Templates

Warning: this is all subject to change without notice, just because.

Entering templates:

1. {{template:"HelloWorld", hello:"world"}}
2. then go to template:HelloWorld
3. create a javascript class that takes as an instantation argument a json object.
4. create a prototype method of the class called ‘init’, this will be called on page load.

function HelloWorld(data) { this.id = data.guid; this.hello = data.hello; }
HelloWorld.prototype.init = function() { $(this.id).innerHTML = 'hello' + this.hello; }

Templates are rendered:

1. Wikipage renderer parses the wikiPage for templates:
   • Wikipage renderer creates a holder span for the template, each is given a guid.
   • Wikipage renderer creates a stack of template data objects, modified to include their guid.
2. On window load, run through the data collection and create template objects from the template data objects. A special keyword ‘template’ is used to create an eval string for what template object to create.

Default Templates

Beyond including templates, there are ‘built in templates’.

• To add custom style for a template or page: css:PageName
• To add custom script to a page: template:PageName
• A custom template for a user: template:alexbosworth

Data Templates

• idea: data templates should exist to complement style and script