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-rw-r--r--doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.asciidoc21
2 files changed, 30 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/doc/en/autogen/user/weechat_commands.asciidoc b/doc/en/autogen/user/weechat_commands.asciidoc
index 9ff20bc01..aea0caa96 100644
--- a/doc/en/autogen/user/weechat_commands.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/en/autogen/user/weechat_commands.asciidoc
@@ -276,14 +276,16 @@ To force a string comparison, add double quotes around each expression, for exam
"50" > "100" ==> 1
Some variables are replaced in expression, using the format ${variable}, variable can be, by order of priority:
- 1. a string with escaped chars (format: "esc:xxx" or "\xxx")
- 2. a string with chars to hide (format: "hide:char,string")
- 3. a color (format: "color:xxx")
- 4. an info (format: "info:name,arguments", arguments are optional)
- 5. an environment variable (format: "env:XXX")
- 6. an option (format: "file.section.option")
- 7. a local variable in buffer
- 8. a hdata name/variable (the value is automatically converted to string), by default "window" and "buffer" point to current window/buffer.
+ 1. an evaluated sub-string (format: "eval:xxx")
+ 2. a string with escaped chars (format: "esc:xxx" or "\xxx")
+ 3. a string with chars to hide (format: "hide:char,string")
+ 4. a color (format: "color:xxx")
+ 5. an info (format: "info:name,arguments", arguments are optional)
+ 6. current date/time (format: "date" or "date:format")
+ 7. an environment variable (format: "env:XXX")
+ 8. an option (format: "file.section.option")
+ 9. a local variable in buffer
+ 10. a hdata name/variable (the value is automatically converted to string), by default "window" and "buffer" point to current window/buffer.
Format for hdata can be one of following:
hdata.var1.var2...: start with a hdata (pointer must be known), and ask variables one after one (other hdata can be followed)
hdata[list].var1.var2...: start with a hdata using a list, for example:
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ Examples (simple strings):
/eval -n ${window.buffer.number} ==> 1
/eval -n ${\t} ==> <tab>
/eval -n ${hide:-,${relay.network.password}} ==> --------
+ /eval -n ${date:%H:%M:%S} ==> 07:46:40
Examples (conditions):
/eval -n -c ${window.buffer.number} > 2 ==> 0
diff --git a/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.asciidoc b/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.asciidoc
index cca10ff35..369d62782 100644
--- a/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.asciidoc
@@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ str3 = weechat.string_input_for_buffer("//test") # "/test"
==== string_eval_expression
-_WeeChat ≥ 0.4.0, updated in 0.4.2 and 1.1._
+_WeeChat ≥ 0.4.0, updated in 0.4.2, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3._
Evaluate an expression and return result as a string.
Special variables with format `${variable}` are expanded (see table below).
@@ -1954,13 +1954,20 @@ Return value:
List of variables expanded in expression (by order of priority, from first
expanded to last):
-[width="100%",cols="2,8,3,3",options="header"]
+[width="100%",cols="2,8,4,4",options="header"]
|===
| Format | Description | Examples | Results
| `${name}` | Variable `name` from hashtable 'extra_vars' |
`${name}` | `value`
+| `${eval:xxx}` +
+ (_WeeChat ≥ 1.3_) |
+ String to evaluate |
+ `${eval:${date:${weechat.look.buffer_time_format}}}` |
+ `19:02:45` (with colors if there are color codes in the option
+ weechat.look.buffer_time_format)
+
| `${esc:xxx}` +
`${\xxx}` | String with escaped chars |
`${esc:prefix\tmessage}` +
@@ -1996,6 +2003,16 @@ expanded to last):
`1.0` +
`lightblue`
+| `${date}` +
+ `${date:xxx}` +
+ (_WeeChat ≥ 1.3_) |
+ Current date/time, with custom format (see `man strftime`),
+ default format is `%F %T` |
+ `${date}` +
+ `${date:%H:%M:%S}` |
+ `2015-06-30 19:02:45` +
+ `19:02:45`
+
| `${env:NAME}` +
(_WeeChat ≥ 1.2_) |
Value of the environment variable `NAME` |