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Swark Documentation

Table of Contents

Operators

  • add_view_parameters
  • array_search
  • arsort
  • asort
  • charset
  • clear_object_cache
  • cookie
  • current_layout
  • current_siteaccess
  • debug_attributes
  • debug
  • is_post_request
  • json_encode
  • krsort
  • ksort
  • ltrim
  • modify_view_parameter
  • preg_match
  • preg_replace
  • range
  • redirect
  • remove_array_element
  • return
  • rsort
  • rtrim
  • serialize
  • server
  • set_array_element
  • shortenw
  • shuffle
  • sort
  • split_by_length
  • strpos
  • str_replace
  • strrpos
  • substr
  • unserialize
  • uri_path_segment
  • user_id_by_login
  • variable_names

Workflow event types

  • autopriority
  • defertocron

The Swark extension implements a set of operators needed very often but still missing in eZ Publish.

Operators

add_view_parameters

Summary

Returns the input path extended by the view parameters.

Usage

input|add_view_parameters( view_parameters )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default

view_parameters View parameters to add to the input path Yes

Examples

{$node.url|add_view_parameters( $view_parameters )|ezurl}

In a node's full view template reconstructs the request URL. See also the modify_view_parameter operator.

array_search

Summary

Searches the input array for a given value and returns the corresponding key.

Usage

input|array_search( search [, not_found_key] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default

search Searched value Yes not_found_key Value to return in the case the searched value is not found No -1

Examples

{array( 'apple', 'pear', 'pineapple', 'orange' )|array_search( 'pear' )}

Returns 1.

{array( 'apple', 'pear', 'pineapple', 'orange' )|array_search( 'carrot' )}

Returns -1.

{array( 'apple', 'pear', 'pineapple', 'orange' )|array_search( 'carrot', 'not_found' )}

Returns 'not_found'.

{hash( 'apple', 'red', 'pear', 'green', 'pineapple', 'yellow', 'orange', 'orange' )|array_search( 'yellow' )}

Returns 'pineapple'.

arsort

Summary

Sorts and returns the input array in reverse order, maintaining index associations.

Usage

input|arsort

Parameters

None.

Examples

{hash( 'a', 10, 'c', 2, 'd', 15, 'b', 8, 'e', 6 )|arsort}

Returns array( 'd' => 15, 'a' => 10, 'b' => 8, 'e' => 6, 'c' => 2 ).

asort

Summary

Sorts and returns the input array, maintaining index associations.

Usage

input|asort

Parameters

None.

Examples

{hash( 'a', 10, 'c', 2, 'd', 15, 'b', 8, 'e', 6 )|asort}

Returns array( 'c' => 2, 'e' => 6, 'b' => 8, 'a' => 10, 'd' => 15 ).

charset

Summary

Returns the current charset.

Usage

charset()

Parameters

None.

clear_object_cache

Summary

Clears the content objects memory cache.

Usage

clear_object_cache()

Parameters

None.

Examples

{clear_object_cache()}

Using this operator might be useful when processing huge number of content objects. Instead of fetching all objects at once and risking to exhaust all available memory, use a cycle to fetch a small slice of objects and to process them. Clear the memory cache using the operator before continuing with a next iteration.

cookie

Summary

Returns the value of the HTTP cookie identified by the parameter.

Usage

cookie( name )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default name The name of the cookie Yes

Examples

{cookie( 'login' )}

Returns the value of the cookie named login.

current_layout

Summary

Returns the name of the current layout (set by, for example, the layout/set function) or false for the standard layout.

Usage

current_layout()

Parameters

None.

current_siteaccess

Returns the name of the current siteaccess.

Usage

current_siteaccess()

Parameters

None.

debug_attributes

Summary

Shows attribute values in the debug output. This operator is equivalent to "attribute( show )" but uses the debug output.

Usage

input|debug_attributes( [header] [, depth] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default header Header/title of a debug notice No Debug attributes operator depth Number of levels to show No 2

For convenience, the order of parameters can be interchanged.

Examples

{$node|debug_attributes}

Shows attribute values of $node.

{$node|debug_attributes( 'Dump of $node' )}

Shows attribute values of $node as a notice titled 'Dump of $node'.

{$node|debug_attributes( 'Dump of $node', 1 )}

or:

{$node|debug_attributes( 1, 'Dump of $node' )}

Shows attributes values of $node (but not attributes of object attributes) as a notice titled 'Dump of $node'.

debug

Summary

Adds a notice to the debug output.

