Put data into a variable using a plugin

[Nick magic23]

Hello

So I want to explore with the plugin system and create a table that will go just above the forum (Asif it were a shoutbox).

I'm having troubles doing that... I managed to make a variable in the index template, but I'm not sure how to print data on that variable in a plugin. doing echo in PHP will output the data on the very top of the forums.

Also, I created another template and stored that successfully. I'd like to print that template on that variable, how can it be done?

I've tried googling but got nothing...

Thank you.

[TomasVarnik]

Have you tried Template conditionals? Or even the other one, PHP in templates...

[Omar G.]

$plugins->add_hook('global_end', 'do_print');
function do_print()
{
	global $header, $templates;

	eval('$do_print = "'.$templates->get('do_print').'";');

	$header = str_replace('<!--do_print-->', $do_print, $header);
}

This assuming the 'do_print' template exists and "<!--do_print-->" in found within the header code.

Please read:
http://community.mybb.com/thread-137925.html
http://mybbsource.com/thread-4003.html
http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=74

[Nick magic23]

$plugins->add_hook('global_end', 'do_print');
function do_print()
{
	global $header, $templates;

	eval('$do_print = "'.$templates->get('do_print').'";');

	$header = str_replace('<!--do_print-->', $do_print, $header);
}

This assuming the 'do_print' template exists and "<!--do_print-->" in found within the header code.

Please read:
http://community.mybb.com/thread-137925.html
http://mybbsource.com/thread-4003.html
http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=74

Thanks for your input! Though it's not working, maybe I'm doing something wrong.

Where did "$header" come from? I see it in global, but using that still doesn't work.
And also, I have stored a variable in the index template which is something like "{$myTestVar}"

It's not printing out anything

Thanks.

[JimR]

$plugins->add_hook('global_end', 'do_print');
function do_print()
{
	global $header, $templates;

	eval('$do_print = "'.$templates->get('do_print').'";');

	$header = str_replace('<!--do_print-->', $do_print, $header);
}

This assuming the 'do_print' template exists and "<!--do_print-->" in found within the header code.

Please read:
http://community.mybb.com/thread-137925.html
http://mybbsource.com/thread-4003.html
http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=74

Thanks for your input! Though it's not working, maybe I'm doing something wrong.

Where did "$header" come from? I see it in global, but using that still doesn't work.
And also, I have stored a variable in the index template which is something like "{$myTestVar}"

It's not printing out anything

Thanks.

$header = the header template (stored itself as a variable). if you wish to add a variable from your plugin return it to the required template from a hook call .... if you are trying to add a variable without a plugin template conditionals plugin or xthreads is the way to go

[Omar G.]

So I want to explore with the plugin system and create a table that will go just above the forum (Asif it were a shoutbox).

I'm assuming you are writting a plugin.

If you want to include a variable within the "index" template, use the "index_end" hook. Something around the lines of:

$plugins->add_hook('index_end', 'do_print');
function do_print()
{
	global $templates, $my_var_foo;

	eval('$my_var_foo = "'.$templates->get('do_print').'";');
}

{$my_var_foo} should be in your "index" template and "do_print" template must exists with.

[Nick magic23]

Omar, thank you! it worked!

- I have one more question though; in reguards to Javascript, "new Ajax.Request",

I want to send some data to PHP, so I made a hook connecting to xmlhttp.php and a function of course to it.

		new Ajax.Request('./xmlhttp.php?action=sixpackdharmiee', {method: 'post', postBody: shout, onComplete: function(request) {
			alert("Ok, sixPackDharmiee, check yo DB :) " + request);
		}});

this part works fine, however when alert is called, the request variable prints "[object Object]", what's causing that to?

Also, how would I fetch the data in PHP? I've tried $mybb->input['shout'] but it's returning nothing. And yes, I've added $mybb to global.

Thank you.

[Cameron:D]

the request variable prints "[object Object]", what's causing that to?

request is an object that contains multiple bits of info, not a single string. Documentation of the different properties is here: http://prototypejs.org/doc/latest/ajax/A...index.html

Also, how would I fetch the data in PHP? I've tried $mybb->input['shout'] but it's returning nothing. And yes, I've added $mybb to global.

This I'm not 100% sure about, hopefully someone else can provide input, otherwise, I'd take a look at an existing plugin that makes AJAX requests and see how it does them.

[Nick magic23]

the request variable prints "[object Object]", what's causing that to?

request is an object that contains multiple bits of info, not a single string. Documentation of the different properties is here: http://prototypejs.org/doc/latest/ajax/A...index.html

Yeah, I soon realised afterwords! Thank you!

However I still need help with the sending data via ajax. I tried looking at other plugins but the best I got was "undefined" :/

[Omar G.]

new Ajax.Request('./xmlhttp.php?action=sixpackdharmiee', {method: 'post', postBody: shout, onComplete:function sixpackdharmiee(request)
{
	if(error = request.responseText.match(/<error>(.*)<\/error>/))
	{
		alert("An error occurred when rating the post.\n\n" + error[1]);
		return false;
	}

	content = request.responseText.split('|-_-|');
	if(content[0] != 'success')
	{
		alert('An error occurred when rating the post.');
		return false;
	}

	alert('Ok, sixPackDharmiee, check yo DB :)');
	return true;
}});
return false;

Hope this does helps, JavaSciprt and AJAX is not on my skills :p