RPoint README

RPoint is a domain specific language (DSL) for SharePoint scripting and automation. RPoint is built on IronRuby so scripts are written in Ruby but can leverage the SharePoint object model.

Example

RPoint is designed to allow scripts such as the following:

at "http://myserver" do
	
	# create a web with two lists
	create_web "Web One", TeamSite do
		create_list "List One", DocumentLibrary
		create_list "List Two", Announcements
	end
	
	# create several similar webs using names in an array
	["Another", "Web", "Here"].each do |web|
		create_web web, BlankSite
	end
	
	# create a deep site structure
	create_web "Parent", BlankSite do
		create_web "Child 1", BlankSite do
			create_web "Child 1.1", BlankSite
		end
		
		create_web "Child 2", BlankSite do
			create_web "Child 2.1", BlankSite do
				create_web "Child 2.1.1", BlankSite
			end
		end
	end
	
end

Goals

When complete, RPoint should allow for the following:

• Write scripts to quickly build out a site structure including lists, web parts, pages, etc.
• Create Rails-like migrations which apply changes to existing sites
• Create site, list, and view definitions which can easily be applied directly or converted to site and list definitions