[TYPO3] Re: Prototype and Mootools (accordion vs ratings)

[Christopher Schnell]

Hello,

has anybody jet had the possibility to look into this one?

The changing of the header was no problem, but I don't know how to  
rewrite the JS function tx_ratings_submit. If I simply launch it with  
mootools, I get the following error:

"Ajax.Updater is not a constructor"

And the script stops. Any idea on how to invoke the script with the  
correct mootools syntax? Unfortunately the whole mootools page  
(http://www.mootools.net) with the documentation seems to be down.

Best regards,
Christopher.



> Hi!
>
> Georg Ringer wrote:
> > IMO ratings just uses ajax to send 1 ajax request and nothing  
> more. so
> > this could be made with mootools too
> >
> > Dmitry, could you tell me where to look closer?
>
> Sure! JavaScript is in typo3conf/ratings/res/ratings.js. Here is  
> the code:
>
> ==========================
> function tx_ratings_submit(id, rating, ajaxData, check) {
> 	$('tx-ratings-display-' + id).style.visibility = 'hidden';
> 	$('tx-ratings-wait-' + id).style.visibility = 'visible';
> 	new Ajax.Updater('tx-ratings-' + id, 'index.php? 
> eID=tx_ratings_ajax', {
> 		asynchronous: true,
> 		method: 'post',
> 		parameters: 'ref=' + id + '&rating=' + rating + '&data=' +  
> ajaxData + '&check=' + check
> 	});
> }
>
> ==========================
>
> But I guess you need to know where prototype is included, right?  
> Take a look to typo3conf/ratings/res/ratings.html:
>
> ==========================
> <!-- ###HEADER_PARTS### -->
> <link rel="stylesheet" href="###SITE_REL_PATH###res/styles.css" />
> <script type="text/javascript" src="###SITE_REL_PATH###res/ 
> rating.js"></script>
> <script type="text/javascript" src="typo3/contrib/prototype/ 
> prototype.js"></script>
> <!-- ###ADDITIONAL_CSS### begin -->
> <link rel="stylesheet" href="###CSS_FILE###" />
> <!-- ###ADDITIONAL_CSS### end -->
> <!-- ###HEADER_PARTS### -->
> ==========================
>
> I know that many people like mootools but I used prototype because  
> it comes with TYPO3 as official ajax library. I have no preference  
> to prototype over mootools because I do not know any of them well  
> (I am a big fun of ExtJS but it is too fat for having single ajax  
> request).
>
> Next paragraph assumes that mootools is compatible with prototype  
> in Ajax.Updater definition.
>
> I think a new TS configuration key is needed (say,  
> "ajaxLibraryPath"), which will point by default to prototype inside  
> TYPO3 but may point as well to EXT:mootools/whatever. Template file  
> should have a marker instead of hard-coded path, which will be  
> replaced by configuration value. The only requirement is that  
> libraries should be compatible in syntax.
>
> If mootools and prototype are not ompatible, it should be easy to  
> make a custom template to use with mootools. I am willing to add  
> such template to ratings extension and mention author in docs ;)
>
> -- 
> Dmitry Dulepov
> TYPO3 core team
> Web: http://typo3bloke.net/
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> "Nothing is impossible. There are only limits to our knowledge"

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