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  1. phpBB3
  2. PHPBB3-12019

Allow extensions to replace template code using BLOCK

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Open (View Workflow)
    • Major
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • 3.1.0-dev, 3.1.0-a1
    • 4.0.0-a1
    • Template Engine
    • None

    Description

      Currently there is no way to replace template code in order to achieve what MODX files did with the replace-with and inline-replace-with commands. So it is impossible, to say, add a new class to an existing line of template code, or simply replace an entire chunk of template code with a new chunk.

      The template engine supports TWIGs block tags, using

      <!-- BLOCK foobar --><!-- ENDBLOCK -->

      which in theory would allow any template code wrapped in BLOCK tags in an extension to overwrite BLOCK tags of the same name in the core.

      2 problems:
      1. There are no BLOCK tags in the core
      2. It doesn't work: TWIGs block syntax only works in template inheritance, so it only works when a template is created using

      {% extends base... %}

      So phpBB needs a means to allow template code replacement (not just injection)

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            VSE Matt Friedman [X] (Inactive)
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