sile 0.15.8

Simon’s Improved Layout Engine
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--- letter document class.
-- @use classes.letter

local plain = require("classes.plain")

local class = pl.class(plain)
class._name = "letter"

class.defaultFrameset = {
   content = {
      left = "5%pw",
      right = "95%pw",
      top = "2in",
      bottom = "90%ph",
   },
}

function class:_init (options)
   plain._init(self, options)
   SILE.scratch.letter = {
      sender = nil,
      date = nil,
      recipient = "",
      salutation = "",
   }
end

function class:registerCommands ()
   plain.registerCommands(self)

   self:registerCommand("letter", function (_, content)
      SILE.settings:set("current.parindent", SILE.types.node.glue())
      SILE.settings:set("document.parindent", SILE.types.node.glue())
      SILE.call("raggedright", {}, function ()
         SILE.call("letter:format:date")
         SILE.call("bigskip")
         if SILE.scratch.letter.sender then
            SILE.call("letter:format:sender")
            SILE.call("bigskip")
         end
         SILE.call("letter:format:recipient")
         SILE.call("bigskip")
         SILE.call("letter:format:salutation")
         SILE.call("bigskip")
         SILE.process(content)
      end)
   end)

   self:registerCommand("sender", function (_, content)
      SILE.scratch.letter.sender = content
   end)
   self:registerCommand("recipient", function (_, content)
      SILE.scratch.letter.recipient = content
   end)
   self:registerCommand("salutation", function (_, content)
      SILE.scratch.letter.salutation = content
   end)
   self:registerCommand("date", function (_, content)
      SILE.scratch.letter.date = content
   end)

   self:registerCommand("letter:format:date", function ()
      if not SILE.scratch.letter.date then
         SILE.scratch.letter.date = { os.date("%A, %d %B") }
      end
      SILE.process(SILE.scratch.letter.date)
      SILE.call("par")
   end)

   self:registerCommand("letter:format:sender", function ()
      SILE.process(SILE.scratch.letter.sender)
   end)

   self:registerCommand("letter:format:recipient", function ()
      SILE.process(SILE.scratch.letter.recipient)
   end)

   self:registerCommand("letter:format:salutation", function ()
      SILE.process(SILE.scratch.letter.salutation)
   end)
end

return class