[Cartoweb-users] MyFirst Plugin]
Milo van der Linden
mlinden at zeelandnet.nl
Wed Aug 15 05:04:36 EDT 2007
Hello Oliver!
Phew, Finally I got it working. Indeed the variable name did not match
(lowercase). Now the biggest challenge is tackled. I will go on with
adding functionality to my plugin.
Many thanks! Also to Yves
Oliver Christen schreef:
> Hi
>
> smarty variables are case sensitive, the result will be different if
> you write projectselect instead of projectSelect in your cartoclient.tpl
>
> regards
> Oliver
>
> -
> Oliver Christen schreef:
>> unless the 4th dimension really exist, the problem is elsewhere.
>> Clear your cache and be sure you work in development mode
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Milo van der Linden <mailto:mlinden at zeelandnet.nl>
>> *To:* Jacolin Yves <mailto:yjacolin at free.fr>
>> *Cc:* cartoweb-users at lists.maptools.org
>> <mailto:cartoweb-users at lists.maptools.org>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 14, 2007 5:15 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [Cartoweb-users] MyFirst Plugin]
>>
>> I corrected that, but still no tekst shows up in my resultpage.
>>
>> <?php
>> class ClientProjectSelect extends ClientPlugin {
>> public function renderForm(Smarty $template) {
>> $foo='My foo text comes here';
>>
>>
>> $template->assign('projectSelect',$foo);
>> }
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jacolin Yves schreef:
>>> Milo,
>>>
>>> It seems that you did not defined your foo variable and you use it in your
>>> function :
>>> <?php
>>> class ClientProjectSelect extends ClientPlugin {
>>> public function renderForm(Smarty $template) {
>>> $some_variable = 'foo';
>>> $foo='I forget to define my variable';<-----------------------------
>>> $template->assign('projectSelect',$foo);
>>> }
>>> }
>>> ?>
>>>
>>> Regard,
>>>
>>> Y.
>>> Le Tuesday 14 August 2007 16:35:43 Milo van der Linden, vous avez écrit :
>>>
>>>> Hello list!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again for the many helping hands. I managed to get one step further.
>>>> Right now I have implemented the renderForm function as described below.
>>>> It doesn't generate errors anymore, but foo doesn't show..
>>>>
>>>> when you visit http://82.176.214.209/cartoweb/webGIS.php; foo should be
>>>> displayed just beneath the Cartoclient Title. In the source of the page
>>>> it says
>>>> "<!--this is where foo should be -->"
>>>> and
>>>> "<!-- end of foo -->"
>>>>
>>>> Between these two lines of comment, my cartoclient.tpl contains
>>>> {$projectSelect}
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My plugin code is now:
>>>>
>>>> <?php
>>>> class ClientProjectSelect extends ClientPlugin {
>>>> public function renderForm(Smarty $template) {
>>>> $some_variable = 'foo';
>>>> $template->assign('projectSelect',$foo);
>>>> }
>>>> }
>>>> ?>
>>>>
>>>> In my client.ini, cases are as described: projectSelect
>>>> Where else can I look to get "foo" displayed?
>>>>
>>>> Oliver Christen schreef:
>>>>
>>>>> an error occured in your plugin, line 19, and something was outputed
>>>>> very early in the operation flow, with the result nothing is displayed.
