X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/9e4fa42676ddc6c8e73469bca52a66245845723c..e8f6c06ca81e4ebd8d244e3863d21517d87b6620:/doc/todo/allow_site-wide_meta_definitions.mdwn diff --git a/doc/todo/allow_site-wide_meta_definitions.mdwn b/doc/todo/allow_site-wide_meta_definitions.mdwn index f935a9acb..99a9cf1e2 100644 --- a/doc/todo/allow_site-wide_meta_definitions.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/allow_site-wide_meta_definitions.mdwn @@ -5,8 +5,131 @@ I'd like to define [[plugins/meta]] values to apply across all pages site-wide unless the pages define their own: default values for meta definitions essentially. -Here's a patch to achieve this (also in the "defaultmeta" branch of -my github ikiwiki fork): + + +-- [[Jon]] + +> This doesn't support multiple-argument meta directives like +> `link=x rel=y`, or meta directives with special side-effects like +> `updated`. +> +> The first could be solved (if you care) by a syntax like this: +> +> meta_defaults => [ +> { copyright => "© me" }, +> { link => "about:blank", rel => "silly", }, +> ] +> +> The second could perhaps be solved by invoking `meta::preprocess` from within +> `scan` (which might be a simplification anyway), although this is complicated +> by the fact that some (but not all!) meta headers are idempotent. +> +> --[[smcv]] + +>> Thanks for your comment. I've revised the patch to use the config syntax +>> you suggest. I need to perform some more testing to make sure I've +>> addressed the issues you highlight. +>> +>> I had to patch part of IkiWiki core, the merge routine in Setup, because +>> the use of `possibly_foolish_untaint` was causing the hashrefs at the deep +>> end of the data structure to be converted into strings. The specific change +>> I've made may not be acceptable, though -- I'd appreciate someone providing +>> some feedback on that hunk! + + diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/meta.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/meta.pm + index 6fe9cda..2f8c098 100644 + --- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/meta.pm + +++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/meta.pm + @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ sub import { + hook(type => "needsbuild", id => "meta", call => \&needsbuild); + hook(type => "preprocess", id => "meta", call => \&preprocess, scan => 1); + hook(type => "pagetemplate", id => "meta", call => \&pagetemplate); + + hook(type => "scan", id => "meta", call => \&scan) + + if $config{"meta_defaults"}; + } + + sub getsetup () { + @@ -305,6 +307,15 @@ sub match { + } + } + + +sub scan() { + + my %params = @_; + + my $page = $params{page}; + + foreach my $default (@{$config{"meta_defaults"}}) { + + preprocess(%$default, page => $page, + + destpage => $page, preview => 0); + + } + +} + + + package IkiWiki::PageSpec; + + sub match_title ($$;@) { + diff --git a/IkiWiki/Setup.pm b/IkiWiki/Setup.pm + index 8a25ecc..e4d50c9 100644 + --- a/IkiWiki/Setup.pm + +++ b/IkiWiki/Setup.pm + @@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ sub merge ($) { + $config{$c}=$setup{$c}; + } + else { + - $config{$c}=[map { IkiWiki::possibly_foolish_untaint($_) } @{$setup{$c}}] + + $config{$c}=[map { + + if(ref $_ eq 'HASH') { + + $_ + + } else { + + IkiWiki::possibly_foolish_untaint($_) + + } + + } @{$setup{$c}}]; + } + } + elsif (ref $setup{$c} eq 'HASH') { + diff --git a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/meta.mdwn b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/meta.mdwn + index 000f461..8d34ee4 100644 + --- a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/meta.mdwn + +++ b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/meta.mdwn + @@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ also specifies some additional sub-parameters. + The field values are treated as HTML entity-escaped text, so you can include + a quote in the text by writing `"` and so on. + + +You can also define site-wide defaults for meta values by including them + +in your setup file. The key used is `meta_defaults` and the value is a list + +of hashes, one per meta directive. e.g.: + + + + meta_defaults = [ + + { copyright => "Copyright 2007 by Joey Hess" }, + + { license => "GPL v2+" }, + + { link => "somepage", rel => "site entrypoint", }, + + ], + + + Supported fields: + + * title + +-- [[Jon]] + +>> Ok, I've had a bit of a think about this. There are currently 15 supported +>> meta fields. Of these: title, licence, copyright, author, authorurl, +>> and robots might make sense to define globally and override on a per-page +>> basis. +>> +>> Less so, description (due to its impact on map); openid (why would +>> someone want more than one URI to act as an openid endpoint to the same +>> place?); updated. I can almost see why someone might want to set a global +>> updated value. Almost. +>> +>> Not useful are permalink, date, stylesheet (you already have a global +>> stylesheet), link, redir, and guid. +>> +>> In other words, the limitations of my first patch that [[smcv]] outlined +>> are only relevant to defined fields that you wouldn't want to specify a +>> global default for anyway. +>> +>> Due to this, and the added complexity of the second patch (having to adjust +>> `IkiWiki/Setup.pm`), I think the first patch makes more sense. I've thus +>> reverted to it here. +>> +>> Is this merge-worthy? diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/meta.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/meta.pm index b229592..3132257 100644 @@ -56,40 +179,7 @@ my github ikiwiki fork): -- [[Jon]] -> This doesn't support multiple-argument meta directives like -> `link=x rel=y`, or meta directives with special side-effects like -> `updated`. -> -> The first could be solved (if you care) by a syntax like this: -> -> meta_defaults => [ -> { copyright => "© me" }, -> { link => "about:blank", rel => "silly", }, -> ] -> -> The second could perhaps be solved by invoking `meta::preprocess` from within -> `scan` (which might be a simplification anyway), although this is complicated -> by the fact that some (but not all!) meta headers are idempotent. -> -> --[[smcv]] - ->> Thanks for your comment. Tonight I had a go at implementing the syntax ->> you propose here. I decided the simplest thing to do might be for the scan ->> subroutine to convert any hashes found in the meta_defaults list into calls ->> to the preprocess routine. I've got a bit stuck trying to convert a hash to ->> a named parameter list (or just a subroutine parameter list that is). I may ->> try to look again in the morning (brain a bit sleepy) ->> ->> ...and on writing this comment I see your second suggestion was essentially ->> to do exactly that :) -- [[Jon]] - ->>> ok, it's easier than I thought, I just pass the hash and it's handled ->>> correctly. Right now can't figure out why my hashes get converted into ->>> strings prior to me seeing them in scan(): - - $VAR64 = [ - 'HASH(0xc2daf8)', - 'HASH(0xc2db40)' - ]; - ->>> ...but it *really* is bedtime :) -- [[Jon]] +>>> Merry Christmas/festive season/happy new year folks. I've been away from +>>> ikiwiki for the break, and now I've returned to watching recentchanges. +>>> Hopefully I'll be back in the mix soon, too. In the meantime, Joey, have +>>> you had a chance to look at this yet? -- [[Jon]]