[dokuwiki] Re: Simpler way of adding pages and name spaces.

I embed the html form in a dokuwiki page that details what to put in the various fields. I'll just post the form here, without the instructions. For simple page/namespace creation, of course, you only need a couple of fields. Below, you'll find the html form, and below it, I'll put the action, the nsr.php script, but note that the script is a use-it-at-your-own-risk item--it's not secure. I'm somewhat new at php, so criticism of the script, or the approach, is appropriate, if you're so inclined.

HTML Form (embedded in a dokuwiki page):

<html>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
// <!--
function checkForm(TheForm) {
// ModelName, wikitext, Category, KeyTerms, AuthorName, AuthorEmail
if (TheForm.ModelName.value.length == 0) {
TheForm.ModelName.value = prompt("You forgot to enter the model name!");
return false;
}
if (TheForm.wikitext.value.length == 0) {
TheForm.wikitext.value = prompt("You forgot to enter the brief description!");
return false;
}
if (TheForm.Category.value.length == 0) {
TheForm.Category.value = prompt("You forgot to enter the category!");
return false;
}
if (TheForm.KeyTerms.value.length == 0) {
TheForm.KeyTerms.value = prompt("You forgot to enter the key terms!");
return false;
}
if (TheForm.AuthorName.value.length == 0) {
TheForm.AuthorName.value = prompt("You forgot to enter the provider's name!");
return false;
}
if (TheForm.AuthorEmail.value.length == 0) {
TheForm.AuthorEmail.value = prompt("You forgot to enter the provider's email!");
return false;
}
return true;
} // end function checkForm
// -->
</script>

<form name="editform" method="post" action="/model/nsr.php" enctype="multipart/form-data" accept-charset="utf-8" onsubmit="return checkForm(this)">
<input type="hidden" name="id" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="rev" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="date" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="prefix" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="suffix" value="" />

<p>Model Name
<input type="text" name="ModelName" tabindex="1" /></p>

<p>Brief Description <br /> <textarea name="wikitext" id="wikitext" cols="70" rows="2" class="edit" onchange="textChanged = true;" onkeyup="summaryCheck();" tabindex="2">
</textarea>
</p>

<p>Category
<select name="Category" tabindex="3">
<option> </option>
<option>Cellular and Molecular Physiology</option>
<option>Integrative Physiology</option>
<option>Test Category</option>
</select></p>

<p>Sub-Category
<select name="Subcategory" tabindex="4">
<option> </option>
<option>Cellular Diffusion and Transport</option>
<option>Cellular Energetics</option>
<option>Cellular Electrophysiology</option>
<option>Gas Transport</option>
<option>Cardiovascular Physiology</option>
<option>Respiratory System</option>
<option>Metabolism</option>
<option>Test Subcategory</option>
</select>

<p>Key Terms
<input type="text" name="KeyTerms" tabindex="5" /></p>

<p>Provider Name
<input type="text" name="AuthorName" tabindex="6" /></p>

<p>Provider Email
<input type="text" name="AuthorEmail" tabindex="7" /></p>

<p><input type="submit" value="Save" name="do" title="ALT+A" accesskey="a" onclick="textChanged=false" onkeypress="textChanged=false" tabindex="8" /></p>

</form>
</html>

PHP Script (nsr.php; use at your own risk):
<?php
/**
 * Script for NSR-specific dokuwiki functions.
 *
 */

// do the work
createModelEntry();

// include doku.php in the new context
include 'doku.php';

exit(0);

/**
 * Specialized NSR functions
 */

// create and populate model entry page context
function createModelEntry() {

    // values for SERVER, etc.
    $wdokuphp = "/home/httpd/html/PHYSIOME/model/doku.php";
    $wshrtdokuphp = "/model/doku.php";

    // get some initial values for and from POST array
    $wname = $_POST['ModelName'];
    $wtxt = $_POST['wikitext'];
    $wcat = $_POST['Category'];
    $wsubcat = $_POST['Subcategory'];
    $wdiag = $_POST['IllustrativeDiagram'];
    $wsolu = $_POST['RepresentativeSolution'];
    $wkeyt = $_POST['KeyTerms'];
    $wproj = $_POST['JSimProject']; // model code or project file
    $wauth = $_POST['AuthorName'];
    $wmail = $_POST['AuthorEmail'];

