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Initial import of Skribe 1.2d.
Initial import of Skribe 1.2d. git-archimport-id: lcourtes@laas.fr--2004-libre/skribilo--devel--1.2--base-0
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+;*=====================================================================*/
+;* serrano/prgm/project/skribe/doc/user/engine.skb */
+;* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
+;* Author : Manuel Serrano */
+;* Creation : Wed Sep 3 11:19:21 2003 */
+;* Last change : Mon Nov 8 15:07:35 2004 (serrano) */
+;* Copyright : 2003-04 Manuel Serrano */
+;* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
+;* The description of the Skribe engines */
+;*=====================================================================*/
+;; @indent: (put 'doc-markup 'skribe-indent 'skribe-indent-function)@
+
+(cond-expand
+ (bigloo
+ (define *engine-src* "../src/bigloo/engine.scm")
+ (define *types-src* "../src/bigloo/types.scm"))
+ (stklos
+ (define *engine-src* "../src/stklos/engine.stk")
+ (define *types-src* "../src/stklos/types.stk")))
+
+;*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+;* Engine */
+;*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+(chapter :title "Engines"
+
+ (p [When Skribe produces a document in a given format, it uses a
+specialize engine. For instance, when a Web page is made from a Skribe
+document, the HTML engine is used. The engines provided by Skribe are
+given below:])
+
+ (resolve (lambda (n e env)
+ (let* ((current-chapter (ast-chapter n))
+ (body (map (lambda (x) (if (pair? x) (car x) x))
+ (markup-body current-chapter)))
+ (sects (filter (lambda (x) (is-markup? x 'section))
+ body)))
+ (itemize
+ (map (lambda (x)
+ (let ((title (markup-option x :title)))
+ (item (ref :text title :section title))))
+ sects)))))
+
+ (section :title "Functions dealing with engines"
+
+ (subsection :title "Creating engines"
+ (p [The function ,(code "make-engine") creates a brand new engine.])
+
+ (doc-markup 'make-engine
+ '((ident [The name (a symbol) of the new engine.])
+ (:version [The version number.])
+ (:format [The output format (a string) of this engine.])
+ (:filter [A string filter (a function).])
+ (:delegate [A delegate engine.])
+ (:symbol-table [The engine symbol table.])
+ (:custom [The engine custom list.])
+ (:info [Miscellaneous.]))
+ :common-args '()
+ :source *engine-src*
+ :idx *function-index*)
+
+ (p [The function ,(code "copy-engine") duplicates an existing engine.])
+ (doc-markup 'copy-engine
+ '((ident [The name (a symbol) of the new engine.])
+ (e [The old engine to be duplicated.])
+ (:version [The version number.])
+ (:filter [A string filter (a function).])
+ (:delegate [A delegate engine.])
+ (:symbol-table [The engine symbol table.])
+ (:custom [The engine custom list.]))
+ :common-args '()
+ :source *engine-src*
+ :idx *function-index*))
+
+ (subsection :title "Retrieving engines"
+
+ (p [The ,(code "find-engine") function searches in the list of defined
+engines. It returns an ,(code "engine") object on success and ,(code "#f")
+on failure.])
+ (doc-markup 'find-engine
+ '((id [The name (a symbol) of the engine to be searched.])
+ (:version [An optional version number for the searched engine.]))
+ :common-args '()
+ :source *engine-src*
+ :idx *function-index*))
+
+ (subsection :title "Engine accessors"
+ (p [The predicate ,(code "engine?") returns ,(code "#t") if its
+argument is an engine. Otherwise, it returns ,(code "#f"). In other words,
+,(code "engine?") returns ,(code "#t") for objects created by
+,(code "make-engine"), ,(code "copy-engine"), and ,(code "find-engine").])
+ (doc-markup 'engine?
+ '((obj [The checked object.]))
+ :common-args '()
+ :source *types-src*
+ :idx *function-index*)
+
+ (p [The following functions return information about engines.])
+
+ (doc-markup 'engine-ident
+ '((obj [The engine.]))
+ :common-args '()
+ :others '(engine-format engine-customs engine-filter engine-symbol-table)
+ :source *types-src*
+ :idx *function-index*))
+
+ (subsection :title "Engine customs"
+
+ (p [Engine customs are locations where dynamic informations relative
+to engines can be stored. Engine custom can be seen a global variables that
+are specific to engines. The function ,(code "engine-custom") returns the
+value of a custom or ,(code "#f") if that custom is not defined. The
+function ,(code "engine-custom-set!") defines or sets a new value for
+a custom.])
+
+ (doc-markup 'engine-custom
+ `((e ,[The engine (as returned by
+,(ref :mark "find-engine" :text (code "find-engine"))).])
+ (id [The name of the custom.]))
+ :common-args '()
+ :source *engine-src*
+ :idx *function-index*)
+
+ (doc-markup 'engine-custom-set!
+ `((e ,[The engine (as returned by
+,(ref :mark "find-engine" :text (code "find-engine"))).])
+ (id [The name of the custom.])
+ (val [The new value of the custom.]))
+ :common-args '()
+ :source *engine-src*
+ :idx *function-index*)))
+
+ ;; existing engines
+ (include "htmle.skb")
+ (include "latexe.skb")
+ (include "xmle.skb"))