Export pagetitle, titlepage, linkpage.

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

diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
index b9601ea57828dd16299ff3a5e7c767500f5c5c0c..0e4f2fd6fc364e9cef7676824cd0e5d0e6aca10f 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ make arbitrary changes. The function is passed named parameters "page",
 
 ### preprocess
 
 
 ### preprocess
 

-Adding a [[ikiwiki/PreProcessorDirective]] is probably the most common use
+Adding a preprocessor [[ikiwiki/directive]] is probably the most common use

 of a plugin.
 
         hook(type => "preprocess", id => "foo", call => \&preprocess);
 of a plugin.
 
         hook(type => "preprocess", id => "foo", call => \&preprocess);


@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ can assume it's being run in scan mode, and avoid doing expensive things at
 that point.)
 
 Note that if the [[htmlscrubber]] is enabled, html in
 that point.)
 
 Note that if the [[htmlscrubber]] is enabled, html in

-[[ikiwiki/PreProcessorDirective]] output is sanitised, which may limit what
+preprocessor [[ikiwiki/directive]] output is sanitised, which may limit what

 your plugin can do. Also, the rest of the page content is not in html
 format at preprocessor time. Text output by a preprocessor directive will
 be linkified and passed through markdown (or whatever engine is used to
 your plugin can do. Also, the rest of the page content is not in html
 format at preprocessor time. Text output by a preprocessor directive will
 be linkified and passed through markdown (or whatever engine is used to


@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ languages to ikiwiki.
 The function is passed named parameters: "page" and "content" and should
 return the htmlized content.
 
 The function is passed named parameters: "page" and "content" and should
 return the htmlized content.
 

+If `hook` is passed an optional "keepextension" parameter, set to a true
+value, then this extension will not be stripped from the source filename when
+generating the page.
+

 ### pagetemplate
 
        hook(type => "pagetemplate", id => "foo", call => \&pagetemplate);
 ### pagetemplate
 
        hook(type => "pagetemplate", id => "foo", call => \&pagetemplate);


@@ -449,8 +453,8 @@ your ikiwiki setup file, which sets the hash content to configure the wiki.
 
 The `%pagestate` hash can be used by plugins to save state that they will need
 next time ikiwiki is run. The hash holds per-page state, so to set a value,
 
 The `%pagestate` hash can be used by plugins to save state that they will need
 next time ikiwiki is run. The hash holds per-page state, so to set a value,

-use `%pagestate{$page}{$id}{$key}=$value`, and to retrieve the value,
-use `%pagestate{$page}{$id}{$key}`.
+use `$pagestate{$page}{$id}{$key}=$value`, and to retrieve the value,
+use `$pagestate{$page}{$id}{$key}`.

 
 The `$value` can be anything that perl's Storable module is capable of
 serializing. `$key` can be any string you like, but `$id` must be the same
 
 The `$value` can be anything that perl's Storable module is capable of
 serializing. `$key` can be any string you like, but `$id` must be the same


@@ -500,7 +504,7 @@ function that is called after the error message is printed, to do any final
 cleanup.
 
 If called inside a preprocess hook, error() does not abort the entire
 cleanup.
 
 If called inside a preprocess hook, error() does not abort the entire

-wiki build, but instead replaces the [[ikiwiki/PreProcessorDirective]] with
+wiki build, but instead replaces the preprocessor [[ikiwiki/directive]] with

 a version containing the error message.
 
 In other hooks, error() is a fatal error, so use with care. Try to avoid
 a version containing the error message.
 
 In other hooks, error() is a fatal error, so use with care. Try to avoid


@@ -518,6 +522,9 @@ parameters are passed to `HTML::Template->new`.
 Passed a page name, returns the base name that will be used for a the html
 page created from it. (Ie, it appends ".html".)
 
 Passed a page name, returns the base name that will be used for a the html
 page created from it. (Ie, it appends ".html".)
 

+Use this when constructing the filename of a html file. Use `urlto` when
+generating a link to a page.
+

 #### `add_depends($$)`
 
 Makes the specified page depend on the specified [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]].
 #### `add_depends($$)`
 
 Makes the specified page depend on the specified [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]].


@@ -620,6 +627,23 @@ a type that ikiwiki knowns how to htmlize. Otherwise, returns undef.
 Given the name of a source file, returns the name of the wiki page
 that corresponds to that file.
 
 Given the name of a source file, returns the name of the wiki page
 that corresponds to that file.
 

+#### `pagetitle($)`
+
+Give the name of a wiki page, returns a version suitable to be displayed as
+the page's title. This is accomplished by de-escaping escaped characters in
+the page name. "_" is replaced with a space, and '__NN__' is replaced by 
+the UTF character with code NN.
+
+#### `titlepage($)`
+
+This performs the inverse of `pagetitle`, ie, it converts a page title into
+a wiki page name.
+
+#### `linkpage($)`
+
+This converts text that could have been entered by the user as a
+[[WikiLink]] into a wiki page name.
+

 #### `srcfile($;$)`
 
 Given the name of a source file in the wiki, searches for the file in
 #### `srcfile($;$)`
 
 Given the name of a source file in the wiki, searches for the file in


@@ -719,8 +743,8 @@ Changes can be staged by calls to `rcs_add, `rcs_remove`, and
 Adds the passed file to the archive. The filename is relative to the root
 of the srcdir.
 
 Adds the passed file to the archive. The filename is relative to the root
 of the srcdir.
 

-Note that this should not check the new file in, it should only
-prepare for it to be checked in when rcs_commit (or `rcs_commit_staged`) is
+Note that this should not commit the new file, it should only
+prepare for it to be committed when rcs_commit (or `rcs_commit_staged`) is

 called. Note that the file may be in a new subdir that is not yet in
 to version control; the subdir can be added if so.
 
 called. Note that the file may be in a new subdir that is not yet in
 to version control; the subdir can be added if so.
 


@@ -728,9 +752,9 @@ to version control; the subdir can be added if so.
 
 Remove a file. The filename is relative to the root of the srcdir.
 
 
 Remove a file. The filename is relative to the root of the srcdir.
 

-Note that this should not check the removal in, it should only prepare for it
-to be checked in when `rcs_commit` (or `rcs_commit_staged`) is called. Note
-that the new file may be in a new subdir that is not yet inversion
+Note that this should not commit the removal, it should only prepare for it
+to be committed when `rcs_commit` (or `rcs_commit_staged`) is called. Note
+that the new file may be in a new subdir that is not yet in version

 control; the subdir can be added if so.
 
 #### `rcs_rename($$)`
 control; the subdir can be added if so.
 
 #### `rcs_rename($$)`


@@ -805,6 +829,6 @@ when imported, populate `$IkiWiki::Setup::raw_setup` with a reference
 to a hash containing all the config items. They should also implement a
 `gendump` function.
 
 to a hash containing all the config items. They should also implement a
 `gendump` function.
 

-By the way, to parse a ikiwiki setup file, a program just needs to
-do something like:
-`use IkiWiki::Setup; my %setup=IkiWiki::Setup::load($filename)`
+By the way, to parse a ikiwiki setup file and populate `%config`, a
+program just needs to do something like:
+`use IkiWiki::Setup; IkiWiki::Setup::load($filename)`