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NAME


doctools::idx - Holding keyword indices






SYNOPSIS


package require doctools::idx ?2?


package require Tcl 8.4


package require doctools::idx::structure 


package require snit 


::doctools::idx objectName


objectName method ?arg arg ...?


objectName destroy


objectName key add name


objectName key remove name


objectName key references name


objectName keys


objectName reference add type key
    name label


objectName reference remove name


objectName reference label name


objectName reference keys name


objectName reference type name


objectName references


objectName title


objectName title text


objectName label


objectName label text


objectName importer


objectName importer object


objectName exporter


objectName exporter object


objectName deserialize = data
  ?format?


objectName deserialize += data
    ?format?


objectName serialize ?format?










DESCRIPTION


This package provides a class to contain and programmatically
    manipulate keyword indices


This is one of the three public pillars the management of keyword
    indices resides on. The other two pillars are



  
[1]

  
Exporting keyword indices, and

  
[2]

  
Importing keyword indices




For information about the Concepts of keyword indices, and
    their parts, see the same-named section. For information about the data
    structure which is used to encode keyword indices as values see the section
    Keyword index serialization format. This is the only format directly
    known to this class. Conversions from and to any other format are handled by
    export and import manager objects. These may be attached to a container, but
    do not have to be, it is merely a convenience.






CONCEPTS



  
[1]

  
A keyword index consists of a (possibly empty) set of
      keywords.

  
[2]

  
Each keyword in the set is identified by its name.

  
[3]

  
Each keyword has a (possibly empty) set of references.

  
[4]

  
A reference can be associated with more than one keyword.

  
[5]

  
A reference not associated with at least one keyword is not possible
      however.

  
[6]

  
Each reference is identified by its target, specified as either an url or
      symbolic filename, depending on the type of reference (url, or
      manpage).

  
[7]

  
The type of a reference (url, or manpage) depends only on the reference
      itself, and not the keywords it is associated with.

  
[8]

  
In addition to a type each reference has a descriptive label as well. This
      label depends only on the reference itself, and not the keywords it is
      associated with.




A few notes



  
[1]

  
Manpage references are intended to be used for references to the documents
      the index is made for. Their target is a symbolic file name identifying
      the document, and export plugins may replace symbolic with actual file
      names, if specified.

  
[2]

  
Url references are intended on the othre hand are inteded to be used for
      links to anything else, like websites. Their target is an url.

  
[3]

  
While url and manpage references share a namespace for their identifiers,
      this should be no problem, given that manpage identifiers are symbolic
      filenames and as such they should never look like urls, the identifiers
      for url references.








API




PACKAGE COMMANDS



  
::doctools::idx objectName

  
This command creates a new container object with an associated Tcl command
      whose name is objectName. This object command is explained
      in full detail in the sections Object command and Object
      methods. The object command will be created under the current
      namespace if the objectName is not fully qualified, and in the
      specified namespace otherwise.








OBJECT COMMAND


All objects created by the ::doctools::idx command have the
    following general form:



  

  
The method method and its arg'uments determine the exact
      behavior of the command. See section Object methods for the
      detailed specifications.








OBJECT METHODS



  

  
This method destroys the object it is invoked for.

  

  
This method adds the keyword name to the index. If the keyword is
      already known nothing is done. The result of the method is the empty
      string.

  

  
This method removes the keyword name from the index. If the keyword
      is already gone nothing is done. Any references for whom this keyword was
      the last association are removed as well. The result of the method is the
      empty string.

  

  
This method returns a list containing the names of all references
      associated with the keyword name. An error is thrown in the keyword
      is not known to the index. The order of the references in the list is
      undefined.

  

  
This method returns a list containing the names of all keywords known to
      the index. The order of the keywords in the list is undefined.

  

  
This method adds the reference name to the index and associates it
      with the keyword key. The other two arguments hold the type
      and label of the reference, respectively. The type has to match the
      stored information, should the reference exist already, i.e. this
      information is immutable after the reference is known. The only way to
      change it is delete and recreate the reference. The label on the other
      hand is automatically updated to the value of the argument, overwriting
      any previously stored information. Should the reference exists already it
      is simply associated with the key. If that is true already as well
      nothing is done, but the label updated to the new value. The result
      of the method is the empty string.
    
The type argument has be to one of manpage or
        url.

  

  

  
The reference name is removed from the index. All associations with
      keywords are released and the relevant reference labels removed. The
      result of the method is the empty string.

  

  
This method returns the label associated with the reference name.
      An error is thrown if the reference is not known.

  

  
This method returns a list containing the names of all keywords associated
      with the reference name. An error is thrown in the reference is not
      known to the index. The order of the keywords in the list is
    undefined.

  

  
This method returns the type of the reference name. An error is
      thrown in the reference is not known to the index.

  

  
This method returns a list containing the names of all references known to
      the index. The order of the references in the list is undefined.

