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authorAlbert Krewinkel <albert@zeitkraut.de>2023-03-20 15:21:57 +0100
committerAlbert Krewinkel <albert@zeitkraut.de>2023-03-20 16:06:19 +0100
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lua-filters: auto-generate docs for `pandoc.system` module.
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@@ -5016,21 +5016,23 @@ Returns:
<!-- END: AUTOGENERATED CONTENT -->
+<!-- BEGIN: AUTOGENERATED CONTENT for module pandoc.system -->
+
# Module pandoc.system
-Access to system information and functionality.
+Access to the system's information and file functionality.
-## Static Fields
+## Fields {#pandoc.system-fields}
### arch {#pandoc.system.arch}
-The machine architecture on which the program is running.
+The machine architecture on which the program is running. (string)
### os {#pandoc.system.os}
-The operating system on which the program is running.
+The operating system on which the program is running. (string)
-## Functions
+## Functions {#pandoc.system-functions}
### cputime {#pandoc.system.cputime}
@@ -5040,20 +5042,26 @@ Returns the number of picoseconds CPU time used by the current
program. The precision of this result may vary in different
versions and on different platforms.
-*Since*: 3.1.1
+Returns:
+
+- CPU time in picoseconds ([integer]{unknown-type="integer"})
+
+*Since: 3.1.1*
### environment {#pandoc.system.environment}
`environment ()`
-Retrieve the entire environment as a string-indexed table.
+Retrieves the entire environment as a string-indexed table.
Returns:
-- A table mapping environment variables names to their string
- value (table).
+- A table mapping environment variable names to their value.
+ (table)
-### get\_working\_directory {#pandoc.system.get_working_directory}
+*Since: 2.7.3*
+
+### get_working_directory {#pandoc.system.get_working_directory}
`get_working_directory ()`
@@ -5061,9 +5069,11 @@ Obtain the current working directory as an absolute path.
Returns:
-- The current working directory (string).
+- The current working directory. (string)
+
+*Since: 2.8*
-### list\_directory {#pandoc.system.list_directory}
+### list_directory {#pandoc.system.list_directory}
`list_directory ([directory])`
@@ -5072,23 +5082,25 @@ List the contents of a directory.
Parameters:
`directory`
-: Path of the directory whose contents should be listed
- (string). Defaults to `.`.
+: Path of the directory whose contents should be listed.
+ Defaults to `.`. (string)
Returns:
-- A table of all entries in `directory` without the special
- entries `.` and `..`. (list of strings)
+- A table of all entries in `directory`, except for the special
+ entries (`.` and `..`). (table)
-### make\_directory {#pandoc.system.make_directory}
+*Since: 2.19*
+
+### make_directory {#pandoc.system.make_directory}
-`make_directory (dirname [, create_parent])`
+`make_directory (dirname[, create_parent])`
Create a new directory which is initially empty, or as near to
-empty as the operating system allows. The function throws an
-error if the directory cannot be created, e.g., if the parent
-directory does not exist or if a directory of the same name is
-already present.
+empty as the operating system allows. The function throws an error
+if the directory cannot be created, e.g., if the parent directory
+does not exist or if a directory of the same name is already
+present.
If the optional second parameter is provided and truthy, then all
directories, including parent directories, are created as
@@ -5100,14 +5112,16 @@ Parameters:
: name of the new directory (string)
`create_parent`
-: create parent directories if necessary (boolean)
+: create parent directory if necessary (boolean)
-### remove\_directory {#pandoc.system.remove_directory}
+*Since: 2.19*
-`remove_directory (dirname [, recursive])`
+### remove_directory {#pandoc.system.remove_directory}
-Remove an existing, empty directory. If `recursive` is given,
-then delete the directory and its contents recursively.
+`remove_directory (dirname[, recursive])`
+
+Remove an existing, empty directory. If `recursive` is given, then
+delete the directory and its contents recursively.
Parameters:
@@ -5117,7 +5131,9 @@ Parameters:
`recursive`
: delete content recursively (boolean)
-### with\_environment {#pandoc.system.with_environment}
+*Since: 2.19*
+
+### with_environment {#pandoc.system.with_environment}
`with_environment (environment, callback)`
@@ -5131,19 +5147,20 @@ Parameters:
`environment`
: Environment variables and their values to be set before
- running `callback`. (table with string keys and string
- values)
+ running `callback` (table)
`callback`
: Action to execute in the custom environment (function)
Returns:
-- The result(s) of the call to `callback`
+The results of the call to `callback`.
-### with\_temporary\_directory {#pandoc.system.with_temporary_directory}
+*Since: 2.7.3*
+
+### with_temporary_directory {#pandoc.system.with_temporary_directory}
-`with_temporary_directory ([parent_dir,] templ, callback)`
+`with_temporary_directory (parent_dir, templ, callback)`
Create and use a temporary directory inside the given directory.
The directory is deleted after the callback returns.
@@ -5151,22 +5168,24 @@ The directory is deleted after the callback returns.
Parameters:
`parent_dir`
-: Parent directory to create the directory in (string). If
- this parameter is omitted, the system's canonical temporary
- directory is used.
+: Parent directory to create the directory in. If this parameter
+ is omitted, the system's canonical temporary directory is
+ used. (string)
`templ`
-: Directory name template (string).
+: Directory name template. (string)
`callback`
: Function which takes the name of the temporary directory as
- its first argument (function).
+ its first argument. (function)
Returns:
-- The result of the call to `callback`.
+The results of the call to `callback`.
+
+*Since: 2.8*
-### with\_working\_directory {#pandoc.system.with_working_directory}
+### with_working_directory {#pandoc.system.with_working_directory}
`with_working_directory (directory, callback)`
@@ -5186,7 +5205,11 @@ Parameters:
Returns:
-- The result(s) of the call to `callback`
+The results of the call to `callback`.
+
+*Since: 2.7.3*
+
+<!-- END: AUTOGENERATED CONTENT -->
# Module pandoc.layout
@@ -5760,7 +5783,6 @@ Scaffolding for custom writers.
An object to be used as a `Writer` function; the construct handles
most of the boilerplate, expecting only render functions for all
AST elements (table)
-
<!-- END: AUTOGENERATED CONTENT -->
<!-- BEGIN: AUTOGENERATED CONTENT for module pandoc.text -->