Hi Saq, This is very useful, thanks. I'm now a bit confused: it sounds like I want to create a widget and not a plugin? What's the difference?
Is there any documentation available along the lines "How to create your first widget"? If not: - I'm looking at action-createtiddler.js as a reference example. - If I create an action-getbookinfo as you suggest, where/how do I install this so that Tiddlers can access the widget? - Do I put it core/modules/widgets? - Will it be available for use automatically or do I have to do something else? Thanks for all your help. I'm trying to use the online documentation but it's not very friendly to someone new to TW. On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 1:28:33 AM UTC-7, Saq Imtiaz wrote: > > Plugin javascript tiddlers need the correct module-type to determine how > they are made available/run. > https://tiddlywiki.com/#ModuleType > > Here is what I recommend to get you started: > > To get the user input of what ISBN to look up, use an edit-text widget > with a temporary tiddler like $:/myplugin/isbn-search > https://tiddlywiki.com/#EditTextWidget > > Since you want to execute an action on userinput, that is look up the > isbn, use a button widget to trigger a custom action widget. > > You can model your action widget on > > https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/blob/master/core/modules/widgets/action-setfield.js > > For starters, accept a single parameter, the isbn, make the http request > and in the callback, parse the response and create a tiddler. > > For an action widget called action-getbookinfo, it would be invoked like > this inside the button widget: > <$action-getbookinfo $isbn={{$:/myplugin/isbn-search}} /> > > On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 4:57:32 PM UTC+2, Flan Mou wrote: >> >> Update: I followed the instructions here: >> >> >> https://tiddlywiki.com/dev/static/How%2520to%2520create%2520plugins%2520in%2520the%2520browser.html >> >> And created a plugin which simply contains: >> >> (function () { alert("Test alert"); }) >> >> Everything got packed and saved, and the plugin appears installed. But >> when I reload the alert box doesn't appear. I would have expected the code >> inside an installed plugin to run upon startup. How can I get TW to execute >> my plugin code? >> >> On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 7:20:38 AM UTC-7, Flan Mou wrote: >> >>> Yes, for example there is the OpenLibrary API: >>> >>> https://openlibrary.org/developers/api >>> >>> I'm fine with interacting with the API, it's just that I'm not sure how >>> to build even a very simple request within TW. I was expecting to be able >>> to create an HTML tiddler, add a <script> tag, and write some Javascript >>> with XMLHttpRequest() within it. But it seems that's not possible. For >>> example I created an HTML Tiddler with: >>> >>> <script> >>> alert("Testing"); >>> </script> >>> >>> And that didn't work. >>> >>> I guess my question is: is there a way to get TW to execute arbitrary >>> Javascript within a tiddler? If not, how do I make that happen? Apologies >>> if this is available in the documentation somewhere but I couldn't find it. >>> >>> >>> On Monday, May 18, 2020 at 11:59:49 PM UTC-7, PMario wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> Is there a public service, where you can GET the info? Without an API >>>> description, it's hard to do. >>>> -mario >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 6:14:29 AM UTC+2, Flan Mou wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Goal: to create a plugin(?) where: you type in an ISBN and it does a >>>>> few HTTP GETs to get book information and populates a new tiddler with >>>>> that >>>>> info. >>>>> >>>>> I'm pretty new to TiddlyWiki and I've been trying to make my way >>>>> through tiddlywiki.com/dev looking for examples I can base things >>>>> off. I haven't seen anything relevant. >>>>> >>>>> I'd be happy for any points in useful directions. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWikiDev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywikidev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywikidev/9ad59ce3-b102-4c98-81c0-045a1cc987a0%40googlegroups.com.
