Custom output for Json

vishalkhialani - November 16, 2009 - 05:31
Project:Views Datasource
Version:6.x-1.0-alpha3
Component:Code
Category:support request
Priority:normal
Assigned:allisterbeharry
Status:active
Issue tags:json custom output
Description

Hi,
I need a custom output format for Json as my 3rd party javascript application requires that. Is there a way to get that done ?

Below is a sample format which I need it in.

[
{'title':'Heavy Metal', 'results': [
['/metal/1', 'Disturbed - The Game', 'icons/metal.png'],
['/metal/2', 'Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People', 'icons/metal.png'],
['/metal/3', 'Soil - 2 Skins', 'icons/metal.png'],
['/metal/4', 'Alestorm - Wenches & Mead', 'icons/metal.png']
]},
{'title':'Pop', 'results':[
['/pop/1', 'Michael Jackson - Bad', 'icons/pop.png'],
['/pop/2', 'Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy', 'icons/pop.png'],
['/pop/3', 'Take That - Relight My Fire', 'icons/pop.png'],
['/pop/4', 'Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up', 'icons/pop.png']
]},
{'title':'Folk', 'results':[
['/folk/1', 'The Proclaimers - I\'m Gonna Be', 'icons/folk.png'],
['/folk/2', 'Bob Dylan - Hurricane', 'icons/folk.png'],
['/folk/3', 'Jason Mraz - Geek In The Pink', 'icons/folk.png'],
['/folk/4', 'Beirut - Nantes', 'icons/folk.png']
]}
]

Cheers,
Vishal

#1

allisterbeharry - November 17, 2009 - 03:34
Component:User interface» Code
Category:feature request» support request
Assigned to:Anonymous» allisterbeharry

Well the first thing would be to define your view to have the data you want. Could you give me an idea of what schema your data has (what are title, results, etc.) and like what data types are you using - CCK ?

#2

vishalkhialani - November 18, 2009 - 07:17

Hi,
I need only the below data output its rather simple.

user name - which I am successful in getting the json with by typing

<?php
print $node->name
?>

In the profile section I have created a text field named profile_industry1 but I don't know the variable name to use to put in the veiws node tempalte I tried $node->profile_industry1 but there is no output.

I am pretty new to drupal development so I don't know how to find the variable I need to use for this field.

Cheers,
Vishal

#3

vinceyoumans - November 30, 2009 - 13:50

any tricks on including the URL of an ImageCache Image in an XML file of some type?

 
 

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