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+<#--filedoc
+    This library provides functions and macros for processing the data of 
+    content items.
+-->
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the current content item, or more exactly the model of the current
+    content item from the model. This function only works on cms pages and
+    not on navigation pages. For navigation pages use the functions
+    provided by ccm-navigation for extracting the index item.
+
+    @return The model of the current content item.
+-->
+<#function getContentItem container="">
+    <#if container == "">
+        <#return contentItem>
+    <#else>
+        <#return [container].contentItem>
+    </#if>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Includes the template for the type of the provided content item 
+    for the provided view and style. The paramters view and style are
+    optional. If not provided the default value "detail" is used for 
+    the view parameter.
+
+    @param item The data model of the content item itself. There are 
+    several functions for extracting this provided by other modules.
+
+    @param view View type to use. Either `detail` or `list`. Default 
+    value is `detail`.
+
+    @param style Style to use. Styles allow it to use different 
+    templates for `detail` or `list` views depending on the context were the 
+    content item is displayed.
+-->
+<#macro contentItem item view="detail" style="">
+
+    <#--<pre>
+        item["/objectType"]: ${item["./objectType"]?size}
+        item["/nav:attribute[@name='objectType']"]: ${item["./nav:attribute[@name='objectType']"]?size}
+    </pre>-->
+
+    
+    <#if (item.contentType.name?length > 0)>
+        <#include getContentItemTemplate(item.contentType.name, view, style)>
+    <#else>
+        <#include getContentItemTemplate("org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItem", view, style)>
+    </#if>    
+</#macro>
+
+<#--doc
+    Retrieve the title of a content item.
+
+    @param item The content item.
+
+    @return The title of the content item.
+-->
+<#function getItemTitle item>
+    <#return item.title>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Get the title of the current page. This function tries several possible 
+    sources for the title of the current page and uses to first source found.
+
+    The possible sources are:
+
+    * The title of the primary content item. For items of the types
+      Glossary Item and FAQ Item special titles are used.
+    * If the title `AtoZ` is provided by Bebop the localized text 
+      `layout.page.title.atoz` used.
+    * If the title `Search` is provided by Bebop
+
+    @param useCategoryMenu The name of the category menu to use for retrieving 
+    the page title.
+
+    @param useRootIndexItemTitle Wether to use the title of the index item of 
+    the root category as page title.
+
+    @return The title of the current page.
+-->
+<#function getPageTitle useCategoryMenu='categoryMenu' useRootIndexItemTitle=false>
+
+    <#if contentItem??>
+        <#return contentItem.title>        
+    <#elseif (application == 'login')>
+        <#return getLocalizedText('layout.page.title.login')>
+    <#elseif (application == 'sitemap'))>
+        <#return getLocalizedText('layout.page.title.sitemap')>
+    <#elseif (application == 'PublicPersonalProfile')>
+        <#return model["/bebop:page/nav:greetingItem/cms:item/title"].@@text>
+    <#else>
+        <#return pageTitle>
+    </#if>
+
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc 
+    Retrieves the summary/lead text of an content item. The function
+    will check several possible sources.
+
+    @param item The item from which the the summary is read.
+
+    @return The value of the `summary` or `lead` property or the provided 
+    content item. If the content item does not have a such a property an 
+    empty string is returned.
+-->
+<#function getItemSummary item>
+    <#if (item.lead??)>
+        <#return item.lead>
+    <#elseif (item.summary??)>
+        <#return item.summary>
+    <#else>
+        <#return "">
+    </#if>    
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Retrieve the value the `pageDescription` property of a conten item. 
+    If the provided content item does not have a `pageDescription` property
+    an empty string is returned.
+
+    @param item The content item from which the description is read.
+
+    @return The value of the `pageDescription` property of the provided content
+    item. If the provided content item does not have such a property an 
+    empty string is returned.
+-->
+<#function getPageDescription item>
+    <#if (item.pageDescription??)>
+        <#return item.pageDescription>
+    <#else>
+        <#return "">
+    </#if>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Generated a link to a content using the OID of the content item.
+
+    @param oid The OID of the content.
+
+    @return A link to the content item identified by the provided OID.
+-->
+<#function generateContentItemLink oid>
+    <#return "./${oid}">
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Generates the the edit link for the provided content item. The link
+    is generated using the `editLink` property which is only present in the 
+    model if the current user is permitted to edit the item.
+
+    @param item The item for which the edit link is generated.
+
+    @return An edit link for the item. If the provided item does not have an
+    `editLink` property an empty string is returned.
+-->
+<#function getEditLink item>
+    <#if (item.editLink??)>
+        <#return item.editLink>
+    <#else>
+        <#return "">
+    </#if>
+</#function>
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