X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/ikiwiki.git/blobdiff_plain/37ec6a82433aa1d7030bca7cae9d3813a6bdbd1f..6f2cc5ac8cc7e76b3faf20cd7516f82bcb3de7ed:/doc/plugins/write.mdwn diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn index 62bebbeed..2254d7025 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn @@ -625,23 +625,26 @@ dependency type from one or more of these keywords: If multiple types are specified, they are combined. -#### `use_pagespec($$;@)` +#### `pagespec_match_list($$;@)` Passed a page name, and [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]], returns a list of pages in the wiki that match the [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]]. The page will automatically be made to depend on the specified [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]], so `add_depends` does not need to be called. This -is significantly more efficient than calling `add_depends` -followed by `pagespec_match_list`. You should use this anytime a plugin -needs to match a set of pages and generate something based on that list. +is significantly more efficient than calling `add_depends` and +`pagespec_match` in a loop. You should use this anytime a plugin +needs to match a set of pages and do something based on that list. + +Unlike pagespec_match, this may throw an error if there is an error in +the pagespec. Additional named parameters can be specified: * `deptype` optionally specifies the type of dependency to add. Use the `deptype` function to generate a dependency type. -* `limit` is a reference to a function, that is called and passed a page, - and must return true for the page to be included. +* `filter` is a reference to a function, that is called and passed a page, + and returns true if the page should be filtered out of the list. * `sort` specifies a sort order for the list. See [[ikiwiki/PageSpec/sorting]] for the avilable sort methods. * `reverse` if true, sorts in reverse. @@ -650,6 +653,9 @@ Additional named parameters can be specified: * `list` makes it only match amoung the specified list of pages. Default is to match amoung all pages in the wiki. +Any other named parameters are passed on to `pagespec_match`, to further +limit the match. + #### `add_depends($$;$)` Makes the specified page depend on the specified [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]]. @@ -672,19 +678,6 @@ The most often used is "location", which specifies the location the PageSpec should match against. If not passed, relative PageSpecs will match relative to the top of the wiki. -#### `pagespec_match_list($$;@)` - -Passed a reference to a list of page names, and [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]], -returns the set of pages that match the [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]]. - -Additional named parameters can be passed, to further limit the match. -The most often used is "location", which specifies the location the -PageSpec should match against. If not passed, relative PageSpecs will match -relative to the top of the wiki. - -Unlike pagespec_match, this may throw an error if there is an error in -the pagespec. - #### `bestlink($$)` Given a page and the text of a link on the page, determine which