[geeklog-devel] Proposal: Plugin vars in templates

[Oliver Spiesshofer]

We should urgently take up the discussion again about the plugin vars... 
that has been sleeping for 6 month now or so...

Oliver

Joe Mucchiello wrote:

> This is a simple suggestion. The professional theme should be modified 

> to add the following to just about every thtml file:

> {plg1}{plg2}{plg3}{plg4}{plg5}

>

> The location would be "at the end" but before any form buttons.

>

> Why? So plugins like the ratings plugin would work across version 

> upgrades without necessitating that the user go in an modify their 

> thtml files over and over again.

>

> In the plugin's config file would be a placeholder option: 

> $_PLG_CONF['placeholder'] = 'plg3'; The user would be responsible for 

> making sure each plugin requiring the placeholder service had a unique 

> placeholder. Now when the template wanted to add itself to an existing 

> page it would use $T->set_var($_PLG_CONF['placeholder'], $mycontent); 

> to do so. As long as the user ensures the placeholders are unique, 

> nothing stomps all over something else.

>

> About the only other change probably needed would be to add the 

> following to the Template class' constructor.

>

> for ($i = 1 to 5) { set_var("plg$i", ''); }

>

> I'm sure folks using stuff like the Ratings plugin would find this 

> helpful.

>

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> Joe Mucchiello

> Throwing Dice Games

> http://www.throwingdice.com

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