Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of WikiMacros


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    5 '''Trac macros''' extend the Trac engine with custom functionality. Macros are a special type of plugin and are written in Python. A macro inserts dynamic HTML data in any context supporting WikiFormatting.
     5'''Trac macros''' extend Trac with custom functionality. Macros are a special type of plugin and are written in Python. A macro generates HTML in any context supporting WikiFormatting.
    66
    77The macro syntax is `[[macro-name(optional-arguments)]]`.
    88
    9 '''WikiProcessors''' are another kind of macros. They are typically used for source code highlighting, such as `!#python` or `!#apache` and when the source code spans multiple lines, such as:
     9'''WikiProcessors''' are another kind of macro, commonly used for source code highlighting using a processor like `!#python` or `!#apache`:
    1010
    1111{{{
     
    1717== Using Macros
    1818
    19 Macro calls are enclosed in double-square brackets `[[..]]`. Like Python functions, macros can have arguments, which is then a comma separated list within parentheses `[[..(,)]]`.
    20 
    21 === Getting Detailed Help
    22 
    23 The list of available macros and the full help can be obtained using the !MacroList macro, as seen [#AvailableMacros below].
    24 
    25 A brief list can be obtained via `[[MacroList(*)]]` or `[[?]]`.
    26 
    27 Detailed help on a specific macro can be obtained by passing it as an argument to !MacroList, e.g. `[[MacroList(MacroList)]]`, or, more conveniently, by appending a question mark (`?`) to the macro's name, like in `[[MacroList?]]`.
    28 
    29 === Example
    30 
    31 A list of the 3 most recently changed wiki pages starting with 'Trac':
     19Macro calls are enclosed in double-square brackets `[[..]]`. Like Python functions macros can have arguments, which take the form of a comma separated list within parentheses `[[..(,)]]`. A common macro used is a list of the 3 most recent changes to a wiki page, or here, for example, all wiki pages starting with 'Trac':
    3220
    3321||= Wiki Markup =||= Display =||
     
    4028[[RecentChanges(Trac,3)]]
    4129}}}
    42 |-----------------------------------
    43 {{{#!td
    44   {{{
    45   [[RecentChanges?(Trac,3)]]
    46   }}}
    47 }}}
    48 {{{#!td style="padding-left: 2em;"
    49 [[RecentChanges?(Trac,3)]]
    50 }}}
    51 |-----------------------------------
    52 {{{#!td
    53   {{{
    54   [[?]]
    55   }}}
    56 }}}
    57 {{{#!td style="padding-left: 2em"
    58 {{{#!html
    59 <div class="trac-macrolist">
    60 <h3><code>[[Image]]</code></h3>Embed an image in wiki-formatted text.
    6130
    62 The first argument is the file, as in <code>[[Image(filename.png)]]</code>
    63 <h3><code>[[InterTrac]]</code></h3>Provide a list of known <a class="wiki" href="/wiki/InterTrac">InterTrac</a> prefixes.
    64 <h3><code>[[InterWiki]]</code></h3>Provide a description list for the known <a class="wiki" href="/wiki/InterWiki">InterWiki</a> prefixes.
    65 <h3><code>[[KnownMimeTypes]]</code></h3>List all known mime-types which can be used as <a class="wiki" href="/wiki/WikiProcessors">WikiProcessors</a>.
    66 </div>
    67 }}}
    68 etc.
    69 }}}
     31=== Getting Detailed Help
     32
     33The list of available macros and the full help can be obtained using the !MacroList macro, see [#AvailableMacros below].
     34
     35A brief list can be obtained via `[[MacroList(*)]]` or `[[?]]`.
     36
     37Detailed help on a specific macro can be obtained by passing it as an argument to !MacroList, e.g. `[[MacroList(MacroList)]]`, or more conveniently, by appending a question mark (`?`) to the macro's name, like in `[[MacroList?]]`.
    7038
    7139== Available Macros
    7240
    73 ''Note that the following list will only contain the macro documentation if you've not enabled `-OO` optimizations, or not set the `PythonOptimize` option for [wiki:TracModPython mod_python].''
    74 
    7541[[MacroList]]
    7642
    77 == Macros from around the world
     43== Contributed macros
    7844
    79 The [http://trac-hacks.org/ Trac Hacks] site provides a wide collection of macros and other Trac [TracPlugins plugins] contributed by the Trac community. If you are looking for new macros, or have written one that you would like to share, please visit that site.
     45The [https://trac-hacks.org/ Trac Hacks] site provides a large collection of macros and other Trac [TracPlugins plugins] contributed by the Trac community. If you are looking for new macros, or have written one that you would like to share, please visit that site.
    8046
    8147== Developing Custom Macros
    8248
    83 Macros, like Trac itself, are written in the [http://python.org/ Python programming language] and are developed as part of TracPlugins.
     49Macros, like Trac itself, are written in the [https://python.org/ Python programming language] and are a type of [TracPlugins plugin].
    8450
    85 For more information about developing macros, see the [trac:TracDev development resources] on the main project site.
    86 
    87 Here are 2 simple examples showing how to create a Macro. Also, have a look at [trac:source:tags/trac-1.0.2/sample-plugins/Timestamp.py Timestamp.py] for an example that shows the difference between old style and new style macros and at the [trac:source:tags/trac-0.11/wiki-macros/README macros/README] which provides more insight about the transition.
     51Here are 2 simple examples showing how to create a Macro. For more information about developing macros, see the [trac:TracDev development resources] and [trac:browser:branches/1.4-stable/sample-plugins sample-plugins].
    8852
    8953=== Macro without arguments
    9054
    91 To test the following code, save it in a `timestamp_sample.py` file located in the TracEnvironment's `plugins/` directory.
     55To test the following code, copy it to `timestamp_sample.py` in the TracEnvironment's `plugins/` directory.
    9256
    9357{{{#!python
    94 from datetime import datetime
    95 # Note: since Trac 0.11, datetime objects are used internally
    96 
    97 from trac.util.datefmt import format_datetime, utc
     58from trac.util.datefmt import datetime_now, format_datetime, utc
    9859from trac.util.html import tag
    9960from trac.wiki.macros import WikiMacroBase
    10061
    101 class TimeStampMacro(WikiMacroBase):
    102     """Inserts the current time (in seconds) into the wiki page."""
     62class TimestampMacro(WikiMacroBase):
     63    _description = "Inserts the current time (in seconds) into the wiki page."
    10364
    104     revision = "$Rev$"
    105     url = "$URL$"
    106 
    107     def expand_macro(self, formatter, name, text):
    108         t = datetime.now(utc)
     65    def expand_macro(self, formatter, name, content, args=None):
     66        t = datetime_now(utc)
    10967        return tag.strong(format_datetime(t, '%c'))
    11068}}}
     
