Alpine Configuration Framework Design - Revision history

Prabuanand: cleaned up the page with headings and references and some rephrasing of sentence added wikitags

2025-03-10T05:32:21Z

cleaned up the page with headings and references and some rephrasing of sentence added wikitags

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:32, 10 March 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
	= Alpine Configuration Framework =		The Alpine Configuration Framework (ACF) is a mvc-style application for configuring an Alpine Linux device. The primary focus is for a web interface - a light-weight MVC "webmin".

	~~The Alpine Configuration Framework (~~ACF) is ~~a mvc~~-~~style application for configuring an Alpine Linux device.~~ The ~~primary focus is for~~ a ~~web interface~~ - ACF~~'s main goal is~~ to be ~~a light~~-~~weight MVC "webmin"~~.		== Installation ==

			Installing ACF is really simple. Just type this in your terminal and follow the instructions to setup ACF: {{cmd\|setup-acf}}

			The above script install mini-httpd, create a certificate, starts mini-httpd in HTTPS mode and installs some basic acf-packages. To view ACF, simply browse to your machine https://<hostname>/

			Alternately, your existing web server can be used as follows:
			* [[Install]] the packages {{pkg\|acf-core}} and {{pkg\|acf-alpine-baselayout}} and packages will install to {{path\|/usr/share/acf}}.
			* Configure your web server to give access to {{path\|/usr/share/acf/www}} and run cgi scripts from {{path\|/usr/share/acf/www/cgi-bin}} and you should be able to view ACF.

			[[ACF packages]] page details the available ACF modules and their status. Proceed to [[Managing ACF]] page for Managing Your ACF Installation.

	== Why Haserl + Lua ==		== Why Haserl + Lua ==
Line 35:		Line 45:
	For good background information on what ACF attempts to do, please see Terence Parr's paper "Enforcing Strict Model-View Separation in Template Engines" at [https://www.cs.usfca.edu/~parrt/papers/mvc.templates.pdf https://www.cs.usfcs.edu].		For good background information on what ACF attempts to do, please see Terence Parr's paper "Enforcing Strict Model-View Separation in Template Engines" at [https://www.cs.usfca.edu/~parrt/papers/mvc.templates.pdf https://www.cs.usfcs.edu].

	= ~~Starting ACF =~~		== ACF Developer's Guides ==
	~~Installing ACF is really simple. Just type this in your terminal and follow the instructions to setup ACF:~~
	~~{{cmd\|setup-acf}}~~
	~~''(This script will install mini-httpd, create a certificate, starts mini-httpd in HTTPS mode and installs some basic acf-packages.)''<BR>~~

	~~To view ACF, simply browse to your machine https://<hostname>/~~

	~~See also [[Managing ACF\|Managing Your ACF Installation]]~~

	{{tip\|Alternately, you can manually install ACF and your web server. The two critical ACF packages are acf-core and acf-alpine-baselayout. The ACF packages will install to /usr/share/acf. You can configure your web server to give access to /usr/share/acf/www and run cgi scripts from /usr/share/acf/www/cgi-bin, and you should be able to view ACF.}}

	= ACF Developer's Guides =

	#[[ACF mvc.lua reference\|mvc.lua reference]] - mvc.lua is the core of ACF		#[[ACF mvc.lua reference\|mvc.lua reference]] - mvc.lua is the core of ACF
Line 59:		Line 58:
	#[[Writing ACF Controllers]] - Guide for writing a controller		#[[Writing ACF Controllers]] - Guide for writing a controller
	#[[Writing ACF Models]] - Guide for writing a model		#[[Writing ACF Models]] - Guide for writing a model

	~~== Other useful links ==~~

	~~#[https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/ Lua 5.1 Reference Manual]~~
	~~#[https://www.lua.org/pil/ Programming in Lua (first edition)]~~
	~~#[[Managing ACF]]~~

	~~= ACF Layout =~~

	~~ACF has support for multiple skins.<br>Only a few skins are available. Feel free to contribute in programming css-stylesheets for ACF.~~

	== How to contribute ==		== How to contribute ==

	~~First, download~~ ACF ~~using git or installing available ACF modules using 'apk add'.<br>Easiest is if you download the latest Alpine Linux ISO, boot a box from the ISO and then run 'setup-alpine' and 'setup-acf'~~. ~~That way you get a running environment fast and easy!<br>~~Some example skins are ~~available~~:		ACF has support for multiple skins. Some example skins available are:

	*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/alps/		*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/alps/
	*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/cloud/		*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/cloud/
Line 80:		Line 68:
	*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/wik/		*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/wik/

	~~Make a new skin folder.~~		Feel free to contribute in programming css-stylesheets for ACF.

