Wiki: Add support for including md-snippets markdown in wiki pages
Description
Include vs copypast!
We can use md-snippets as page fragments, like submenus, breadcrumbs, memos, etc
Include snippet markdown example:
$123()
If snippet code will supports string-params, like "some {{var:param1}} code by {{var:param2}}", then:
$123(param1:"perfect", param2:"me")
This idea is extendable by support var setters, if-elsif-else, foreach and other instructions in snippets code:
{{var:snippet_var|"some_value"}}
use var {{var:snippet_var}}
{{if: param2 == 'me'}} some message for me {{elsif: param2 == 'other'}} some message for other {{else}} default message{{endif}}
{{foreach: param1 as p}}
- some list item {{var:p}} {{endfor}}
And some automatic original page variables could be help too: path, name, etc
Proposal
I think, this extension should be realised as redcarpet preprocess (http://dev.af83.com/2012/02/27/howto-extend-the-redcarpet2-markdown-lib.html)
- find include tag
- find linkable snippet
- execute variables, conditions and cycles if exists. Have trivial markup in snippet
- include rendered snippet code in original page
- continue default render proccess
Links / references
Examples: https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=RU/kb/philosophy&action=edit https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Template:BreadCrumbL10n&action=edit