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Template switch plugin caching

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    belinea Reply #1, 14 years ago
    Working on a MODx Revo based site and trying to write a simlpe plugin (inspired by 'template switcher plugin written in the past for Evo). Below is the code

    if (isset($_GET['template'])) {
   $template_id=$_GET['template'];

   if(isset($template_id)){
       $template = $modx->getObject('modTemplate', $template_id);
       $modx->resource->template = $template->get('id'); 
   }

}


    Eventually the plugin will include much more checks etc, however for now I just want to make sure it works. Idea is simple, it's supposed to get different template for a page based on template param provided with the url. And the problem that prevents it from working as I want it to is modx caching.

    My question is, how can I manipulate cache (clear/reload?) on this particular scenario so the plugin does its job?
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      sottwell Reply #2, 14 years ago
      You would need to remove this resource's cache file at some point before the cache is checked. If a resource is subject to having its template switched, it shouldn't be cached in the first place. This was always a problem with this template switcher, which was why it was removed from the default Evo installation.
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        belinea Reply #3, 14 years ago
        is there any way to load same page with two different layouts then?
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          sottwell Reply #4, 14 years ago
          The best way would be to design the template so that the layouts are managed by CSS, and use a snippet to determine which .css file to use.
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            Bruno17 Reply #5, 14 years ago
            you can create a snippet, which loads different chunks, based on url-params.
            For caching the different outputs you can use
            https://github.com/opengeek/getCache
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