 @@ reference. Do not modify this hash directly; call `add_link()`.
 
        $links{"foo"} = ["bar", "baz"];
 
 
        $links{"foo"} = ["bar", "baz"];
 

+### `%typedlinks`
+
+The `%typedlinks` hash records links of specific types. Do not modify this
+hash directly; call `add_link()`. The keys are page names, and the values
+are hash references. In each page's hash reference, the keys are link types
+defined by plugins, and the values are hash references with link targets
+as keys, and 1 as a dummy value, something like this:
+
+       $typedlinks{"foo"} = {
+               tag => { short_word => 1, metasyntactic_variable => 1 },
+               next_page => { bar => 1 },
+       };
+
+Ordinary [[WikiLinks|ikiwiki/WikiLink]] appear in `%links`, but not in
+`%typedlinks`.
+

 ### `%pagesources`
 
 The `%pagesources` has can be used to look up the source filename
 ### `%pagesources`
 
 The `%pagesources` has can be used to look up the source filename


@@ -718,7 +734,10 @@ Additional named parameters can be specified:
 * `filter` is a reference to a function, that is called and passed a page,
   and returns true if the page should be filtered out of the list.
 * `sort` specifies a sort order for the list. See
 * `filter` is a reference to a function, that is called and passed a page,
   and returns true if the page should be filtered out of the list.
 * `sort` specifies a sort order for the list. See

-  [[ikiwiki/PageSpec/sorting]] for the avilable sort methods.
+  [[ikiwiki/PageSpec/sorting]] for the avilable sort methods. Note that
+  if a sort method is specified that depends on the
+  page content (such as 'meta(foo)'), the deptype needs to be set to
+  a content dependency.

 * `reverse` if true, sorts in reverse.
 * `num` if nonzero, specifies the maximum number of matching pages that
   will be returned.
 * `reverse` if true, sorts in reverse.
 * `num` if nonzero, specifies the maximum number of matching pages that
   will be returned.


@@ -736,7 +755,7 @@ By default, dependencies are full content dependencies, meaning that the
 page will be updated whenever anything matching the PageSpec is modified.
 This can be overridden by passing a `deptype` value as the third parameter.
 
 page will be updated whenever anything matching the PageSpec is modified.
 This can be overridden by passing a `deptype` value as the third parameter.
 

-#### `pagespec_match($$;@)`
+### `pagespec_match($$;@)`

 
 Passed a page name, and [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]], returns a true value if the
 [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]] matches the page.
 
 Passed a page name, and [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]], returns a true value if the
 [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]] matches the page.


@@ -766,7 +785,7 @@ dependency type from one or more of these keywords:
 
 If multiple types are specified, they are combined.
 
 
 If multiple types are specified, they are combined.
 

-#### `bestlink($$)`
+### `bestlink($$)`

 
 Given a page and the text of a link on the page, determine which
 existing page that link best points to. Prefers pages under a
 
 Given a page and the text of a link on the page, determine which
 existing page that link best points to. Prefers pages under a


@@ -774,7 +793,7 @@ subdirectory with the same name as the source page, failing that
 goes down the directory tree to the base looking for matching
 pages, as described in [[ikiwiki/SubPage/LinkingRules]].
 
 goes down the directory tree to the base looking for matching
 pages, as described in [[ikiwiki/SubPage/LinkingRules]].
 

-#### `htmllink($$$;@)`
+### `htmllink($$$;@)`

 
 Many plugins need to generate html links and add them to a page. This is
 done by using the `htmllink` function. The usual way to call
 
 Many plugins need to generate html links and add them to a page. This is
 done by using the `htmllink` function. The usual way to call


@@ -911,6 +930,10 @@ time.
 
 This is the standard gettext function, although slightly optimised.
 
 
 This is the standard gettext function, although slightly optimised.
 