Usage

input|debug( [ header ] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default header Header/title of a notice No Debug operator

Examples

{concat( 'Node ID =', $node.node_id )|debug}

Adds a notice about the node ID of $node to the debug output.

{$variable|debug( 'Content of $variable' )}

Dumps $variable to the debug output as a notice titled 'Content of $variable'. See also the debug_attributes operator.

is_post_request

Summary

Returns true if the current request method is POST, false otherwise.

Usage

is_post_request()

Parameters

None.

Examples

This is a {if is_post_request()}POST{else}GET{/if} request.

Shows 'This is a POST request' if the current request is POST, 'This is a GET request' otherwise.

json_encode

Summary

Returns the JSON representation of input.

Usage

input|json_encode

Parameters

None.

Examples

{array( hash( 'a', 1, 'b', 2 ), 'Test', false(), 1.2345 )|json_encode}

Returns [{"a":1,"b":2},"Test",false,1.234500].

krsort

Summary

Sorts and returns the input array by key in reverse order.

Usage

input|krsort

Parameters

None.

Examples

{hash( 'a', 10, 'c', 2, 'd', 15, 'b', 8, 'e', 6 )|krsort}

Returns array( 'e' => 6, 'd' => 15, 'c' => 2, 'b' => 8, 'a' => 10 ).

ksort

Summary

Sorts and returns the input array by key.

Usage

input|ksort

Parameters

None.

Examples

{hash( 'a', 10, 'c', 2, 'd', 15, 'b', 8, 'e', 6 )|ksort}

Returns array( 'a' => 10, 'b' => 8, 'c' => 2, 'd' => 15, 'e' => 6 ).

ltrim

Summary

Strips whitespaces (or characters in the parameter, if given) from the beginning of the input string.

Usage

input|ltrim( [ charlist] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default charlist String containing characters to be removed No

Examples

{' -- Hello, world! -- '|ltrim}

Returns '-- Hello, world! -- '.

{' -- Hello, world! -- '|ltrim( ' -' )}

Returns 'Hello, world! -- '.

modify_view_parameter

Summary

Adds, removes or changes a view (user) parameter in the input path.

Usage

input|modify_view_parameter( parameter, value )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default parameter Name of view (user) parameter to add, remove or change Yes value New value or false to remove the parameter Yes

Examples

{'/path/to/node/(sort)/name/(offset)/10'|modify_view_parameter( 'sort', 'modified' )}

Returns '/path/to/node/(sort)/modified/(offset)/10'.

{'/path/to/node/(sort)/name/(offset)/10'|modify_view_parameter( 'sort', false() )}

Returns '/path/to/node/(offset)/10'.

{'/path/to/node/(sort)/name/(offset)/10'|modify_view_parameter( 'sort_order', 'desc' )}

Returns '/path/to/node/(sort)/name/(offset)/10/(sort_order)/desc'.

preg_match

Summary

Returns number of matches of a given (Perl-style) regular expression in the input string.

Usage

input|preg_match( pattern )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default pattern Regular expression to search for Yes

Examples

{'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'|preg_match( '/the/i' )}

Returns 2.

preg_replace

Summary

Performs a regular expression search and replace.

Usage

input|preg_replace( search, replace )

Parameters

Name Description Required search The pattern (Perl-compatible regular expression) to search for (or array of such patterns) Yes replace Replacement string (or array of such strings) Yes

For more information see http://php.net/preg_replace.

Examples

{'Hello, John and Peter!'|preg_replace( array( '/John/', '/Peter/' ), array( 'Jane', 'Petra' ) )}

returns 'Hello, Jane and Petra!'.

{'John Doe'|preg_replace( '/(\w+) (\w+)/', ', ' )}

returns 'Doe, John'.

range

Summary

Returns an array of integers within the given range.

Usage

range( min, max [, step] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default min The minimum value, inclusive Yes max The maximum value, inclusive Yes step Increment between elements No 1 Note: min and max might be interchanged. The sign of step is not important.

Examples

{range( 1, 10 )}

Returns array of integers from 1 to 10 inclusive.

{range( 1, 12, 3 )}

Returns array( 1, 4, 7, 10 ).

{range( 5, 2 )}

Returns array( 5, 4, 3, 2 ).

{range( 9, 2, 2 )}

or:

{range( 9, 2, -2 )}

Returns array( 9, 7, 5, 3 ).

redirect

Summary

Stops execution and redirects to the given URL.