    // get some other initial values for and from REQUEST array
    $wpagehit = $_REQUEST['pageHit'];
    $wphpbb2 = $_REQUEST['phpbb2mysql_data'];
    $wdokuwiki = $_REQUEST['DokuWiki'];

    // compose the wiki id and put the model name in the wiki text
    if (!empty($wname)) {
        $wid = $wname.":model_index";
    } else {
        goBack();  // go back and get the model name
    }
    if (!empty($wtxt)) {
        $wtxt = "====== ".$wname." ======\n\n".$wtxt;
    } else {
        goBack();    // go back and get the brief description
    }
    if (!empty($wsubcat)) {
        $wid = $wsubcat.":".$wid;   // may or may not exist
    }
    if (!empty($wcat)) {
        $wid = $wcat.":".$wid;
    } else {
        goBack();  // go back and get the category
    }

// fill out the wiki text
$wtxt .= "\n{{ name_of_diagram_image?100%|Illustrative Diagram}}";
$wtxt .= "\n\n[[url_of_applet_page|Run JSim Applet]]";
$wtxt .= "\n\n[[model_detail#Equations|Equations]]";
$wtxt .= "\n\nCode: {{name_of_mod_file|View}} the .mod file ";
$wtxt .= "or {{name_of_proj_file|download}} the JSim project file.";
$wtxt .= "\n\n{{ name_of_example_solution_image?100%|Example Solution}}";
$wtxt .= "\n\n[[model_detail#References]]";
$wtxt .= "\n\n[[model_detail#Related Models]]";
$wtxt .= "\n\n[[model_detail#Key Terms]]: ".$wkeyt;
$wtxt .= "\n\n[[http://nsr.bioeng.washington.edu/PLN/Members/butterw/JSIMDOC1.6/Contents.stx/User_Intro.stx|JSim Tutorial]]";
$wtxt .= "\n\n".$wauth." [[".$wmail."]]";

    // newarray contains all the POST elements expected by dokuwiki
    $newParray = array(
        "id" => $wid,
        "rev" => "",
        "date" => "",
        "prefix" => "",
        "suffix" => "",
        "wikitext" => $wtxt,
        "do" => "Save",
        "summary" => "created");

    // replace POST superglobal array
    $_POST = $newParray;

    // newRarray contains all the REQUEST elements expected by dokuwiki
    $newRarray = array(
        "id" => $wid,
        "rev" => "",
        "date" => "",
        "prefix" => "",
        "suffix" => "",
        "wikitext" => $wtxt,
        "do" => "Save",
        "summary" => "created",
        "pageHit" => $wpagehit,
        "phpbb2mysql_data" => $wphpbb2,
        "DokuWiki" => $wdokuwiki);

    // replace REQUEST superglobal array
    $_REQUEST = $newRarray;

    // replace some SERVER superglobal array values
    $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = $wdokuphp;
    $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = $shrtdokuphp;
    $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = $shrtdokuphp;
    $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] = $shrtdokuphp;
    $_SERVER['PATH_TRANSLATED'] = $wdokuphp;

}

/**
 * General purpose NSR functions
 */

function goBack() {
    echo "<html>\n<pre>Use the back button to go back and fill in ";
    echo "all the fields.</pre>\n</html>";
    exit;
}

?>

Alex Polite wrote: 
On 8/25/05, James Eric Lawson <cire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I embed a custom html form in a dokuwiki page; the html form action is to
run a custom php script which invokes doku.php after changing some $_POST
and $_REQUEST array values, etc.  The result is page/namespace creation in
dokuwiki.  This is more difficult for you, but easier for your coworkers.
It has served well as an introduction to the usual wiki page/namespace
creation processes.  Let me know if you want more details.



Sounds very interesting. Could you please post the code?

alex 

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University of Washington, Box 357962, Seattle WA  USA  98195
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