PluginList format control block
The FORMAT control block is used to create individually formatted objects that can then be used in any of the individual OUTPUT methods.
- Available filters
- Basic example
- Examples of the use of the FORMAT control block (format and default value)
- Example with comments
- Using Font Awesome icons instead of content depending on the value of the field content
- Editable inline sample using the table template
- Editable inline sample in a smarty (or wiki) template
- Using Font Awesome icons instead of content depending on the value of the field content
- Display an Item Link (tracker item) linked to another item within a template page
- Using smarty to format variables (from Tiki 26+)
Available filters
Name | Description | Boolean | Sample | Tiki Version |
---|---|---|---|---|
default | Display a default value or a default file when no value is available | no | "empty", "1140" (fileId) | - |
format | format the displayed value to something different that the db value (human readable) | no | "trackerrender", "date", "objectlink", etc. (see format parameters here) | - |
editable | Make the field editable so the value can be changed from the results display. Inline editing (found in admin control panels => trackers) must be enable. Must be used in conjunction with the trackerrender format (see above) and may require mode="raw" when using it with the table output template} | editable="inline" | - |
Note that in some cases the field that will be displayed has its own behavior and it can clash with the format you selected.
IE: A tracker field that is a "title" is pre-formatted as a link. If you set the format as "objectlink" (or you set the display inside a link) the display will end broken as Tiki will try to display a link inside a link.
For the default parameter, it's important to remember that the tracker field "Files" works a bit differently than the others with this parameter. The tracker field Files expect an Id from the File Gallery. When most of the other fields type will display the text of the default parameters the default for "Files" must be an existing file in a gallery. The file can be an "anonymous" portrait file or a plain white image or an image with only the text "Not Available", etc. Whatever you feel right for your usage.
Basic example
In most of the examples shown in PluginList output control block and PluginList advanced output control block you will see a FORMAT control block have been used. E.g. in the example shown for Table output as below, two FORMAT control blocks are used:
{LIST()} {filter type="trackeritem"} {filter content="water"} {OUTPUT(template="table")} {column field="title_link" sort="title" label="Title" mode="raw"} {column field="description" label="Description"} {column field="event_date" sort="tracker_field_18" label="Event Date"} {OUTPUT} {FORMAT(name="title_link")}{display name="title" format="objectlink"}{FORMAT} {FORMAT(name="event_date")}{display name="tracker_field_18" format="date"}{FORMAT} {LIST}
The first FORMAT control block defines an object with the name title_link
that is displayed in a specific way - this object reference is then used in the column control block in the body of the table OUTPUT. Similarly the second FORMAT control block defines the event_date
object which is also used in a column control block.
A similar use of the FORMAT control block allows the normal set of Smarty variables, eg {user}
etc, to be made available in Smarty templates - for example:
{FORMAT(name="theuser")} { {user} } {FORMAT}
{{}}
) around user
should have no spaces between them. Spaces are used here only to keep the user variable from being interpreted. This creates a reference object theuser
with the userId of the current user which can then be invoked in a server stored smarty template using the variable {$row.theuser}
.
Examples of the use of the FORMAT control block (format and default value)
{LIST()} {filter field="tracker_id" content="1"} {filter field="tracker_status" content="o"} {OUTPUT()} {DIV(class="h3")}{display name="name"}{DIV} {display name="photo"}%%% {display name="email"} {OUTPUT} {FORMAT(name="name")}{display name="tracker_field_userName"}{FORMAT} {FORMAT(name="photo")}{display name="tracker_field_userPhoto" format="trackerrender" default="1140"}{FORMAT} {FORMAT(name="location")}{display name="tracker_field_userLocation" format="trackerrender" default="Unknown"}{FORMAT} {LIST}
Default parameter applied on the "photo" field will display a default generic image if not file found.
Default parameter applied on the "location" field will display the text "Unknown" if the field is empty.
Example with comments
You might want to display all comments, and this script will retrieve them:
{LIST(cache="n")} {filter type="comment"} {pagination max="10"} {OUTPUT( template="table")} {column field="title"} {column field="comment_content"} {column field="object_link" mode="raw"} {column field="date"} {OUTPUT} {FORMAT( name="object_link")} {display name="object_id" format="objectlink"} {FORMAT} {sort mode="date_desc"} {LIST}
The FORMAT control block defines an object with the name object_link which is displayed in such a way that it is object_id which is displayed and formatted as objectlink; which makes the id clickable. This object reference is then used in the column control block in the body of the OUTPUT table.
