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Tim I was actually looking to add 2 new config types button and html area.

The button example is like what I did below:

class admin_setting_webex_button extends admin_setting {
var $js;
function admin_setting_webex_button($name, $visiblename, $description, $defaultsetting, $js) {
$this->js = $js;
parent::admin_setting($name, $visiblename, $description, $defaultsetting);
}

function get_setting() {
return true;
}

function get_defaultsetting() {
return true;
}

function write_setting($data) {
// do not write any setting
return '';
}

function output_html($data, $query='') {

$return = '<center><input type="button" onclick="'.$this->js.'" value="'.$this->visiblename.'" /></center>';

return $return;
}
}

This would be a button that executes some javascript that can be added to the settings page through require_js.

The HTML area setting would be similar to below:
class admin_setting_acxiom_confightml extends admin_setting {

var $cols;
var $rows;

function admin_setting_acxiom_confightml($name, $visiblename, $description, $defaultsetting, $rows, $cols) {
$this->cols = $cols;
$this->rows = $rows;

parent::admin_setting($name, $visiblename, $description, $defaultsetting);
}

function get_setting() {
return $this->config_read($this->name);
}

function write_setting($data) {

return ($this->config_write($this->name, $data) ? '' : get_string('errorsetting', 'admin'));
}

function output_html($data, $query='') {

global $CFG;

$CFG->adminusehtmleditor = can_use_html_editor();
$return = '<div class="form-htmlarea">'.print_textarea($CFG->adminusehtmleditor, $this->rows, $this->cols, 0, 0, $this->get_full_name(), $data, 0, true).'</div>';

return format_admin_setting($this, $this->visiblename, $return, $this->description, false, '', NULL, $query);
}
}

This would create a text area using the moodle html area similar to the front page settings, in case a block or module wants to use html displaying from the site configuration.