Modifying already existing module through plugin?

Qvintus

Hi again ^_^

I've been at this for an hour or two trying different stuff. But all I've gotten to is 3(4) lines of code that sorta does what I want but not.

I've been trying to edit the already existing About Module when viewing Profile page. However all I do is pretty much override the profile page instead.

public function ProfileController_Render_Before($Sender, $Args) {
$Sender->View = $this->GetView('/modules/userinfo.php'); // Overrides everything inside the profile view (not what I wanted)
//$Sender->Render('OnBasicInfo', '', '/modules/userinfo.php'); //Internal Error
}

As you can see it doesn't exactly override the right place... Again there is probably something I havn't understood correct.
And all I seem to do lately here is ask questions.

Even so I really appreciate the warm help I've been getting! With that said please help again.

peregrine

not an answer to your question but an alternative.

public function UserInfoModule_OnBasicInfo_Handler($Sender) {

       echo Wrap(T("Warframe"), 'dt', array('class' => 'My Warframe'));
        echo $Sender->User->Warframe
      }

peregrine

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/13278/where-to-over-ride-a-module

R_J

I'm not quite sure what your question is, ut I assume you want your info at another place than it is right now. There are 4 ways that might work.

1. The most direct one is CSS. It's always worth thinking if your problem could be "styled" away.
2. You can manipulate the DOM tree with JavaScript, but if you have to code, than you could do it right from the beginning with one of the following two alternatives
3. Activate the plugin Eventi and look if there is a event fired right when you need it. You can hook it and your problem is solved.
4. If the view doesn't suit your need, create a custom theme where you just override this one special view

I think, you'll end up with 4. Copy applications/dashboard/views/profile/info.php to /theme/yourtheme/views/profile/info.phpand edit yournew file. Just add your <dd class="Value Warframe"><?php echo $this->User->Warframe; ?></dd> where you need it.

You only have to enable your new theme to see your newly created field in user profile.

Qvintus

I see I didn't explain my self enough. What I've been working on is a plugin that changes.

1 The Registration form to have 'Warframe' option (Done thanks to peregrine)

2 I want it to be shown in the already existing About box. (This I fail to do)

I've tried some new attempts but they still seem to be in vain.


public function ProfileController_Render_Before($Sender, $Args) {
$UserInfoModule = new UserInfoModule($Sender);
$UserInfoModule->View = $this->GetView('/modules/userinfo.php');
}


As you can see I've been trying to get hold of the Module of the '$Sender' which I would assume is the current one on the Profile page. But I don't seem to be able to change its view. Yet another failed attempt.

Qvintus

Simply put I want to be able to through my plugin to override the current 'view' of the UserInfoModule.

R_J

No, it was my fault! I must have recognized it. I made the same error and @peregrine gave me a useful hint vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/185882/#Comment_185882

You must make sure that your view isn't rendered to "content" but to "asset". Sadly I cannot tell you how to do it... :-(

peregrine

not an answer to your question but an alternative.

public function UserInfoModule_OnBasicInfo_Handler($Sender) {

       echo Wrap(T("Warframe"), 'dt', array('class' => 'My Warframe'));
        echo $Sender->User->Warframe
      }

peregrine

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/13278/where-to-over-ride-a-module

Qvintus

So thats how I use the event properly, thanks! Not what I was looking for but it'll do until I figure out how to do otherwise.

x00

all you are doing is create a new instance of the module an setting a non-existent property.

You could copy userinfo.php and place it in your theme's views/modules folder or your theme's views/dashboard/modules folder

You first bet is to actually look a the code in class.module.php that will tell you exact the order of which it find the view.

Another is to remove the module form the panel an load a custom module.

unset($Sender->Assets['Panel']['UserInfoModule']);

$Sender->AddModule('CustomModule', 'Panel');

Another somewhat hacky method is to use the public Path() method. You can pretend the module is in a different location

$Sender->Assets['Panel']['UserModule']->Path(dirname(__FILE__).DS.'modules'.DS.'class.userinfomodule.php');

It will then look for 'yourtheme/views/modules/userinfo.php'

Qvintus

@peregrine said:
not an answer to your question but an alternative.

   public function UserInfoModule_OnBasicInfo_Handler($Sender) {
     
       echo Wrap(T("Warframe"), 'dt', array('class' => 'My Warframe'));
        echo $Sender->User->Warframe
      }

I ended up doing it a little different though, since your way seemed to block my path for an extra field:

public function UserInfoModule_OnBasicInfo_Handler($Sender) {

    $Warframe = $Sender->User->Warframe;
    $InName = $Sender->User->Ingame;
    echo Wrap(T("Warframe"), 'dt', array('class' => 'MWarframe'));
    echo Wrap(T($Warframe), 'dd', array('class' => 'MWarframe'));
    echo Wrap(T("In-game"), 'dt', array('class' => 'Ingame'));
    echo Wrap(T($InName), 'dd', array('class' => 'Ingame'));
}

Simply wanted to add this if anyone should run into same problem.

peregrine

T($Warframe)?
(T($InName) ?

why the Translate?

don't you want this?

echo Wrap($Warframe, 'dd', array('class' => 'MWarframe'));

echo Wrap($InName, 'dd', array('class' => 'Ingame'));

Qvintus

Well since I'm new to php so don't know what T() does, I simply assumed it converted stuff to readable string or something. Eitherway it works ^^

R_J

Do you know it now? It's quite comfortable: put your string output into T() and you can override it with a language file. See the wiki for localization.

But some functions that accept strings automatically send them through the T() function, so that you do not need to do that.

peregrine

well in this case there appears no reason to translate $Warframe unless you are maing it generic and storing values always ash , etc

and wanting to translate e.g. ash to bash, or ash to cash, or any other of the warframe options.

vrijvlinder

ash to cash

or in hgtonight's case, ass to class ....

hgtonight

@vrijvlinder said:
or in hgtonight's case, ass to class ....

:O