¿Cómo mostrar datos debajo del avatar del usuario?

[jezra]

I am trying to display some externally generated user data below the user’s avatar. Currently, the data is stored in a custom user field of type ‘text’ and the field is populated via an API call as well as during SSO.

Now I am trying to determine the best way to actually display the data. Actually, I’m trying to find any way to display the data. A plugin seems like the best option, but there is no plugin-outlet that can be used.

Can someone with more knowledge point me in the correct direction?

[tshenry (Taylor)]

This should be your ticket for displaying the data:

api.decorateWidget('post-avatar:after', helper => {
    return helper.h('div', `TEST`);
});

You can find more info on that function in the plugin-api.js.es6. I imagine with some CSS you’d be able to get something close to what you want.

[jezra]

Thank you, that has certainly helped with displaying data in the correct location. Unfortunately it has also led me to another stumbling block.

From the helper.attrs, I can get the username and the user_id. Using this info, I then tried:

Discourse.User.findByUsername(helper.attrs.username).then((user)=>{
   let f1_val = user.user_fields[1];
   return helper.h('div', `${f1_val}`);
});

Aside from throwing an error, this method of data retrieval results in an API request for every post. Is there a way to access the information from the Ember side without requiring an API call?

[tshenry (Taylor)]

Ah yeah, I ran into a similar issue when trying to tinker around with something for a theme. The answer I got was:

Request for help on finding a user's full name in a theme component context

This is going to have to go in the serializer or you are going to be doing the worst kind of N+1 which is a Network+1 I am ok with last poster including name if the site has prioritize full names in the UI. Otherwise you are going to need a plugin.

Since it sounds like you are able to use a plugin, I think you should be able to add the custom_field to the post serializer.

I’m pretty sure this topic will have some useful info and give you some good inspiration:

What is this code add_to_serializer in all these plugins

I have seen this code in discourse_signatures plugin User.register_custom_field_type('see_signatures', :boolean) User.register_custom_field_type('signature_url', :text) User.register_custom_field_type('signature_raw', :text) if SiteSetting.signatures_enabled then add_to_serializer(:post, :user_signature, false) { if SiteSetting.signatures_advanced_mode then object.user.custom_fields['signature_raw'] else object.user.custom_fields['signature_url'] end } # I guess …

My knowledge on plugins is admittedly limited, so if anyone else reading has better advice, please chime in

[jezra]

once again, thank you. Hopefully I can make some time this weekend to hack on my plugin.

[jezra]

For what it is worth, none of that helped me get the data but I did manage to get the data without creating a plugin

[tshenry (Taylor)]

That’s awesome!

Would you mind sharing the basic idea of what ended up working for you? I’m curious what you ended up going with and I’m sure others that happen upon this topic will appreciate the info as well

[jezra]

Sure thing. Once I get data displaying better, I’ll be posting about my experience

[jezra]

Para almacenar los datos personalizados en Discourse, fui a Admin > Personalizar > Campos de usuario y creé un campo personalizado. Los datos que necesito son un percentil que representa el progreso y elegí “texto” como tipo de campo. El nombre del campo solo se muestra en la tarjeta y el perfil del usuario y, lamentablemente, no se utiliza para referenciar los datos del campo programáticamente.

El campo que almacena el progreso fue el tercer campo personalizado que creé, por lo que “3” se convierte en un número muy importante.

Usando la API, escribí un script de curl (con la ayuda de https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-cannot-update-user/63876/4) para rellenar el campo con datos de prueba. Como el campo que quería rellenar era el tercer campo que creé, mi línea de datos en el script de curl es:

--data '{ "user_fields": { "3":"87" } }'

Mostrar los datos requirió ir a Admin > Configuración > Usuarios, desplazarse hasta la opción “campos personalizados de usuario públicos” y poner el campo en la lista blanca. Dado que el campo fue el tercero creado, tuve que poner en la lista blanca “user_field_3” y no el nombre real que le di al campo.

En este punto, escribí un plugin básico con lo siguiente:

import { withPluginApi } from 'discourse/lib/plugin-api';
export default {
  name: 'progress-indicator',
  initialize() {
    withPluginApi("0.8.23", api => {       
      api.decorateWidget('post-avatar:after', helper => {
        let progress = helper.attrs.userCustomFields['user_field_3'];
        let retString = helper.h("div.progress-wrapper",
          {style: 'border: 1px solid blue; width:100%;'}, 
          helper.h('div.progress-bar',{style: 'width:'+progress+'%; background-color: green; height: 10px;'})
        );
        return retString;
      });
    });
  }
};

La salida final