Module docsettings
This module is responsible for reading and writing metadata.lua files
in the so-called sidecar directory
(Wikipedia definition).
Functions
| DocSettings:getSidecarDir (doc_path) | Returns path to sidecar directory (filename.sdr). |
| DocSettings:getSidecarFile (doc_path) | Returns path to metadata.lua file. |
| DocSettings:hasSidecarFile (doc_path) | Returns true if there is a metadata.lua file. |
| DocSettings:open (docfile) | Opens a document's individual settings (font, margin, dictionary, etc.) |
| DocSettings:flush () | Serializes settings and writes them to metadata.lua. |
| DocSettings:purge (full) | Purges (removes) sidecar directory. |
Functions
- DocSettings:getSidecarDir (doc_path)
-
Returns path to sidecar directory (
filename.sdr).Sidecar directory is the file without last suffix.
Parameters:
- doc_path
string
path to the document (e.g.,
/foo/bar.pdf)
Returns:
-
string
path to the sidecar directory (e.g.,
/foo/bar.sdr) - doc_path
string
path to the document (e.g.,
- DocSettings:getSidecarFile (doc_path)
-
Returns path to
metadata.luafile.Parameters:
- doc_path
string
path to the document (e.g.,
/foo/bar.pdf)
Returns:
-
string
path to
/foo/bar.sdr/metadata.luafile - doc_path
string
path to the document (e.g.,
- DocSettings:hasSidecarFile (doc_path)
-
Returns
trueif there is ametadata.luafile.Parameters:
- doc_path
string
path to the document (e.g.,
/foo/bar.pdf)
Returns:
-
bool
- doc_path
string
path to the document (e.g.,
- DocSettings:open (docfile)
-
Opens a document's individual settings (font, margin, dictionary, etc.)
Parameters:
- docfile
string
path to the document (e.g.,
/foo/bar.pdf)
Returns:
-
DocSettings
object
- docfile
string
path to the document (e.g.,
- DocSettings:flush ()
-
Serializes settings and writes them to
metadata.lua. - DocSettings:purge (full)
-
Purges (removes) sidecar directory.
Parameters:
- full Remove any of the old ones we may consider as candidates in DocSettings open()