Bash XML-RPC Client

This Bash script provides a simple XML-RPC client for interacting with a DokuWiki XML-RPC server. It includes functions to perform various operations such as login, retrieving page lists, retrieving page content, and updating pages.

Prerequisites

• Bash shell
• cURL
• jq
• xq - see https://github.com/kislyuk/yq

Usage

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/i-net-software/dokuwiki-bash-xmlrpc.git

2. Change directory to the repository:

   cd dokuwiki-bash-xmlrpc

3. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x dokuwiki-bash-xmlrpc.sh

4. Modify the script to provide the necessary configuration:

   • Set the url variable to the URL of your DokuWiki XML-RPC server.
   • If required, install any missing dependencies (cURL, jq, xq).

5. Run the script:

   ./dokuwiki-bash-xmlrpc.sh

Available Functions

dokuwiki_login

This function performs a login request to a DokuWiki XML-RPC server using the provided username and password. It returns a boolean value indicating the success of the login operation.

dokuwiki_login <username> <password>

Example usage:

result=$(dokuwiki_login "myusername" "mypassword")

dokuwiki_pageList

This function retrieves a list of pages from a DokuWiki XML-RPC server based on the specified parameters. It returns the page list as an array of page names.

dokuwiki_pageList <namespace> [<pattern>] [<depth>]

• namespace: The namespace or page ID to retrieve the page list from.
• pattern (optional): A pattern to filter the page list. Default: empty string.
• depth (optional): The depth of sub-pages to include in the page list. Default: 0 (all sub-pages).

Example usage:

pages=$(dokuwiki_pageList "namespace" "pattern" 2 | jq -r '.[].struct.member[] | select(.name == "id") | .value.string')

dokuwiki_getAllPages

This function retrieves a list of all pages from a DokuWiki XML-RPC server. It returns the page list as an array of page names.

dokuwiki_getAllPages

Example usage:

pages=$(dokuwiki_getAllPages | jq -r '.[].struct.member[] | select(.name == "id") | .value.string')

dokuwiki_getPage

This function retrieves the content of a DokuWiki page using the provided page name. It returns the content of the specified DokuWiki page as a string.

dokuwiki_getPage <page>

• page: The name of the DokuWiki page to retrieve.

Example usage:

content=$(dokuwiki_getPage "MyPage")

dokuwiki_appendPage

This function appends content to a DokuWiki page. It returns a boolean value indicating the success of the update operation.

dokuwiki_appendPage <page> [<text>] [<summary>] [<minor>]

• page: The name of the page to update.
• text (optional): The content of the page to update. Default: empty string.
• summary (optional): The summary or description of the update. Default: empty string.
• minor (optional): A flag indicating whether the update should be considered as a minor