This gives us the following result:
Title | Comment | Thread Id | Date |
---|---|---|---|
friend | Seems like there should be a simplified way of linking between wiki pages and articles in the same TW. But, external linking seems to be the the closest thing. | 243 | 2007-05-05 05:43:47 |
Limiting the number of feeds? | I have created an rss module and the feed coming from the other site is rather large it comes up with about 20 headilnes , is there a way that I can limit the number of headlines displayed? | 240 | 2007-04-30 04:46:14 |
Linking to attached files? | This page should document how to link to attahed files. I havn't found the definitive guide anywhere, and the functionality is annoying at best 😑 No such attachment on this page is the only example I've found so far. I can't find the definition of this or how to use more functionality | 238 | 2007-04-24 07:40:14 |
great. but articles/faq should have wysiwyg too. | This is really great, I installed the development 1.10 and it's a relief to have wysiwyg. However, it's not possible to use the wysiwig editor for articles, faq, etc. This should be added to there as well. | 230 | 2007-04-19 06:04:03 |
Can you use Smarty to create Web Forms? | Can't you use Smarty to create web forms? Is there a howto on this? | 220 | 2007-04-18 05:08:24 |
Walkthrough? | How about something like this ? I started it a while ago, but never got around to completing.... 😑 | 211 | 2007-03-16 10:54:12 |
popup on the left | Sometimes it is comvenient to have the popup on the left (because you have ne right column). To do that add in the calendar templates (in 1.9 tiki-calendar.tpl), in the popup parameters {popup... } {popup left=true ...} | 210 | 2007-01-12 15:41:47 |
LDAP auth to active directory | I had success with the configuration below. None of the above worked as-is for me, and I had to change some code to get this working properly. In lib/LDAP.php I changed line 189 from: Copy to clipboard if ((@ldap_bind($this->conn_id)) == false) { to Copy to clipboard if ((@ldap_bind($this->conn_id,"user@domain.tld","password")) == false) { Then I used the following values for "Login" in Admin panel: Create user if not in Tiki? checked Create user if not in Auth? unchecked Just use Tiki auth for admin? checked LDAP URL: blank LDAP Host: my.domain.controller.com LDAP Port: 389 LDAP Scope: sub LDAP Base DN: DC=domain, DC=tld LDAP User DN: CN=Users (this is for default AD users container) LDAP User Attribute: sAMAccountName LDAP User OC: * LDAP Group DN: blank LDAP Group Attribute: blank LDAP Group OC: blank LDAP Member Attribute: LDAP Member Is DN: n LDAP Admin User: blank LDAP Admin Pwd: blank YMMV. Hope this helps someone. | 208 | 2006-11-14 22:28:56 |
slider | Will nice to have a tracker field like http://webfx.eae.net/dhtml/slider/slider.html (but this one has not the right license) | 205 | 2006-10-12 17:24:03 |
Re: Is this syntax correct? | > I don't seem to be able to include a poll in a wiki page with: > > {poll id=2} this is smarty syntax to be used in "custom modules" (Admin -> Modules) you can then include the whole module with poll into a wiki page via MODULE wiki plugin > > as indicated in this doc page. However, this does work: > > {POLL(pollId=>2)}{POLL} this is POLL wiki plugin | 203 | 2006-10-05 19:24:50 |
We see that this only gives us the information about the object (the comment in this case), but what if I want to have more information before visiting the comment?
One way to do this is to add a column which indicates the item being commented on. It is typically a wiki page or tracker item which is clickable and takes me there.
So let's make some changes and see what we have:
{LIST(cache="n")} {filter type="comment"} {pagination max="10"} {OUTPUT( template="table")} {column field="contributors"} {column field="title"} {column field="comment_content"} {column field="parent_object_title" mode="raw"} {column field="object_link" mode="raw"} {column field="date"} {OUTPUT} {FORMAT( name="object_link")} {display name="object_id" format="objectlink"} {FORMAT} {FORMAT( name="parent_object_title")} {display name="parent_object_type"}: {display name="wikiplugin_objectlink" format="wikiplugin" type="parent_object_type" id="parent_object_id"} {FORMAT} {sort mode="date_desc"} {LIST}
Here we have just added a new column whose label is "Parent Object".
