RefineryCMS: Create pages hierarchy from a simple text outline

load_from_outline.rb

#!/usr/local/bin/ruby

# Create/Load Pages from a text-based outline of titles.

# create this script in the root of your app
# otherwise, change the path to config/environment.
ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'development'
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/config/environment'

page_part_titles = Page.respond_to?(:default_page_parts) ? Page.default_page_parts : ['body','side_body']

nodes = {}
File.open('project_outline.txt', 'r') do |f1|
  while line = f1.gets
    # get the indentation and title
    m = line.match(/([ \t]+)?(.*)$/)
    next unless m[2]

    indentation = m[1]
    title = m[2]
    # if we're at the root, set to 0
    # otherwise, replace two spaces with a tab and count the tabs
    level = indentation.nil? ? 0 : indentation.gsub(/  /,"\t").size

    page = Page.find_or_create_by_title(title).parts

    if level == 0
      # don't bother to track every branch
      nodes = {}
    else
      parent = nodes[level-1]
      page.update_attribute(:parent_id, parent.id)
    end
    page_part_titles.each do |page_part_title|
      page.parts.find_or_create_by_title(page_part_title) { |p| p.body = nil }
    end

    nodes[level] = page

    puts "(#{level}): #{line}"

  end
end

project_outline.txt

Home
About
  Company
  People
    Management
    Accounting
  News