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== Getting ready ==
== Get the code ==
# get the code.
  bzr branch ~edlefma/mwscraper
  bzr branch ~edlefma/mwscraper
== Pick a template ==
Right now our templates are:
software.tt # software dependency page
geneds.tt  # geneds req page
quizcrs.tt  # crs and quiz questions page
scraper.tt  # generates scraper's doc page
== Run & check results ==
The tool can either print its new wiki pages to STDOUT or upload them to the wiki. Check your results by running mwscraper without --upload:
./mwscraper --host https://wiki.cs.earlham.edu --login --username <user> --password <pass> <template>
== Run & upload changes ==
Now that we know we want to make this change, run again with --upload.
./mwscraper --host https://wiki.cs.earlham.edu --login --username <user> --password <pass> --upload <template>

Latest revision as of 14:38, 10 April 2009

Scraper Recipes

Get the code

bzr branch ~edlefma/mwscraper

Pick a template

Right now our templates are:

software.tt # software dependency page
geneds.tt   # geneds req page
quizcrs.tt  # crs and quiz questions page
scraper.tt  # generates scraper's doc page

Run & check results

The tool can either print its new wiki pages to STDOUT or upload them to the wiki. Check your results by running mwscraper without --upload:

./mwscraper --host https://wiki.cs.earlham.edu --login --username <user> --password <pass> <template>

Run & upload changes

Now that we know we want to make this change, run again with --upload.

./mwscraper --host https://wiki.cs.earlham.edu --login --username <user> --password <pass> --upload <template>