FileListPlugin

Displays a formattable list of topic attachments, anywhere in a topic.

View permissions are honored: if the user is not allowed to view the referring topic, the attachments are not displayed.

Syntax Rules

  • %FILELIST% - default rendering
  • %FILELIST{format="..." web="webname" topic="topicname"}% - with specified format/web/topic

Parameter Comment Example
topic Topic name to show attachments of. Possible values:
• one topic
• a comma-separated list of topic names
• a wildcard * to search in all topics in the web; exclude topics using excludetopics
topic="FileListPlugin", topic="FileListPlugin, WebHome", topic="*"
excludetopic Comma-separated list of topic names to not show the attachments of excludetopic="WebPreferences, WebHome"
web Web name to show attachments of. Possible values:
• one web
• a comma-separated list of web names
• a wildcard * to search in all webs; exclude topics using excludeweb
web="TWiki", web="TWiki, Main", web="*"
excludeweb Comma-separated list of web names to not show the attachments of web="*" excludeweb="TWiki"
limit The maximum number of files to display. This setting has no cosequences for rendering time. limit="10"
format Format string; use the format in the table below. To render images, use format parameter $imgTag (see also plugin setting IMAGE_FORMAT). format="   * [[$fileUrl][$fileName]]"
To create a list of images, use: extension="jpg,jpeg,gif" format="   * <a href='$fileUrl'>$imgTag</a>"
separator String to separate listed entries separator=","
header If there are hits this header is prepended header="All files:"
footer If there are hits this footer is appended footer="Number of files: $fileCount"
alt Alternate text if nothing is found alt="No files found"
hide Set to "on" to show only non-hidden attachments; by default the hidden property is ignored hide="on"
filter (deprecated) Use extension
extension Comma-separated list of file extensions to be listed extension="gif, jpg"
excludeextension Comma-separated list of file extensions to not show excludeextension="htm"
excludefile Comma-separated list of filenames to not show, possibly generated from a search excludefile="ReadMe.txt"

Formatting parameters

These parameters can be used in the format tag:

Format parameter Comment
$fileName Name of the file
$fileIcon Icon image representing this file type (see TWikiDocGraphics)
$fileSize File size
$fileComment Attachment comment
$fileUser Who submitted
$fileDate When submitted
$fileUrl URL of the file, assumes ATTACHURL path
$viewfileUrl Full path with viewfile as script name
$fileActionUrl Full path of management URL for this file (for changing properties etcetera)
$imgTag Render an image tag using IMAGE_FORMAT; see format parameter above
$imgHeight Height of image in pixels
$imgWidth Width of image in pixels
$hidden 'hidden' if the attachment is hidden, nothing otherwise

These parameters can be used in the format, header and footer tags:

Format parameter Comment
$n newline character
$br <br /> tag

These parameters can be used in the header and footer tags:

Format parameter Comment
$fileCount Number of listed files
$fileExtensions Comma-separated list of extensions of listed files

Test

%FILELIST{
web="%TWIKIWEB%"
topic="FileAttachment"
format="| $fileIcon | [[$fileUrl][$fileName]] ($fileSize) | Submitted by $fileUser on $fileDate | $fileComment |<span class='twikiGrayText'>[[$fileActionUrl][manage]]</span> |"
}%

Output (if installed):

txt Sample.txt (30b) Submitted by TWikiContributor on 22 Jul 2000 - 16:37 Just a sample manage
gif Smile.gif (94b) Submitted by TWikiContributor on 22 Jul 2000 - 16:38 Smiley face manage

Image output

%FILELIST{
topic="WabiSabi"
web="%TWIKIWEB%"
extension="jpg,jpeg,gif,png"
header="Images:"
format="<div class='twikiImage'><a href='$fileUrl'>$imgTag</a></div>"
separator="<hr />"
footer="Number of images: $fileCount"
}%

Output (if installed):

Images:

Wabi Sabi
Number of images: 1

Plugin Settings

  • Default format of rendering the attachments:
      * Set FORMAT = \n   * [[$fileUrl][$fileName]] $fileComment
  • Default format of rendering image attachments:
      * Set IMAGE_FORMAT = <img src='$fileUrl' alt='$fileComment' title='$fileComment' />
  • Specify image height and width parameters (switched off for performance; enable by removing the # sign):
      * #Set IMAGE_FORMAT = <img src='$fileUrl' height='$imgHeight' width='$imgWidth' alt='$fileComment' title='$fileComment'  />
  • Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Displays a formattable list of topic attachments, anywhere in a topic.
  • Set DEBUG = 0

Plugin Installation Instructions

  • Download the ZIP file from the Plugin web (see below)
  • Unzip FileListPlugin.zip in your root ($TWIKI_ROOT) directory. Content:
    File: Description:
    data/TWiki/FileListPlugin.txt  
    lib/TWiki/Plugins/FileListPlugin.pm  
    lib/TWiki/Plugins/FileListPlugin/FileData.pm  

  • Optionally, if it exists, run FileListPlugin_installer to automatically check and install other TWiki modules that this module depends on. You can also do this step manually.
  • Alternatively, manually make sure the dependencies listed in the table below are resolved. None
  • Visit configure in your TWiki installation, and enable the plugin in the {Plugins} section.

Plugin Info

Authors: TWiki:Main.VinodKulkarni, TWiki:Main.SopanShewale (2006), TWiki:Main.ArthurClemens (2006, 2007)
Copyright ©: TWiki:Main.VinodKulkarni, TWiki:Main.SopanShewale (2006), TWiki:Main.ArthurClemens (2006, 2007)
License: GPL
Dependencies: None
21 Nov 2007 - v.0.9.3 Arthur Clemens: added rendering of images; added $fileExtensions and limit.
20 Nov 2007 - v.0.9.2 Arthur Clemens: deprecated filter in favor of extensions; added more options.
18 Jun 2007 TWiki:Main/AntonioTerceiro: added support for handling hidden attchments.
08 Apr 2007 - v.0.9 TWiki:Main.OliverKrueger: added header, footer and alt params.
17 Dec 2006 - v.0.8 TWiki:Main.ArthurClemens: reworked for TWiki 4.1 and optimized; activated filter parameter, added topic view permission check.
03 Mar 2006 - v.0.7 TWiki:Main.SopanShewale: reworked for TWiki 4
11 Apr 2005 - v.0.6 TWiki:Main.VinodKulkarni: Initial version
Home: http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/FileListPlugin
Feedback: http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/FileListPluginDev
Appraisal: http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/FileListPluginAppraisal
Topic revision: r1 - 12 Apr 2005 - 09:03:54 - TWikiContributor
 
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