8.1.2

Article

Article

clear(disableWarning)

Clear the article and create a new based on the configured base template.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

disableWarning

boolean

Required - Optional, default false. If true, the article will be cleared without warning

copy(name)

Attempt to execute copy hooks if at least one exists, then create a new, unsaved, article based on the current article.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

name

string

Required - Name or identifier of caller

setSourceArticle(sourceArticleUuid)

Remove any itemMeta links with rel "source", and add a new itemMeta link with rel "source" using supplied article uuid

Parameters

ParamType

sourceArticleUuid

string

setPubStatus(data)

Sets the publication status for this document. The value is one of what is defined in the NewsML G2 standard: https://www.iptc.org/std/NewsML-G2/latest/QuickStart-NewsML-G2-ItemBasics under the Publication Status section, together with custom extension in the format [customExtensionPrefix]:[customValue], such as imext:draft

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

StringChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.Article.setPubStatus({
     change: 'stat:withheld'
})

<itemMeta>
  <pubStatus qcode="stat:withheld"/>
</itemMeta>

addService(data)

Deprecated

Adds a service to the itemMeta section of the article. The service tag concists of a mandatory 'qcode' value and an optional 'why' attribute with extra information.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

object

Required - The change specification

data.eventType

string

Type of event to be sent when data has changed. default "document:changed"

data.change

object

Required - The change specification

data.change.qcode

string

Required - The value to be set in the qcode for the service. Expected value is in the form "xxx:yyy"

data.change.why

string

Required - Optional parameter for the 'why' attribute for service.

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.addService({
    change: {
     qcode: "imchn:abc",
     why: "imext:main"
   }
});


<contentMeta>
    <service qcode="imchn:abc" why="imext:main"/>
</contentMeta>

removeService(data)

Removes a service from the itemMeta section of the article.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

StringChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.removeService({
    change: "imchn:abc"
});

setPubStart(data)

Sets the publish start time, using ISO_8601 standard. If value is null, pubStart will be unset.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

TimeChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.setPubStart({
     'change': '2018-04-21T00:00:00+02:00'
  });
<itemMeta>
  <itemMetaExtProperty type="imext:pubstart" value="2018-04-21T00:00:00+02:00"/>
</itemMeta>

setPubStop(data)

Sets the publish stop time, using ISO_8601 standard.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

TimeChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.setPubStop({
     'change': '2018-04-21T00:00:00+02:00'
  });
<itemMeta>
  <itemMetaExtProperty type="imext:pubstop" value="2018-04-21T00:00:00+02:00"/>
</itemMeta>

setTitle(data)

Sets the value of the title.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

StringChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.setTitle({
     "change": "Document title"
  });
<itemMeta>
  <title>Document title</title>
</itemMeta>

setEdNote(data)

Sets the value of editor note

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

StringChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.setEdNote({
     "change": "Instructions to editor"
  });
<itemMeta>
  <edNote>Instructions to editor</edNote>
</itemMeta>

setItemMetaExtProperty(data)

Sets the value of a property. If value is null, the property will be removed. The type of property to change is specified by the type argument.

The type is defined by the [customPrefix]:[type] syntax, such as imext:url

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

ExtTypeObjectChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.setItemMetaExtProperty({
     "change": {
         type: "imext:haspublishedversion",
         value: "true"
     }
  });
<itemMeta>
  <itemMetaExtProperty type="imext:haspublishedversion" value="true"/>
</itemMeta>

addItemMetaLink(data)

Adds a link to the itemMeta section of the article.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

AddMetaLinkObjectChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.addItemMetaLink({
     change: {
         rel: "subject",
         title: "Mora",
         type: "x-im/category",
         uuid: "7b8461e8-4a22-11e8-aa12-b79c05b8e6d5",
         links: [
             {
                 rel: "broader",
                 title: "Dalarna",
                 uuid: "03d22994-91e4-11e5-8994-feff819cdc9f",
                 type: "x-im/category",
                 data: {
                     "placement": {
                         attributes: {
                             "type": "position"
                         },
                         value: "left"
                     }
                 }
             }
         ]
     }
  });

