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How to pass in the date from other macros
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How to pass in the date from other macros
Background
Sometimes, there is a requirement to generate the countdown based on the output from other macros
- ConfiForms
- Reporting plugin
This is a workaround by using Confluence user macro to redirect the output of the encapsulated macros as the date paramater for the Countdown macro
The date format generated by the other macros must follow the format of dd-mm-yy.
Otherwise, additional preprocessing steps can be added in the user macro code
Instructions
Setting up the user macro
- Log in as Confluence Admin
- Go to Confluence Administration > General Configuration
- Click on User Macros on the left side menu
- Click on Create a User Macro
Fill in the details as the table below
Macro Name countdownbody Visibility Visible to all users in the Macro Browser Macro Title Countdown Date in Body Description Uses the output of other macros as the date input to the Countdown Timer plugin Categories Visuals & Images Icon URL Documentation URL Macro Body Processing Rendered Template ## Macro title: Countdown Date in Body ## Macro has a body: Y ## Body processing: Rendered ## ## @noparams #set ($index = $body.indexOf('</span>')) #set ($index = $index - 8) #if ($index > 0) #set ($startIndex = $index - 8) #set ($date = $body.substring($startIndex, $index)) #else #set ($date = $body) #end <ac:structured-macro ac ac:name="countdown" ac:schema-version="1"> <ac:parameter ac:name="countdowndate">$date</ac:parameter> <ac:parameter ac:name="centered">true</ac:parameter> <ac:parameter ac:name="style">Black</ac:parameter> </ac:structured-macro>
- Click on Save button
Using the user macro
- Go to the page or template
- Add the Countdown Date in Body user macro instead of Countdown macro
Add the other macros which will provide the date
Plain Date Other Macro
, multiple selections available,
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