NAME
RT::Extension::ArticleTemplates - turns articles into dynamic templates
DESCRIPTION
When this extension is installed RTFM parses content of articles as a template using Text::Template module. Using this extension you can make your articles dynamic. Text::Template module is used to parse RT's Templates as well and its syntax is pretty simple - you can consult RT docs/wiki or module's documentation.
VERY IMPORTANT
It's a SECURITY RISK to install this extension on systems where articles can be changed by not trusted users. You're warned!
Your articles may contain some text that looks like a template and will be parsed after installation when it's actually is not valid template.
INSTALLATION
This extension requires RT 4.0.0 or higher.
To install it run the following commands:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make installYou'll also need to add RT::Extension::ArticleTemplates to your @Plugins config line.
CONFIGURATION
ArticleTemplatesWithRequestArgs
Enabling this option passes in the Mason request arguments to your article templates as the hashref $request_args.
Warning: Request args are user-controlled direct input, so all the normal cautions of using them apply. Never trust user input.
Disabled by default.
AUTHOR
Kevin Falcone <falcone@bestpractical.com> Ruslan Zakirov <ruz@bestpractical.com>
LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2008-2011, Best Practical Solutions, LLC. All rights reserved.
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License.
ParseTemplate $CONTENT, %TEMPLATE_ARGS
Parses $CONTENT string as a template (Text::Template). $Article and other arguments from %TEMPLATE_ARGS are available in code of the template as perl variables.