Usage

redirect( url [, status] )

or

url|redirect

Parameters

Name Description Required Default url Address to redirect to Yes status HTTP status code No 302

Examples

{redirect( 'book/article' )}

Stops execution and redirects to the node represented by the (eZ Publish) path string book/article.

{'http://www.seeds.no'|redirect}

Stops execution and redirects to http://www.seeds.no.

{redirect( $node.parent.url, 301 )}

Stops execution and redirects to the parent node of $node, returning status code 301 (permanent redirection).

remove_array_element

Summary

Removes an array element in the input array and returns modified array.

Usage

input|remove_array_element( key )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default key Key of the array element to remove Yes

Examples

{hash( 'a', 10, 'c', 2, 'd', 15, 'b', 8, 'e', 6 )|remove_array_element( 'c' )}

Returns array( 'a' => 10, 'd' => 15, 'b' => 8, 'e' => 6 ).

return

Summary

Terminates execution returning input as the response.

Usage

input|return( [ content_type ] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default content_type Content type of HTTP response No

Examples

{$variable|json_encode|return( 'application/json' )}

Returns value of $variable as JSON document suitable for processing by Javascript.

rsort

Summary

Sorts and returns the input array in reverse order.

Usage

input|rsort

Note that this operator assigns new keys to the output array.

Parameters

None.

Examples

{hash( 'a', 10, 'c', 2, 'd', 15, 'b', 8, 'e', 6 )|rsort}

Returns array( 15, 10, 8, 6, 2 ).

rtrim

Summary

Strips whitespaces (or characters in the parameter, if given) from the end of the input string.

Usage

input|rtrim( [ charlist] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default charlist String containing characters to be removed No

Examples

{' -- Hello, world! -- '|rtrim}

Returns ' -- Hello, world! --'.

{' -- Hello, world! -- '|rtrim( ' -' )}

Returns ' -- Hello, world!'.

serialize

Summary

Returns a storable representation of the input using PHP function serialize().

Usage

input|serialize

Parameters

None.

Examples

Using serialize and unserialize for caching value of variables:

{def $children=false()}

{set-block variable=$children_ser} {cache-block expiry="0" subtree_expiry="content/view/full/2"} {set $children=fetch( 'content', 'list', hash( 'parent_node_id', 2, 'as_object', false() ) )} {$children|serialize} {/cache-block} {/set-block}

{if $children|not} {set $children=$children_ser|trim|unserialize} {/if}

server

Summary

Returns content of the server variable identified by the parameter. By server variables we understand information such as headers, paths, and script locations, variables defined in CGI specification etc. For more information, see http://php.net/reserved.variables.server

Usage

server( variable_name ) Note: Variable name is case insensitive, the operator will capitalize it before obtaining its value.

Parameters

Name Description Required Default variable_name Name of the server variable to return Yes

Examples

{server( 'remote_addr' )}

Returns the client's IP address.

{server( 'http_referer' )}

Returns from which URL the client got to the current page.

{server( 'http_user_agent' )}

Returns the identification of client's browser.

set_array_element

Summary

Sets an array element in the input array and returns the modified array.

Usage

input|set_array_element( key, value )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default key Key of the array element to set Yes value Value to assign Yes

Examples

{hash( 'a', 10, 'c', 2, 'd', 15, 'b', 8, 'e', 6 )|set_array_element( 'c', 0 )}

Returns array( 'a' => 10, 'c' => 0, 'd' => 15, 'b' => 8, 'e' => 6 ).

{hash( 'a', 10, 'c', 2, 'd', 15, 'b', 8, 'e', 6 )|set_array_element( 'f', 12 )}

Returns array( 'a' => 10, 'c' => 2, 'd' => 15, 'b' => 8, 'e' => 6, 'f' => 12 ).

shortenw

Summary

Returns a shortened version of the input string (without breaking words).

Note that 'w' at the end of the operator name stands for word.

Usage

input|shortenw( length [, ellipsis] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default length Maximum length of the returned string (including ellipsis) Yes ellipsis Ellipsis No ...

Examples

{'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'|shortenw( 16 )}

Returns 'The quick...'.

{'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'|shortenw( 16, '-' )}

Returns 'The quick brown-'.

{'Textwithnospaces'|shortenw( 10 )}

Returns 'Textwit...'.

shuffle

Summary

Randomizes the order of the elements in the input array and returns is as output.

