XF 2.0 Add custom user profile field on addon install

[nocte]

Here's a thread for XF1 -> https://xenforo.com/community/threa...-add-a-custom-user-field.115005/#post-1058503

Would be interested how this works in XF2

 

[Jeremy P]

Looks to be fairly similar, but using an entity instead of data-writer. I think something like this should work:

$field = $this->em()->create('XF:UserField');
$field->field_id = 'fieldId';
// set other fields

$title = $field->getMasterPhrase(true);
$title->phrase_text = 'Title';
$field->addCascadedSave($title);

$description = $field->getMasterPhrase(false);
$description->phrase_text = 'Description';
$field->addCascadedSave($description);

$field->save();

 

[S Thomas]

There might be even a service for that. If so, I would use that instead.

 

[nocte]

@Jeremy P - thank you! Will try.

There might be even a service for that. If so, I would use that instead.

Did not find anything in XF\Service

 

[Kevin]

Looks to be fairly similar, but using an entity instead of data-writer. I think something like this should work:

$field = $this->em()->create('XF:UserField');
$field->field_id = 'fieldId';
// set other fields

$title = $field->getMasterPhrase(true);
$title->phrase_text = 'Title';
$field->addCascadedSave($title);

$description = $field->getMasterPhrase(false);
$description->phrase_text = 'Description';
$field->addCascadedSave($description);

$field->save();

Thoughts on code to check if the field already exists?

 

[nocte]

Thoughts on code to check if the field already exists?

try:

if (!\XF::em()->find('XF:UserField', 'field_id'))
{
    // field does not exist - create it.
    // ..
}

 

[Kevin]

try:

if (!\XF::em()->find('XF:UserField', 'field_id'))
{
    // field does not exist - create it.
    // ..
}

Thanks @nocte & @Jeremy P

 

[CrispinP]

sorry folks, I know I am resurrecting a rather old thread....


what is em()? in my setup step (XF2.2) I get an undefined on it. I cannot quite figure out how to create it.
I'm trying to add a custom user field as part of the setup. I can do it through data but that's not polite

 

[CrispinP]

as is always the case - hours spent searching, post a question, find the answer on the next read....

        $em = \XF::app()->em();

What I guess confuses me still is why all examples I see online assume it is part of $this but not in my case.

 

[Lukas W.]

It always depends on the context. A lot of XenForo objects have quick access methods or properties for the app and entity manager available. If not, you can always get it via \XF::em() when you require it, as the post before your first gave as example.