Which group was the user just added to?

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Sean Kimball Reply #1, 14 years, 3 months ago

Any ideas how I can I find out what group a user was just added to in a plugin? [i.e. the plugin is attached to the OnUserAddToGroup event & needs to check which group the user was added before further processing]

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BobRay Reply #2, 14 years, 3 months ago

The group should be available there as:

$usergroup

The $user object ($user) and the modUserGroupMember ($membership) object are also available .

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Everett Reply #3, 14 years, 3 months ago

There's gotta be a last-insert-id you can pull up for that somewhere.

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Sean Kimball Reply #4, 14 years, 3 months ago

Looking at the tables, it appears modx edits the group membership records rather than deleting & creating new ones when someone changes groups... so the last insert id thing does not look like it's going to work.

Is there a way to pass information from one plugin to another?

i.e. query the user's group membership during the OnUserBeforeAddToGroup then pass that to the plugin running during the OnUserAddToGroup event?

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Everett Reply #5, 14 years, 3 months ago

You could stash data inside the $modx object, since that persists throughout a single request. E.g. stash it as a placeholder.

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Sean Kimball Reply #6, 14 years, 3 months ago

Thanks guys, I got it working [or at least the test is working] It also gives me another avenue to work on for the onAfterGroupAdd action...

in the OnBeforeUserSave event I;

<?php

$ext = '';
$ext .= '<pre>';
$ext .= print_r(json_decode($user->get('groups'),true));
$ext .= '</pre>';

$modx->setPlaceholder('myPlaceholder', 'this is my placeholder data'.$ext);

$eventname = $modx->event->name;

$modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,'System event running = ' . $eventname);

then on the On AfterUserSave event:


$mydata = $modx->getPlaceholder('myPlaceholder');

$eventname = $modx->event->name;

$modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,'placeholder data = ' . $mydata);

$modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,'System event running = ' . $eventname);

And am rewarded with this in the logs:


[2012-07-22 17:23:28] (ERROR @ /connectors/security/user.php) System event running = OnUserBeforeSave
[2012-07-22 17:23:28] (ERROR @ /connectors/security/user.php) [OnUserBeforeSave]Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [usergroup] => 2
            [name] => RegisteredUser
            [member] => 69
            [role] => 1
            [rolename] => Member
            [primary_group] =>
            [rank] => 0
            [menu] =>
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [usergroup] => 3
            [name] => Artists
            [member] => 69
            [role] => 1
            [rolename] => Member
            [primary_group] => 1
            [rank] => 0
            [menu] =>
        )

)

[2012-07-22 17:23:28] (ERROR @ /connectors/security/user.php) placeholder data = this is my placeholder data<pre>1</pre>
[2012-07-22 17:23:28] (ERROR @ /connectors/security/user.php) System event running = OnUserSave

Looks like the array itself isn't being passed, will have to tinker with it a bit [suggestions?]

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Everett Reply #7, 14 years, 3 months ago

Your print_r statement woud need a "true" in the 2nd parameter, otherwise it just prints to stdout and returns a 1 (i.e. a success message).

Keep the array as a JSON string, e.g.

$ext .= $user->get('groups');

Or use the 2nd parameter in your print_r:

$ext .= print_r(json_decode($user->get('groups'),true), true);

For debugging, the latter might be helpful, but for functionality, you'll want to stash the data in a serialized or JSON format.

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Sean Kimball Reply #8, 14 years, 3 months ago

What a giant pain in the a** ... addin/removing a user to a group in the manage user section is done before the beforeUserFormSave event, i.e. the group memberships are the same before and after the form is saved... whenever loading a users page in the manager you have. OnUserFormPrerender & OnUserFormRender - the $user object [and thus the groups] do not appear to be available during either event.

So now I'm back to square one, I don't see a way to compare the user's groups before and after they were modified!!

Is there a way to add a custom event?

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Everett Reply #9, 14 years, 3 months ago

Is there a way to add a custom event?

Yes, but the trick would be firing it. I think you've uncovered something that should be filed as a refactor request. WordPress uses ONLY plugins (triggered by events) for EVERYTHING, but MODX rarely relies on them, and as you're seeing, I think sometimes the events are not thoroughly tested (gulp, hope that doesn't land me in the doghouse).

Maybe you can do a cron script that can query the database to see who's in the groups and periodically email the new additions? (I know that's a lousy work-around -- I feel your frustration)

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Sean Kimball Reply #10, 14 years, 3 months ago

Thanks, I'll pester some of the modx guys tomorrow to take a look at the threads & bug report and see what can/should be done from there... [ability to add a custom event sure would be nice!]

Unfortunately, I'm trying to make thing easier/less manual for the client, currently they have to review registered users who have applied for the next user/group level [allows them to fill in a more advanced profile] so it would have been handy to be able to promote the user to the new group, activate their advanced profile & send an activation notice with instructions etc. all in one go....

-sean

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Technical Director / Sr. Developer | BigBlock Studios
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