Override method Gdn_Email->Send();

Clément

I would like to override the method: Gdn_Email->Send();

I can not with (in a extension): public function Gdn_Email_Send_Override(&$Sender) {}

Yet I have read the documentation.

Do you have any idea?

hgtonight

@x00 said:
All you have to do is predefine the class then it will skip the autoloader

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/206846/#Comment_206846

Right. But you don't even have to do that since plugin folders have priority in the autoloader.

hgtonight said:
You can also override classes by placing them in the appropriate folder of your plugin.

I placed the my custom Gdn_Email class in /plugins/MyPlugin/library/class.email.php and the autoloader brought it into scope as necessary.

peregrine

latest info on magic events.

http://docs.vanillaforums.com/developers/plugins/

maybe you can get by using FireEvent -

https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/blob/2.1/library/core/class.email.php#L247

what is it that you actually want to change?

Clément

Thank you for your reply.

I tried using the SendMail event but it does not work because the variable $EventName is empty (tested when creating a new account).

My goal is to be able to send emails site + forum with the same function. (html, header + footer).

I will look to replace the whole class.

hgtonight

Extend the class, rewrite the method, and register your custom class as an alias in the autoloader.

peregrine

register your custom class as an alias in the autoloader.

example?

hgtonight

@peregrine said:
example?

Incoming...

hgtonight

So... I mixed up.

You can alias classes that are accessed via the Gdn class such as Gdn::Session() using the following code:

$OriginalFactoryOverwrite = Gdn::FactoryOverwrite(1);
Gdn::FactoryInstall(Gdn::AliasSession, 'MyCustomSession');
Gdn::FactoryOverwrite($OriginalFactoryOverwrite);

You can also override classes by placing them in the appropriate folder of your plugin. Alternatively, you can register a different mapping to the autoloader:

$Map     = Gdn_Autoloader::MAP_LIBRARY;
$Context = Gdn_Autoloader::CONTEXT_PLUGIN;
$Path    = PATH_PLUGINS . DS . 'CustomEmailClass' . DS . 'someBetterFolderName';
$Options = array();

Gdn_Autoloader::RegisterMap($Map, $Context, $Path, $Options);

You cannot, however extend a class and then override that same class, unless it is accessed through the Gdn class. This is because the act of extending the class brings it into scope.

Sorry for the error on my part.

x00

All you have to do is predefine the class then it will skip the autoloader

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/206846/#Comment_206846

hgtonight

@x00 said:
All you have to do is predefine the class then it will skip the autoloader

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/206846/#Comment_206846

Right. But you don't even have to do that since plugin folders have priority in the autoloader.

hgtonight said:
You can also override classes by placing them in the appropriate folder of your plugin.

I placed the my custom Gdn_Email class in /plugins/MyPlugin/library/class.email.php and the autoloader brought it into scope as necessary.

Clément

Thank you very much for your answers !!

I confirm @hgtonight: if the class is placed in the library folder plugin, it is automatically loaded.

Too bad we can not just override some methods as with Prestashop.