Merge branch 'automation/columns-shorthand'

Side-by-side columns shorthand: a 'columns' fenced block (columns split by a line of ===) is expanded post-Pandoc in shared lib/wiki.py into a flex div of poem columns. Universal across pipelines; no wiki template or PHP extension.

.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # claude local settings
-.claude/
+.claude/
+
+# python
+__pycache__/

README.md

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Secrets and variables are scoped to user `mikkeli` (no orgs on this instance), i
 | MediaWiki API path | `api.php` (classic action API) | 2026-06-09 |
 | Branch naming (this repo) | `automation/<pipeline>` for pipeline-development branches | 2026-06-09 |
 | Variable naming | `URL_TO_GITEA` not `GITEA_URL` — Gitea blocks `GITEA_`/`GITHUB_` prefixes | 2026-06-09 |
+| Columns shorthand | Side-by-side columns authored as a ` ```columns ` fenced block, expanded post-Pandoc in shared `lib/wiki.py` (universal across pipelines). No wiki template or PHP extension — runs Pi-side before the API call | 2026-06-14 |
 
 Per-pipeline decisions live in each pipeline's README.
 

lib/wiki.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """Shared utilities for novoyuuparosk-auto-wiki pipelines."""
 
+import html
 import os
+import re
 import subprocess
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -8,6 +10,11 @@ import mwclient
 
 AUTO_BANNER_PREFIX = "{{Auto-generated"
 
+# A ```columns fenced block is passed through Pandoc verbatim as
+# <pre class="columns">…</pre>; columns within it are separated by a line of ===.
+_COLUMNS_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r'<pre class="columns">(.*?)</pre>', re.DOTALL)
+_COLUMN_SEP_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*===\s*$", re.MULTILINE)
+
 
 def strip_first_h1(text: str) -> str:
     """Remove the first '# Heading' line and any immediately following blank line."""
@@ -21,6 +28,27 @@ def strip_first_h1(text: str) -> str:
     return "\n".join(lines)
 
 
+def expand_columns(wikitext: str) -> str:
+    """Expand ```columns fenced blocks into a flex row of <poem> columns.
+
+    Authors write a fenced code block tagged ``columns``; Pandoc passes its body
+    through verbatim as ``<pre class="columns">…</pre>`` (line breaks and blank
+    lines preserved, inline markup entity-escaped). Columns within the block are
+    separated by a line containing only ``===``. Each column is wrapped in
+    <poem> so its line breaks survive MediaWiki parsing, and content is
+    HTML-unescaped so inline markup written in the fence (e.g. <b>…</b>) renders
+    rather than appearing as literal text.
+    """
+
+    def render(match: re.Match) -> str:
+        body = html.unescape(match.group(1))
+        columns = _COLUMN_SEP_RE.split(body)
+        poems = "".join("<poem>\n" + col.strip("\n") + "\n</poem>" for col in columns)
+        return '<div style="display:flex; gap:3em; align-items:flex-start">' + poems + "</div>"
+
+    return _COLUMNS_BLOCK_RE.sub(render, wikitext)
+
+
 def markdown_to_wikitext(body: str) -> str:
     result = subprocess.run(
         ["pandoc", "-f", "markdown", "-t", "mediawiki"],
@@ -30,7 +58,7 @@ def markdown_to_wikitext(body: str) -> str:
     )
     if result.returncode != 0:
         raise RuntimeError(f"pandoc failed: {result.stderr.strip()}")
-    return result.stdout
+    return expand_columns(result.stdout)
 
 
 def connect_wiki() -> mwclient.Site:

pipelines/songs/README.md

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ The pipeline always runs `--all`: every file with `wiki.publish: true` (not unde
 | Publish mode | Always `--all`; no diff detection — small repo, simpler than fragile git-diff gating | 2026-06-09 |
 | Manual-page protection | Bot skips pages without the `{{Auto-generated` banner to avoid overwriting hand-written content | 2026-06-09 |
 | `workflow_call` abandoned | Cross-repo `workflow_call` fails — run token scoped to triggering repo; cannot clone private callee | 2026-06-09 |
+| Side-by-side columns | Authored as a ` ```columns ` fenced block (separator `===`); Pandoc emits `<pre class="columns">`, expanded post-Pandoc into a flex `<div>` of `<poem>` columns. No wiki template or extension — all Pi-side before the API write. See [SCHEMA.md](SCHEMA.md#columns-side-by-side-shorthand) | 2026-06-14 |
 
 ## Status
 

pipelines/songs/SCHEMA.md

@@ -122,20 +122,46 @@ The siblings list is a bill of materials — declaring a sibling has no effect u
 
 ## Body
 
-Plain markdown. The renderer applies two transformations before and after Pandoc:
+Plain markdown. The renderer applies these transformations before and after Pandoc:
 
 1. **Pre-Pandoc**: strip the first-line `# Heading` if present.
-2. **Post-Pandoc**: substitute `TAG` placeholders declared in `wiki.siblings`.
+2. **Post-Pandoc**: expand `columns` fenced blocks into side-by-side wikitext (see below).
+3. **Post-Pandoc**: substitute `TAG` placeholders declared in `wiki.siblings`.
 
 Do not embed raw wikitext-specific syntax (`{{Template}}`, raw `[[Wikilink]]` not declared via `siblings`, etc.) in the body unless you intend the literal output. Use markdown idioms; the renderer adds the metadata-derived bits (banner, LRC link, categories, sibling resolution) around Pandoc's output.
 
+### Columns (side-by-side) shorthand
+
+For parallel content — e.g. an original and its translation — write a fenced code block tagged `columns` and separate the columns with a line containing only `===`:
+
+````markdown
+```columns
+<b>原題</b>
+
+一行目
+二行目
+===
+<b>Title</b>
+
+first line
+second line
+```
+````
+
+The renderer turns this into a flexbox row of `<poem>` columns (one per `===`-delimited section). Notes:
+
+- **Line breaks and blank lines are preserved verbatim** — that's the point of using a fenced block; Pandoc passes the body through untouched, and each column is wrapped in `<poem>` so MediaWiki keeps the line breaks.
+- **N columns**: use N−1 `===` separators. Two is the common case (original / translation).
+- **Inline markup is allowed**: HTML such as `<b>…</b>` or `<br>` written inside the block is HTML-unescaped on the way out, so it renders rather than showing as literal text.
+- This is a shared transform (`lib/wiki.py`), so it works for any pipeline, not just songs. Column width/gap styling currently lives in that transform.
+
 ## Renderer behaviour
 
 For each `.md` with `wiki.publish: true` and not under `wip/`:
 
 1. Parse and validate frontmatter.
 2. Strip the leading `# Heading` from the body if present.
-3. Pipe the body through `pandoc -f markdown -t mediawiki`.
+3. Pipe the body through `pandoc -f markdown -t mediawiki`, then expand any `columns` fenced blocks into side-by-side `<poem>` columns.
 4. Substitute `TAG` placeholders with resolved `[[Page|Display]]` wikilinks (or fallback text).
 5. Prepend the auto-generated banner: `{{Auto-generated|source=<source URL>|commit=<sha>}}`.
 6. If `lrc` is declared: upload the LRC file if its SHA1 has changed; append a `[[Media:…]]` link.