The new FORMAT control block formats the parent_object_title field, which is the title of the comment's parent object, then with {display} tag we first display the name of the parent object, which is stored in the parent_object_type field. For example, if the parent object is a trackeritem, it will display "trackeritem:", and finally we display the link to the parent object, using the wikiplugin_objectlink plugin. This plugin allows you to create a link to a Tiki object according to its type and its identifier. Here you specify the link format as "wikiplugin", the object type as parent_object_type, and the object id as parent_object_id. For example, if the parent object is a trackeritem with id 1, this will generate a link to "tiki-view_tracker_item.php?itemId=1".
So you get a field that displays the name and link of the comment's parent object. For example, if the comment is linked to an item called "This is my first item", you display "trackeritem: This is my first item".
This gives us the following result:
Title | Comment | Parent Object | Thread Id | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
friend | Seems like there should be a simplified way of linking between wiki pages and articles in the same TW. But, external linking seems to be the the closest thing. | wiki page: Wiki-Syntax Links | 243 | 2007-05-05 05:43:47 |
Limiting the number of feeds? | I have created an rss module and the feed coming from the other site is rather large it comes up with about 20 headilnes , is there a way that I can limit the number of headlines displayed? | wiki page: RSS Modules | 240 | 2007-04-30 04:46:14 |
Linking to attached files? | This page should document how to link to attahed files. I havn't found the definitive guide anywhere, and the functionality is annoying at best 😑 No such attachment on this page is the only example I've found so far. I can't find the definition of this or how to use more functionality | wiki page: Wiki-Syntax Links | 238 | 2007-04-24 07:40:14 |
great. but articles/faq should have wysiwyg too. | This is really great, I installed the development 1.10 and it's a relief to have wysiwyg. However, it's not possible to use the wysiwig editor for articles, faq, etc. This should be added to there as well. | wiki page: WYSIWYG | 230 | 2007-04-19 06:04:03 |
Can you use Smarty to create Web Forms? | Can't you use Smarty to create web forms? Is there a howto on this? | wiki page: HTML Pages | 220 | 2007-04-18 05:08:24 |
Walkthrough? | How about something like this ? I started it a while ago, but never got around to completing.... 😑 | wiki page: Basic Docs Project | 211 | 2007-03-16 10:54:12 |
popup on the left | Sometimes it is comvenient to have the popup on the left (because you have ne right column). To do that add in the calendar templates (in 1.9 tiki-calendar.tpl), in the popup parameters {popup... } {popup left=true ...} | wiki page: Calendar Admin | 210 | 2007-01-12 15:41:47 |
LDAP auth to active directory | I had success with the configuration below. None of the above worked as-is for me, and I had to change some code to get this working properly. In lib/LDAP.php I changed line 189 from: Copy to clipboard if ((@ldap_bind($this->conn_id)) == false) { to Copy to clipboard if ((@ldap_bind($this->conn_id,"user@domain.tld","password")) == false) { Then I used the following values for "Login" in Admin panel: Create user if not in Tiki? checked Create user if not in Auth? unchecked Just use Tiki auth for admin? checked LDAP URL: blank LDAP Host: my.domain.controller.com LDAP Port: 389 LDAP Scope: sub LDAP Base DN: DC=domain, DC=tld LDAP User DN: CN=Users (this is for default AD users container) LDAP User Attribute: sAMAccountName LDAP User OC: * LDAP Group DN: blank LDAP Group Attribute: blank LDAP Group OC: blank LDAP Member Attribute: LDAP Member Is DN: n LDAP Admin User: blank LDAP Admin Pwd: blank YMMV. Hope this helps someone. | wiki page: LDAP authentication | 208 | 2006-11-14 22:28:56 |
slider | Will nice to have a tracker field like http://webfx.eae.net/dhtml/slider/slider.html (but this one has not the right license) | wiki page: PluginVote | 205 | 2006-10-12 17:24:03 |
Re: Is this syntax correct? | > I don't seem to be able to include a poll in a wiki page with: > > {poll id=2} this is smarty syntax to be used in "custom modules" (Admin -> Modules) you can then include the whole module with poll into a wiki page via MODULE wiki plugin > > as indicated in this doc page. However, this does work: > > {POLL(pollId=>2)}{POLL} this is POLL wiki plugin | wiki page: Poll Admin | 203 | 2006-10-05 19:24:50 |
Using Font Awesome icons instead of content depending on the value of the field content
Tweaking the sample above and using font awesome (integrated in Tiki) you can display corresponding icons for a content.
