Accept fields that render XML node structure
B-Prod - August 18, 2009 - 08:59
| Project: | Views Bonus Pack |
| Version: | 6.x-1.x-dev |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | feature request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | needs review |
Description
To export the taxonomy tree via XML, including the taxonomy tree structure:
<vocabulary>
<name>Voc 1</name>
<terms>
<name>Term 1</name>
<name>Term 2</name>
<terms>
</vocabulary>It is necessary to modify the function template_preprocess_views_bonus_export_xml in file views_bonus_export.theme.inc.
I check for each rendered field if there is some display options for list display in the view and if the list type is "XML", to avoid having the < and > characters escaped.
I needed that for export the UUID taxonomy tree (@see http://drupal.org/project/uuid - the views handler has not been suggested in any issue for the moment, still testing) for each node. But it may be useful for any module that implements a views field handler which renders a list, so it could propose the "XML" option in its field display options:
$form['type'] = array(
'#type' => 'radios',
'#title' => t('Display type'),
'#help' => t('The option <em>XML structure</em> renders a XML node tree that can be used with <em>views bonus</em> module.'),
'#options' => array(
'ul' => t('Unordered list'),
'ol' => t('Ordered list'),
'xml' => t('XML structure'),
),
'#default_value' => $this->options['type'],
);| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| views_bonus_export.theme.inc.patch | 1.11 KB |
#1
changing status.
#2
I really like this! I'm trying to figure out if there's some way we can use this to help other CCK methods like multiple text fields expand their information.
#3
+++ views_bonus_export.theme.inc 18 Aug 2009 08:39:37 -0000@@ -59,12 +59,18 @@
+ $field_options = $view->display[$view->current_display]->display_options['fields'][$field];
Getting a lot of notices from this line
Do you have anything from the uuid side I'd be able to look at? I think it might help me understand if there's a better way we could fix this.
PS - I knew I'd regret mangling the out here. :P
#4
Sorry, notice is "Undefined index: fields"
#5
In fact, it is used with fields that add a custom option 'xml' in the display options list, through options_form().
Please find my modified version of UUID module. The standard version does not implement views, and I didn't proposed it yet before my first proposal (http://drupal.org/node/551152) is agreed or not.
The xml tree is implemented for 'All terms UUIDs', within uuid_handler_field_term_node_tid.inc file.
For another view handler, it could be more simple to call parent::options_form(&$form, &$form_state) then modify the $form['type'] options, but for UUIDs I did not want to have options like separator, exclude or alter...
I hope you will find a better way to handle this. If you need some help, I will be involved.
#6
Subscribing. Thanks