Can I connect to / display code from an external file into a Confluence "know how" article?

[Caterina Lani]

Hi,

I would like to display code taken from an external file (say test.py in my github repo) and display it in a "know how" article. Is that possible?

[David at David Simpson Apps · Accepted solution]

Hello, Gister: GitHub Gist Macro for Confluence does that if the external file is a Gist. Here's an example.

Disclaimer: I am the add-on author/vendor.

[Alana Fernando · Accepted solution]

@Caterina Lani just to get an idea about your concern,

1. are you trying to import an external document in to a How to article ?
2. are you trying to insert a code inside a how-to article? 

alternatively you can insert your file through a confluence link . 

Or insert your code inside code block macro . you can apply those option inside a how to article too. 

[Caterina Lani]

Hi Alana,

I am trying to add some code, but I would like a more automated way than using the code block macro. I would like to show it as code, but through some embedding mechanism (rather than copy+paste) that takes it from my repo. is that possible?

Thanks

Caterina

[Alana Fernando]

@Caterina Lani , to the best of my knowledge it is not possible with default confluence. 

But below plugins might help you, 

• Github Macros for Confluence
• Snippets for Confluence

[Caterina Lani]

Great, I will take a look. Thanks

Caterina