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--- dev:opac:template-toolkit [2011/09/21 14:17] – [The Code] dbs
+++ dev:opac:template-toolkit [2022/02/10 13:34] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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   * Create Date: 2011-03-08
-  * [[dev:opac:template-toolkit:todos|Development todos]]
+  * <del>[[dev:opac:template-toolkit:todos|Development todos]]</del> deprecated
+  * [[dev:opac:template-toolkit:plan|Development plan]]
 ===== The Code =====
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     * Locale::Maketext::Lexicon
-==== Installing Over an existing Evergreen installation (2.1+) ====
+==== Installing over an existing Evergreen installation ====
-  - Copy these files from the repository into place on the file system.  Your mileage may vary on OS-dependent paths.  **Note:** Be careful not to clobber local changes you didn't want clobbered.
+The TPAC needs to be installed as part of an overall system upgrade to master; it will be an integrated part of the Evergreen 2.2 release.
-    *<code>
-$ sudo cp Open-ILS/examples/apache/eg_vhost.conf /etc/apache2/
+Pay close attention to the following files on upgrade:
-$ sudo -u opensrf cp Open-ILS/examples/oils_web.xml.example /openils/conf/oils_web.xml
+  * ''Open-ILS/examples/apache/eg_vhost.conf''
-$ sudo cp -r Open-ILS/src/perlmods/lib/OpenILS/WWW/* /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/OpenILS/WWW/
+  * Perl modules, including the previously mentioned prerequisites
-$ sudo -u opensrf cp -r Open-ILS/src/templates* /openils/var/</code>
+  * ''Open-ILS/src/templates/*'', which now gets installed into ''/openils/var/templates/''
-  - Edit /openils/conf/oils_web.xml and change <path>/openils/var/web/templates</path> to <path>/openils/var/templates</path>
+  * ''Open-ILS/web/*'', which includes stylesheets under ''Open-ILS/web/css'' and images under ''Open-ILS/web/images'' that are required by the TPAC.
-  - Reload or restart Apache.
-  - Navigate to http://SERVER/eg/opac/home and you should see the KCLS-skinned server-side OPAC.
+Navigate to http://SERVER/eg/opac/home and you should see the default server-side TPAC skin
 ==== Staff Client Integration ====
   * The eventual goal is to fully integrate the TT OPAC into the staff client.  Until it's complete, it's necessary to manually configure the staff client to use the new OPAC.
-  * To use the Template Toolkit OPAC as the catalog in the staff client, as opensrf:<code>
+  * To use the Template Toolkit OPAC as the catalog in the staff client, click the **Toggle Template Toolkit OPAC** link on the staff client landing page. You might need to restart the staff client to make the change take effect.
-echo "urls['opac'] = '/eg/opac/advanced';
-urls['opac_rdetail'] = '/eg/opac/record/';
-urls['opac_rresult'] = '/eg/opac/results';
-urls['opac_rresult_metarecord'] = '/eg/opac/results?metarecord=';
-urls['browser'] = urls.opac;" > /openils/var/web/xul/server/skin/custom.js;</code>
 ==== Customizing ====
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   * Create a directory where you will store your template customizations, let's say ''/openils/var/my_own_templates''.
+  * Edit your Apache configuration to include the overriding template directory _after_ the main template directory:<code>
-  * Look for the node ''<template_paths>'' in your ''/openils/conf/oils_web.xml'' file.
+# Templates will be loaded from the following paths in reverse order.
+PerlAddVar OILSWebTemplatePath "/openils/var/templates"
-  * Add a new ''<path>'' child node directly //above// all existing ones so that everything within ''<template_paths>'' now looks something like this:
+PerlAddVar OILSWebTemplatePath "/openils/var/my_own_templates"
+</code>
-<code>
+    * You can, for example, customize skins on the basis of the hostname being used via virtual hosts; note that the base template directory gets loaded first in eg_vhost.conf, so you're just specifying the customizations here:<code>
-  <template_paths>
+<VirtualHost *:80>
-    <path>/openils/var/my_own_templates</path>
+        ServerName myhostname
-    <path>/openils/var/templates</path>
+        DocumentRoot /openils/var/web/
-  </template_paths>
+        DirectoryIndex index.xml index.html index.xhtml
+    Include eg_vhost.conf
+    <Location /eg>
+        PerlAddVar OILSWebTemplatePath "/openils/var/my_own_templates"
+    </Location>
+</VirtualHost>
 </code>
   * Place your version of all ''.tt2'' files that you would edit into a directory structure that mirrors that of the stock template path.  That is, if you want to have your own version of ''/openils/var/templates/default/opac/parts/topnav.tt2'', put it at ''/openils/var/**my_own_templates**/default/opac/parts/topnav.tt2''.
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 === String Localization ===
-  * Create a .po file for your locale.  Requires Locale::Maketext::Extract::Plugin::TT2<code>
+  * Create a ''.po'' file for your locale. Requires the ''Locale::Maketext::Extract::Plugin::TT2'' Perl module:<code>
-sudo -u opensrf xgettext.pl --plugin=tt2 --directory=Open-ILS/src/templates/opac/ --output-dir=/openils/var/data/locale --output=tpac.fr_CA.po</code>
+sudo -u opensrf xgettext.pl --plugin=tt2 --directory=Open-ILS/src/templates/opac/ --output-dir=/openils/var/templates/locale --output=tpac.fr_CA.po</code>
-  * Add your .po file to /openils/conf/oils_web.xml<code>
+  * Add your .po file to the Apache ''eg_vhost.conf'' file in the ''<Location /eg>'' section:<code>
-    <locales>
+    PerlAddVar OILSWebLocale "en_ca"
-        <en_US/>
+    PerlAddVar OILSWebLocale "/openils/var/templates/locale/tpac.en_CA.po"
-        <en_CA>/openils/var/data/locale/tpac.en_CA.po</en_CA>
+    PerlAddVar OILSWebLocale "fr_ca"
-        <fr_CA>/openils/var/data/locale/tpac.fr_CA.po</fr_CA>
+    PerlAddVar OILSWebLocale "/openils/var/templates/locale/tpac.fr_CA.po"
-    </locales></code>
+</code>
   * Edit strings in your new .po file.  For example:<code>
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