Re: image file resolver in Lua?

["Procházka Lukáš Ing." <LPr@pontex.cz>]

Hello Henning,

On Tue, 06 Feb 2018 13:13:12 +0100, Henning Hraban Ramm <texml@fiee.net> wrote:

> I’ll try as soon as I get some time, since algorithmic image placement is a recurring problem for me, as I try to replace InDesign in my workflow.
>
> I thought about providing a module, but each of my projects has so differing needs that either every macro would need a bunch of options, or I need a lot of similar macros. We’ll see...
>

my experience in these situations:

I'm usually implementing complicated solutions via Lua, with functions with obligatory arg(s) first followed by one optional argument of table type:

- it's  easy to investigate this optional argument and alter the algorithm depending on table keys (presence and/or value),
- you don't have to be afraid of optional arg(s) rearrangement.

To be more concrete:

---- Sample Lua code

MyPlaceFigure = function(figname,
                          opts) -- Optional; .scale = .sc, .rotation = .rot, .label, ...
   opts = opts or {} -- To simplify code bellow

   local scale, rot, lab =
     opts.scale or opts.sc, -- I.e. more keys are allowed in long/short alternative
     opts.rotation or opts.rotate or opts.rot, -- dtto
     opts.label or opts.lab,
     nil

   if label then
     -- E.g. use context.placefloat(...)
   else
     context.externalfigure({figname}, {scale = 1000 * scale, orientation = rot, })
   end
end

----

Best regards,

Lukas


> Greetlings, Hraban


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