Common attributes parser code module, for use by Plugins authors.
Summary of Contents
Provides a simple and consistent interface for creation and management of lists of standard TWiki-syntax attribute value lists, as used in tags.
Detailed Documentation
Package TWiki::Contrib::Attrs
Class of attribute sets, designed for parsing and storing attribute values
from a TWiki tag e.g.
%TAG{fred="bad" "sad" joe="mad"}%
An attribute set is a map containing an entry for each parameter. The
default parameter (unnamed quoted string) is named
__default__ in the map.
Attributes declared later in the string will override those of the same
name defined earlier. Escaping quotes is
not supported.
The parser is forgiving; it will handle standard TWiki syntax (parameter
values double-quoted) but also single-quoted values, unquoted spaceless
values, spaces around the =, and commas as well as spaces separating values.
new ($string, $friendly) => \%attrsObjectRef
-
$string - String containing attribute specification
-
$friendly - if true, the parse will be according to the extended syntax pioneered by the original Contrib::Attrs. Otherwise it will be strict as per traditional TWiki syntax.
Parse a standard attribute string containing name=value pairs and create a new
attributes object. The value may be a word or a quoted string. If there is an
error during parsing, the parse will complete but $attrs->{_ERROR} will be
set in the new object.
Extended syntax example:
use TWiki::Contrib::Attrs;
my $attrs = new TWiki::Contrib::Attrs('the="time \\"has come", "the walrus" said to=speak of=\'many \\'things\', 1);
In this example:
-
the will be time "has come
-
__default__ will be the walrus
-
said will be on
-
to will be speak
-
of will be many 'things
Only " and ' are escaped.
Traditional syntax is as old TWiki, except that the whole string is parsed
(the old parser would only recognise default values in position 1, nowhere
else)
get( $key) => value
Get an attr value; return undef if not set
isEmpty() => boolean
Return false if attribute set is not empty.
remove($key) => value
Remove an attr value from the map, return old value. After a call to
remove the attribute is no longer defined.
toString() => string
Generate a printed form for the map, using standard
attribute syntax, with only the single-quote extension
syntax observed (no {} brackets, though).
Settings
- Name of the perl package
- Set STUB = TWiki::Contrib::Attrs
Installation Instructions
- Download the ZIP file from the Plugin web (see below)
- Unzip
AttrsContrib.zip in your twiki installation directory. Content:
File:  | Description: |
|---|
lib/TWiki/Contrib/AttrsContrib/test.zip | |
lib/TWiki/Contrib/AttrsContrib/build.pl | |
lib/TWiki/Contrib/Attrs.pm | |
data/TWiki/AttrsContrib.txt | |
Plugin Info
Related Topics: TWikiPreferences
-- TWiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie - 12:53:50 16 August 2004
