This preso introduces the benefits of adding structure to wikis and introduces how this is done in JotSpot wikis. It also provides a quick fly-over of the JotSpot API.

1. JotSpot Developer Tutorial Introducing the JotSpot Wiki Storage Model and API DRAFT

3. Why Add Structure to a Wiki?

7. Introducing Structure in JotSpot Wikis

9. Todo List Page: Free-form Text

10. Todo List Page: A Little Structure

11. Todo List Page: A Little Structure + some Ajax

12. Structure Under the Hood: Forms & Properties

14. BTW, here’s the code

15. Rows in a database Pages in JotSpot There is no database; Everything is a Page … … … … Daily Hi Walk the dog Today Lo Get Milk When Priority Description

16. RDBMS Vs.Page-based Model Storage Concept Relational DB JotSpot JotSpot form page Table schema Unique items defined by… Property in a page Column in a row Individual value in… JotSpot page DB Row Unique item stored in… Set of JotSpot pages DB Table Application data stored in…

17. But, How To Add and Edit Page Properties? (Hint: use Forms)

18. JotSpot Forms: Just Wiki Pages with JotScript

19. Create & Edit Pages w/Forms Edit Mode: mywiki.jot.com/GetMilk ?edit=1&form=TodoForm

20. Forms Define Views Too

21. In the End, Pages stored as XML Page “x-ray”: mywiki.jot.com/GetMilk ?xml=esc

22. Did I Mention Forms Define Properties?

24. There’s More to Using a JotSpot Form than Meets the Eye

26. Edit “Get Milk” w/TodoForm… mywiki.jot.com/GetMilk?edit=1 &form=TodoForm

28. Each Form Edits Different Properties mywiki.jot.com/GetMilk ?xml=esc

30. Manipulating Pages & Properties: API Sneak Peak

33. Example: Display a Todo Page’s Properties Code to Display This Here

37. Lots More JotLib API: http://developer.jot.com/Reference jot.lib.attach() jot.lib.diff() jot.lib.image.newChart() jot.lib.mail() jot.lib.parseRows() jot.lib.removePage() jot.lib.rename() jot.lib.savePage() jot.lib.search() jot.lib.tree() admin.importZip() admin.log() admin.lookupEmail() …