Forum OpenACS Improvement Proposals (TIPs): TIP #55 (Implemented) Propigate object_id up through the master templates

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1: TIP #55 (Implemented) Propigate object_id up through the master templates
Posted by Jeff Davis on 03/22/04 03:16 PM
I would like to propigate a property "object_id" from the various single item display pages up to through the various master templates to facilitate persistent nav and knowledge management functionality.

I am currently implementing general ratings, related items, and general comments for all objects with this and it makes it possible to support these things with one minor modification to the package.

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2: Re: TIP #55 (Proposed) Propigate object_id up through the master templates (response to 1)
Posted by Malte Sussdorff on 03/22/04 03:21 PM
Sounds good. Is this the only value that needs to be propigated? Either way, approved.
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3: Re: TIP #55 (Proposed) Propigate object_id up through the master templates (response to 1)
Posted by Lars Pind on 03/22/04 03:27 PM
Jeff, just to make sure I understand this properly ...

Are you talking about e.g. on a page displaying a blog entry, you would put the entry_id of the blog entry in a property in the ADP?

So that would mean changing all pages that display objects to do this?

What about pages that display multiple objects, like the blog index page.

/Lars

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4: Re: TIP #55 (Proposed) Propigate object_id up through the master templates (response to 1)
Posted by Dave Bauer on 03/22/04 03:40 PM
Jeff,

Have you looked at providing a namespace variable for this?

content::init and related procedures use this for the item_id and it seems to work well enough.

@namespace::varname@ works just fine in an ADP file.

I think this is a good idea, just wanted to mention another implementation. Most likely it is for another day.

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5: Re: TIP #55 (Proposed) Propigate object_id up through the master templates (response to 4)
Posted by Jeff Davis on 03/22/04 04:19 PM
Lars, yeah, it would propigate the entry_id for a blog or the message_id for a forum thread (or single post), the user_id for community_member page, etc.

For multiple items if you wanted to service-y things you would need a service contract (or do the tcl function namespace trick) so this does not address that really.

Dave, I had not really thought about using a namespace variable for it. I guess that would work too although using a property seems to be more in keeping with tradition.

I think using the property object_id is actually bad, and it should probably be "displayed_object" or something like that.

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7: Re: TIP #55 Aprrove Vote (response to 1)
Posted by Caroline Meeks on 03/24/04 05:30 PM
Approve
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8: Re: TIP #55 (Proposed) Propigate object_id up through the master templates (response to 1)
Posted by Don Baccus on 03/24/04 05:35 PM
I approve - "display_object_id" perhaps?
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9: Re: TIP #55 Approve Vote (response to 7)
Posted by Tilmann Singer on 03/24/04 05:35 PM
Approve