I'm writing a cookbook that outputs some HTML. At this point there are
two basic options for the style of HTML output that are required, one
using DIVs and the other using lists. Both are needed to support various
3rd party extensions.
Both styles need a wrapper object, and html for each 'row' of data.
DIV style sample:
<div id="parameter" class="wrapper">
<div class="row">xxxx</div>
<div class="row">xxxx</div>
</div>
List style sample:
<ul id="parameter" class="wrapper">
<li class="row">xxxx</li>
<li class="row">xxxx</li>
</ul>
It's possible that there may be other output styles needed in the
future, although these are not identified at this point, and may never
arise.
I'm seeking some input and ideas around the two approaches below, or
additional approaches people have.
1] Simply provide a switch parameter, and code the two options into the
cookbook. ie:
if (output_Style == "div") {
$output_style_wrapper="div";
$output_style_row ="div";
} else {
$output_style_wrapper="ul";
$output_style_row ="li";
}
{generate output with variables above}
To me this is a simple solution, and doesn't try to pre-guess future
requirements. However, it's not very 'clean', and *might* get messy later.
2] Use some form of FormatStr, in the same way PmWiki uses for things
like anchor formatting. This seems like a better option. It would seem
like I'd need two format strings, one for the wrapper, and one for the
'row' level. Could someone give me some guidance on how to accomplish
this in PmWiki. How do I setup a new 'format string'? Do I need two
strings (one for wrapper and one for row), or can I get by with one?
Thanks for the help, and thoughts.
~ ~ Dave
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