It would be great if the module was able to use Fieldframe types
Fieldframe types. It would be great if the module was able to use Fieldframe types such as FF matrix. Is this possible?
Fieldframe types. It would be great if the module was able to use Fieldframe types such as FF matrix. Is this possible?
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Low 27 Jan 2010 14:59
I actually looked into this when I came up with the Variable Types idea. However, FieldFrame's architecture isn't compatibe, even if I reverse-engineered it.
Some fieldtypes are not suitable either. FF Matrix, for example, requires additional parsing in the template, which is done with hooks in the weblog:entries algorithm. Low Variables, on the other hand, simply replaces one string (the variable name) with it's value. Other manipulation of that value is done with other tags.
It would be possible if I expanded the use of the {exp:low_variables:parse} functions. I will look into that, as I think that might prove useful.
Also, as soon as I make the developer API available, it will be very easy indeed for other developers to create their own variable types. In theory, it should be possible to take an existing FF Fieldtype and change it to a Variable type in an hour or so.
Frequency 27 Jan 2010 15:08
Thanks for the quick and detailed reply Lodewijk.
In any case I have found that I can achieve what I need just by creating a number of different variable groups in Low Variables. It just takes a little longer than using FF Matrix.
Thanks again,
Liam
Low 25 Aug 2010 15:44
As of version 1.3.0, Low Variables can display compatible fieldtypes. Fieldtype developers need to add some methods to their code, much like adding Matrix support. See docs on Fieldtype Bridge.