How to assign TV (template variable) to the Template using API

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electroid Reply #1, 11 years, 2 months ago

I successfully created template using MODX API (using modTemplate object)

$template = $modx->newObject('modTemplate');
$template->set('templatename', $profilename);

if ($template->save()) {
    echo '<p>Template created</p>';
    $templateId = $template->get('id');
} else {
    die('<p>Template not created.</p>');
}

The question is how to attach existing template variables to that template.

Thank you.

This question has been answered by BobRay. See the first response.

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Bruno17 Reply #2, 11 years, 2 months ago

you could try to use runProcessor for the whole thing

$tvs = '[{"id":"25"},{"id":"26"},{"id":"28"}]';

$fields = array(
    'templatename' => $profilename,
    'tvs' => $tvs
 
);
 
$response = $modx->runProcessor('template/create', $fields);
 
if ($response->isError()) {
    $modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, 'Failed to create Template');
}

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BobRay Reply #3, 11 years, 2 months ago

@Bruno17 - A very elegant solution. Do you mind if I borrow it for a blog post (w/ credit to you, of course)?

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Bruno17 Reply #4, 11 years, 2 months ago

The code initialy was stolen from here:

http://bobsguides.com/modx-processor-list.html

So, it is yours, Bob

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BobRay Reply #5, 11 years, 2 months ago

LOL.

This happens to me all the time now. I just had a problem with upgrading XAMPP. After a half-hour of Googling, I found a guy who had the same problem and posted the solution: a link to a page at Bob's Guides. wink

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electroid Reply #6, 11 years, 2 months ago

Since MODX gurus are here, I have one more question. I see many people recommend to use runProcessor instead of manipulations with objects. But I was reading somewhere, for the runProcessor to create resource for example, user has to have enough rights, otherwise runProcessor won't work.

It that right? So for example If I will create a separate php file only with modx core files included to run that in cron, runProcessor will fail?

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BobRay Reply #7, 11 years, 2 months ago

If your cron job executes an external PHP file directly, it's considered to be running in cli mode and MODX will skip all permission checks. If you run by visiting a page that contains a snippet tag, otoh, the permissions will be checked in the processor.

The advantage of running the processors is that that they will fire the appropriate System Events (e.g., OnDocFormSave).

If necessary, you can create the template-TV connection directly, which will also bypass the permissions checks:

$tvId = 12;
$templateId = 22;

$tvt = $modx->newObject('modTemplateVarTemplate');
$tvt->set('tmplvarid', $tvId);
$tvt->set('templateid', $templateId);
$tvt->set('rank', 3);  // (optional)
$tvt->save();

Rank is used only if you want to control the order in which the TVs are displayed in the Manager.

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