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---
title: Subplot and its implementation in Rust
author: Lars Wirzenius for the Subplot project
date: 2019-10-10
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    https://subplot.liw.fi/


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Subplot? Let me tell you a story...

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![](arch.svg)

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Acceptance criteria are expressed as scenarios (a la Cucumber):

_given_ a system in a specific start state  
_when_ user does some thing  
_then_ system state has changed in the intended way  
_and_ other aspect of state has stayed the same

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FIXME: Markdown example

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Currently only docgen exists, codegen will happen soon.

Docgen = Pandoc + Pandoc filter, in Rust

Filter modifies document during typesetting to make document more
useful for communicating acceptance criteria. Changes how code blocks
with scenario text are presented.

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FIXME: Bindings example

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Bindings connect the scenario step to the code that implements the
step.

Can extract parts of step to pass to the code as an argument.

Essentially, scenario step is a function call.

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~~~~rust
use std::path::PathBuf;
use structopt::StructOpt;

#[derive(Debug, StructOpt)]
#[structopt(name = "docgen", about = "...")]
struct Opt {
    // One or more input filename.
    #[structopt(parse(from_os_str))]
    filenames: Vec<PathBuf>,

    // Set output file name.
    #[structopt(short="-o", parse(from_os_str))]
    output: PathBuf,
}

// in main()
let opt = Opt::from_args();
let output = format!("{}", opt.output.display());
~~~~

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~~~~rust
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let mut pandoc = pandoc::new();

    ...

    pandoc.add_filter(|json| {
        pandoc_ast::filter(json, |mut doc| {
            MyVisitor.walk_pandoc(&mut doc);
            doc
        })
    });
    pandoc.execute()?;

    ...
}
~~~~

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~~~~rust
struct MyVisitor;

impl MutVisitor for MyVisitor {
    fn visit_vec_block(&mut self, blks: &mut Vec<Block>) {
        for blk in blks {
            match blk {
                Block::CodeBlock(attr, s) => {
                    if is_scenario(attr) {
                        *blk = typeset_scenario(s)
                    }
                }
                _ => {
                    self.visit_block(blk);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
~~~~

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~~~~rust
// Is a code block marked as a scenario snippet?
fn is_scenario(attr: &Attr) -> bool {
    match attr {
        (_id, classes, _kvpairs) => 
            classes.iter().any(|s| is_scenario_class(s)),
    }
}

fn is_scenario_class(class: &str) -> bool {
    class == "subplot" || class == "subplot-scenario"
}

fn typeset_scenario(text: &str) -> Block {
    Block::LineBlock(
        text.lines()
            .map(typeset_scenario_line)
            .collect())
}
~~~~

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~~~~rust
fn typeset_scenario_line(line: &str) -> Vec<Inline> {
    let mut words = line.split_whitespace();
    let mut inlines = Vec::new();

    if let Some(keyword) = words.next() {
        typeset_keyword(keyword, &mut inlines);
        inlines.push(typeset_str(" "));
    }

    for word in words {
        inlines.push(typeset_str(word));
        inlines.push(typeset_str(" "));
    }

    inlines
}
~~~~

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~~~~rust
fn typeset_keyword(word: &str, inl: &mut Vec<Inline>) {
    let word = typeset_str(word);
    let emph = Inline::Emph(vec![word]);
    inl.push(emph);
}

fn typeset_str(s: &str) -> Inline {
    Inline::Str(s.to_string())
}
~~~~

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The Subplot project is at the very beginning (but Yarn was used for
six years). Help is welcome.

* What do you think of the concept?
* What's good?
* What's less good?
* Can you see yourself using it?
* What would it take for you to try it?
* Do you see Subplot filling a gap for you?

Expect a working version by the end of the year. Patches are welcome,
but more important now is constructive feedback, especially from
people who use Subplot, or want to.

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Free software.

Won't affect the licensing of the outputs. OK to use for proprietary
systmes.

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Thank you

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This talk is licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0 (International)