Task:Regexp

Task

Create Concept:Regexp with all required pages such as Help,List of, Template and, Category.

Goal

Ability to define different Regexp that can be used in forms. Each Regexp should consist of

• pattern
• message (error message that is displayed)
• base type
• inverse
• or char
• base prefix

See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Page_Forms/Input_types/Regexp

Procedure

Create the following pages

• Concept:Regexp
• Category:Regexp
• Template:Regexp
• Help:Regexp
• List of:Regexp

Define the following Regexp:

• Regexp:NaturalNumber (Should replace the current pattern defined in Property:Ordinal)
• Regexp:Email (just as example)
• Regexp:Char (needed for Property:Regexp or char)
• Regexp:URL

Update the current use of regexp in forms:

• Create Template:RegexpToFieldRegexp: A template to resolve a given Regexp into the field arguments of regexp
• Update Template:FieldByProperty to use Template:RegexpToFieldRegexp

Update all Properties that use URL as Property:Property type but text as Property:Property inputType to regexp and add Regexp:URL as as Property:Property regex

List of Properties that need to be updated:

• DID
• DOI landing page
• Has Submitting link
• Homepage
• Registration link

Issues

Complex regexps seem currently not to work. It might be related to the used version of the Page Forms extension.