DekiScript

What is DekiScript?

DekiScript is a built-in scripting/mash-up language that provides access to content from Deki, Deki extensions, and XML/JSON web-services.  The syntax is similar to that of JavaScript.  It comes with well over 100 built-in functions for manipulating strings, lists, dates, and so on.  For example, with DekiScript you can read data from a wiki page, feed it into an online web-service, and use the response to generate a dynamic page personalizd to the current user.

What sets DekiScript apart is that
    (a) it is safe to be used by anyone, enabling power users and regular users alike to customize or extend existing scripts;
    (b) it supports natively XML and JSON, making it easy to reuse existing data sources and access the Deki API;
    (c) it always generates valid XML structures, making it impossible to generate invalid content;
    (d) it is fully integrated into Deki, both for creating dynamic pages and even for creating extensions.

With DekiScript, you can quickly create mash-ups with pages, but you can also create custom workflows and applications by leveraging the Deki's capabilities.

Tutorials Getting Started  Hello World  How to do just about everything with Lists and Maps  Passing arguments to DekiScript functions Writing a DekiScript Extension Creating a Collaboration Dashboard Building a Discussion Forum (4 parts)  Building a tag cloud

Reference Documentation Wiki Functions and Variables  DekiScript Functions and Variables  DekiScript Syntax  DekiScript Literals   DekiScript Operators  DekiScript Statements  DekiScript HTML/XML Statements  DekiScript Remote Function Calls

Samples/FAQ How do I... Files Display a list of files attached to a page? (1,823 views) Embed automatically an attached file? (1,591 views) Images Create a dynamic link on an image? (1,257 views) Embed an image gallery? (1,089 views) Embed image depending on the description? (1,073 views) Embed an image slideshow? (608 views) Reports Output a group of wiki pages using DekiScript? (4,769 views) Use web.toggle to get a whole tree? (2,979 views) List the most popular pages? (2,423 views) Include content from wiki pages, sorted by most recently updated? (2,266 views) Include recent changes in a page? (2,174 views) Web Services Generate a TinyURL for my pages automatically? (1,561 views) Fetch the daily Dilbert comic strip? (1,420 views) Create a page of videos from an RSS feed such as 12seconds.tv? (872 views) Advanced Create a Blog in MindTouch Deki? (2,713 views) Simulate a discussion board (2,138 views) Create a custom search form? (1,821 views) Create a fancy directory page for an FAQ? (551 views) Extension Access configuration settings in a DekiScript extension? (2,047 views) Test my DekiScript extension? (1,414 views) Read the Implicit Environment from within a PHP Extension? (456 views) Javascript Create a parametrized JavaScript widget? (2,616 views) Misc Show the revision number for the current page? (2,349 views) Create a unique document ID with a link? (2,124 views) Break long DekiScript lines? (1,857 views) Link to a particular version of a page? (1,734 views) Go from a tag to its definition page? (1,285 views) Create footnotes for Deki pages? (1,267 views)