collective.transmogrifier documentation

Transmogrifier

Transmogrifier provides support for building pipelines that turn one thing into another. Specifically, transmogrifier pipelines are used to convert and import legacy content into a Plone site. It provides the tools to construct pipelines from multiple sections, where each section processes the data flowing through the pipe.

A "transmogrifier pipeline" refers to a description of a set of pipe sections, slotted together in a set order. The stated goal is for these sections to transform data and ultimately add content to a Plone site based on this data. Sections deal with tasks such as sourcing the data (from textfiles, databases, etc.) and characterset conversion, through to determining portal type, location and workflow state.

Note that a transmogrifier pipeline can be used to process any number of things, and is not specific to Plone content import. However, it's original intent is to provide a pluggable way to import legacy content.

Credits

Development sponsored by

Elkjøp Nordic AS

Design and development

Martijn Pieters at Jarn

Project name

A transmogrifier is fictional device used for transforming one object into another object. The term was coined by Bill Waterson of Calvin and Hobbes fame.

Content

• Installation
• Pipelines
  • Pipeline sections
  • Configuration file syntax
  • Conventions
• GenericSetup import integration
• Default section blueprints
  • Breakpoint section
  • Codec section
  • Condition section
  • Constructor section
  • CSV source section
  • Directory Walker section
  • Folders section
  • Inserter section
  • collective.blueprint.listsource
  • Logger section
  • Manipulator section
  • Savepoint section
  • Splitter section
  • URL Opener section
  • XML Walker section

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page