DekiScript

What is DekiScript?

DekiScript is a scripting language for mashing-up data from Deki, extensions, and virtually any XML/JSON web-service.  DekiScript has over 100 built-in functions for accessing and manipulating data.  With DekiScript you can read data from a wiki page, combine with data from a web-service, and generate dynamic page personalizd to the current user.  DekiScript makes it possible to automate complex reports, mash-ups, and data visualization that would otherwise require programming.

What sets DekiScript apart is that
    (a) it is safe to be used by anyone, enabling power users to customize or extend existing scripts;
    (b) it supports XML and JSON, making it easy to acccess almost any web-service;
    (c) it always generates valid XML structures, making it impossible to generate invalid content;
    (d) it is fully integrated into Deki, both for creating dynamic pages and even for creating extensions.

With DekiScript, you can create dynamic pages, but you can also create custom workflows or applications by leveraging the Deki API capabilities.

Tutorials Getting Started  Hello World  How to do just about everything with Lists and Maps  Passing arguments to DekiScript functions Writing a DekiScript Extension Creating a Collaboration Dashboard Building a Discussion Forum (4 parts)  Building a tag cloud  Building a ToDo list Builing a Status application Showing website thumbnails Writing an extension in C# Writing a parameterized extension in C# Writing an extension in C# with Properties and Deki callbacks Creating a Comment Timeline using the Deki Event Bus

Reference Documentation Wiki Functions and Variables DekiScript Functions and Variables DekiScript Syntax DekiScript Literals DekiScript Operators DekiScript Statements DekiScript HTML/XML Statements DekiScript Remote Function Calls

Samples/FAQ How do I... Advanced Create a Blog in MindTouch Deki? (5,570 views) Create a Dynamic DekiScript dropdown menu (4,471 views) Simulate a discussion board (3,967 views) Create a custom search form? (3,935 views) Create a fancy directory page for an FAQ? (2,639 views) Create an ajax discussion forum with Jquery and the Deki API (1,581 views) Use JEM to do PUT/POST and DELETE on RESTful APIs (298 views) Examples Create a tag directory for sub-pages? (1,181 views) Files Display a list of files attached to a page? (3,480 views) Embed automatically an attached file? (2,779 views) Misc Show the revision number for the current page? (3,980 views) Create a unique document ID with a link? (3,080 views) Break long DekiScript lines? (2,804 views) Link to a particular version of a page? (2,600 views) Create footnotes for Deki pages? (2,240 views) Go from a tag to its definition page? (2,137 views) Create a simple forum in DekiScript (901 views) Web Services Fetch the daily Dilbert comic strip? (3,290 views) Generate a TinyURL for my pages automatically? (2,579 views) Create a page of videos from an RSS feed such as 12seconds.tv? (1,654 views) Widgets Embed RSS feeds on a page? (10,104 views) Embed Google Calendar or Spreadsheet on a page? (9,366 views) Embed a Google Map on a page? (7,138 views) Embed a Windows Live map? (5,071 views) Embed stock quotes from Yahoo? (4,407 views) Xml Convert Wiki.Contributors into a list of users? (2,340 views) Extension Access configuration settings in a DekiScript extension? (3,012 views) Test my DekiScript extension? (2,709 views) Read the Implicit Environment from within a PHP Extension? (1,256 views) Know which values are implicitly passed to my extension? (1,147 views) Images Apply effects to images? (8,990 views) Create a flowchart or graph? (6,152 views) Embed pictures from Flickr on a page? (5,754 views) Embed mathematical formulae on a page? (5,167 views) Embed an image gallery? (2,583 views) Create a dynamic link on an image? (2,158 views) Embed image depending on the description? (1,960 views) Embed an image slideshow? (1,765 views) Create a Picasa Image Gallery? (1,286 views) Javascript Create a parametrized JavaScript widget? (3,853 views) Display pageviews with ajax as an animated ticker (95 views) JEM Use jQuery to access the MindTouch API via AJAX? (757 views) Use JEM to do PUT/POST and DELETE on RESTful APIs (298 views) Mashups Mashup Windows Live Contacts with other elements on a page? (81,322 views) Link multiple controls together on a page? (10,385 views) Mashup a Windows Live Map with other elements on a page? (6,341 views) Reports Use web.toggle to get a whole tree? (9,423 views) Output a group of wiki pages using DekiScript? (7,229 views) Include recent changes in a page? (4,342 views) List the most popular pages? (4,116 views) Include content from wiki pages, sorted by most recently updated? (3,462 views) Create a tag directory for sub-pages? (1,181 views)