	~~mkdir~~ -~~p /etc/acf/skins/myskin~~

	~~Create a css file called as the folder~~.

	touch /etc/acf/skins/myskin/myskin.css		* Make a new skin folder.{{Cmd\|# mkdir -p /etc/acf/skins/myskin}}
			* Create a css file called as the folder. {{Cmd\|# touch /etc/acf/skins/myskin/myskin.css}}

	Now you can start editing your myskin.css.<br>If you have ACF running on the computer, you can browse to https://<hostname>/cgi-bin/acf/acf-util/skins/read and switch to your new skin (called myskin) and see the results of your changes.		Now you can start editing your myskin.css.<br>If you have ACF running on the computer, you can browse to https://<hostname>/cgi-bin/acf/acf-util/skins/read and switch to your new skin (called myskin) and see the results of your changes.
Line 92:		Line 77:
	Pack your myskin folder, containing your css file (and images, if there are any).<br>Send this patch to acf@lists.alpinelinux.org ''('''Note:''' Don't forget to [[Alpine_Linux:Mailing_lists\|subscribe]] before sending your patch)''		Pack your myskin folder, containing your css file (and images, if there are any).<br>Send this patch to acf@lists.alpinelinux.org ''('''Note:''' Don't forget to [[Alpine_Linux:Mailing_lists\|subscribe]] before sending your patch)''

	= ~~ACF Packages~~ =		== See also ==

	~~Look at~~ [[~~ACF packages]~~] ~~to see available ACF modules and their status.~~		* [https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/ Lua 5.1 Reference Manual]
			* [https://www.lua.org/pil/ Programming in Lua (first edition)]

	[[Category:ACF]] [[Category:Lua]]		[[Category:ACF]] [[Category:Lua]]

Zcrayfish: /* Starting ACF */ Removed obsolete warning.

2023-09-04T01:59:01Z

Starting ACF: Removed obsolete warning.

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:59, 4 September 2023
Line 45:		Line 45:

	{{tip\|Alternately, you can manually install ACF and your web server. The two critical ACF packages are acf-core and acf-alpine-baselayout. The ACF packages will install to /usr/share/acf. You can configure your web server to give access to /usr/share/acf/www and run cgi scripts from /usr/share/acf/www/cgi-bin, and you should be able to view ACF.}}		{{tip\|Alternately, you can manually install ACF and your web server. The two critical ACF packages are acf-core and acf-alpine-baselayout. The ACF packages will install to /usr/share/acf. You can configure your web server to give access to /usr/share/acf/www and run cgi scripts from /usr/share/acf/www/cgi-bin, and you should be able to view ACF.}}

	{{Warning\| In Alpine Linux 1.8, the system includes two default users: ''alpine'' and ''foo''. 'alpine' is given ADMIN rights and 'foo' is given USER rights. The default password for both users is ''test123''. '''Replace the default users as soon as possible.'''<BR>
	~~As of 1.9 you will get prompted for a password for the 'root' account so this is no issue for newer Alpine Linux versions.}}~~

	= ACF Developer's Guides =		= ACF Developer's Guides =

Zcrayfish: Removed dead wikilink.

2023-07-27T22:32:39Z

Removed dead wikilink.

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:32, 27 July 2023
Line 33:		Line 33:
	Of course, as with all MVC designs, the ACF MVC design is not quite 'pure' MVC and has evolved over time. Most of the '''controller''' functionality is handled by the framework code. The framework code will also automatically generate views for HTML, JSON, and a few other viewtypes if no '''view''' is defined. Also, many '''model''' functions are implemented in helper libraries. We have attempted to make it as easy as possible to develop new ACF modules.		Of course, as with all MVC designs, the ACF MVC design is not quite 'pure' MVC and has evolved over time. Most of the '''controller''' functionality is handled by the framework code. The framework code will also automatically generate views for HTML, JSON, and a few other viewtypes if no '''view''' is defined. Also, many '''model''' functions are implemented in helper libraries. We have attempted to make it as easy as possible to develop new ACF modules.

