Posted by momendo on August 13, 2009 at 6:53pm
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| Project: | Views Node Feed |
| Version: | 6.x-1.x-dev |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | feature request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | closed (won't fix) |
Issue Summary
This seems like a badly needed module that views should have by default. Agreed that this is more of a programmer's tool but it's a common enough use-case IMO like sending XML/JSON/etc to a Flash app, Adobe AIR app, Java applet, etc.
Comments
#1
+1 yes please!
#2
+1, but it would be nice to integrate closer with Views and perhaps use fields to populate what fields are available for the XML to make it more non-programmer-friendly?
#3
+1, please!
#4
+1 Yes yes yes!!!
#5
Can any of you clarify what features this module offers which aren't already available in Views Bonus Pack or Views Datasource using their XML exporters?
(I'm not the maintainer but I'm flagging this "more info" anyway, as it looks like this might be a request for features already available elsewhere. That may suggest better docs / crosslinks on the module info page if people should be redirected to these other modules.)
#6
This shouldn't be in Views...it's a pretty ugly hack taken from views_rss. But I made it to get very custom output very rapidly which views bonus pack and views datasource didn't do.
#7
well for one neither of those modules provides an rss encoding format
#8
do you think you will continue to develop this? a fields based views rss is much needed and Views RSS is if not lacking, not intuitive
#9
@andrewlevine - suggest you mark this WONTFIX then, for clarity.
@bjraines - the fact that Views implements RSS is probably the reason that views_bonus and views datasource do not attempt to do so. If Views RSS is lacking or unintuitive, then a patch to that module would probably be indicated, not a project merge.
If, as Andrew suggests, this module is based on Views RSS and adds features or improves UI in ways you like, building that patch shouldn't be so hard anyway - but you'll most likely need to open separate issues for each suggested improvement to Views.
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FWIW, after researching these three modules in order to provide an XML datasource for a Flash map, I settled on Views Bonus XML exporter, copied
views-bonus-export-xml.tpl.phpfrom that module toviews-bonus-export-xml--candidate-map-xml--feed-1.tpl.php(you can get your template name from Views "Theme Information" I believe once you've added the XML Exporter view), and customised the output from there.#10
yeah i was thinking I could just rewrite the xml template as rss
i can't believe the inhouse views rss doesn't work with fields, just the node functions.
which is the need for these others.
if i have time this summer and noone else has done it i may attempt to write a true fields based plugin but i think templating the xml right now is the best bet
#11
Marking this won't fix as xurizaemon suggested. As it stands, this module is not suitable to be incorporated into Views.
I am only supporting the 5.x branch until someone has team to squash the 6.x bugs. I will look at all patches submitted but I don't have time to move this project forward by myself.