Creating Custom BB Code

[hexplor]

So,
I'm creating a 3.1 extension which besides many other functions needs custom bbcode. I know there's special acp section for managing bbcodes so my question is: Is it possible using 3.1 extension installation system to add bbcodes during extension installation ? if yes, what's the proper syntax for it ? Thanks in advance for reply

[MattF]

It's possible, but it ain't easy. The easiest would be to provide instructions to users on what to create themselves.

Otherwise you can do it in a custom function in a migration, by bringing in phpBB's BBcode ACP class and using its functions for adding a BBCode.

I do that, here in this file, but I'm adding several BBcodes.
https://github.com/VSEphpbb/abbc3/blob/ ... l_data.php

[PayBas]

It's possible, but it ain't easy. The easiest would be to provide instructions to users on what to create themselves.

Otherwise you can do it in a custom function in a migration, by bringing in phpBB's BBcode ACP class and using its functions for adding a BBCode.

I do that, here in this file, but I'm adding several BBcodes.
https://github.com/VSEphpbb/abbc3/blob/ ... l_data.php

Great for a tutorial. Others will want to use this no doubt.

[hexplor]

I do that, here in this file, but I'm adding several BBcodes.
https://github.com/VSEphpbb/abbc3/blob/ ... l_data.php

Wonderful ! Thank you very much ! One question tho. I understand that in 3.1 nothing has changed, all bbcode params are required ? There's no easy way to set optional params ? ie

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[bbcode={SOME_PARAM} optional={OPTIONAL_PARAM}]{DESC}[/bbcode]

[MattF]

I do that, here in this file, but I'm adding several BBcodes.
https://github.com/VSEphpbb/abbc3/blob/ ... l_data.php

Wonderful ! Thank you very much ! One question tho. I understand that in 3.1 nothing has changed, all bbcode params are required ? There's no easy way to set optional params ? ie

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[bbcode={SOME_PARAM} optional={OPTIONAL_PARAM}]{DESC}[/bbcode]

Not really. The core custom BBCode implementation does not support optional params.

[brunoais]

There's a new parser that should appear in phpBB3.2 that is nearly complete. That should allow doing that, at least, it is scheduled to allow doing that. I believe it was initially intended for 3.1 but it was not mature enough on time.