strings in contrib plugins

strings in contrib plugins

by Isaac Marco Blancas -
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I'm triying to learn to make contrib plugins for the moodle mobile app and I have some doubts about the strings.

I don't know how to add language strings on my module to be used in a popup message. I'm only able to use language string when I add them on the /lang/en.json

I atthach a file to ilustrate it.

            lang: {
                component: "core",
                strings: {
                 "clicmyphoto": "string in the plugin",
                },

The "clicmyphoto" defined in the lang section is not loaded and I get a [ [ clicmyphoto ] ] if I don't add it on the /lang/en.json core file.

What's wrong?


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Re: strings in contrib plugins

by Tim Hunt -
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In the admin settings, there is a setting 'Cache language strings'.

If you are doing development, you need to turn that off.

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Re: strings in contrib plugins

by Isaac Marco Blancas -
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I don't find this option.

I can see this one: Settings > Synchronization > Enable synchronization of language files.

But it don't solve my problem.


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Re: strings in contrib plugins

by Juan Leyva -
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Hi Isaac,

try to change the name of the component to "local_yourplugin" or anything, see:

http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_Mobile_Developing_a_plugin_tutorial#Develop_the_MoodleMobile_plugin

Regards


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Re: strings in contrib plugins

by Isaac Marco Blancas -
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Juan, the same problem renaming the plugin to local_myphoto. I'm not sure if I'm undestanding so I have uploaded my code to https://github.com/marcoblancas/moodlemobile/tree/strings-myphoto

The plugin enables a link [ [ local_myphoto ] ] . If you click it opens a popup. I am not able to diplay the strings I have set in the plugin.

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Re: strings in contrib plugins

by Juan Leyva -
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Sorry, I didn't explain myself correctly, what I mean with change the "component" name is to edit this attribute value:

component: "core", to "local_myphoto", you can keep the name: "myphoto"

settings: {
            name:"local_myphoto",
            type:"general",
            menuURL:"#myphoto",
            lang:{
                component:"core",
                strings:{"clicmyphoto":"string in the plugin",
                },
            },
        },

                                    

                
                
                
                                        
                
                
                                            

                                                    
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Re: strings in contrib plugins

                                        

                                            by Isaac Marco Blancas - 
                        

                                

                
                                        

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If I replace core for local_myphoto I get this error in Google Chrome when loading de app. You can see my changes on https://github.com/marcoblancas/moodlemobile/tree/strings-myphoto 
Uncaught Error: Script error for: local_myphoto/main
http://requirejs.org/docs/errors.html#scripterror

File: http://192.168.1.33/moodlemobile/externallib/require.js
Line: 8


                                    

                
                
                
                                        
                
                
                                            

                                                    
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                                        In reply to Isaac Marco Blancas
                                        
Re: strings in contrib plugins

                                        

                                            by Juan Leyva - 
                        

                                

                
                                        

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There are a couple of errors in the code:
https://github.com/marcoblancas/moodlemobile/blob/strings-myphoto/config.json#L8
As you can see you are loading the local_myphoto plugin when the correct name of the plugin is just myphoto
You need to delete the langStrings variable in the define, because it means that it's expecting to load an external resource
define(function(langStrings){ <-- incorrect
define(function() { <-- correct

                                    

                
                
                
                                        
                
                
                                            

                                                    
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Re: strings in contrib plugins

                                        

                                            by Isaac Marco Blancas - 
                        

                                

                
                                        

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I continue with problems. Certainly my config.json was with mistakes... 
Now I pushed your fix but I continue with problems. I get this error:
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token o
File: http://192.168.1.33/moodlemobile/
Line: 1

If I change this line with "core" instead "local_myphoto" the things work but with no traslated strings.
https://github.com/marcoblancas/moodlemobile/blob/strings-myphoto/plugins/myphoto/main.js#L8

I think there is some problem with the support for strings for contributed plugins or I don't know how to use it. I would like to see some contrib plugin (samples in docs are core) to see how is coded the strings support.
Thank you.


                                    

                
                
                
                                        
                
                
                                            

                                                    
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