From 2dd0c177a6b33488dfcfff9041a3749b44484f34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 13:57:17 -0400 Subject: aggregate: Write timestamp next aggregation can happen to .ikiwiki/aggregatetime, to allow for more sophisticated cron jobs. --- doc/plugins/aggregate.mdwn | 15 ++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/plugins/aggregate.mdwn b/doc/plugins/aggregate.mdwn index bb828b05c..2925b6fba 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/aggregate.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/aggregate.mdwn @@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ This plugin allows content from other feeds to be aggregated into the wiki. To specify feeds to aggregate, use the [[ikiwiki/directive/aggregate]] [[ikiwiki/directive]]. -The [[meta]] and [[tag]] plugins are also recommended. Either the -[[htmltidy]] or [[htmlbalance]] plugin is suggested, since feeds can easily -contain html problems, some of which these plugins can fix. +## requirements + +The [[meta]] and [[tag]] plugins are also recommended to be used with this +one. Either the [[htmltidy]] or [[htmlbalance]] plugin is suggested, since +feeds can easily contain html problems, some of which these plugins can fix. + +## triggering aggregation You will need to run ikiwiki periodically from a cron job, passing it the --aggregate parameter, to make it check for new posts. Here's an example @@ -15,6 +19,11 @@ crontab entry: */15 * * * * ikiwiki --setup my.wiki --aggregate --refresh +The plugin updates a file `.ikiwiki/aggregatetime` with the unix time stamp +when the next aggregation run could occur. (The file may be empty, if no +aggregation is required.) This can be integrated into more complex cron +jobs or systems to trigger aggregation only when needed. + Alternatively, you can allow `ikiwiki.cgi` to trigger the aggregation. You should only need this if for some reason you cannot use cron, and instead want to use a service such as [WebCron](http://webcron.org). To enable -- cgit v1.2.3