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# [https://github.com/jgm/pandoc Pandoc] converts from one markup to another. However, while conversion between wiki and docbook, some of the tags are lost and hence the data is not preserved. | # [https://github.com/jgm/pandoc Pandoc] converts from one markup to another. However, while conversion between wiki and docbook, some of the tags are lost and hence the data is not preserved. | ||
− | # Mediawiki’s [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Collection Collection] Extension allows user to collect articles and generate downloadable versions in different formats (including XML format too). It is configured by default to use the server http://tools.pediapress.com/ . For high traffic, we need to set up [http://mwlib.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation.html mwlib] and setup our own render server which will generate the docbook XML output. | + | # Mediawiki’s [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Collection Collection] Extension allows user to collect articles and generate downloadable versions in different formats (including XML format too). It is configured by default to use the server http://tools.pediapress.com/ . For high traffic, we need to set up [http://mwlib.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation.html mwlib] and setup our own render server which will generate the docbook XML output. |
− | # Fedora’s [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocBook_Editor_Documentation Beacon] project which was a done as GSoC 2009 is an XML editor which allows user to upload, create or edit docbook and parse the XML and return the HTML weboutput. | + | # Fedora’s [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocBook_Editor_Documentation Beacon] project which was a done as GSoC 2009 is an XML editor which allows user to upload, create or edit docbook and parse the XML and return the HTML weboutput. |
===Basic Layout of the project:=== | ===Basic Layout of the project:=== | ||
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1. We can use a combination of Mediawiki's Collection Extension and Beacon Editor inorder to fufill the goal of this project. <br /> | 1. We can use a combination of Mediawiki's Collection Extension and Beacon Editor inorder to fufill the goal of this project. <br /> | ||
− | '''Conversion from wiki to Docbook -''' Collection Extension focuses on creating books by collecting articles and exporting this book to a variety of formats including the docbook XML format. This extension works as a special page. For our project, instead of this being implemented as a special page, we need to call this extension whenever a user chooses to edit the wiki. | + | '''Conversion from wiki to Docbook -''' Mediawiki's Collection Extension focuses on creating books by collecting articles and exporting this book to a variety of formats including the docbook XML format. This extension works as a special page. For our project, instead of this extension being implemented as a special page, we need to call this extension whenever a user chooses to edit the wiki. |
'''Conversion from Docbook to wiki -''' Since Beacon project is an XML editor. This can be used to fetch XML to the edit window and then parsing this XML to generate the HTML web output. | '''Conversion from Docbook to wiki -''' Since Beacon project is an XML editor. This can be used to fetch XML to the edit window and then parsing this XML to generate the HTML web output. | ||
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==Past Experiences== | ==Past Experiences== | ||
− | * I was a Google Summer of Code 2013 student under Wikimedia Foundation. I worked on making a | + | * I was a Google Summer of Code 2013 student under Wikimedia Foundation. I worked on making a mediawiki extension (Annotator) which allows user to make inline comments on a wiki article. This project was based on PHP, JavaScript. The source code can be seen [https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-Annotator here] |
* My open source projects can be seen on [https://github.com/richajain github]. | * My open source projects can be seen on [https://github.com/richajain github]. | ||
==Why me== | ==Why me== | ||
I will work hard and bring this project to completion. I am always logged in to IRC (#brlcad) whenever I work and also do respond to the emails quickly whenever I am awake. I will keep a repository of this project on github and make frequent commits. I will always be in touch with my mentor and the community and taking help from people around whenever I am stuck. | I will work hard and bring this project to completion. I am always logged in to IRC (#brlcad) whenever I work and also do respond to the emails quickly whenever I am awake. I will keep a repository of this project on github and make frequent commits. I will always be in touch with my mentor and the community and taking help from people around whenever I am stuck. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Collection <br /> | [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Collection <br /> | ||
[2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocBook_Editor_Documentation | [2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocBook_Editor_Documentation |