wiki:TracFormsPlugin/Docs

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Introduction

TODO Pontificate on the merits of forms in wikis...

TracForms Configuration

In the header section of the form, several commands can be used to control the rendering and configuration of the form in the form of "#!command [arg...]" lines before the first non-comment line:

Command Version Arguments Meaning
page 0.1+ page-context Sets the page portion of the context used to store the form. This defaults to the page the user is currently on.
subcontext 0.1+ subcontext Sets a subcontext within the page. For example, a SVN checklist could have a "#!subcontext SVN" to differentiate it from other forms on the page.
default 0.1+ operation Specifies the default operation in [tf:args] blocks. Defaults to "checkbox"
track_fields 0.1+ [yes|no] If no argument given or yes, keep track of field changes in this form. Defaults to false (no field changes tracked). This affects [tf.who] and [tf.when]
submit_label 0.1+ label Set the label to use for the submit button at the end of the form. The default is "Submit Form"

TracForms Environment

Using the #!setenv command above, you can retrieve previously defined elements with %NAME% (case insensitive). Other environment variables are also defined by the system:

Variable Version Meaning
%USER% 0.1+ The currently active user
%NOW% 0.1+ The current date and time

TracForms Operations

Within the TracForm, you can use the following commands with [tf.OP:arg...] blocks:

Operation Version Argument(s) Meaning
tf.checkbox 0.1+ name [value] Put an HTML checkbox here. Use value only if specified (on is default).
tf.radio 0.1+ name value Put an HTML checkbox here. Use the name and value pair together.
tf.input 0.1+ name default Put an HTML form input field here.
tf.who 0.1+ name Show which user most recently affected the specified field. This requires track_fields to be set in the commands section.
tf.when 0.1+ name [strftime format string] Show when the most change was made on the specified field. This requires track_fields to be set in the commands section.
tf.form_updater 0.1+ Show the most recent updater of the form itself.
tf.form_updated_on 0.1+ [strftime format string] Show when the form was most recently updated.