<itemMeta>
  <links>
      <link rel="subject" title="Mora" type="x-im/category" uuid="7b8461e8-4a22-11e8-aa12-b79c05b8e6d5">
          <links>
              <link rel="broader" title="Dalarna" uuid="03d22994-91e4-11e5-8994-feff819cdc9f" type="x-im/category">
                  <data>
                      <placement type="position>left</placement>
                  </data>
          </links>
      </link>
  </links>
</itemMeta>

removeItemMetaLink(data)

Removes a link from itemMeta section

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

RemoveMetaLinkObjectChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.removeItemMetaLink({
     change: {
         rel: 'subject',
         uuid: '320938f8-db94-11e5-b5d2-0a1d41d68578'
     }
  });

setAltId(data)

Deprecated

Sets the alternative ID for the article. If null, the element will be removed.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

StringChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.setAltId({
     "change": "854575"
  });

<contentMeta>
  <altId>854575</altId>
</contentMeta>

setSlugline(data)

Deprecated

Sets the slugline for the article. If null, the element will be removed.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

StringChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.setSlugline({
     "change": "This article is all about"
  });

<contentMeta>
  <slugline>This article is all about</slugline>
</contentMeta>

setDescription(data)

Deprecated

Sets the description of the article. If null, the element will be removed.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

StringChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.setDescription({
     "change": "Description of the article"
  });

<contentMeta>
  <description>Description of the article</description>
</contentMeta>

setBy(data)

Deprecated

Sets the byline for the article. If null, the element will be removed.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

StringChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.setBy({
     "change": "Boris Byline"
  });

<contentMeta>
  <by>Boris Byline</by>
</contentMeta>

setHeadline(data)

Deprecated

Sets the headline of the article. If null, the element will be removed.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

StringChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.setHeadline({
     "change": "Article headline"
  });

<contentMeta>
  <headline>Article headline</headline>
</contentMeta>

addContentMetaLink(data)

Deprecated

Adds a link to the contentMeta section of the article.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

AddMetaLinkObjectChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.addContentMetaLink({
  change: {
    rel: "articlesource",
    title: "Online",
    type: "x-im/articlesource",
    uri: "im://articlesource/online"
  }
});

<contentMeta>
    <links>
        <link rel="articlesource" title="Online" type="x-im/articlesource" uri="im://articlesource/online"/>
    </links>
</contentMeta>

removeContentMetaLink(data)

Deprecated

Removes a link from contentMeta section

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

RemoveMetaLinkObjectChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.removeContentMetaLink({
     change: {
         rel: 'subject',
         uuid: '320938f8-db94-11e5-b5d2-0a1d41d68578'
     }
  });

addContentMetadata(data)

Deprecated

Adds an object element to the metadata section in contentMeta

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

AddContentMetaObjectChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.addContentMetadata({
    change: {
        id: "8400c74d667e",
        type: "x-im/teaser",
        title: "Sed sit amet turpis a purus fringilla",
        data: {
            subject: "In sodales lectus vel egestas rhoncus",
            text: "Duis eget magna lacus. In sodales lectus vel egestas rhoncus."
        }
        links: [
            {
                rel: "image",
                type: "x-im/image",
                uri: "im://image/znX8U1CU124n26zu7gb40_jBzSk.jpeg",
                uuid: "c382c937-8511-5d48-9677-55658c2bbb32",
                data: {
                    width: "1536",
                    height: "1024"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
})

<contentMeta>
    <metadata>
        <object id="8400c74d667e" type="x-im/teaser" title="Sed sit amet turpis a purus fringilla">
           <data>
               <subject>In sodales lectus vel egestas rhoncus</subject>
               <text>Duis eget magna lacus. In sodales lectus vel egestas rhoncus.</text>
           </data>
           <links>
               <link rel="image"
                         type="x-im/image"
                         uri="im://image/znX8U1CU124n26zu7gb40_jBzSk.jpeg"
                         uuid="c382c937-8511-5d48-9677-55658c2bbb32">
                   <data>
                       <width>1536</width>
                       <height>1024</height>
                   </data>
               </link>
           </links>
        </object>
    </metadata>
</contentMeta>

removeContentMetadata(data)

Deprecated

Removes an object in the contentMeta metadata section of the article.