+### `ngettext`
+
+This is the standard ngettext function, although slightly optimised.
+

 ### `urlto($$;$)`
 
 Construct a relative url to the first parameter from the page named by the
 ### `urlto($$;$)`
 
 Construct a relative url to the first parameter from the page named by the


@@ -935,11 +958,31 @@ Optionally, a third parameter can be passed, to specify the preferred
 filename of the page. For example, `targetpage("foo", "rss", "feed")`
 will yield something like `foo/feed.rss`.
 
 filename of the page. For example, `targetpage("foo", "rss", "feed")`
 will yield something like `foo/feed.rss`.
 

-### `add_link($$)`
+### `add_link($$;$)`

 
 This adds a link to `%links`, ensuring that duplicate links are not
 added. Pass it the page that contains the link, and the link text.
 
 
 This adds a link to `%links`, ensuring that duplicate links are not
 added. Pass it the page that contains the link, and the link text.
 

+An optional third parameter sets the link type. If not specified,
+it is an ordinary [[ikiwiki/WikiLink]].
+
+### `add_autofile($$$)`
+
+Sometimes you may want to add a file to the `srcdir` as a result of content
+of other pages. For example, [[plugins/tag]] pages can be automatically
+created as needed. This function can be used to do that. 
+
+The three parameters are the filename to create (relative to the `srcdir`),
+the name of the plugin, and a callback function. The callback will be
+called if it is appropriate to automatically add the file, and should then
+take care of creating it, and doing anything else it needs to (such as
+checking it into revision control). Note that the callback may not always
+be called. For example, if an automatically added file is deleted by the
+user, ikiwiki will avoid re-adding it again.
+
+This function needs to be called during the scan hook, or earlier in the
+build process, in order to add the file early enough for it to be built.
+

 ## Miscellaneous
 
 ### Internal use pages
 ## Miscellaneous
 
 ### Internal use pages


@@ -1059,6 +1102,17 @@ it up in the history.
 
 It's ok if this is not implemented, and throws an error.
 
 
 It's ok if this is not implemented, and throws an error.
 

+If the RCS cannot determine a ctime for the file, return 0.
+
+#### `rcs_getmtime($)`
+
+This is used to get the page modification time for a file from the RCS, by
+looking it up in the history.
+
+It's ok if this is not implemented, and throws an error.
+
+If the RCS cannot determine a mtime for the file, return 0.
+

 #### `rcs_receive()`
 
 This is called when ikiwiki is running as a pre-receive hook (or
 #### `rcs_receive()`
 
 This is called when ikiwiki is running as a pre-receive hook (or


@@ -1106,6 +1160,24 @@ For example, "backlink(foo)" is influenced by the contents of page foo;
 they match; "created_before(foo)" is influenced by the metadata of foo;
 while "glob(*)" is not influenced by the contents of any page.
 
 they match; "created_before(foo)" is influenced by the metadata of foo;
 while "glob(*)" is not influenced by the contents of any page.
 

+### Sorting plugins
+
+Similarly, it's possible to write plugins that add new functions as
+[[ikiwiki/pagespec/sorting]] methods. To achieve this, add a function to
+the IkiWiki::SortSpec package named `cmp_foo`, which will be used when sorting
+by `foo` or `foo(...)` is requested.
+
+The names of pages to be compared are in the global variables `$a` and `$b`
+in the IkiWiki::SortSpec package. The function should return the same thing
+as Perl's `cmp` and `<=>` operators: negative if `$a` is less than `$b`,
+positive if `$a` is greater, or zero if they are considered equal. It may
+also raise an error using `error`, for instance if it needs a parameter but
+one isn't provided.
+
+The function will also be passed one or more parameters. The first is
+`undef` if invoked as `foo`, or the parameter `"bar"` if invoked as `foo(bar)`;
+it may also be passed additional, named parameters.
+

 ### Setup plugins
 
 The ikiwiki setup file is loaded using a pluggable mechanism. If you look
 ### Setup plugins
 
 The ikiwiki setup file is loaded using a pluggable mechanism. If you look