Writing a config for a plugin

Davidis

How do i go about writing a config page for the dashboard.
The page needs to read a table and add/update records to that table.

Linc

Config options are generally stored in the config.php file rather than the database. This plugin isn't terribly useful, but it has a simple Dashboard config page you could reverse-engineer pretty easily: http://vanillaforums.org/addon/590-authorizenet

Davidis

Thnx ill have a look.

Davidis

Cant get the view to show. The code ive adapted form teh plugin is:
EventArguments['SideMenu']; $Menu->AddItem('GoogleCalendar', 'GoogleCalendar'); $Menu->AddLink('GoogleCalendar', 'Settings', 'plugin/GoogleCalendar','Plugins.GoogleCalendar.Edit'); } public function Controller_Index(&$Sender) { $Sender->AddCssFile('admin.css'); // $SQL = Gdn::Structure(); // $this->$feeds= $SQL // ->Select("url,days,name,feedid") // ->From('Cals') // ->Get(); $Sender->Render($this->GetView('settings.php')); }

and added permission
'RegisterPermissions' => array( 'Plugins.GoogleCalendar.Edit'),

Davidis

The menu items are added to the dashboard but i cant understand why it is not showing the view. all i see is a page not found error. Any ideas?

Linc

You're using Controller_Index without creating the controller.

You need a PluginController_GoogleCalendar_Create($Sender) method with this in it:
$this->Dispatch($Sender, $Sender->RequestArgs);

Davidis

Thnx.

Davidis

HOw do you make a form in a view load data from the model or database
so far ive got:
public function Controller_Edit(&$Sender,$id) { $Sender->AddCssFile('admin.css'); $Sender->AddSideMenu('plugin/googlecalendar'); $validation = new Gdn_Validation(); $calModel = new Gdn_Model('Cals',$validation); $calData = $calModel->GetWhere(array('feedID' => $id))->FirstRow(); $Sender->Form->SetModel($calModel); $Sender->Form->SetData($calData); $Sender->Render($this->GetView('edit.php')); }
and in the view
if (!defined('APPLICATION')) exit(); echo $this->Form->Open(); echo $this->Form->Errors(); echo $this->Form->Label('Feed ID','feedid'); echo $this->Form->Input('feedid'); echo $this->Form->Label('Title','name'); echo $this->Form->Input('name'); echo $this->Form->Label('Days','days'); echo $this->Form->Input('days'); echo $this->Form->Label('Calendar URL','url'); echo $this->Form->Input('url'); echo $this->Form->Close('Save');


Sorry about so many questions but first time ive done this and its simple things i seem to miss.

Linc

Are the form field names identical to the database field names? I see 'feedid' on the form and 'feedID' for the database.

Davidis

the feedID was a type the lowercase version is correct.
apart from that the field names are correct.
Do i have to implement a model class?

Linc

Have a look at Vanilla's PostController::Discussion method from the beginning down to where it says // Save as a draft?

It's easier to start with too much functionality and whittle down to the part you need than to try and build it from scratch the first time.

Davidis

Ive followed that method through and i cant see anything ive forgotten.
My form displays from the view but the content from the model does not.
am i right in using the $id parameter like that?
where the url is domain/plugin/GoogleCalendar/edit/7
where $id = 7.

Davidis

Answer no i wasnt.
$id =$Sender->RequestArgs[1];

Davidis

Finished thanks for all the help.