Now I'm looking at the DefaultWikiMacroFactory. I believe this is where the macros are created.
Kasun. On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Thomas Mortagne <[email protected]>wrote: > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 17:57, Kasun Nishshanka <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Kasun Nishshanka <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 9:01 PM, Thomas Mortagne > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 17:27, Kasun Nishshanka <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > Right now I'm looking at the entry point for the macros. I can see > that > >>> > the > >>> > parameters are typed in the parameters classes. > >>> > >>> Theses are java macros. The project is about wiki macros which are > >>> wiki page based macro emulation rendering macros. > >>> > >>> See > http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/DevGuide/WikiMacroTutorial > >>> > >> Can you please give a hint of where to look in the code? > > > > Ah, it is the xwiki-rendering-transformation-macro. > > No, this is still about macro in general. Wiki macro are not part of > XWiki Rendering engin but XWiki platfom since it's very wiki oriented. > But you should also look at XWiki rendering to understand how java > macro work since wiki macro are supposed to emulate them. > > It's a bit complex right now where will really be the code officially > with the move from svn to git but you can look at > > https://svn.xwiki.org/svnroot/xwiki/platform/core/trunk/xwiki-rendering/xwiki-rendering-macros/xwiki-rendering-macro-wikibridge/ > for now. > > >t > > Kasun > > > >> > >> Kasun > >> > >>> > >>> > > >>> > Kasun > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Kasun Nishshanka > >>> > <[email protected]>wrote: > >>> > > >>> >> Hi, > >>> >> > >>> >> In the rendering project I can see there are several in-built > macros. > >>> >> Each > >>> >> macro accept a Parameters class. Still I'm not sure about the > >>> >> lifestyle of > >>> >> these macro objects and I'm investigating in to it. > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Kasun Nishshanka > >>> >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >>> Hi Thomas & Asiri, > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Thanks for pointing this out. Now I'm looking at the correct place > >>> >>> (rendering project) > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Thanks, > >>> >>> Kasun > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Asiri Rathnayake < > >>> >>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> >>> > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Asiri Rathnayake < > >>> >>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>>> Hi Kasun, > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Kasun Nishshanka < > >>> >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>>> I went through the code and your UI for creating macros. I can > see > >>> >>>>>> you > >>> >>>>>> are using Redeox for rendering the macros and other wiki > content. > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> AFAIK XWiki uses it's own rendering engine (for normal wiki > content > >>> >>>>> as > >>> >>>>> well as macros) and Redeox was the old way of doing things. XWiki > >>> >>>>> rendering > >>> >>>>> engine is at the heart of XWiki and you'd have to get familiar > with > >>> >>>>> XDOM > >>> >>>>> (it's sort of an abstract syntax tree). > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> see: http://rendering.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/ (here you > can > >>> >>>>> learn a lot about XWiki rendering engine) > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> PS: This is how you'd write a macro in JAVA: > >>> >>>> http://rendering.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/ExtendingMacro > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> As you'd guess, Wiki Macros function the same way except that Wiki > >>> >>>> Macros > >>> >>>> take parameters from user input (taken from the wiki macro object) > >>> >>>> and > >>> >>>> register macros on the fly with the macro manager. Look inside the > >>> >>>> wiki-macro module code base and you'll find a WikiMacro (or > >>> >>>> something like > >>> >>>> that) class which represent the class responsible for defining a > >>> >>>> wiki macro. > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> It might sound scary initially and amount of information you have > to > >>> >>>> digest it bit large. After all, this is at the heart of XWiki :) > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> But for the proposal you need to show that you have adequate > >>> >>>> knowledge > >>> >>>> about the code base and you are capable of learning things fast. > If > >>> >>>> you show > >>> >>>> you can handle XWiki rendering code base, it might convince Thomas > >>> >>>> ;) > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> Hope this helps! > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> - Asiri > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> I think macros come into play in the transformations phase of > >>> >>>>> rendering. > >>> >>>>> It's not that difficult once you get used to it. > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> Have fun! > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> - Asiri > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> So I believe there are two high level goals in the project. > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> 1. Design the UI to support parameter types for macros > >>> >>>>>> 2. When the information is transferred to the engine use the > typed > >>> >>>>>> parameters to create the macro. > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> Can you please point me to the place in code where these > >>> >>>>>> information > >>> >>>>>> from the UI is transferred to the back end? > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> Kind regards. > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Kasun Nishshanka < > >>> >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> Hi Asiri, > >>> >>>>>>> Thank you for the information. I am looking at the details now, > >>> >>>>>>> and > >>> >>>>>>> hoping to submit the proposal tomorrow. > >>> >>>>>>> -Kasun > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Asiri Rathnayake < > >>> >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> Hi Kasun, > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> The dead-line for applications is closing: > >>> >>>>>>>> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/events/google/gsoc2011 > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> May be you should contact devs on the IRC, do a quick research > >>> >>>>>>>> and > >>> >>>>>>>> put together a proposal asap? I think Thomas (IRC Nick: > >>> >>>>>>>> tmortagne) knows a > >>> >>>>>>>> lot about Wiki Macros implementation and probably he has more > >>> >>>>>>>> information on > >>> >>>>>>>> typing parameters. > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> Hope this helps. > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> - Asiri > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Kasun Nishshanka < > >>> >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, > >>> >>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>> I am a student of University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka, currently > >>> >>>>>>>>> following my > >>> >>>>>>>>> Chemical and Process Engineering degree. Although I'm not a > >>> >>>>>>>>> computer > >>> >>>>>>>>> science > >>> >>>>>>>>> student I found it is a very interesting subject, especially > >>> >>>>>>>>> Java > >>> >>>>>>>>> programming. I have experience in developing Java programs > and > >>> >>>>>>>>> web > >>> >>>>>>>>> based > >>> >>>>>>>>> application using JSP technologies. Last year got the chance > to > >>> >>>>>>>>> play > >>> >>>>>>>>> with > >>> >>>>>>>>> the xWiki and I must say I really enjoyed working with it. So > I > >>> >>>>>>>>> thought it > >>> >>>>>>>>> is better if I can participate in the XWiki project through > the > >>> >>>>>>>>> GSoC > >>> >>>>>>>>> 2011. > >>> >>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>> Recently I had my 3rd semester end exam and was unable to > send > >>> >>>>>>>>> an > >>> >>>>>>>>> application earlier, since my exam is now over and having two > >>> >>>>>>>>> months > >>> >>>>>>>>> of > >>> >>>>>>>>> vacation I'm pretty sure that I can successfully participate > in > >>> >>>>>>>>> a > >>> >>>>>>>>> project > >>> >>>>>>>>> for XWIki. > >>> >>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>> I looked at the project ideas in your web site and found some > >>> >>>>>>>>> of the > >>> >>>>>>>>> ideas > >>> >>>>>>>>> are quite interesting. I'm interested in the following two > >>> >>>>>>>>> ideas. > >>> >>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>> Add support for parameters types in Wiki Macros > >>> >>>>>>>>> Structural Search and Replace > >>> >>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>> I really appreciate your feed back and guidance on this > matter. > >>> >>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>> Kind Regards, > >>> >>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>> -- > >>> >>>>>>>>> Nishshanka Kamburugamuwa. > >>> >>>>>>>>> University of Moratuwa > >>> >>>>>>>>> Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. > >>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>> >>>>>>>>> devs mailing list > >>> >>>>>>>>> [email protected] > >>> >>>>>>>>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >>> >>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> -- > >>> >>>>>>> Kasun Nishshanka. > >>> >>>>>>> University of Moratuwa > >>> >>>>>>> Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> -- > >>> >>>>>> Kasun Nishshanka. > >>> >>>>>> University of Moratuwa > >>> >>>>>> Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> -- > >>> >>> Kasun Nishshanka. > >>> >>> University of Moratuwa > >>> >>> Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> -- > >>> >> Kasun Nishshanka. > >>> >> University of Moratuwa > >>> >> Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > Kasun Nishshanka. > >>> > University of Moratuwa. > >>> > Moratuwa-Sri Lanka. > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> > devs mailing list > >>> > [email protected] > >>> > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Thomas Mortagne > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> devs mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Kasun Nishshanka. > >> University of Moratuwa. > >> Moratuwa-Sri Lanka. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Kasun Nishshanka. > > University of Moratuwa. > > Moratuwa-Sri Lanka. > > > > > > > > > > -- > Thomas Mortagne > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > -- Kasun Nishshanka. 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