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     1=  Wiki Macros =
     2Trac macros are plugins to extend the Trac engine with custom 'functions' written in Python. A macro inserts dynamic HTML data in any context supporting WikiFormatting.
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     4Another kind of macros are WikiProcessors. They typically deal with alternate markup formats and representation of larger blocks of information (like source code highlighting). See also: WikiProcessors.
     5
     6== Using Macros ==
     7Macro calls are enclosed in two ''square brackets''. Like python functions, macros can also have arguments, a comma separated list within parentheses.
     8
     9=== Examples ===
     10
     11{{{
     12 [[Timestamp]]
     13}}}
     14Display:
     15 [[Timestamp]]
     16
     17{{{
     18 [[HelloWorld(Testing)]]
     19}}}
     20Display:
     21 [[HelloWorld(Testing)]]
     22
     23== Available Macros ==
     24
     25Macros are still a relatively new feature, and the list of available (and distributed) macros is
     26admittedly not very impressive. In future Trac releases, we hope to build a library of useful macros, and will of course happily include contributed macros (see below).
     27
     28[[MacroList]]
     29
     30== Macros from around the world ==
     31The [http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/ Trac Project] has a section dedicated to user-contributed macros, [wiki:MacroBazaar MacroBazaar]. If you're looking for new macros, or have written new ones to share with the world, don't hesitate adding it to the [wiki:MacroBazaar MacroBazaar] wiki page.
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     33  http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/wiki/MacroBazaar
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     35
     36----
     37
     38
     39== Developing New Macros ==
     40Macros, like Trac itself, are written in the [http://www.python.org/ Python programming language]. They are very simple modules, identified by the filename and should contain a single ''entry point'' function. Trac will display the returned data inserted into the HTML where the macro was called.
     41
     42It's easiest to learn from an example:
     43{{{
     44#!python
     45# MyMacro.py -- The world's simplest macro
     46
     47def execute(hdf, args, env):
     48    return "Hello World called with args: %s" % args
     49}}}
     50
     51=== Advanced Topics: Template-enabled Macros ===
     52For advanced uses, macros can also render structured output in HDF, to be rendered to HTML using clearsilver templates - like most Trac output. In short, this allows more generic and well-designed advanced macros.
     53
     54Macros gain direct access to the main HDF tree, and are free to manipulate it.
     55
     56Example:
     57{{{
     58#!python
     59def execute(hdf, args, env):
     60    # Currently hdf is set only when the macro is called
     61    # from a wiki page.
     62    if hdf:
     63        hdf.setValue('wiki.macro.greeting', 'Hello World')
     64       
     65    # args will be null if the macro is called without parentheses.
     66    args = args or 'No arguments'
     67    return 'Hello World, args = ' + args
     68}}}
     69
     70You can also use the environment (env) object to access configuration data.
     71
     72Example.
     73{{{
     74#!python
     75def execute(hdf, txt, env):
     76    return env.get_config('trac', 'repository_dir')
     77}}}
     78
     79Here is information on the different WikiMacroObjects.
     80
     81----
     82See also:  WikiProcessors, WikiFormatting, TracGuide, WikiMacroObjects