	For good background information on what ACF attempts to do, please see Terence Parr's paper "Enforcing Strict Model-View Separation in Template Engines" at [https://www.cs.usfca.edu/~parrt/papers/mvc.templates.pdf https://www.cs.usfcs.edu] ~~or the [[Media:Mvc.templates.pdf\|local copy]] of the pdf~~.		For good background information on what ACF attempts to do, please see Terence Parr's paper "Enforcing Strict Model-View Separation in Template Engines" at [https://www.cs.usfca.edu/~parrt/papers/mvc.templates.pdf https://www.cs.usfcs.edu].

	= Starting ACF =		= Starting ACF =

Zcrayfish: hyperlink cleanup.

2023-07-27T22:30:49Z

hyperlink cleanup.

Jwatt: Remove self references ('ACF' is a redirect back to this page)

2022-02-09T09:26:21Z

Remove self references ('ACF' is a redirect back to this page)

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:26, 9 February 2022
Line 36:		Line 36:

	= Starting ACF =		= Starting ACF =
	Installing [[ACF]] is really simple. Just type this in your terminal and follow the instructions to setup [[ACF]]:		Installing ACF is really simple. Just type this in your terminal and follow the instructions to setup ACF:
	{{cmd\|setup-acf}}		{{cmd\|setup-acf}}
	''(This script will install mini-httpd, create a certificate, starts mini-httpd in HTTPS mode and installs some basic acf-packages.)''<BR>		''(This script will install mini-httpd, create a certificate, starts mini-httpd in HTTPS mode and installs some basic acf-packages.)''<BR>

	To view [[ACF]], simply browse to your machine https://<hostname>/		To view ACF, simply browse to your machine https://<hostname>/

	See also [[Managing ACF\|Managing Your ACF Installation]]		See also [[Managing ACF\|Managing Your ACF Installation]]

Aduty: /* Howto contribute */

2019-05-21T21:14:34Z

Howto contribute

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:14, 21 May 2019
Line 73:		Line 73:
	ACF has support for multiple skins.<br>Only a few skins are available. Feel free to contribute in programming css-stylesheets for ACF.		ACF has support for multiple skins.<br>Only a few skins are available. Feel free to contribute in programming css-stylesheets for ACF.

	== ~~Howto~~ contribute ==		== How to contribute ==

	First download ACF using git or installing available ACF modules using 'apk add'.<br>Easiest is if you download the latest Alpine Linux ISO, boot a box from the ISO and then run 'setup-alpine' and 'setup-acf'. That way you get a running environment fast and easy!<br>Some example skins are available:		First, download ACF using git or installing available ACF modules using 'apk add'.<br>Easiest is if you download the latest Alpine Linux ISO, boot a box from the ISO and then run 'setup-alpine' and 'setup-acf'. That way you get a running environment fast and easy!<br>Some example skins are available:

	*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/alps/		*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/alps/
Line 93:		Line 93:
	Now you can start editing your myskin.css.<br>If you have ACF running on the computer, you can browse to https://<hostname>/cgi-bin/acf/acf-util/skins/read and switch to your new skin (called myskin) and see the results of your changes.		Now you can start editing your myskin.css.<br>If you have ACF running on the computer, you can browse to https://<hostname>/cgi-bin/acf/acf-util/skins/read and switch to your new skin (called myskin) and see the results of your changes.

	Pack your myskin folder, containing your css file (and images, if there are any).<br>Send this patch to acf@lists.alpinelinux.org ''('''Note:''' Don't forget to [http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=Mailing_lists subscribe] before sending your patch)''		Pack your myskin folder, containing your css file (and images, if there are any).<br>Send this patch to acf@lists.alpinelinux.org ''('''Note:''' Don't forget to [http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=Mailing_lists subscribe] before sending your patch)''

	= ACF Packages =		= ACF Packages =

John3-16: Added internal link to Awk

2017-09-15T13:43:49Z

Added internal link to Awk

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:43, 15 September 2017
Line 11:		Line 11:
	*It is small (typically ~200KB of compiled code)		*It is small (typically ~200KB of compiled code)
	*It compiles and runs much faster than [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=php PHP], [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=perl Perl] or [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=ruby Ruby]		*It compiles and runs much faster than [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=php PHP], [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=perl Perl] or [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=ruby Ruby]
	*It provides a "normal" scripting language with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lua_(programming_language)#Features features] similar to PHP, perl, java, awk, etc.		*It provides a "normal" scripting language with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lua_(programming_language)#Features features] similar to PHP, perl, java, [[awk]], etc.

