Using the powercontent extension to store data in a XML block

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Jon Arvid Ludviksen	Monday 22 August 2011 4:00:59 am To improve my site I'm using the powercontent extension for some simple publishing. It's working great for both Text block and Text line. But now I'm trying to use it with a XML block and am having trouple getting content on multiple lines. Input gets stored in one paragraph: ... <paragraph xmlns:tmp="http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/temporary/">123</paragraph> ... When in fact it should be stored like this: ... <paragraph> <line xmlns:tmp="http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/temporary/">1</line> <line xmlns:tmp="http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/temporary/">2</line> <line xmlns:tmp="http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/temporary/">3</line> </paragraph> ... I don't need the ezoe-toolbar as I'm just using this for simple quick publishing. Therefore my textarea just looks like the one I use for Text block: <textarea name="powercontent_message_xml_ContentObjectAttribute_data_text_pcattributeid"> </textarea> Any tips on how I could achieve this and how I should go about it?
Jon Arvid Ludviksen	Wednesday 24 August 2011 12:37:32 am Really?! Nobody has any suggestions on which direction I should take to solve this. I've hit a dead end... Update: I found a solution and for future reference her it is. I haven't tested it extensively or gone live with it yet. But it looks like it will do the trick, other suggestions are still welcome! in powercontent/modules/powercontent/action.php i added this function function htmlToXML($html) { $xml = $html; $xml = str_replace( "\r", "<br/>", $xml ); $parser = new eZSimplifiedXMLInputParser(0, false, false); $document = $parser->process($xml); if ( !is_object( $document ) ) { return null; } $domString = eZXMLTextType::domString($document); return $domString; } And then replaced $http->setPostVariable( $newPostVariable, $postValue ); with $dataTypeString = $dataMap[$possibleAttributeIdentifier]->attribute( 'data_type_string' ); if ( $dataTypeString == "ezxmltext" ) { eZDebug::writeNotice( 'Found XML block attribute: ' . $possibleAttributeIdentifier ); $postValue = htmlToXML(trim($postValue)); } $http->setPostVariable( $newPostVariable, $postValue ); PS: I'm still not getting namespaces on the line-tags but will look into that as well.
Nicolas Pastorino	Thursday 25 August 2011 1:02:45 am Hi Jon Arvid, While i do not know powercontent in-depth, it seems like your workaround/solution corresponds to a common need. How about pushing it into the extension directly ? You could request membership to the team there : http://projects.ez.no/powercontent/team/members (you need to be logged-in). Cheers, -- Nicolas Pastorino Director Community - eZ Member of the Community Project Board eZ Publish Community on twitter: http://twitter.com/ezcommunity t : http://twitter.com/jeanvoye G+ : http://plus.tl/jeanvoye

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Monday 22 August 2011 4:00:59 am

To improve my site I'm using the powercontent extension for some simple publishing.
It's working great for both Text block and Text line. But now I'm trying to use it with a XML block and am having trouple getting content on multiple lines.
Input gets stored in one paragraph:

 ...
 <paragraph xmlns:tmp="http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/temporary/">123</paragraph>
 ...

When in fact it should be stored like this:

 ...
 <paragraph>
 <line xmlns:tmp="http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/temporary/">1</line>
 <line xmlns:tmp="http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/temporary/">2</line>
 <line xmlns:tmp="http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/temporary/">3</line>
 </paragraph>
 ...

I don't need the ezoe-toolbar as I'm just using this for simple quick publishing. Therefore my textarea just looks like the one I use for Text block:

 <textarea name="powercontent_message_xml_ContentObjectAttribute_data_text_pcattributeid"> </textarea>

Any tips on how I could achieve this and how I should go about it?

Jon Arvid Ludviksen

Wednesday 24 August 2011 12:37:32 am

Really?!

Nobody has any suggestions on which direction I should take to solve this. I've hit a dead end...

Update:

I found a solution and for future reference her it is. I haven't tested it extensively or gone live with it yet. But it looks like it will do the trick, other suggestions are still welcome!

in powercontent/modules/powercontent/action.php i added this function

 function htmlToXML($html) {
    $xml = $html;
    $xml = str_replace( "\r", "<br/>", $xml );
    
    $parser = new eZSimplifiedXMLInputParser(0,  false, false);
    $document = $parser->process($xml);
  if ( !is_object( $document ) ) {
      return null;
  }
    
    $domString = eZXMLTextType::domString($document);
    return $domString;
}

And then replaced

 $http->setPostVariable( $newPostVariable, $postValue );

with

 $dataTypeString = $dataMap[$possibleAttributeIdentifier]->attribute( 'data_type_string' );


 if ( $dataTypeString == "ezxmltext" )
 {
         eZDebug::writeNotice( 'Found XML block attribute: ' . $possibleAttributeIdentifier );    
         $postValue = htmlToXML(trim($postValue));
 }
$http->setPostVariable( $newPostVariable, $postValue );

PS: I'm still not getting namespaces on the line-tags but will look into that as well.

Nicolas Pastorino

Thursday 25 August 2011 1:02:45 am

Hi Jon Arvid,

While i do not know powercontent in-depth, it seems like your workaround/solution corresponds to a common need. How about pushing it into the extension directly ?
You could request membership to the team there : http://projects.ez.no/powercontent/team/members (you need to be logged-in).

Cheers,

--
Nicolas Pastorino
Director Community - eZ
Member of the Community Project Board

eZ Publish Community on twitter: http://twitter.com/ezcommunity

t : http://twitter.com/jeanvoye
G+ : http://plus.tl/jeanvoye