abas-help-editor

online markdown editor to create help files for the abas EPR

see demo

benefits

• write the help files for abas ERP with markdown
• work parallel on one document (multiuser)
• add images and files with drag and drop
• see a life preview of the help page during you write

requirements

node js 9.8.0 or higher and npm 5.8.0

installation and start

1. download repository
2. npm install
3. copy the dtd files (s3-303.dtd, s3-help.dtd, s3-ISOlat1.xml) from $HOMEDIR/handbuch/defs of your abas ERP to your dtd directory
4. edit config.js accordingly (change at least the session_secret and dtd_path property)
5. start with npm start

settings

key	type : default	meaning
port	int : 8000	port on which the web interface will be reachable
dtd_path	array : empty	absolute path to the dtd file(s) e.g. ["C:\\abas-help-editor\\dtd\\s3-help.dtd"]
output_dir_md	string : "md"	name of the directory where generated markdown files will be stored
output_dir_xml	string : "xml"	name of the directory where generated xml files will be stored
imgupload_dir	string : "img"	name of the directory where uploaded images will be stored
fileupload_dir	string : "files"	name of the directory where uploaded files will be stored
session_secret	string : empty	need to be set before first run
auth	array : empty	array of objects {"username":"...","password":"..."},... if empty only the username will be requested
public	bool : false	false means only via localhost reachable, true means public
auto_validate	bool : false	automatic validate xml
hide_xml_preview	bool : true	hide the xml preview?

TODO

• support for id's from other files
• sync scrolling