Merge commit 'upstream/master' into prv/po

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

diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
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--- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ that can be fleshed out to make a useful plugin.
 `IkiWiki::Plugin::pagecount` is another simple example. All perl plugins
 should `use IkiWiki` to import the ikiwiki plugin interface. It's a good
 idea to include the version number of the plugin interface that your plugin
-expects: `use IkiWiki 2.00`.
+expects: `use IkiWiki 3.00`.
 
 An external plugin is an executable program. It can be written in any
 language. Its interface to ikiwiki is via XML RPC, which it reads from
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ can check if the session object has a "name" parameter set.
 
 ### canedit
 
-       hook(type => "canedit", id => "foo", call => \&pagelocked);
+       hook(type => "canedit", id => "foo", call => \&canedit);
 
 This hook can be used to implement arbitrary access methods to control when
 a page can be edited using the web interface (commits from revision control
@@ -321,6 +321,61 @@ This hook should avoid directly redirecting the user to a signin page,
 since it's sometimes used to test to see which pages in a set of pages a
 user can edit.
 
+### cansave
+
+       hook(type => "cansave", id => "foo", call => \&cansave);
+
+This hook can be used to implement arbitrary access methods to control
+when a page being edited can be saved using the web interface (commits
+from revision control bypass it).
+
+When a page is about to be saved, each registered cansave hook is
+called in turn, and passed the page name, the edited content, a CGI
+object and a session object.
+
+The return value of a cansave hook is interpreted the same as for the
+canedit hook.
+
+### canremove
+
+       hook(type => "canremove", id => "foo", call => \&canremove);
+
+This hook can be used to implement arbitrary access methods to control when
+a page can be removed using the web interface (commits from revision control
+bypass it). It works exactly like the `canedit` hook.
+
+### canrename
+
+       hook(type => "canrename", id => "foo", call => \&canrename);
+
+This hook can be used to implement arbitrary access methods to control when
+a page can be renamed using the web interface (commits from revision control
+bypass it). It works exactly like the `canedit` and `canremove` hook,
+but is passed:
+* a CGI object
+* a session object
+* the named parameters `src`, `srcfile`, `dest` and `destfile`.
+
+### checkcontent
+       
+       hook(type => "checkcontent", id => "foo", call => \&checkcontent);
+
+This hook is called to check the content a user has entered on a page,
+before it is saved, and decide if it should be allowed.
+
+It is passed named parameters: `content`, `page`, `cgi`, and `session`. If
+the content the user has entered is a comment, it may also be passed some
+additional parameters: `author`, `url`, and `subject`. The `subject`
+parameter may also be filled with the user's comment about the change.
+
+Note: When the user edits an existing wiki page, the passed `content` will
+include only the lines that they added to the page, or modified.
+
+The hook should return `undef` on success. If the content is disallowed, it
+should return a message stating what the problem is, or a function
+that can be run to perform whatever action is necessary to allow the user
+to post the content.
+
 ### editcontent
 
        hook(type => "editcontent", id => "foo", call => \&editcontent);
@@ -373,11 +428,16 @@ new page.
 
 ### rename
 
-       hook(type => "rename", id => "foo", call => \&renamepage);
+       hook(type => "rename", id => "foo", call => \&renamepages);
 
 When a page or set of pages is renamed, the referenced function is
-called once per renamed page, and passed named parameters: `oldpage`,
-`newpage`.
+called, and is passed:
+
+* a reference to an array of hashes with keys: `src`, `srcfile`,
+  `dest`, `destfile`, `required`. Such a hook function can modify
+  the array.
+* a CGI object
+* a session object
 
 ### getsetup
 
@@ -441,7 +501,7 @@ describes the plugin as a whole. For example:
 
 To import the ikiwiki plugin interface:
 
-       use IkiWiki '2.00';
+       use IkiWiki '3.00';
 
 This will import several variables and functions into your plugin's
 namespace. These variables and functions are the ones most plugins need,
@@ -496,7 +556,7 @@ use the following hashes, using a page name as the key:
   destination file.
 * `%pagesources` contains the name of the source file for each page.
 
-Also, the %IkiWiki::version variable contains the version number for the
+Also, the `%IkiWiki::version` variable contains the version number for the
 ikiwiki program.
 
 ### Library functions
@@ -515,6 +575,10 @@ the id can be controled by the user.
 Logs a debugging message. These are supressed unless verbose mode is turned
 on.
 
+#### `warning($)`
+
+Logs a warning message.
+
 #### `error($;$)`
 
 Aborts with an error message. If the second parameter is passed, it is a