| 1 | = Trac Macros |
| 2 | |
| 3 | [[PageOutline(2-5,Contents,pullout)]] |
| 4 | |
| 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. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | The macro syntax is `[[macro-name(optional-arguments)]]`. |
| 8 | |
| 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: |
| 10 | |
| 11 | {{{ |
| 12 | {{{#!wiki-processor-name |
| 13 | ... |
| 14 | }}} |
| 15 | }}} |
| 16 | |
| 17 | == Using Macros |
| 18 | |
| 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': |
| 32 | |
| 33 | ||= Wiki Markup =||= Display =|| |
| 34 | {{{#!td |
| 35 | {{{ |
| 36 | [[RecentChanges(Trac,3)]] |
| 37 | }}} |
| 38 | }}} |
| 39 | {{{#!td style="padding-left: 2em;" |
| 40 | [[RecentChanges(Trac,3)]] |
| 41 | }}} |
| 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. |
| 61 | |
| 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 | }}} |
| 70 | |
| 71 | == Available Macros |
| 72 | |
| 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 | |
| 75 | [[MacroList]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | == Macros from around the world |
| 78 | |
| 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. |
| 80 | |
| 81 | == Developing Custom Macros |
| 82 | |
| 83 | Macros, like Trac itself, are written in the [http://python.org/ Python programming language] and are developed as part of TracPlugins. |
| 84 | |
| 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. |
| 88 | |
| 89 | === Macro without arguments |
| 90 | |
| 91 | To test the following code, save it in a `timestamp_sample.py` file located in the TracEnvironment's `plugins/` directory. |
| 92 | |
| 93 | {{{#!python |
| 94 | from datetime import datetime |
| 95 | # Note: since Trac 0.11, datetime objects are used internally |
| 96 | |
| 97 | from genshi.builder import tag |
| 98 | |
| 99 | from trac.util.datefmt import format_datetime, utc |
| 100 | from trac.wiki.macros import WikiMacroBase |
| 101 | |
| 102 | class TimeStampMacro(WikiMacroBase): |
| 103 | """Inserts the current time (in seconds) into the wiki page.""" |
| 104 | |
| 105 | revision = "$Rev$" |
| 106 | url = "$URL$" |
| 107 | |
| 108 | def expand_macro(self, formatter, name, text): |
| 109 | t = datetime.now(utc) |
| 110 | return tag.strong(format_datetime(t, '%c')) |
| 111 | }}} |
| 112 | |
| 113 | === Macro with arguments |
| 114 | |
| 115 | To test the following code, save it in a `helloworld_sample.py` file located in the TracEnvironment's `plugins/` directory. |
| 116 | |
| 117 | {{{#!python |
| 118 | from genshi.core import Markup |
| 119 | |
| 120 | from trac.wiki.macros import WikiMacroBase |
| 121 | |
| 122 | class HelloWorldMacro(WikiMacroBase): |
| 123 | """Simple HelloWorld macro. |
| 124 | |
| 125 | Note that the name of the class is meaningful: |
| 126 | - it must end with "Macro" |
| 127 | - what comes before "Macro" ends up being the macro name |
| 128 | |
| 129 | The documentation of the class (i.e. what you're reading) |
| 130 | will become the documentation of the macro, as shown by |
| 131 | the !MacroList macro (usually used in the WikiMacros page). |
| 132 | """ |
| 133 | |
| 134 | revision = "$Rev$" |
| 135 | url = "$URL$" |
| 136 | |
| 137 | def expand_macro(self, formatter, name, text, args): |
| 138 | """Return some output that will be displayed in the Wiki content. |
| 139 | |
| 140 | `name` is the actual name of the macro (no surprise, here it'll be |
| 141 | `'HelloWorld'`), |
| 142 | `text` is the text enclosed in parenthesis at the call of the macro. |
| 143 | Note that if there are ''no'' parenthesis (like in, e.g. |
| 144 | [[HelloWorld]]), then `text` is `None`. |
| 145 | `args` are the arguments passed when HelloWorld is called using a |
| 146 | `#!HelloWorld` code block. |
| 147 | """ |
| 148 | return 'Hello World, text = %s, args = %s' % \ |
| 149 | (Markup.escape(text), Markup.escape(repr(args))) |
| 150 | |
| 151 | }}} |
| 152 | |
| 153 | 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''). |
| 154 | |
| 155 | For example, when writing: |
| 156 | {{{ |
| 157 | {{{#!HelloWorld style="polite" -silent verbose |
| 158 | <Hello World!> |
| 159 | }}} |
| 160 | |
| 161 | {{{#!HelloWorld |
| 162 | <Hello World!> |
| 163 | }}} |
| 164 | |
| 165 | [[HelloWorld(<Hello World!>)]] |
| 166 | }}} |
| 167 | |
| 168 | One should get: |
| 169 | {{{ |
| 170 | Hello World, text = <Hello World!>, args = {'style': u'polite', 'silent': False, 'verbose': True} |
| 171 | Hello World, text = <Hello World!>, args = {} |
| 172 | Hello World, text = <Hello World!>, args = None |
| 173 | }}} |
| 174 | |
| 175 | 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)`) with `Markup` coming from Genshi (`from genshi.core import Markup`). |
| 176 | |
| 177 | You can also recursively use a wiki Formatter (`from trac.wiki import Formatter`) to process the `text` as wiki markup: |
| 178 | |
| 179 | {{{#!python |
| 180 | from genshi.core import Markup |
| 181 | from trac.wiki.macros import WikiMacroBase |
| 182 | from trac.wiki import Formatter |
| 183 | import StringIO |
| 184 | |
| 185 | class HelloWorldMacro(WikiMacroBase): |
| 186 | def expand_macro(self, formatter, name, text, args): |
| 187 | text = "whatever '''wiki''' markup you want, even containing other macros" |
| 188 | # Convert Wiki markup to HTML, new style |
| 189 | out = StringIO.StringIO() |
| 190 | Formatter(self.env, formatter.context).format(text, out) |
| 191 | return Markup(out.getvalue()) |
| 192 | }}} |