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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. Decoupage provides views into
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11 the filesystem.
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15 how do i use it?
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16 ----------------
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18 Set up a `paste <http://pythonpaste.org>`_ .ini file that specifies the
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19 directory to serve (``decoupage.directory``) and, optionally, a
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20 configuration file .ini file (``decoupage.configuraton``) which
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21 specifies the labels for the files based on directory. An example of a
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22 `paste <http://pythonpaste.org>`_ .ini file is in
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23 ``decoupage.ini``. Note the ``[app:decoupage]`` section::
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25 [app:decoupage]
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26 paste.app_factory = decoupage.factory:factory
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27 decoupage.directory = %(here)s/example
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28 decoupage.configuration = %(here)s/example.ini
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30 The labels for files are in ``example.ini``, specified by sections as
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31 directories::
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33 [/]
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34 foo.txt = a file about cats
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36 [/cats]
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37 lilly.txt = lilly
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38 hobbes.txt = a file about Hobbes
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40 You can specify the entire layout from here. Alternately, you can
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41 have an ``index.ini`` in a directory which, if present, overrides the
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42 default configuration. Such a file is in the ``fleem`` subdirectory
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43 of ``example``::
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45 /template = index.html
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46 fleem.txt = some fleem for ya
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48 Try it out! Install decoupage and run ``paster serve decoupage.ini``
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49 and point your browser to the URL it gives you.
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52 how do i do more with decoupage?
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55 Since filenames can't start with a ``/`` (just try it!), the
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56 functionality of decoupage may be extended with ``/`` commands in a
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57 section. This is done by adding a setuptools ``entry_point`` to
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58 ``[decoupage.formatters]``. See the decoupage ``setup.py`` and
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59 ``decoupage.formatters`` for examples. For instance,
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61 Running `decoupage-formatters` from the command line gives the list of
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62 formatters that are available (which are pluggable setuptools extension points
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63 at [decoupage.formatters]). For example: /include = site.html could
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64 include the site.html genshi template at the top of the body.
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66 all:
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67 only pass files of a certain pattern;
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68 the inverse of ignore
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69 calling all with no arguments means only files with descriptions
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70 are used
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72 title: splits a description into a title and a description with a
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73 separator
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74 describe: substitute the description for the filename
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75 ignore: ignore files of a certain pattern
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76 include: include a file at the top of the body
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77 css: specify CSS
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