[TYPO3-ect] Loading a extension based on lib/div from TS

[R. van Twisk]

Hey Guys,

Instead of showing my extension using page -> add plugin I needed the 
load it from typoscript.
I often load and configure extensions from TS because it allows me to 
have a easy way of adding
something to a page branch.

This is what I did:

plugin.tx_absgalleries.configurations {
   exhibition_latest {
        template = exhibition_latest_mini
   }
}


tv.rightcolumn.30 < plugin.tx_absgalleries.controllerSwitch
tv.rightcolumn.30.controller = exhibition_latest

It needs to show the latest items on a exhibitions on the right column 
of the page
in this page and all pages below.

Of course I wanted to load everything through controllerSwitch,
much like how it works when you added it to a page.
However I did notice that controllerSwitch only looks
at the flexform value, so I don't have any means from TS to tell
controller switch what to do.

So I modified the function to this version:

   function main($content, $conf){
                   $sheetName = $conf['flexFormSheetName'] ? 
$conf['flexFormSheetName'] : $this->flexFormSheetName;
       $fieldName = $conf['flexFormFieldName'] ? 
$conf['flexFormFieldName'] : $this->flexFormFieldName;
       if ($conf[$fieldName]) {
           $key = $conf[$fieldName];
       } else {                  $this->_initFlexForm('pi_flexform');
           $key = 
$this->_getFlexFormValue($this->cObj->data['pi_flexform'], $fieldName, 
$sheetName);
       }
       $return = $this->cObj->cObjGetSingle($conf[$key], $conf[$key.'.']);
       $return = $this->cObj->stdWrap($return,$conf[$key.'.']['stdWrap.']);
       return $return;
   }

If the above finds a key in $conf, then we use that to load the 
appropriate 'plugin'.


My basic questions are :

1) Is my way of adding the plugins with TS to correct method?

2) If so, would the above code be appropriate to handle these situations?


Thanks,
Ries