Text-fragment based content editing and publishing

A computer-implemented method of content editing and publishing based on text-fragments, comprising executing, on at least one processor, the steps of:

• receiving a plurality of text-fragment creation triggers;
• creating, in response to receipt of each one of the plurality of text-fragment creation triggers, a respective one of a plurality of text-fragments at least in part by i) receiving text for the text-fragment, ii) storing the received text into the text-fragment, iii) creating meta-data for the text-fragment, and iv) storing the meta-data for the text-fragment into the text-fragment;
• adding each one of the plurality of text-fragments to a single text file, wherein the single text file contains the plurality of text-fragments;
• displaying, within a first portion of a user interface, at least one of the plurality of text-fragments contained in the text file;
• selecting a theme defining an appearance of a publishable output;
• generating, based on the plurality of text-fragments and the selected theme, the publishable output, the generated publishable output having the appearance defined by the selected theme;
• displaying a preview of the publishable output within a second portion of the user interface;
• publishing the publishable output to at least one remote system;
• receiving, through the user interface, at least one versioning label to be associated with at least one text-fragment;
• wherein creating the metadata for the text-fragment includes storing the versioning label in the metadata for the text-fragment;
• wherein generating the publishable output includes creating different versions of the publishable output in response to the versioning label;
• wherein the at least one versioning label includes an update label;
• wherein creating the metadata for each text-fragment that includes an update label includes storing the update label in the metadata for the text-fragment and storing a pointer to a previously published text-fragment to be replaced by the text-fragment in the metadata for the text-fragment;
• wherein generating the publishable output includes
• i) identifying text-fragments in the text file that have an update label stored in their metadata, and
• ii) generating the publishable output based only on those text-fragments in the text file that do not have an update label stored in their metadata;
• generating a draft output based on both those text-fragments in the text file that have an update label stored in their metadata and those text-fragments in the text file that do not have an update label stored in their metadata, without those previously published text-fragments that are to be replaced by the text-fragments that have an update label stored in their metadata;
• distributing the draft output to a set of target devices associated with reviewing users;
• receiving a publish command;
• modifying the text-fragments in the text file, responsive to receipt of the publish command, by removing the text-fragments that are to be replaced by the text-fragments that have an update label stored in their metadata and removing the update label from the metadata of at least one of the text-fragments;
• and
• generating a new version of the publishable output, responsive to receipt of the publish command and after modifying the text-fragments in the text file.

An apparatus, comprising:

• processing circuitry including at least one processor;
• a memory having program code stored thereon for content editing and publishing based on text-fragments, wherein the program code, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to
• create, in response to receipt of each one of a plurality of text-fragment creation triggers, a respective one of a plurality of text-fragments at least in part by i) receiving text for the text-fragment, ii) storing the received text into the text-fragment, iii) creating meta-data for the text-fragment, and iv) storing the meta-data for the text-fragment into the text fragment;
• add each one of the text-fragments to a single text file, wherein the single text file contains the plurality of text-fragments;
• display, within a first portion of a user interface, at least one of the plurality of text-fragments contained in the text file;
• select a theme defining an appearance of a publishable output;
• generate, based on the plurality of text-fragments and the selected theme, the publishable output, the generated publishable output having the appearance defined by the selected theme;
• display a preview of the publishable output within a second portion of the user interface;
• publish the publishable output to at least one remote system;
• receive, through the user interface, at least one versioning label to be associated with at least one text-fragment;
• wherein the metadata for the text-fragment is created at least in part by storing the versioning label in the metadata for the text-fragment;
• wherein the publishable output is generated at least in part by creating different versions of the publishable output in response to the versioning label;
• wherein the at least one versioning label includes a draft label;
• wherein the publishable output is generated at least in part by
• i) identifying text-fragments in the text file that have a draft label stored in their metadata, and
• ii) generating the publishable output based only on those text-fragments in the text file that do not have a draft label stored in their metadata;
• generate a draft output based on both those text-fragments in the text file that have a draft label stored in their metadata and those text-fragments in the text file that do not have a draft label stored in their metadata;
• distribute the draft output to a set of target devices associated with reviewing users;
• receive a publish command;
• modify the text-fragments in the text file, responsive to receipt of the publish command, by removing the draft label from the metadata of at least one of the text-fragments in the text file;
• and
• generate a new version of the publishable output, responsive to receipt of the publish command and after modifying the text-fragments in the text file.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for content editing and publishing based on text-fragments, comprising instructions stored thereon, that when executed on a processor, perform the steps of:

• receiving a plurality of text-fragment creation triggers;
• creating, in response to receipt of each one of the plurality of text-fragment creation triggers, a respective one of a plurality of text-fragments at least in part by i) receiving text for the text-fragment, ii) storing the received text into the text-fragment, iii) creating meta-data for the text-fragment, and iv) storing the meta-data for the text-fragment into the text-fragment;
• adding each one of the plurality of text-fragments to a single text file, wherein the single text file contains the plurality of text-fragments;
• displaying, within a first portion of a user interface, at least one of the plurality of text-fragments contained in the text file;
• selecting a theme defining an appearance of a publishable output;
• generating, based on the plurality of text-fragments and the selected theme, the publishable output, the generated publishable output having the appearance defined by the selected theme;
• displaying a preview of the publishable output within a second portion of the user interface;
• publishing the publishable output to at least one remote system;
• receiving, through the user interface, at least one versioning label to be associated with at least one text-fragment;
• wherein creating the metadata for the text-fragment includes storing the versioning label in the metadata for the text-fragment;
• wherein generating the publishable output includes creating different versions of the publishable output in response to the versioning label;
• wherein the at least one versioning label includes a draft label;
• wherein generating the publishable output includes
• i) identifying text-fragments in the text file that have a draft label stored in their metadata, and
• ii) generating the publishable output based only on those text-fragments in the text file that do not have a draft label stored in their metadata;
• generating a draft output based on both those text-fragments in the text file that have a draft label stored in their metadata and those text-fragments in the text file that do not have a draft label stored in their metadata;
• distributing the draft output to a set of target devices associated with reviewing users;
• receiving a publish command;
• modifying the text-fragments in the text file, responsive to receipt of the publish command, by removing the draft label from the metadata of at least one of the text-fragments in the text file;
• and
• generating a new version of the publishable output, responsive to receipt of the publish command and after modifying the text-fragments in the text file.