>>>>>
>>>>> be sure you dont have a blank space at the beginning of your plugin code
>>>>>
>>>>> first of all, you should user proper naming for plugin filename and
>>>>> classname, respectively, "ClientProjectSelect.php" and "class
>>>>> ClientProjectSelect .." (notice the uppercase P), it stay
>>>>> "projectSelect" in the client.ini
>>>>>
>>>>> to simply output something in the main template, you can do:
>>>>>
>>>>> public function renderForm(Smarty $template) {
>>>>> $some_variable = 'foo';
>>>>> $template->assign('target_name_in_cartoclient_tpl', $some_variable);
>>>>> }
>>>>> and it should display 'foo' where you have
>>>>> {$target_name_in_cartoclient_tpl} in the cartoclient.tpl
>>>>>
>>>>> to load a template from your plugin templates folder, you need to do
>>>>> as Yves said:
>>>>>
>>>>> public function renderForm(Smarty $template) {
>>>>> $smarty = new Smarty_Plugin($this->getCartoclient(), $this);
>>>>> $foo = 'foo';
>>>>> $bar = 'bar';
>>>>> $smarty->assign(array('var1' => $foo, 'var2' => $bar)); // if you
>>>>> have {$foo} and {$bar} in your plugin template
>>>>> $plugin_template = $smarty->fetch('your_plugin_template.tpl');
>>>>> $template->assign('target_name_in_cartoclient_tpl',
>>>>> $plugin_template); // finally pass the whole plugin template to the
>>>>> main cartoclient.tpl
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> try the simply example above
>>>>>
>>>>> regards
>>>>> Oliver
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> *From:* Milo van der Linden <mailto:mlinden at zeelandnet.nl>
>>>>> *To:* cartoweb-users at lists.maptools.org
>>>>> <mailto:cartoweb-users at lists.maptools.org>
>>>>> *Sent:* Monday, August 13, 2007 12:43 AM
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Cartoweb-users] MyFirst Plugin]
>>>>>
>>>>> Wow,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for the fast response on a sunday evening! Seems I am
>>>>> not the only addict here ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> I indeed meant the cartoclient.tpl, correct.
>>>>> I do not need an ini just yet, I just want to let cartoweb display
>>>>> this plugin template content for me. I took over a project from a
>>>>> guy doing an internship. He messed things up a bit by hacking into
>>>>> the highest directories for cartoweb. I am trying to do it right
>>>>> this time.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have now changed my ClientprojectSelect.php (name of my plugin) to
>>>>> <?php
>>>>> class ClientprojectSelect extends ClientPlugin
>>>>> {
>>>>> protected function drawprojectSelect() {
>>>>> $smarty = new Smarty_Plugin($this->getCartoclient(), $this);
>>>>> return $smarty->fetch('projectSelect.tpl');
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> public function renderForm(Smarty $template) {
>>>>> $projectSelect_active = $this->getConfig()->projectSelectActive;
>>>>> $template->assign(array('prjectSelect_active' =>
>>>>> $projectSelect_active));
>>>>> if ($projectSelect_active)
>>>>> $template->assign('projectSelect',
>>>>> $this->drawprojectSelect());
>>>>> }
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> ?>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> All I want it to do is display the content of the tpl, but now I
>>>>> am getting headers not sent info..
>>>>>
>>>>> Please see the error messages I am getting now:
>>>>> http://82.176.214.209/cartoweb/webGIS.php
>>>>>
>>>>> What am I doing wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yves Jacolin schreef:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Le dimanche 12 août 2007 18:45, Milo van der Linden a écrit :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello list,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am trying to write a simple, static plugin that displays a
>>>>>>> dropdownbox on the cartoweb GUI, for now it doesn't have to do
>>>>>>> anything. I just want to check if I am capable of taking the first
>>>>>>> steps in writing plugins.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did the following:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I created the required directories:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <myProject>/plugins/myplugin
>>>>>>> <myProject>/plugins/myplugin/client
>>>>>>> <myProject>/plugins/myplugin/templates
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> in client I created a file Clientmyplugin.php
>>>>>>> in templates I created a file myplugin.tpl
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In the myplugin.tpl I have the following code:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <div id="mypluginSelect">
>>>>>>> <SELECT NAME="myplugin_select">
>>>>>>> <OPTION VALUE="">
>>>>>>> <OPTION VALUE="1"> Project 1
>>>>>>> <OPTION VALUE="2"> Project 2
>>>>>>> <OPTION VALUE="3"> Project 3
>>>>>>> </SELECT>