Usage

input|shuffle

Parameters

None

Examples

{range( 1, 10 )|shuffle}

Creates an array of numbers from 1 to 10, inclusive, and shuffles them. Note that range is also an operator in the Swark extension.

sort

Summary

Sorts and returns the input array.

Usage

input|sort

Note that this operator assigns new keys to the output array.

Parameters

None.

Examples

{hash( 'a', 10, 'c', 2, 'd', 15, 'b', 8, 'e', 6 )|sort}

Returns array( 2, 6, 8, 10, 15 ).

split_by_length

Summary

Converts the input string to an array.

Usage

input|split_by_length( [ length ] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default length Chunk length or lengths (if array) No 1

Examples

{'abcdef'|split_by_length}

Returns array( 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f' ).

{'abcdef'|split_by_length( 2 )}

Returns array( 'ab', 'cd', 'ef' ).

{'abcdef'|split_by_length( array( 1, 2, 3 ) )}

Returns array( 'a', 'bc', 'def' ).

{'abcdefgh'|split_by_length( array( 1, 2 ) )}

Returns array( 'a', 'bc', 'd', 'ef', 'g', 'h' ).

strpos

Summary

Returns position of the first occurrence of the parameter in the input string.

Usage

input|strpos( needle [, offset] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default needle Searched string Yes offset Allows to specify at which character in the input to start the search No 0

Examples

{'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'|strpos( 'brown' )}

Returns 10.

{'Does the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog?'|strpos( 'the', 6 )}

Returns 36.

str_replace

Summary

Replaces all occurrences of the search string with the replacement string.

Usage

input|str_replace( search, replace )

Parameters

Name Description Required search The string to search for (or array of such strings) Yes replace Replacement string (or array of such strings) Yes

Examples

{'Hello, World!'|str_replace( 'World', 'Earth' )}

returns 'Hello, Earth!'.

strrpos

Summary

Returns position of the last occurrence of the parameter in the input string.

Usage

input|strrpos( needle [, offset] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default needle Searched string Yes

Examples

{'Does the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog?'|strrpos( 'the' )}

Returns 36.

substr

Summary

Returns part of the input string.

Usage

input|substr( start [, length] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default start Position in the input where to start the extraction. If negative, the position will be counted from the end of the input string. Yes length Number of characters to extract, if 0 or not specified, the rest of the string is returned. If negative, it is the number of characters that will be omitted from the end of the input string. No 0

Examples

{'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'|substr( 4 )}

Returns 'quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'.

{'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'|substr( 4, 11 )}

Returns 'quick brown'.

{'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'|substr( 4, -3 )}

Returns 'quick brown fox jumps over the lazy'.

{'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'|substr( -8 )}

Returns 'lazy dog'.

{'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'|substr( -8, 4 )}

Returns 'lazy'.

unserialize

Summary

Returns the value previously stored by the serialize operator.

Usage

input|unserialize

Parameters

None.

Examples

See examples of the serialize operator.

uri_path_segment

Summary

Returns a segment of the input URL's path.

Usage

input|uri_path_segment( [ index ] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default index Which path segment to return, if negative, counted from the end No -1

Examples

{'http://www.seeds.no/nor/content/search?SearchText=publish#results'|uri_path_segment}

Returns 'search'.

{$child.url|uri_path_segment}

Returns last path segment of $child's url which can be used as an anchor.

user_id_by_login

Summary

Returns the user ID of a user identified by the login name.

Usage

user_id_by_login( login )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default login Login name of a user Yes

Examples

{user_id_by_login( 'admin' )}

Returns 14.

variable_names

Summary

Shows or returns comma separated names of all available template variables. If the parameter is true or 1 or not given, the string is not returned but shown in the debug output.

Usage

variable_names( [in_debug] )

Parameters

Name Description Required Default in_debug If true, uses debug output instead of returning the names No 1

Examples

{variable_names()}

Placed in the pagelayout.tpl, it adds a debug notice '$module_result, $site, $ezinfo, $current_user, $anonymous_user_id, $access_type, $warning_list, $navigation_part, $uri_string, $requested_uri_string, $ui_context, $ui_component, $DesignKeys:used, $DesignKeys:matched'.

Workflow event types

autopriority

Automatically sets the priority of new nodes to the maximum of siblings prirorities incremented by value of [AutoPriority]/PriorityIncrement set in swark.ini (default 10).

defertocron

Defers the workflow to the cron (background processing).

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