Renamed postscan hook to indexhtml, to reflect its changed position.

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

diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
index 404c3b44f3ace0123194a29c14c5ede32d2be3dc..7180237a41112a059c6a60e105d9801c886d0afe 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ built.
 Now that it knows what pages it needs to build, ikiwiki runs two
 compile passes. First, it runs `scan` hooks, which collect metadata about
 the pages. Then it runs a page rendering pipeline, by calling in turn these
 Now that it knows what pages it needs to build, ikiwiki runs two
 compile passes. First, it runs `scan` hooks, which collect metadata about
 the pages. Then it runs a page rendering pipeline, by calling in turn these

-hooks: `filter`, `preprocess`, `linkify`, `htmlize`, `postscan`,
+hooks: `filter`, `preprocess`, `linkify`, `htmlize`, `indexhtml`,

 `pagetemplate`, `sanitize`, `format`.
 
 After all necessary pages are built, it calls the `change` hook. Finally,
 `pagetemplate`, `sanitize`, `format`.
 
 After all necessary pages are built, it calls the `change` hook. Finally,


@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ like `Makefile` that have no extension.
 If `hook` is passed an optional "longname" parameter, this value is used
 when prompting a user to choose a page type on the edit page form.
 
 If `hook` is passed an optional "longname" parameter, this value is used
 when prompting a user to choose a page type on the edit page form.
 

-### postscan
+### indexhtml

 
 

-       hook(type => "postscan", id => "foo", call => \&postscan);
+       hook(type => "indexhtml", id => "foo", call => \&indexhtml);

 
 This hook is called once the page has been converted to html (but before
 the generated html is put in a template). The most common use is to
 
 This hook is called once the page has been converted to html (but before
 the generated html is put in a template). The most common use is to


@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ value is ignored.
 
        hook(type => "pagetemplate", id => "foo", call => \&pagetemplate);
 
 
        hook(type => "pagetemplate", id => "foo", call => \&pagetemplate);
 

-[[Templates|wikitemplates]] are filled out for many different things in
+[[Templates]] are filled out for many different things in

 ikiwiki, like generating a page, or part of a blog page, or an rss feed, or
 a cgi. This hook allows modifying the variables available on those
 templates. The function is passed named parameters. The "page" and
 ikiwiki, like generating a page, or part of a blog page, or an rss feed, or
 a cgi. This hook allows modifying the variables available on those
 templates. The function is passed named parameters. The "page" and


@@ -313,11 +313,20 @@ a new custom parameter to the template.
 
        hook(type => "templatefile", id => "foo", call => \&templatefile);
 
 
        hook(type => "templatefile", id => "foo", call => \&templatefile);
 

-This hook allows plugins to change the [[template|wikitemplates]] that is
+This hook allows plugins to change the [[template|templates]] that is

 used for a page in the wiki. The hook is passed a "page" parameter, and
 used for a page in the wiki. The hook is passed a "page" parameter, and

-should return the name of the template file to use, or undef if it doesn't
-want to change the default ("page.tmpl"). Template files are looked for in
-/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates by default.
+should return the name of the template file to use (relative to the
+template directory), or undef if it doesn't want to change the default
+("page.tmpl").
+
+### pageactions
+
+       hook(type => "pageactions", id => "foo", call => \&pageactions);
+
+This hook allows plugins to add arbitrary actions to the action bar on a
+page (next to Edit, RecentChanges, etc). The hook is passed a "page"
+parameter, and can return a list of html fragments to add to the action
+bar.

 
 ### sanitize
 
 
 ### sanitize
 


@@ -701,10 +710,29 @@ the entire wiki build and make the wiki unusable.
 
 ### `template($;@)`
 
 
 ### `template($;@)`
 

-Creates and returns a [[!cpan HTML::Template]] object. The first parameter
-is the name of the file in the template directory. The optional remaining
+Creates and returns a [[!cpan HTML::Template]] object. (In a list context,
+returns the parameters needed to construct the obhect.) 
+
+The first parameter is the name of the template file. The optional remaining

 parameters are passed to `HTML::Template->new`.
 
 parameters are passed to `HTML::Template->new`.
 

+Normally, the template file is first looked for in the templates/ subdirectory
+of the srcdir. Failing that, it is looked for in the templatedir.
+
+Wiki pages can be used as templates. This should be done only for templates
+which it is safe to let wiki users edit. Enable it by passing a filename
+with no ".tmpl" extension. Template pages are normally looked for in
+the templates/ directory. If the page name starts with "/", a page
+elsewhere in the wiki can be used.
+
+### `template_depends($$;@)`
+
+Use this instead of `template()` if the content of a template is being
+included into a page. This causes the page to depend on the template,
+so it will be updated if the template is modified.
+
+Like `template()`, except the second parameter is the page.
+

 ### `htmlpage($)`
 
 Passed a page name, returns the base name that will be used for a the html
 ### `htmlpage($)`
 
 Passed a page name, returns the base name that will be used for a the html


@@ -919,13 +947,16 @@ search for files.
 If the directory name is not absolute, ikiwiki will assume it is in
 the parent directory of the configured underlaydir.
 
 If the directory name is not absolute, ikiwiki will assume it is in
 the parent directory of the configured underlaydir.
 

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

 
 Given a time, formats it for display.
 
 The optional second parameter is a strftime format to use to format the
 time.
 
 
 Given a time, formats it for display.
 
 The optional second parameter is a strftime format to use to format the
 time.
 

+If the third parameter is true, this is the publication time of a page.
+(Ie, set the html5 pubdate attribute.)
+

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