stdout, also using XML RPC. After reading a command, and before returning
the result, the plugin can output XML RPC requests of its own, calling
functions in ikiwiki. Note: *Never* make an XML RPC request at any other
-time. Ikiwiki won't be listening for it, and you will deadlock.
+time. IkiWiki won't be listening for it, and you will deadlock.
When ikiwiki starts up an external plugin, the first RPC it will make
is to call the plugin's `import()` function. That function typically makes
## Accessing data structures
-Ikiwiki has a few global data structures such as `%config`, which holds
+IkiWiki has a few global data structures such as `%config`, which holds
its configuration. External plugins can use the `getvar` and `setvar` RPCs
to access any such global hash. To get the "url" configuration value,
call `getvar("config", "url")`. To set it, call
are called generally rarely, and pass around minimal data.
External plugins should avoid making RPC calls unnecessarily (ie, in a loop).
-Memoizing the results of appropriate RPC calls is one good way to minimise the
+Memorizing the results of appropriate RPC calls is one good way to minimize the
number of calls.
Injecting a replacement for a commonly called ikiwiki function
could result in a lot more RPC calls than expected and slow
-eveything down. `pagetitle`, for instance, is called about 100 times
+everything down. `pagetitle`, for instance, is called about 100 times
per page build. Whenever possible, you should tell ikiwiki to memoize
injected functions.