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Jon Dowland 2011-06-03 10:00:57 +01:00
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@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ not sure whether I should name-grab 'alias' since [[todo/alias_directive]] is
an existing wishlist item.
> I think it would make sense to have "pagespec" in the name somehow.
> > Good idea, how about `pagespecalias`? — [[Jon]]
>
> No, the strict/warnings does not make me puke. Have you read my perl
> code? :-P
@ -86,7 +89,12 @@ an existing wishlist item.
> Well, except that websetup doesn't currently support configuring hashes
> like used here. Which is a pity, but has led me to try to avoid using
> such hashes in the setup file.
>
> > If I removed the `getsetup` subroutine, it would not be exposed via
> > website, is that right? I suppose it doesn't hurt to validate key, even if
> > this risk was not there. Is the use of a hash here a blocker for adoption?
> > — [[Jon]]
> Have you considered not defining the pagespec aliases in the setup file, but
> instead as directives on pages in the wiki? Using pagestate could store
> up the aliases that have been defined. It could however, be hard to get
@ -94,6 +102,16 @@ an existing wishlist item.
> an alias `foo` would need to somehow depend on the page where the alias
> was defined. --[[Joey]]
> > I haven't thought the dependency issue through beyond "that might be hard".
> > Personally, I don't like defining stuff like this in pages, but I appreciate
> > some do. There could be some complex scenarios where some pages rely on a
> > pagespec alias defined on others; and could have their meanings changed by
> > changing the definition. A user might have permission to edit a page with a
> > definition on it but not on the pages that use it, and similar subtle permission
> > bugs. I'm also not sure what the failure mode is if someone redefines an alias,
> > and whether there'd be an unpredictable precedence problem.
> > How about both methods? — [[Jon]]
Here's an example setup chunk:
pagespec_aliases:
@ -108,6 +126,8 @@ however, to add ' or internal()' to `boring`, for some reason.
> Probably needs to be `or internal(*)` --[[Joey]]
> > Ah yes, could be, thanks. — [[Jon]]
> another useful pagespec alias for large maps:
basewiki: "sandbox or templates or templates/* or ikiwiki or ikiwiki/* or shortcuts or recentchanges or wikiicons/*"
@ -142,3 +162,7 @@ But [[plugins/contrib/report]] actually works without alteration because it does
Unfortunately I haven't figured out how to do the dependencies - I'd really appreciate help on that.
--[[KathrynAndersen]]
> > Cool! I like the caching idea. I'm not sure about the name. I don't like defining
> > stuff in pages, but I appreciate this is a matter of taste, and would be happy with
> > supporting both. — [[Jon]]