    11270=== Macro with arguments
    11371
    114 To test the following code, save it in a `helloworld_sample.py` file located in the TracEnvironment's `plugins/` directory.
     72To test the following code, copy it to `helloworld_sample.py` in the TracEnvironment's `plugins/` directory.
    11573
    11674{{{#!python
    117 from trac.util.html import Markup
     75from trac.util.translation import cleandoc_
    11876from trac.wiki.macros import WikiMacroBase
    11977
    12078class HelloWorldMacro(WikiMacroBase):
     79    _description = cleandoc_(
    12180    """Simple HelloWorld macro.
    12281
     
    12887    will become the documentation of the macro, as shown by
    12988    the !MacroList macro (usually used in the WikiMacros page).
    130     """
     89    """)
    13190
    132     revision = "$Rev$"
    133     url = "$URL$"
    134 
    135     def expand_macro(self, formatter, name, text, args):
     91    def expand_macro(self, formatter, name, content, args=None):
    13692        """Return some output that will be displayed in the Wiki content.
    13793
    13894        `name` is the actual name of the macro (no surprise, here it'll be
    13995        `'HelloWorld'`),
    140         `text` is the text enclosed in parenthesis at the call of the macro.
    141           Note that if there are ''no'' parenthesis (like in, e.g.
    142           [[HelloWorld]]), then `text` is `None`.
    143         `args` are the arguments passed when HelloWorld is called using a
    144         `#!HelloWorld` code block.
     96        `content` is the text enclosed in parenthesis at the call of the
     97          macro. Note that if there are ''no'' parenthesis (like in, e.g.
     98          [[HelloWorld]]), then `content` is `None`.
     99        `args` will contain a dictionary of arguments when called using the
     100          Wiki processor syntax and will be `None` if called using the
     101          macro syntax.
    145102        """
    146         return 'Hello World, text = %s, args = %s' % \
    147             (Markup.escape(text), Markup.escape(repr(args)))
    148 
     103        return 'Hello World, content = ' + unicode(content)
    149104}}}
    150105
    151 Note that `expand_macro` optionally takes a 4^th^ parameter ''`args`''. When the macro is called as a [WikiProcessors WikiProcessor], it is also possible to pass `key=value` [WikiProcessors#UsingProcessors processor parameters]. If given, those are stored in a dictionary and passed in this extra `args` parameter. In the other case, when called as a macro, `args` is `None`. (''since 0.12'').
     106Note that `expand_macro` optionally takes a 4^th^ parameter ''`args`''. When the macro is called as a [WikiProcessors WikiProcessor], it is also possible to pass `key=value` [WikiProcessors#UsingProcessors processor parameters]. If given, those are stored in a dictionary and passed in this extra `args` parameter. When called as a macro, `args` is `None`.
    152107
    153108For example, when writing:
     
    171126}}}
    172127
    173 Note that the return value of `expand_macro` is '''not''' HTML escaped. Depending on the expected result, you should escape it yourself (using `return Markup.escape(result)`) or, if this is indeed HTML, wrap it in a Markup object: `return Markup(result)` (`from trac.util.html import Markup`).
     128Note that the return value of `expand_macro` is '''not''' HTML escaped. Depending on the expected result, you should escape it yourself (using `return Markup.escape(result)`), or if this is indeed HTML, wrap it in a Markup object: `return Markup(result)` (`from trac.util.html import Markup`).
    174129
    175 You can also recursively use a wiki Formatter (`from trac.wiki import Formatter`) to process the `text` as wiki markup:
     130You can also recursively use a wiki formatter to process the `content` as wiki markup:
    176131
    177132{{{#!python
    178 from trac.util.html import Markup
     133from trac.wiki.formatter import format_to_html
    179134from trac.wiki.macros import WikiMacroBase
    180 from trac.wiki import Formatter
    181 import StringIO
    182135
    183136class HelloWorldMacro(WikiMacroBase):
    184     def expand_macro(self, formatter, name, text, args):
    185         text = "whatever '''wiki''' markup you want, even containing other macros"
    186         # Convert Wiki markup to HTML, new style
    187         out = StringIO.StringIO()
    188         Formatter(self.env, formatter.context).format(text, out)
    189         return Markup(out.getvalue())
     137    def expand_macro(self, formatter, name, content, args):
     138        content = "any '''wiki''' markup you want, even containing other macros"
     139        # Convert Wiki markup to HTML
     140        return format_to_html(self.env, formatter.context, content)
    190141}}}