Template: Indenting

[ownedbycats]

I made a template. It works but I think I indented it wrong. Where should I put the indents?

program:
 if 
		and(check_yes_no('#read', '', '1', ''),
		raw_field('#percentread') ==# 100,
		field('rating'),) 
		then 	'Yes' 
		else field('#read')
	fi

Context: In FanFicFare, I have it set #read to 'no' when updating a fanfic. But this also runs when I am using 'update metadata' on previously-read fanfics, for instance to update series numbers. This just sets it back to 'yes' if it's 100% read and has a rating. I put it my Cleanup: Fanfiction action chain.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I made a template. It works but I think I indented it wrong. Where should I put the indents?

Wherever you want to.

program:
 if 
		and(check_yes_no('#read', '', '1', ''),
		raw_field('#percentread') ==# 100,
		field('rating'),) 
		then 	'Yes' 
		else field('#read')
	fi

(Context: In FanFicFare, I have it set #read to 'no' when updating a fanfic. But this also runs when I am using 'update metadata' on previously-read fanfics. This just sets it back to yes.)

My first answer was serious. You indent however it makes sense for you. Really.

I would indent your template differently because of what makes sense for *me*. I try to put 'things' that are syntactically at the same level at the same indent. What is 'syntactically at the same level'? Whatever I want it to be.

This is how I would indent your template.

program:
	if 
		and(
			check_yes_no('#read', '', '1', ''),
			raw_field('#percentread') ==# 100,
			field('rating')
		) 
	then
		'Yes' 
	else
		field('#read')
	fi

Using the new operators & field syntax I would write

program:
	if	check_yes_no('#read', '', '1', '') &&
		$$#percentread ==# 100 &&
		$rating 
	then
		'Yes' 
	else
		$#read
	fi

It looks like this screen capture in the template tester I am currently working on.



Edit: "Break on print" is my first stab at putting breakpoints into the template tester. If you check the box then the template is evaluated only when you click "Go" (mouse or keyboard). In this case if the template processor encounters a "print" then it pauses evaluation and opens a dialog showing you the arguments of the print and all the local variables. You can click "Go" to continue evaluating the template or "Stop" to cancel evaluation. My goal is to permit "breaks" at line numbers but I haven't yet figured out how to that.

[ownedbycats]

Thank you.

BTW, the new multi-result template editor makes it a lot easier to figure the templates. Thank you.