	Haserl + Lua provides a 'good enough' toolset to build a full-featured web application.		Haserl + Lua provides a 'good enough' toolset to build a full-featured web application.

	== Why ACF is MVC ==		== Why ACF is MVC ==

Ttrask: Add MVC note, fix skin editing to be in /etc, some cleanup

2013-06-28T17:29:40Z

Add MVC note, fix skin editing to be in /etc, some cleanup

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:29, 28 June 2013
Line 1:		Line 1:
	= Alpine Configuration Framework =		= Alpine Configuration Framework =

	The Alpine Configuration Framework (ACF) is a mvc-style application for configuring an Alpine device. The primary focus is for a web interface - ACF's main goal is to be a light-weight MVC "webmin".		The Alpine Configuration Framework (ACF) is a mvc-style application for configuring an Alpine Linux device. The primary focus is for a web interface - ACF's main goal is to be a light-weight MVC "webmin".

	== Why Haserl + Lua ==		== Why Haserl + Lua ==
Line 30:		Line 30:

	''Every'' transaction follows this pattern. For ACF developers, the focus should be on getting a model that does a proper job of abstracting the config file into useable entities and then building a controller that presents useable "actions" based on the model. The presentation layer should be last on the priority list.		''Every'' transaction follows this pattern. For ACF developers, the focus should be on getting a model that does a proper job of abstracting the config file into useable entities and then building a controller that presents useable "actions" based on the model. The presentation layer should be last on the priority list.

			Of course, as with all MVC designs, the ACF MVC design is not quite 'pure' MVC and has evolved over time. Most of the '''controller''' functionality is handled by the framework code. The framework code will also automatically generate views for HTML, JSON, and a few other viewtypes if no '''view''' is defined. Also, many '''model''' functions are implemented in helper libraries. We have attempted to make it as easy as possible to develop new ACF modules.

	For good background information on what ACF attempts to do, please see Terence Parr's paper "Enforcing Strict Model-View Separation in Template Engines" at [http://www.cs.usfca.edu/~parrt/papers/mvc.templates.pdf http://www.cs.usfcs.edu] or the [[Media:Mvc.templates.pdf\|local copy]] of the pdf.		For good background information on what ACF attempts to do, please see Terence Parr's paper "Enforcing Strict Model-View Separation in Template Engines" at [http://www.cs.usfca.edu/~parrt/papers/mvc.templates.pdf http://www.cs.usfcs.edu] or the [[Media:Mvc.templates.pdf\|local copy]] of the pdf.
Line 44:		Line 46:
	{{tip\|Alternately, you can manually install ACF and your web server. The two critical ACF packages are acf-core and acf-alpine-baselayout. The ACF packages will install to /usr/share/acf. You can configure your web server to give access to /usr/share/acf/www and run cgi scripts from /usr/share/acf/www/cgi-bin, and you should be able to view ACF.}}		{{tip\|Alternately, you can manually install ACF and your web server. The two critical ACF packages are acf-core and acf-alpine-baselayout. The ACF packages will install to /usr/share/acf. You can configure your web server to give access to /usr/share/acf/www and run cgi scripts from /usr/share/acf/www/cgi-bin, and you should be able to view ACF.}}

	{{Warning\| In ~~alpine~~ 1.8, the system includes two default users: ''alpine'' and ''foo''. 'alpine' is given ADMIN rights and 'foo' is given USER rights. The default password for both users is ''test123''. '''Replace the default users as soon as possible.'''<BR>		{{Warning\| In Alpine Linux 1.8, the system includes two default users: ''alpine'' and ''foo''. 'alpine' is given ADMIN rights and 'foo' is given USER rights. The default password for both users is ''test123''. '''Replace the default users as soon as possible.'''<BR>
	As of 1.9 you will get prompted for a password for the 'root' account so this is no issue for newer Alpine versions.}}		As of 1.9 you will get prompted for a password for the 'root' account so this is no issue for newer Alpine Linux versions.}}

