From: "Brian Schröder" <ruby@...>
Date: 2004-12-10T06:51:06+09:00
Subject: Re: migrating a usemod Wiki from CamelCase to [[spaced links]]

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 05:12:27 +0900
Bil Kleb <Bil.Kleb@NASA.Gov> wrote:

> We have an internal usemod Wiki that prodominately uses
> CamelCase-style links.  However, it's topic is visual
> literacy and CamelCase is not easy for laypeople to visually
> digest.
> 
> Does anyone have a script for migrating from CamelCase to
> [[spaced links]]?
> 
> Of course, what I'd really like is a Ruby-powered Wiki.  Is
> there a migration path for that leap?
> 

I don't now nothing about usemod wikis, but if you can pipe the pages through
this script it converts it along your proposed lines:


$ cat camel_to_space 
#!/usr/bin/ruby

print ARGF.read.gsub(/(([A-Z]\w*){2,})/) { 
        '[[' + $1.gsub(/(\w)([A-Z])/, '\\1 \\2').downcase + ']]' }



$ echo "This text contains CamelCase DoubleDromedarCase and even rareCased
text." | ./camel_to_space 
This text contains [[camel case]] [[double dromedar case]] and even rareCased
text.


Regards,

Brian

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Brian Schr�der
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