---
name: "Publican::WebSite"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "publican"
version: "4.3.2-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Publican::WebSite"
---

# Publican::WebSite(3pm)

Manage a documentation website

## NAME

Publican::WebSite - Manage a documentation website

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Publican::WebSite;
```

## DESCRIPTION

Builds the static navgation content for a Publican Web Site.

## INTERFACE

### new

Create a Publican::WebSite object...

### add\_entry

Add an entry to the current Publican::WebSite DB...

Returns number of rows added. Should be 1 for success, 0 for failure.

### update\_entry

Update an existing entry in the current Publican::WebSite DB...

Returns number of rows added. Should be 1 for success, 0 for failure.

### update\_or\_add\_entry

Update an existing entry if it esists, else create a new entry.

### del\_entry

Delete an entry from the current Publican::WebSite DB...

Returns number of rows deleted. Should be 1 for success, 0 for failure.

### get\_entry\_id

Get the ID of a book from the Publican::WebSite DB.

Returns the ID or NULL.

### get\_hash\_ref

Returns a reference to a has of all books for the selected language.

### get\_lang\_list

Returns an array ref of distinct, sorted, languages.

### regen\_all\_toc

Update the toc html files for every language.

### report

Returns a string containing the current database statistics.

### validate

Validate the database entries against the RPM database.

TODO should also/instead compare entires aginst web site files?

### v\_sort

Sort version strings in to correct order, handles X, X.Y, and X.Y.Z formats.

### i\_sort

Sort strings case insensitvly.

### toc\_path

Return the full toc path.

### xml\_dump

Generate an XML dump, and a zip of the dump if required, of the Database.

### search\_string

Returns a string for the web page search box.

### lang\_name

Returns a string of the localise name for a language. e.g. fr-FR =\> Français

### splash\_pages

Main function for generating splash pages for web 2 style.

### write\_books\_index

Writes an index page for a book for web 2 style.

### write\_language\_index

Writes an index page for a language for web 2 style.

### write\_product\_index

Writes an index page for a product for web 2 style.

### write\_product\_menu

Writes a menu page for a product for web 2 style.

### write\_version\_index

Writes an index page for a  for web 2 style.

### write\_language\_labels

Writes a javascript file with an associative array of labels.

### MigrateDB

Migrate a website DataBase from Publican \< 3 to Publican 3.

### insensitive\_sort

Sort strings in a case insensitive order.

### version\_sort

Sort version strings in correct order. Handles X Vs X.Y Vs X.Y.Z.

### get\_splash

Returns the splash page header as a HTML chunk.

### site\_params\_as\_docbook

Returns the site paramaters as a docbook chunk, used for documeting options.

## AUTHOR

Jeff Fearn  `"<jfearn@redhat.com>"`

## LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2007, Jeff Fearn `"<jfearn@redhat.com>"`. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

## DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

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