	= ACF Developer's Guides =		= ACF Developer's Guides =
Line 53:		Line 55:
	#[[ACF acf www-controller.lua reference\|acf www-controller reference]] - ACF www application functions		#[[ACF acf www-controller.lua reference\|acf www-controller reference]] - ACF www application functions
	#[[ACF acf www example\|acf www-controller example]] - webify the above examples		#[[ACF acf www example\|acf www-controller example]] - webify the above examples
	#[[ACF how to write]] - Step by step howto for writing ~~acfs~~		#[[ACF how to write]] - Step by step howto for writing ACF modules
	#[[ACF core principles]] - Things that are standard across the application		#[[ACF core principles]] - Things that are standard across the application
	#[[LPOSIX]] - Documentation for the Lua Posix functions		#[[LPOSIX]] - Documentation for the Lua Posix functions
Line 73:		Line 75:
	== Howto contribute ==		== Howto contribute ==

	First download ACF using git or installing available ~~acf~~'~~s using apk_add~~.<br>Easiest is if you download latest Alpine ISO, boot a box ~~on that~~ and then run 'setup-alpine' and ~~'setup-webconf -a' (renamed to '~~'setup-acf'~~' in Alpine beta 4 and later)that~~ way you get a running environment fast and easy!<br>Some example skins are available		First download ACF using git or installing available ACF modules using 'apk add'.<br>Easiest is if you download the latest Alpine Linux ISO, boot a box from the ISO and then run 'setup-alpine' and 'setup-acf'. That way you get a running environment fast and easy!<br>Some example skins are available:

			*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/alps/
			*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/cloud/
	*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/ice/		*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/ice/
	*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/snow/		*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/snow/
			*/usr/share/acf/www/skins/wik/

	Make a new skin-folder		Make a new skin folder.

	mkdir /~~usr/share~~/acf~~/www~~/skins/myskin		mkdir -p /etc/acf/skins/myskin

	Create a css file called as the folder.		Create a css file called as the folder.

	touch /~~usr/share~~/acf~~/www~~/skins/myskin/myskin.css		touch /etc/acf/skins/myskin/myskin.css

	Now you can start editing your myskin.css.<br>If you have ACF running on a computer, you can browse to ~~this ACF~~-~~page~~ and switch to your new skin (called myskin) and see the results of your changes.		Now you can start editing your myskin.css.<br>If you have ACF running on the computer, you can browse to https://<hostname>/cgi-bin/acf/acf-util/skins/read and switch to your new skin (called myskin) and see the results of your changes.

	Pack your myskin-folder, containing your css-file (and images, if there is any).<br>Send this patch to acf@lists.alpinelinux.org ''('''Note:''' Don't forget to [http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=Mailing_lists subscribe] before sending your patch)''		Pack your myskin folder, containing your css file (and images, if there are any).<br>Send this patch to acf@lists.alpinelinux.org ''('''Note:''' Don't forget to [http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=Mailing_lists subscribe] before sending your patch)''

	= ACF Packages =		= ACF Packages =

Dubiousjim: Category:Lua

2012-03-12T08:58:32Z

Category:Lua

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:58, 12 March 2012
Line 94:		Line 94:
	Look at [http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=ACF_packages ACF packages] to see available ACF modules and their status.		Look at [http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=ACF_packages ACF packages] to see available ACF modules and their status.

	[[Category:ACF]]		[[Category:ACF]] [[Category:Lua]]

Ncopa: added to ACF category

2012-03-12T05:17:23Z

added to ACF category

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:17, 12 March 2012
Line 93:		Line 93:

	Look at [http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=ACF_packages ACF packages] to see available ACF modules and their status.		Look at [http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=ACF_packages ACF packages] to see available ACF modules and their status.

			[[Category:ACF]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:30, 27 July 2023
Line 7:		Line 7:
	Other competitors in the arena were Webmin, Ruby on Rails, PHP with templates.		Other competitors in the arena were Webmin, Ruby on Rails, PHP with templates.

