XF 2.2 Asset Uploader

[Ozzy47]

Okay, so I'm trying something out. I created a folder in assets called "OzzModzAttachIcon" I have created a style property and have it working to store images uploaded to the created folder.

Currently in my addon, I get images like this, <img src="{$xf.options.boardUrl}/styles/OzzModz/AttachmentIcons/attach-icon/zip-itd-icon.png" alt="{$attachment.filename}" />

What I'd like to do is get the images from the asset folder and style property I created, so something like this, <img src="{{ base_url(property('myPropertyName')) }}" alt="{$attachment.filename}" />

Is it even possible?

 

[Ozzy47]

Still scratching my head on this one.

 

[Jeremy P]

It's not clear what issue you're running into, what you've posted should work as-is.

 

[Ozzy47]

Thanks for the reply.

I thought it should work as well, but it outputs this, <img src="/" alt="OzzModz-NewPostsNodeWhitelist-2.0.0.zip"> when I am expecting <img alt="OzzModz-NewPostsNodeWhitelist-2.0.0.zip" src="https://mysite.com/data/assets/OzzModzAttachIcon/zip-itd-icon.png">

Template code looks like this, <img src="{{ base_url(property('myPropertyName')) }}" alt="{$attachment.filename}" />

The image is in the folder, and if I use the inspector and link to it directly, it shows as expected.

 

[Jeremy P]

What does {{ dump(property('myPropertyName')) }} give you?

 

[Ozzy47]

Hmm, it returns ""

I bet this is because I'm adding this code in attachment_macros and expecting it to show when viewing a thread?

 

[Jeremy P]

Probably not, if you're getting an empty string then the property does not have a value in the style you are viewing it in.

 

[Ozzy47]

Holy moley!! All this time I was uploading the image in the asset uploader, and assuming it saved automatically. I wasn't hitting "Save"

 

[Jeremy P]

I'd also note that assets aren't bundled with the add-on and are more designed for admin customization, so you'd typically still ship a default image/value from the styles/ directory.

 

[Ozzy47]

I can bundle the folder and it's contents with a build.json

 

[Jeremy P]

You could but the styles/ directory might be more appropriate. The data/ directory is more for programmatically-created files and may be mounted elsewhere on a per-installation basis.

 

[Ozzy47]

I'm not sure how to use the asset uploader that way. Currently in the "Value formatting parameters" field I enter asset=OzzModzAttachIcon what would I use to get it to store the images in styles/OzzModz/AttachmentIcon

 

[Jeremy P]

You wouldn't store them there, you would just set the default value (in the master style) manually to styles/something/image.png.

 

[Ozzy47]

But then if a user wishes to change the image, it wouldn't upload them to my directory.

 

[Kirby]

But then if a user wishes to change the image, it wouldn't upload them to my directory.

It would.

It's still just a style property that can take any URL / string.

The only difference to a "plain" style property is that it allows the user to upload images to the defined asset directory.

 

[Ozzy47]

I understand that, I'm trying to make uploading images and saving the path simple for the users, as there are 50 of them.

 

[Jeremy P]

That’s what the asset uploader does. It will store them in the sub-directory you specify and set the appropriate value.

 

[Ozzy47]

So what value do I use besides asset=OzzModzAttachIcon

 

[Jeremy P]

Whatever you want (it's fine as it is). Consider the default style property publicLogoUrl. The default value is styles/default/xenforo/xenforo-logo.png, corresponding to an image in the style directory bundled with the software. The asset configuration is asset=logo, so when end-users use the asset system it is stored in data/assets/logo/some-logo.png and set accordingly.

Bundling a default image from the styles directory and using the asset system are not related to each other.