pakman

pakman - Template Pack Manager in Ruby (incl. Embedded Ruby, Liquid, etc.)

• home :: github.com/rubylibs/pakman
• bugs :: github.com/rubylibs/pakman/issues
• gem :: rubygems.org/gems/pakman
• rdoc :: rubydoc.info/gems/pakman
• forum :: groups.google.com/group/wwwmake

Usage - Ruby Code

Fetch a template pack:

Pakman::Fetcher.new.fetch_pak( src, pakpath )

Copy a template pack from your cache:

Pakman::Copier.new.copy_pak( src, pakpath )

Merge a template pack from your cache:

Pakman::Templater.new.merge_pak( src, pakpath, binding, name )

List all template packs in your cache (using passed in search path):

patterns  = [
  "#{File.expand_path('~/.pak')}/*.txt",
  "#{File.expand_path('~/.pak')}/*/*.txt",
  "*.txt",
  "*/*.txt"
]

Pakman::Finder.new.find_manifests( patterns )

Usage - Command Line

The pakman gem includes a little command line tool. Try pakman -h for details:

pakman - Lets you manage template packs.

Usage: pakman [options]
    -f, --fetch URI                  Fetch Templates
    -t, --template MANIFEST          Generate Templates
    -l, --list                       List Installed Templates
    -c, --config PATH                Configuration Path (default is ~/.pak)
    -o, --output PATH                Output Path (default is .)
    -v, --version                    Show version
        --verbose                    Show debug trace
    -h, --help                       Show this message

Install

Just install the gem:

$ gem install pakman

Real World Usage

The slideshow (also known as Slide Show (S9)) gem that lets you create slide shows and author slides in plain text using a wiki-style markup language that's easy-to-write and easy-to-read.

Real World Template Packs

• S6 Template Pack
• impress.js Template Pack
• deck.js Template Pack

License

The pakman scripts are dedicated to the public domain. Use it as you please with no restrictions whatsoever.

Questions? Comments?

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