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1 decoupage
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2 =========
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4 what is it?
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5 -----------
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7 decoupage is a static file server that allows for index pages
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8 configurable with genshi templates and .ini files. I mainly wrote it
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9 because i was tired of using apache for serving my website and
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10 generating index.html files by hand.
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13 how do i use it?
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16 Set up a `paste <http://pythonpaste.org>`_ .ini file that specifies the
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17 directory to serve (``decoupage.directory``) and, optionally, a
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18 configuration file .ini file (``decoupage.configuraton``) which
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19 specifies the labels for the files based on directory. An example of a
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20 `paste <http://pythonpaste.org>`_ .ini file is in
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21 ``decoupage.ini``. Note the ``[app:decoupage]`` section::
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23 [app:decoupage]
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24 paste.app_factory = decoupage.factory:factory
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25 decoupage.directory = %(here)s/example
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26 decoupage.configuration = %(here)s/example.ini
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28 The labels for files are in ``example.ini``, specified by sections as
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29 directories::
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31 [/]
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32 foo.txt = a file about cats
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34 [/cats]
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35 lilly.txt = lilly
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36 hobbes.txt = a file about Hobbes
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38 You can specify the entire layout from here. Alternately, you can
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39 have an ``index.ini`` in a directory which, if present, overrides the
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40 default configuration. Such a file is in the ``fleem`` subdirectory
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41 of ``example``::
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43 /template = index.html
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44 fleem.txt = some fleem for ya
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46 Try it out! Install decoupage and run ``paster serve decoupage.ini``
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47 and point your browser to the URL it gives you.
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50 how do i do more with decoupage?
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53 Since filenames can't start with a ``/`` (just try it!), the
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54 functionality of decoupage may be extended with ``/`` commands in a
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55 section. This is done by adding a setuptools ``entry_point`` to
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56 ``[decoupage.formatters]``. See the decoupage ``setup.py`` and
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57 ``decoupage.formatters`` for examples.