Parameters

ParamTypeDescription

data

RemoveContentMetaObjectChange

Required - The change specification

Example

import {api} from 'writer'

api.article.removeContentMetadata({
     change: {
         id: 'A8567B335'
     }
  });

itemMeta(path)⇒ DocumentNode

Returns the itemMeta node

Returns: DocumentNode - A node instance

Throws:

  • Error when node does not exist

Parameters

ParamDescription

path

Required - Optional path to find node under itemMeta

contentMeta(path)⇒ DocumentNode

Returns the contentMeta node

Returns: DocumentNode - A node instance

Throws:

  • Error when node does not exist

Parameters

ParamDescription

path

Required - Optional path to find node under contentMeta

Types

TimeChange: object

NameTypeDescription

change

string

Required - The time, in ISO_8601

eventType

string

Type of event to be sent when data has changed. default "document:changed"

StringChange: object

NameTypeDescription

change

string

Required -

eventType

string

Type of event to be sent when data has changed. default "document:changed"

LanguageChange

NameTypeDescription

lang

string

Required - The language specification, see https://www.w3.org/2005/05/font-size-test/starhtml-test.html for valid language codes.

dir

string

Required - The text direction

change

LanguageChangeObject

Required - Change specification

eventType

string

Type of event to be sent when data has changed. default "document:changed"

AddContentMetaObjectChange: object

NameTypeDescription

id

string

Required - A mandatory id of the object

type

string

Required - A mandatory type of object

title

string

A an optional title of the object

data

object

Optional data element, with custom tags.

links

Array.<AddMetaLinkChangeObject>

Required - Optional array with link elements. The link follows the same format as with #addContentMetaLink

change

AddContentMetaObject

Required - Change specification

eventType

string

Type of event to be sent when data has changed. default "document:changed"

RemoveContentMetaObjectChange: object

NameTypeDescription

id

string

Required - The ID for the tag to remove. This argument is required

change

RemoveContentMetaObject

Required - Change specification

eventType

string

Type of event to be sent when data has changed. default "document:changed"

ExtTypeObjectChange: object

NameTypeDescription

type

string

Required - The identification of the property

value

string

Required - The value of the property. If null, the property will be removed.

change

ExtTypeObject

Required - Change specification

eventType

string

Type of event to be sent when data has changed. default "document:changed"

AddMetaLinkObjectChange: object

NameTypeDescription

rel

string

Required - The 'rel' attribute of the link. Example: "author". This parameter is mandatory and must be defined. Must not contain spaces

type

string

Required - The 'type' attribute of the link. Example: "x-im/person". This parameter is mandatory and must be defined.

uri

string

The 'uri' pointing to an external resource. This OR the 'uuid' parameter must be present.

uuid

string

The 'uuid', which is an ID of a resource in the writer repository. This OR the 'uri' parameter must be present.

title

string

Set the title attribute for the link

data

object

An optional data block with custom tags.

links

Array.<AddMetaLinkChangeObject>

Optional links for the link to be created. Should be of the same format as the top-most link.

change

AddMetaLinkObject

Required - Change specification

eventType

string

Type of event to be sent when data has changed. default "document:changed"

RemoveMetaLinkObjectChange: object

NameTypeDescription

rel

string

Required - The rel attribute of the link

uri

string

The URI that identifies the link. 'uri' OR the 'uuid' parameter must be present.

uuid

string

The uuid that identifies the link. 'uuid' OR the 'uri' parameter must be present.

change

RemoveMetaLinkObject

Required - Change specification

eventType

string

Type of event to be sent when data has changed. default "document:changed"

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