  

  
Returns the currently defined title of the keyword index.

  

  
Sets the title of the keyword index to text, and returns it as the
      result of the command.

  

  
Returns the currently defined label of the keyword index.

  

  
Sets the label of the keyword index to text, and returns it as the
      result of the command.

  

  
Returns the import manager object currently attached to the container, if
      any.

  

  
Attaches the object as import manager to the container, and returns
      it as the result of the command. Note that the object is not
      put into ownership of the container. I.e., destruction of the container
      will not destroy the object.
    
It is expected that object provides a method named
        import text which takes a text and a format name, and returns the
        canonical serialization of the keyword index contained in the text,
        assuming the given format.

  

  

  
Returns the export manager object currently attached to the container, if
      any.

  

  
Attaches the object as export manager to the container, and returns
      it as the result of the command. Note that the object is not
      put into ownership of the container. I.e., destruction of the container
      will not destroy the object.
    
It is expected that object provides a method named
        export object which takes the container and a format name, and
        returns a text encoding keyword index stored in the container, in the
        given format. It is further expected that the object will use the
        container's method serialize to obtain the serialization of the
        keyword index from which to generate the text.

  

  

  
This method replaces the contents of the index object with the index
      contained in the data. If no format was specified it is
      assumed to be the regular serialization of a keyword index.
    
Otherwise the object will use the attached import manager to
        convert the data from the specified format to a serialization it can
        handle. In that case an error will be thrown if the container has no
        import manager attached to it.

    
The result of the method is the empty string.

  

  

  
This method behaves like deserialize = in its essentials, except
      that it merges the keyword index in the data to its contents
      instead of replacing it. The method will throw an error if merging is not
      possible, i.e. would produce an invalid index. The existing content is
      left unchanged in that case.
    
The result of the method is the empty string.

  

  

  
This method returns the keyword index contained in the object. If no
      format is not specified the returned result is the canonical
      serialization of its contents.
    
Otherwise the object will use the attached export manager to
        convert the data to the specified format. In that case an error will be
        thrown if the container has no export manager attached to it.

  










KEYWORD INDEX SERIALIZATION FORMAT


Here we specify the format used by the doctools v2 packages to
    serialize keyword indices as immutable values for transport, comparison,
    etc.


We distinguish between regular and canonical
    serializations. While a keyword index may have more than one regular
    serialization only exactly one of them will be canonical.



  

  







  
[1]

  
An index serialization is a nested Tcl dictionary.

  
[2]

  
This dictionary holds a single key, doctools::idx, and its value.
      This value holds the contents of the index.

  
[3]

  
The contents of the index are a Tcl dictionary holding the title of the
      index, a label, and the keywords and references. The relevant keys and
      their values are







  

  
The value is a string containing the title of the index.

  

  
The value is a string containing a label for the index.

  

  
The value is a Tcl dictionary, using the keywords known to the index as
      keys. The associated values are lists containing the identifiers of the
      references associated with that particular keyword.
    
Any reference identifier used in these lists has to exist as a
        key in the references dictionary, see the next item for its
        definition.

  

  

  
The value is a Tcl dictionary, using the identifiers for the references
      known to the index as keys. The associated values are 2-element lists
      containing the type and label of the reference, in this order.
    
Any key here has to be associated with at least one keyword,
        i.e. occur in at least one of the reference lists which are the values
        in the keywords dictionary, see previous item for its
      definition.

  







  
[4]

  
The type of a reference can be one of two values,







  

  
The identifier of the reference is interpreted as symbolic file name,
      referring to one of the documents the index was made for.

  

  
The identifier of the reference is interpreted as an url, referring to
      some external location, like a website, etc.









  

  
The canonical serialization of a keyword index has the format as specified
      in the previous item, and then additionally satisfies the constraints
      below, which make it unique among all the possible serializations of the
      keyword index.







  
[1]

  
The keys found in all the nested Tcl dictionaries are sorted in ascending
      dictionary order, as generated by Tcl's builtin command lsort
      -increasing -dict.

  
[2]

  
The references listed for each keyword of the index, if any, are listed in
      ascending dictionary order of their labels, as generated by Tcl's
      builtin command lsort -increasing -dict.










BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK


This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly
    contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category
    doctools of the Tcllib Trackers
    [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist]. Please also report any ideas for
    enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.


When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs,
    i.e the output of diff -u.


Note further that attachments are strongly preferred over
    inlined patches. Attachments can be made by going to the Edit form of
    the ticket immediately after its creation, and then using the left-most
    button in the secondary navigation bar.






KEYWORDS


HTML, TMML, conversion, docidx markup, documentation, formatting,
    generation, index, json, keyword index, latex, manpage, markup, nroff,
    parsing, plugin, reference, tcler's wiki, text, url, wiki






CATEGORY


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COPYRIGHT


Copyright (c) 2009 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>








  

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