In this demo case we have a tracker with a "gender" field that hold 2 values, "male" or "female". There is a "male" and a "female" icon in Font Awesome and as both use the same term we can assign it to a div type icon and class.
{LIST()} {filter field="tracker_id" content="42"} {OUTPUT(template="table")} {column label="Title" field="title" sort="title"} {column label="Gender" field="gender"} {OUTPUT} {FORMAT(name="gender")}{DIV(type=i class=fa fa-{display name="tracker_field_gender"})}{DIV}{FORMAT} {LIST}
Editable inline sample using the table template
{column label="First Name" field="firstName" mode=raw} ... {FORMAT(name="firstName")}{display name="tracker_field_firstName" format=trackerrender editable=inline}{FORMAT}
Editable inline sample in a smarty (or wiki) template
In this wikiplugin embedded in a smarty (or wiki) template the field is set to be editable inline (note: format="trackerrender" is required ad well as the Inline editing (found in admin control panels=>trackers)
{wikiplugin _name=list} {literal} {filter content="2" field="tracker_id"} {output(template="mytemplate.tpl")} {ALTERNATE()} empty {ALTERNATE} {FORMAT(name="name")}{display name="tracker_field_name" editable="inline" format="trackerrender" default=""}{FORMAT} {/literal} {/wikiplugin}
So the 2nd column uses a FORMAT plugin where the contents of the field in question, tracker_field_data, is used as the class for a div but the default (used if the data field is empty) is set to be the bootstrap class "hidden" so the contents, the check mark, only appears if there is some data.
Obviously if the data is the name of some other class weird stuff might happen, but for most usual cases, it works as expected and saves having to make a new smarty template just for this simple list.
(Tip and example taken from a message from JonnyB in the developers list - thanks!)
Using Font Awesome icons instead of content depending on the value of the field content
Tweaking the sample above and using font awesome (integrated in Tiki) you can display corresponding icons for a content.
In this demo case we have a tracker with a "gender" field that hold 2 values, "male" or "female". There is a "male" and a "female" icon in Font Awesome and as both use the same term we can assign it to a div type icon and class.
{LIST()} {filter field="tracker_id" content="42"} {OUTPUT(template="table")} {column label="Title" field="title" sort="title"} {column label="Gender" field="gender"} {OUTPUT} {FORMAT(name="gender")}{DIV(type=i class=fa fa-{display name="tracker_field_gender"})}{DIV}{FORMAT} {LIST}
It will display a if the content of the field = male and a if the content of the field = female.
Display an Item Link (tracker item) linked to another item within a template page
When you use a template to display your plugin list you want other item related or linked to the item to open using the same template (or another it doesn't matter) but not to open the trackers built-in system. For this you need to enable the Alias feature and set it to use the template to display the tracker item, "record-" for this sample.
When you use an item link to link an item to other item (related, friend of, etc.) this is a kind of a problem.
Item link has 2 option to display and item link. Value and Link.
Value display the id of the content (ie: 6).
Link display the value of the content linked to the tracker item (ie: Bernard).
Your link should be like:
[record-6|Bernard]
So it open the item "Id6" in the "record-" template showing the value "Bernard" for the link.
To achieve this you need to create and use 2 row.
{FORMAT(name="name")}{display name="tracker_field_contact" format=trackerrender}{FORMAT} {FORMAT(name="id")}{display name="tracker_field_contact"}{FORMAT}
The first one with format=trackerrender will display the content of the tracker Item Link field as it is shown in the tracker (Bernard).
The second one without the format=trackerrender will show the real value for this field (6).
The assemble your link as follow:
[record-{display name="id"}|{display name="name"}]
It will complete the trick and open the item 6 using the record- template while the link displayed will show the right value, Bernard.
Using smarty to format variables (from Tiki 26+)
Instead of using wiki format, you can specify template or tplwiki arguments to refer to a smarty template stored in a file or a wiki page. See PluginList-output-control-block#Parameters for more info on accepted values.