diff options
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/plugins/contrib/ikiwiki/directive/ymlfront.mdwn | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/plugins/contrib/ymlfront.mdwn | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/plugins/contrib/ymlfront/discussion.mdwn | 15 |
3 files changed, 32 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/doc/plugins/contrib/ikiwiki/directive/ymlfront.mdwn b/doc/plugins/contrib/ikiwiki/directive/ymlfront.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bb4a58fc6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/plugins/contrib/ikiwiki/directive/ymlfront.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +The `ymlfront` directive is supplied by the [[!iki plugins/contrib/ymlfront desc=ymlfront]] plugin. + +This directive allows the user to define arbitrary meta-data in YAML format. + + \[[!ymlfront data=""" + foo: fooness + bar: The Royal Pigeon + baz: 2 + """]] + +There is one argument to this directive. + +* **data:** + The YAML-format data. This should be enclosed inside triple-quotes to preserve the data correctly. + +If more than one ymlfront directive is given per page, the result is undefined. +Likewise, it is inadvisable to try to mix the "---" ymlfront format with the directive form of the data. diff --git a/doc/plugins/contrib/ymlfront.mdwn b/doc/plugins/contrib/ymlfront.mdwn index 6dd8ed532..a2c649044 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/contrib/ymlfront.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/contrib/ymlfront.mdwn @@ -13,18 +13,21 @@ IkiWiki::Plugin::ymlfront - add YAML-format data to a page ## DESCRIPTION This plugin provides a way of adding arbitrary meta-data (data fields) to any -page by prefixing the page with a YAML-format document. This provides a way to -create per-page structured data, where each page is treated like a record, and -the structured data are fields in that record. This can include the meta-data -for that page, such as the page title. +page by prefixing the page with a YAML-format document. This also provides +the [[ikiwiki/directive/ymlfront]] directive, which enables one to put +YAML-formatted data inside a standard IkiWiki [[ikiwiki/directive]]. + +This is a way to create per-page structured data, where each page is +treated like a record, and the structured data are fields in that record. This +can include the meta-data for that page, such as the page title. This plugin is meant to be used in conjunction with the [[field]] plugin. ## DETAILS -The YAML-format data in a page must be placed at the start of the page -and delimited by lines containing precisely three dashes. The "normal" -content of the page then follows. +If one is not using the ymlfront directive, the YAML-format data in a page +must be placed at the start of the page and delimited by lines containing +precisely three dashes. The "normal" content of the page then follows. For example: @@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ That will be htmlized using the page-type of the page-file. ### Accessing the Data -There are a few ways to access the data given in the YAML section. +There are a few ways to access the given YAML data. * [[getfield]] plugin diff --git a/doc/plugins/contrib/ymlfront/discussion.mdwn b/doc/plugins/contrib/ymlfront/discussion.mdwn index b5c08fedd..b1fd65fff 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/contrib/ymlfront/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/contrib/ymlfront/discussion.mdwn @@ -1,13 +1,6 @@ -My field-etc branch in git://git.pseudorandom.co.uk/git/smcv/ikiwiki.git (gitweb: -<http://git.pseudorandom.co.uk/smcv/ikiwiki.git?a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/field-etc>) -has some fixes for compatibility with old YAML modules, mostly done by imitating -Joey's code in IkiWiki::Setup::Yaml. Please consider merging :-) --[[smcv]] +Now that I have implemented a \[[!ymlfront ...]] directive, I would like to remove support for the old "---" delimited format, because -> I would if I could *find* it. I checked out the "field-etc" branch, but I can't find the plugins in question under IkiWiki/Plugin; am I looking in the wrong place, or what? -> --[[KathrynAndersen]] +* it is fragile (easily breakable) +* it is non-standard ->> Sorry, I accidentally removed `field-etc` by pushing with `--mirror` from a ->> different checkout. I've put it back; it's a branch from your `ikiplugins.git`, ->> so yes, the code should be in `IkiWiki/Plugin`. --[[smcv]] - ->>> Done a while back, but now I've actually pushed to my repo. --[[KathrynAndersen]] +Any objections? |