The python script createjQueryXMLDocs.py goes to the internet and retrieves API data

from jQuery's wiki then converts it to an XML format for use by other applications. It

was written by David Serduke in late 2007.

There are a few options that can be passed in:

help:

For reading and displaying this help out of SVN. (defaults to 'false' unless no

parameters were set)

supresscontenttype:

For use when not running on a web server. (defaults to 'false')

start:

The starting place in the wiki. (defaults to 'API')

exporter:

The wiki XML exporter page. (defaults to 'http://docs/jquery.com/Special:Export')

version:

The version number to put on the generated XML document. (defaults to 'Unknown')

convertlinks:

The method to convert wiki links like [[Ajax_Events|Ajax Events]]. Can have the

value of 'none', 'html', or 'node'. These either i(respectively) send it on,

convert to a string like "<a href='Ajax_Events'>Ajax Events</a>",

or create an XML node named 'a' with the same information. (defaults to 'html')

forlinksurl:

Value to prepend to any wiki link like 'http://docs.jquery.com/' (defaults to '')

verbose:

Can add an XML node 'info' to the root 'docs' element that has conversion details

mostly for debugging purposes. It will also create "pretty" xml when not set to

false. Can have the value of 'false', 'true', or 'super'. (defaults to 'false')

debug:

Will force the output to be text/plain instead of text/xml and put verbose messages

to normal print instead of sticking them in the xml tree. (defaults to 'false')

The basic XML format is as follows:

<docs timestamp="[last time anything was modified]" version="[version parameter]" startdoc='[start param]'>

<info> - this node is here if 'verbose' parameter was set to other than 'false'

<msg>Loading...</msg>

</info>

<cat value="Core">

<subcat value="$(...) The jQuery Function">

<function name="jQuery" .../>

<function .../>

<selector .../>

<property .../>

</subcat>

</cat>

</docs>

The 'cat' and 'subcat' elements are optional depending on the 'start' parameter and what

is in the wiki data. Other than that, most of the wiki data is converted directly to an

XML equivilent so if anything new is added to the wiki it should be sent right over to

the XML document the next time it is created.

Here are a few examples of how to use the script.

To get this help:

http://[location of script]/createjQueryXMLDocs.py

To get the API:

http://[location of script]/createjQueryXMLDocs.py?version=1.2.2

To get the UI:

http://[location of script]/createjQueryXMLDocs.py?start=UI&version=1.1

To get a specific function:

http://[location of script]/createjQueryXMLDocs.py?start=Events/bind&version=1.2.2

To get a debug a problem:

http://[location of script]/createjQueryXMLDocs.py?start=Selectors&verbose=super&debug=true