Extension:Gitweb

MediaWiki extensions manual

Gitweb Release status: stable
Implementation	Parser function
Description	Allows to embed files from a gitweb instance
Author(s)	Jeroen De Dauwtalk
Latest version	0.1 (2012-08-12)
MediaWiki	1.16+
PHP	5.3+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (GitHub) commit history code review
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit
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The Gitweb extension adds a {{#gitweb:}} parser function that allows you to embed files from a gitweb instance. It requests the file over HTTP and caches the response.

Requirements

Gitweb requires:

• PHP 5.3 or above
• MediaWiki 1.16 or later

Download

You can obtain the latest version of this extension, as well as its tags and branches, using git:

git clone git://github.com/JeroenDeDauw/Gitweb.git

Alternatively you can get one of the release packages. You can also get a snapshot of the latest code, but beware, this might be unstable.

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called Gitweb in your extensions/ folder.

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:

  require_once "$IP/extensions/Gitweb/Gitweb.php";
  

•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Usage

The #gitweb parser function takes two arguments: the file name, and the repository name. Both are optional and default to their corresponding settings (see below).

Example 0: {{#gitweb:}}

Example 1: {{#gitweb:documentation/some-file}}

Example 2: {{#gitweb:README|mediawiki/extensions/SemanticMediaWiki}}

Settings

Name	Type	Default	Description
$egGitwebFile	string	'README'	Default value for the file parameter.
$egGitwebRepo	string	'mediawiki/core'	Default value for the repo parameter.
$egGitwebRoot	string	'https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb'	Location of the gitweb instance.
$egGitwebCacheTtl	unsigned integer	60	Time to live of the cache, in seconds.

Version

This is a copy of the release notes file on Git, which might be more up to date than this page.

Internationalization

Gitweb is fully internationalized. Translation of Gitweb messages is done through translatewiki.net. The translation for this extension can be found here. To add language values or change existing ones, you should create an account on translatewiki.net, then request permission from the administrators to translate a certain language or languages on this page (this is a very simple process). Once you have permission for a given language, you can log in and add or edit whatever messages you want to in that language.

External links

• Gitweb on OpenHub