Hi, everyone! I want to call for community feedback about my idea:
Problem ======= When gearing up site based on Mediawiki, especially, with Semantic Mediawiki and Semantic Forms extensions installed, we encounter with need of Mediawiki customization for project-specified requirements. This includes two main steps:
1). Create wiki structure with pages, categories, templates, forms, etc. 2). Install & configure mediawiki extensions and possibly write new ones for site customization.
There is a problem. Crating process of Mediawiki based site is inconsistent! One things we should do in IDE, another things - on site. Jumping from one window to another.
Idea ======= Now, lets imagine: what if we can work with Mediawiki pages as if they be normal text files in our system? We gain advantages:
- Edit wiki pages in favorite text editor (like SublimeText, Vim, etc.) - Edit wiki pages right in your favorite IDE, near Mediawiki php files.
And even more in future:
- Zip or copy wiki pages to computer. Edit offline. Upload changes later. - Use any native program to work with pages like files: search&replace, syntax highlight, auto-complete in IDE, etc.
Solution ======== My offer is to create tool which will mount Mediawiki pages as files in local virtual drive. Virtual file system. MediawikiFS.
Summary ======== I have already coded very early working prototype (only for Windows yet). You can test it here: http://mediawikifs.com
You can read more information and support my idea and proposal at: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/MediawikiFS
Feel free to ask questions and features if interested!