Displaying your Own Table in bitweaver

Introduction

This is a BASIC tutorial that will show you how to make a quick package that loops through a table and displays its data. I wrote this because I am starting from the VERY beginning here in bitweaver, and want to make tutorials as I go to help new opensource developers who are joining the project and need a booster seat to sit at the table! I hope it is useful to you!
Thanks for your help Spiderr

1) Create a New Package

• Go to the root of your bitweaver installation and make a directory:

{CODE()}$ mkdir newPackage
$ mkdir newPackage/modules
$ mkdir newPackage/templates{CODE}

2) Create your table

• Using PostgreSQL, and a neat utility like pgAdmin3 create a database called test_table, and add two colums: nameid, and memo, or use the sql below

{CODE()}CREATE TABLE test_table
(
nameid int2 NOT NULL,
memo text[],
CONSTRAINT test_table_pkey PRIMARY KEY (nameid)
) WITHOUT OIDS;{CODE}

3) Create your PHP file

• Go to newPackage/ and create a file called index.php
• Add the following lines

{CODE()}<?php
require_once('../tiki_setup_inc.php'); //initialized the entire system!
$result = $gTikiSystem->query("SELECT * FROM test_table");
$smarty->assign('test_table', $result->GetArray());

$gTikiSystem->display( 'tikipackage:newPackage/newPackage.tpl' );
?>{CODE}

4) Create your Smarty TPL file

• Now go to newPackage/templates and create a file using pico, or whatever you use, called newPackage.tpl
• Add these lines:

{CODE()}

{$test_tablecolnum.nameid}

{$test_tablecolnum.memo}

{CODE}

Voila!

Go to http://yourbitweaverURL/newPackage/ and your table should be displayed!

5) Now, create a Module

• Create a module (a little box that you can display in the left or right columns) with a pointer to your awesome new package.

{CODE()}$ mkdir newPackage/modules{CODE}

• and create a file using pico, or whatever you use, called mod_newPackage.tpl.
• The file name must be formated like this so the tikisystem can include it in the Administration / Modules dropdown list.
• Add these lines to the file:

{CODE()}

Planning

{tikicon ipackage=newPackage iname=iconname iexplain="this is a cool icon"}My New Package

{CODE}
(:exclaim:) $gTikiLoc.whatever_PKG_URL is a pointer to a folder called whatever in the root...
to use icons check out our cool new icon system called function_tikicon

6)List of available constants in bitweaver

<package>_PKG_PATH --> example: WIKI_PKG_PATH
this will give you the full path to the wiki folder
<package>_PKG_URL --> example: WIKI_PKG_URL
this will give you the full url to the wiki folder

these contain the full path and url to the root of the application
TIKI_ROOT_PATH
TIKI_ROOT_URL

contains the name of the currently active package
ACTIVE_PACKAGE

full path and url to the currently active style
THEMES_STYLE_PATH
THEMES_STYLE_URL

Stay tuned for more Tutorials!
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