	A full webmin (Perl), RoR or PHP implementation each require several MB of installed code, and can have very slow startup times, especially when used in "cgi" mode. After evaluating many options, we found that [~~http~~://www.lua.org Lua] has the following advantages:		A full webmin (Perl), RoR or PHP implementation each require several MB of installed code, and can have very slow startup times, especially when used in "cgi" mode. After evaluating many options, we found that [https://www.lua.org Lua] has the following advantages:

	*It is small (typically ~200KB of compiled code)		*It is small (typically ~200KB of compiled code)
	*It compiles and runs much faster than [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=php PHP], [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=perl Perl] or [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=ruby Ruby]		*It compiles and runs much faster than [https://web.archive.org/web/20100707143932/http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=php PHP], [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=perl Perl]{{dead link}} or [https://web.archive.org/web/20100313062645/http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=lua&lang2=ruby Ruby]
	*It provides a "normal" scripting language with [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lua_(programming_language)#Features features] similar to PHP, perl, java, [[awk]], etc.		*It provides a "normal" scripting language with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lua_(programming_language)#Features features] similar to PHP, perl, java, [[awk]], etc.

	Haserl + Lua provides a 'good enough' toolset to build a full-featured web application.		Haserl + Lua provides a 'good enough' toolset to build a full-featured web application.
Line 33:		Line 33:
	Of course, as with all MVC designs, the ACF MVC design is not quite 'pure' MVC and has evolved over time. Most of the '''controller''' functionality is handled by the framework code. The framework code will also automatically generate views for HTML, JSON, and a few other viewtypes if no '''view''' is defined. Also, many '''model''' functions are implemented in helper libraries. We have attempted to make it as easy as possible to develop new ACF modules.		Of course, as with all MVC designs, the ACF MVC design is not quite 'pure' MVC and has evolved over time. Most of the '''controller''' functionality is handled by the framework code. The framework code will also automatically generate views for HTML, JSON, and a few other viewtypes if no '''view''' is defined. Also, many '''model''' functions are implemented in helper libraries. We have attempted to make it as easy as possible to develop new ACF modules.

	For good background information on what ACF attempts to do, please see Terence Parr's paper "Enforcing Strict Model-View Separation in Template Engines" at [~~http~~://www.cs.usfca.edu/~parrt/papers/mvc.templates.pdf ~~http~~://www.cs.usfcs.edu] or the [[Media:Mvc.templates.pdf\|local copy]] of the pdf.		For good background information on what ACF attempts to do, please see Terence Parr's paper "Enforcing Strict Model-View Separation in Template Engines" at [https://www.cs.usfca.edu/~parrt/papers/mvc.templates.pdf https://www.cs.usfcs.edu] or the [[Media:Mvc.templates.pdf\|local copy]] of the pdf.

	= Starting ACF =		= Starting ACF =
Line 65:		Line 65:
	== Other useful links ==		== Other useful links ==

	#[~~http~~://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/ Lua 5.1 Reference Manual]		#[https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/ Lua 5.1 Reference Manual]
	#[~~http~~://www.lua.org/pil/ Programming in Lua (first edition)]		#[https://www.lua.org/pil/ Programming in Lua (first edition)]
	#[[Managing ACF]]		#[[Managing ACF]]

Line 93:		Line 93:
	Now you can start editing your myskin.css.<br>If you have ACF running on the computer, you can browse to https://<hostname>/cgi-bin/acf/acf-util/skins/read and switch to your new skin (called myskin) and see the results of your changes.		Now you can start editing your myskin.css.<br>If you have ACF running on the computer, you can browse to https://<hostname>/cgi-bin/acf/acf-util/skins/read and switch to your new skin (called myskin) and see the results of your changes.

	Pack your myskin folder, containing your css file (and images, if there are any).<br>Send this patch to acf@lists.alpinelinux.org ''('''Note:''' Don't forget to [~~http~~:~~//wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=~~Mailing_lists subscribe] before sending your patch)''		Pack your myskin folder, containing your css file (and images, if there are any).<br>Send this patch to acf@lists.alpinelinux.org ''('''Note:''' Don't forget to [[Alpine_Linux:Mailing_lists\|subscribe]] before sending your patch)''

	= ACF Packages =		= ACF Packages =

	Look at [~~http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=ACF_packages~~ ACF packages] to see available ACF modules and their status.		Look at [[ACF packages]] to see available ACF modules and their status.

	[[Category:ACF]] [[Category:Lua]]		[[Category:ACF]] [[Category:Lua]]