[OGDev] Alternatives to Text::WikiFormat

[IvorW]

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> [mailto:openguides-dev-bounces at lists.openguides.org]On Behalf Of Earle
> Martin
> Sent: 14 December 2006 11:17
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> Subject: [OGDev] Alternatives to Text::WikiFormat
> 
> 
> We've had some issues with Text::WikiFormat in the last few months and
> it doesn't seem to get updated very often. As I commented during last
> weekend's meetup, I'd like to replace it. HTML::WikiConverter looks
> like a good possibility:
> 
> http://search.cpan.org/~diberri/HTML-WikiConverter-0.61/
> 
> It allows custom dialects to be implemented easily, so we wouldn't
> have to worry much about our specific syntax (which is pretty much a
> UseModWiki subset anyway).
> 
> Thoughts?
> 

Can we go for a generic approach. Like the wiki store being a pluggable back end, I see the formatter as something similar.

As far as I am aware, OpenGuides and Wiki::Toolkit have been architected this way.

Maybe the formatter can be a config choice.