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diff --git a/docs/moving_data_between_collections.rst b/docs/moving_data_between_collections.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 170b391..0000000 --- a/docs/moving_data_between_collections.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Moving Data between Collections -=============================== - -Entries can be exported from a lesana collection to another using the -``lesana export`` command and a jinja2 template. - -The template should generate a yaml file that is a valid lesana entry -for the destination collection and it can use the fields of the starting -collection as variables. The variable ``entry`` is also available and -gives complete access to the entry of the original collection, so fields -with names that aren't valid jinja templates can be accessed as -``entry.data[<field-name>]``. - -E.g. to convert between a collection with fields ``name``, -``short-desc``, ``desc`` to a collection with fields ``name``, -``description`` one could use the following template:: - - name: {{ name }} - description: | - {{ entry.data.[short-desc] }} - - {{ desc | indent(width=4, first=False) }} - -From the origin collection you can then run the command:: - - lesana export <path/to/destination/collection> <path/to/template> - -to export all entries. - -You can also export just a subset of entries by adding a xapian query -with the parameter ``--query``; you can test the search using:: - - lesana search --all <some search terms> - -and then actually run the export with:: - - lesana search --query '<some search terms>' <destination> <template> - -note that in this second command the spaces in the search query have to -be protected from the shell. |