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[edit] 1 Mediawiki plugin for Eclipse

As an alternative to mvs, this tool can

  • Use SpecialExport to retrieve pages from a wiki
  • Edit these pages in Eclipse
  • Upload the pages.

Unfortunately, it seems that the tool isn't conflict aware: The page is just uploaded, overwriting other changes since the page has been downloaded.

Mediawiki rendering in java:

[edit] 2 Issues

  • Unfortunately, it seems that the tool isn't conflict aware: The page is just uploaded, overwriting other changes since the page has been downloaded.
  • ":" is converted to "/", which means that User:Bjoern2 and User/Bjoern2 (while valid and distinct pages) are not distinguished by the tool.

[edit] 3 Related posts

[edit] 3.1 Post 1 (Bjoern)

http://www.matheclipse.org/en/Comments:Eclipse_Wikipedia_Editor

I've experimented a little with the Eclipse Wikipedia Editor - great stuff.

It seems as if it isn't conflict aware though: Changes on the wiki that happened since download seem to be overwritten.

Page names with ":" are converted to "/", but "User:A" and "User/A" are both valid mediawiki pages (and different). I can see the logic with converting ":" to "/", but the best solution may be to keep the ":", but add the "/" anyway, to give "User:/SomeUser". ("User:" is an invalid page name, as long as the namespace "User" exists. There are some further pagename issues, e.g. that "User:/" is a valid page name.)

Bjoern 16-Mar-2009 20:03 CET

Also posted to mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/matheclipse/browse_thread/thread/6aadb95608610908

  • Further complications if the namespace isn't registered: Then a page like Main: is valid.
  • Note that e.g. Talk:/ and Talk:// etc are all the same page.

[edit] 3.2 Response (Axel)

http://groups.google.com/group/bliki/browse_thread/thread/df8ead69d51ad59a

Hi 
> first post to this list. 
> I've experimented a little with the Eclipse Wikipedia Editor - great 
> stuff.http://www.matheclipse.org/en/Eclipse_Wikipedia_Editor 
> Two quick comments: 
> It seems as if it isn't conflict aware: Changes on the wiki that 
> happened since download seem to be overwritten. Or have I somehow 
> misconfigured it?

No that's a problem. 

> Page names with ":" are converted to "/", but "User:A" and "User/A" 
> are both valid mediawiki pages (and different). I can see the logic 
> with converting ":" to "/", but the best solution may be to keep the 
> ":", but add the "/" anyway, to give "User:/SomeUser". ("User:" is an 
> invalid page name, as long as the namespace "User" exists. There are 
> some further pagename issues, e.g. that "User:/" is a valid page 
> name.)

The problem is that not all valid Wikipedia names are valid File/ Folder names: http://www.portfoliofaq.com/pfaq/FAQ00352.htm 

> The Eclipse Wikipedia Editor is great. I haven't seen (many) other 
> tools like that, and I really think the approach is very good. 
> Axel: Are you planning to develop it further?

In the long run maybe. But for the shorter timeframe I would like to concentrate more on http://matheclipse.org/en/Java_Wikipedia_API If someone else is interested to maintain the Eclipse plugin, I can of course help integrating some tools already defined in the Java Wikipedia API like for example:

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[edit] 4 JAVA API for Mediawiki

http://matheclipse.org/en/Java_Wikipedia_API

[edit] 5 Related links

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