TODO Template on lyonsdemo site?

[laduncan]

Huh. This just stopped working. Did something change in one of the dependency extensions? Error is:

'MindTouch.Web' is null or not an object'

AFAIK, nothing changed on my end; everything was working well, and then it wasn't. Server reboot didn't change anything, either.

This brings up a another question, too: where is this todo data stored? It doesn't appear to be saved with the page, or at least, not in a place I'm looking for it. I ask because one of the byproducts of the failure is that when I clicked on a completed checkbox, all of my data disappeared. Bummer.

My assumption, BTW, is that something hinky is going on with my system, either server or desktop-side, since that's the normal way things work. But this is one implementation in MT that defies versioning, apparently; good to keep in mind when dealing with important data.

[SteveB]

Hmm, yeah, something did change. Are you loading the extension from http://scripts.mindtouch.com? I just updated the code then on Friday, but it should have continued working as usual.

The data is stored in a page property. You can see by going to 'Set Page Properties' and then click on the 'Avanced' tab. Properties are versioned like pages. So technically your data is still there, but I don't think there is an easy mechanism to access it.

[SteveB]

Can you check the HTML source for the wiki page on which the TODO list is and verify that (a) it has a link to include mindtouch.web.js and (b) that this link returns a valid file. Thanks.

[SteveB]

I've changed the previous check-in so that invoking dekiapi() uses the original bits, and dekiapi2() will include the new bits. Note: you'll need to restart the DekiApi extension for the changes to take effect.

[laduncan]

Cool; thanks. I'm happy to update the template to reflect changes in the extensions, especially with advance notice.

I'm curious about the page properties: If there's not a good way to get at the versions, does it make sense to go to the trouble of versioning them?

Or: since they're versioned, can we set up something that allows one to take advantage of that?

I'm assuming this is stored in the DB, but I'm not finding an obvious table/field where it might be stored; can you point me to the right place? I'd like to dig out some of my old data.

BTW, the switch on your end fixed it; if what broke isn't obvious to you, I'm happy to take any troubleshooting steps that might be helpful. AFAIK, I'm the only one using functionality from this right now, so it's fine if it stops working for awhile.

[dch]

this is a really slick form - love it. where does it store the data? could we query it across pages - see a roll-up from the hierarchy? If I understand the above, I can't use a template or put this into the overall CSS or HTML headers, do I have to store the css & function in every page?

[laduncan]

It's pretty great, huh? I did just lose my data again, so there's something not quite right, yet. You should be able to use a template, but--and here is what I think, rather than what I know--when you insert it, do so as a copy (use the template menu) rather than embedding it as a reference (using {{tempate...}}.

If I'm not quite understanding the problem mentioned above, I'm sure someone will let us know.

[rberinger]

this is a really slick form - love it. where does it store the data? could we query it across pages - see a roll-up from the hierarchy? If I understand the above, I can't use a template or put this into the overall CSS or HTML headers, do I have to store the css & function in every page?

It stores the data in the custom page properties (under the more menu). To see them just click Page Properties/Advanced Properties.


I am in the final stages of completing a rollup functionality. But since there is currently no way of targeting or searching for specific page properties, I have been targeting this information straight out of the Database. I'll let you know when complete.

[blakeh]

I was having the same error in IE: MindTouch.Web is null or not an object
IE was discovering an error on line39.
Original:

//--- Define MindTouch.Web Namespace ---
if(typeof MindTouch.Web == 'undefined') {
    MindTouch.Web = {
        Version: { major: 0, minor: 1 },
    };
}

Modified:

//--- Define MindTouch.Web Namespace ---
if(typeof MindTouch.Web == 'undefined') {
    MindTouch.Web = {
        Version: { major: 0, minor: 1 }
    };
}

That little comma after Version: { major: 0, minor: 1 } was annoying IE.

Now where do I upload the changes? (my deki is on windows server 2008)

NOTE: I haven't been able to test this...yet.

[SteveB]

Ah, very nice! I committed a fix for it. It should be live in the next 20 minutes (or less). Let me know if that addresses it.

Note that you can also run the extension locally, making it easier to modify. Just download the files to your VM or server, keeping the same folder structure. Then replace http://scripts.mindtouch.com/dekiapi.xml with /opt/dekiextensions/dekiapi.xml (or wherever you downloaded the files too). The only that's important is that you keep the folder structure the same (e.g /opt/dekiextensions/res/deki) and the contents. Deki will do the rest.