>>>>>>> </div>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As you can see, it is very static.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In Clientmyplugin.php I have the following code:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> class Clientmyplugin extends ClientPlugin
>>>>>>> implements Sessionable, GuiProvider
>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /* here comes your plugin client class definition */
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In the client.ini.in; I added myplugin to the loadplugins= line
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In my customized cartoclient.php I added
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> {if $myplugin_active|default:''}
>>>>>>> {$myplugin}
>>>>>>> {/if}
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As you can see, I just want cartoclient to load the dropdown when
>>>>>>> it starts up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Problems I run in to:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - Setting the activation parameter for a plugin in cartoclient.php
>>>>>>> is not documented
>>>>>>> - A simple method in the client to parse the template to
>>>>>>> cartoclient.php is not documented
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is there anybody that can help me with these simple steps?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> First of all, I think you mean cartoclient.tpl instead of
>>>>>> cartoclient.php ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A simple methode to parse the template could be something like :
>>>>>> /**
>>>>>> * @see GuiProvider::renderForm()
>>>>>> */
>>>>>> public function renderForm(Smarty $template) {
>>>>>> // authentification
>>>>>> $editRoles = $this->getArrayFromIni('general.allowedRoles',
>>>>>> true); $allowed = SecurityManager::getInstance()->hasRole($editRoles);
>>>>>> $smarty = new Smarty_Plugin($this->getCartoclient(), $this);
>>>>>> $smarty->assign(array('manager_allowed' => $allowed,
>>>>>> 'layersManagerMessage' => $this->Message));
>>>>>> $template->assign('layersManager',
>>>>>> $smarty->fetch('layersManager.tpl'));
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> /************************************
>>>>>> 'layersManager' was the name of the plugin where I took this
>>>>>> function. 'manager_allowed' and 'layersManagerMessage' are two variable
>>>>>> you can send to the template file via smarty function (assign function
>>>>>> first define some variable you can use into the template file then it
>>>>>> assign variable to the template file)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You will need this function :
>>>>>> /**
>>>>>> * Returns an array from a comma-separated list of a ini
>>>>>> parameter. * @param string name of ini parameter
>>>>>> * @param boolean (default: false) true: returns a simplified
>>>>>> array * @return array
>>>>>> */
>>>>>> protected function getArrayFromIni($name, $simple = false) {
>>>>>> $data = $this->getConfig()->$name;
>>>>>> if (!$data) return array();
>>>>>>
>>>>>> return $this->getArrayFromList($data, $simple);
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which allow you to get parameter from your myPlugin.ini file (don't
>>>>>> seem you need it yet ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope this will help you. You can drop an eye to the cw3 plugins to
>>>>>> get some information. If you read the french, you can drop an eye as
>>>>>> well to the cartoweb-community?net, documentation chapter, I begin to
>>>>>> write something about developing a plugin ionto cw3.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Finally, I don't understand this :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - Setting the activation parameter for a plugin in cartoclient.php
>>>>>>> is not documented
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Y.
>>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Milo van der Linden
>>>>> skype: milovanderlinden <skype:milovanderlinden?add>
>>>>> mlinden at zeelandnet.nl <mailto:mlinden at zeelandnet.nl>
>>>>> milovanderlinden at gmail.com <mailto:milovanderlinden at gmail.com>
>>>>> milo at 3dsite.nl <mailto:milo at 3dsite.nl>
>>>>> http://www.3dsite.nl
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>> Milo van der Linden
>> skype: milovanderlinden <skype:milovanderlinden?add>
>> mlinden at zeelandnet.nl <mailto:mlinden at zeelandnet.nl>
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>
> Milo van der Linden
> skype: milovanderlinden <skype:milovanderlinden?add>
> mlinden at zeelandnet.nl <mailto:mlinden at zeelandnet.nl>
> milovanderlinden at gmail.com <mailto:milovanderlinden at gmail.com>
> milo at 3dsite.nl <mailto:milo at 3dsite.nl>
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Milo van der Linden
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mlinden at zeelandnet.nl <mailto:mlinden at zeelandnet.nl>
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