creativecodelabs/linkable-dataobjects

This module adds the ability to link DataObjects in TinyMCE

Linkable DataObjects

Linkable DataObjects is a module that permit to link DataObjects from TinyMCE., _(*1)

Introduction

Pages are not always the better way to implement things. For example site news can grow rapidly and the first side effect would be a big and difficult to manage SiteTree. DataObjects help maintaining things clean and straight, but unfortunately they are not included in frontend search. This module let you insert DataObject in search., _(*2)

This module add the ability to link DataObjects through TinyMCE, just like internal pages. The linkable DataObjects must obviously implement a Link() function., _(*3)

Requirements

• SilverStripe 3.1 or newer.

Installation

Install the module through composer:, _(*4)

composer require creativecodelabs/linkable-dataobjects

composer update, _(*5)

Make the DataObject implement Linkable interface (you need to implement Link(), LinkLabel(), link_shortcode_handler():, _(*6)

class DoNews extends DataObject implements Linkable {

    private static $db = array(
            'Title' => 'Varchar',
            'Subtitle' => 'Varchar',
            'News' => 'HTMLText',
            'Date' => 'Date',
    );
    private static $has_one = array(
            'Page' => 'PghNews'
    );

    /**
    * Link to this DO
    * @return string
    */
 public function Link() {
     return $this->Page()->Link() . 'read/' . $this->ID;
 }

 /**
    * Label displayed in "Insert link" menu
    * @return string
    */
 public static function LinkLabel() {
     return 'News';
 }

 /**
    * Replace a "[{$class}_link,id=n]" shortcode with a link to the page with the corresponding ID.
    * @param array  $arguments Arguments to the shortcode
    * @param string $content   Content of the returned link (optional)
    * @param object $parser    Specify a parser to parse the content (see {@link ShortCodeParser})
    * @return string anchor Link to the DO page
    *
    * @return string
    */
 static public function link_shortcode_handler($arguments, $content = null, $parser = null) {
     if (!isset($arguments['id']) || !is_numeric($arguments['id'])) {
         return;
     }

     $id =  $arguments['id'];
     $do = DataObject::get_one(__CLASS__, "ID=$id");

     if (!$do) {
         $do = DataObject::get_one('ErrorPage', '"ErrorCode" = \'404\'');
         return $do->Link();
     }

     if ($content) {
         return sprintf('<a href="%s">%s</a>', $do->Link(), $parser->parse($content));
     } else {
         return $do->Link();
     }
 }
}

Here you are a sample page holder, needed to implement the Link() function into the DataObject:, _(*7)

class PghNews extends Page {

    private static $has_many = array(
            'News' => 'DoNews'
    );

    public function getCMSFields() {
        $fields = parent::getCMSFields();

        /* News */
        $gridFieldConfig = GridFieldConfig_RelationEditor::create(100);
        // Remove unlink
        $gridFieldConfig->removeComponentsByType('GridFieldDeleteAction');
        // Add delete
        $gridFieldConfig->addComponents(new GridFieldDeleteAction());
        // Remove autocompleter
        $gridFieldConfig->removeComponentsByType('GridFieldAddExistingAutocompleter');
        $field = new GridField(
                        'Faq', 'Faq', $this->News(), $gridFieldConfig
        );
        $fields->addFieldToTab('Root.News', $field);


        return $fields;
    }
}

class PghNews_Controller extends Page_Controller {

    private static $allowed_actions = array(
            'read'
    );

    public function read(SS_HTTPRequest $request) {
        $arguments = $request->allParams();
        $id = $arguments['ID'];

        // Identifico la faq dall'ID
        $Object = DataObject::get_by_id('DoNews', $id);

        if ($Object) {
            //Popolo l'array con il DataObject da visualizzare
            $Data = array($Object->class => $Object);
            $this->data()->Title = $Object->Title;

            $themedir = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/' . SSViewer::get_theme_folder() . '/templates/';
            $retVal = $this->Customise($Data);
            return $retVal;
        } else {
            //Not found
            return $this->httpError(404, 'Not found');
        }
    }
}

Register your shortcode handlers in your _config.php

:::php
ShortcodeParser::get('default')->register('yournamespace_yourclass_link', array('YourNamespace\YourClass', 'link_shortcode_handler'));

Flush your cache and start linking your DataObjects., _(*8)

Suggested modules

• Searchable DataObjects: http://addons.silverstripe.org/add-ons/zirak/searchable-dataobjects