NeoWiki: Add feature showcase page for updated NeoWiki

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Add feature showcase page for updated NeoWiki

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This page collects working examples of features available in the updated NeoWiki installation on this wiki.

== Subject rendering with <code><nowiki>{{#view}}</nowiki></code> ==

The updated NeoWiki can render a Subject directly on a page.

Source:

<pre><nowiki>{{#view:s1demo1aaaaaaa1}}</nowiki></pre>

Result:

{{#view:s1demo1aaaaaaa1}}

== Read values inline with <code><nowiki>{{#neowiki_value}}</nowiki></code> ==

This parser function lets wikitext read structured data without writing Lua or Cypher.

Source:

<pre><nowiki>Founded year: {{#neowiki_value:Founded at|page=ACME Inc}}
Products: {{#neowiki_value:Products|page=ACME Inc|separator=, }}
Museum visitors: {{#neowiki_value:Annual visitors|page=Rijksmuseum}}
Website: {{#neowiki_value:Websites|page=ACME Inc}}</nowiki></pre>

Result:

* Founded year: {{#neowiki_value:Founded at|page=ACME Inc}}
* Products: {{#neowiki_value:Products|page=ACME Inc|separator=, }}
* Museum visitors: {{#neowiki_value:Annual visitors|page=Rijksmuseum}}
* Website: {{#neowiki_value:Websites|page=ACME Inc}}

== Run read-only Cypher with <code><nowiki>{{#cypher_raw}}</nowiki></code> ==

The updated NeoWiki keeps the raw Cypher parser function for debugging and exploration.

Source:

<pre><nowiki>{{#cypher_raw:MATCH (m:Museum) RETURN m.name AS name, m.`Annual visitors` AS visitors ORDER BY visitors DESC LIMIT 5}}</nowiki></pre>

Result:

{{#cypher_raw:MATCH (m:Museum) RETURN m.name AS name, m.`Annual visitors` AS visitors ORDER BY visitors DESC LIMIT 5}}

== Special pages and page-level subject management ==

The newer UI adds or improves dedicated management surfaces.

* [[Special:Schemas]] for schema administration
* [[Special:Layouts]] for layout administration
* [{{fullurl:ACME Inc|action=subjects}} ACME Inc data tab] for page-level subject management

== Lua API via <code>mw.neowiki</code> ==

The newer Lua API is one of the biggest additions. It exposes structured data directly to Scribunto modules.

<pre>local nw = require( 'mw.neowiki' )

local founded = nw.getValue( 'Founded at', { page = 'ACME Inc' } )
local products = nw.getAll( 'Products', { page = 'ACME Inc' } )
local subject = nw.getMainSubject( 'ACME Inc' )
local sameSubject = nw.getSubject( 's1demo1aaaaaaa1' )
local children = nw.getChildSubjects( 'ACME Inc' )
local schema = nw.getSchema( 'Company' )
local museums = nw.query(
'MATCH (m:Museum) RETURN m.name AS name, m.`Annual visitors` AS visitors ORDER BY visitors DESC LIMIT 3'
)</pre>

Functions now documented and available in the updated extension include:

* <code>getValue</code>
* <code>getAll</code>
* <code>getMainSubject</code>
* <code>getSubject</code>
* <code>getChildSubjects</code>
* <code>getSchema</code>
* <code>query</code>

== REST API examples ==

NeoWiki now has a documented REST surface under <code>/neowiki/v0/*</code>.

<pre>GET /rest.php/neowiki/v0/subject/s1demo1aaaaaaa1
GET /rest.php/neowiki/v0/schema/Company
GET /rest.php/neowiki/v0/layout/{layoutName}
GET /rest.php/neowiki/v0/layouts
GET /rest.php/neowiki/v0/page/{pageId}/subjects
PUT /rest.php/neowiki/v0/subject/{subjectId}</pre>

If you want the generated OpenAPI spec exposed on this wiki, enable it in <code>LocalSettings.php</code>:

<pre>$wgRestAPIAdditionalRouteFiles[] = 'includes/Rest/specs.v0.json';</pre>

== Newer property-type support ==

The updated NeoWiki adds stronger support for <code>select</code> and <code>dateTime</code> property types, including better validation and editing behavior.

Example schema snippets:

<pre>{
"name": "Status",
"type": "select",
"options": [
{ "id": "active", "label": "Active" },
{ "id": "paused", "label": "Paused" }
]
}</pre>

<pre>{
"name": "Launch time",
"type": "dateTime",
"required": true
}</pre>

== Layouts and multiple presentations ==

Layouts now have a more complete editing and management workflow. The key entry point is [[Special:Layouts]].

The idea is that one Subject can be shown in multiple ways depending on context, while the underlying structured data remains the same.

== Notes ==

This page is intentionally a compact feature showcase for the newer NeoWiki build now running on this wiki.

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