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Georgi__Joe__St
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Nov 23, 2015

Notepad++ help implementation, is it a way to convert "::" to "__" in help page URLs

Hi guys,

 

Currently I am trying to make Notepad++ more iRules friendly. I am done with proper syntax highlighting and basic autocomplete.

 

Unfortunately right now I am stuck on help implementation. There is a plugin which can be used, but it replace the "word" from code directly in the link for example if you are looking for:

 

"HTTP::class"

becomes

 

https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iRules.HTTP::class.ash

which obviously do not work :(.

 

My question is is it possible somehow to translate

 

from:
    https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iRules.HTTP::class.ash

to:
    https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iRules.HTTP__class.ashx

or is it here in wiki good way for example to search for "HTTP::class" and to retrieve directly https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iRules.HTTP__class.ashx ?

 

P.S: I am not asking about Notepad++, already received answer from plugin author that this is not possible and such feature will not be implemented for now.

 

Thank you in advance 🙂

 

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  • BinaryCanary_19's avatar
    BinaryCanary_19
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    Nov 25, 2015

    Assuming that you cannot transform the text before passing it on to the plugin, I think the most sensible thing to do is use another plugin that allows you to transform the text before converting it into a link.

     

    Other options like implementing your own redirector (on your personal webserver) that does the transformation also require at least the ability to URL-encode the text, which itself requires the ability to transform the text in the first place, which kind of defeats the purpose.

     

  • Georgi__Joe__St's avatar
    Georgi__Joe__St
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    Nov 25, 2015

    yea, the thing is that I want to keep it simple as possible, so only Notepad++ to be used :).

     

    Do you know any Notepad++ plugin which can do that (I read some docs but didnt found anything :( ).

     

    Actually will be really cool if wiki can recognize and "::" :D...