Post using flash
Development and Programming
Hi All,
I am trying to work out a method to add entry’s thru a flash form. I was thinking to use the safecracker module but I can’t figure out if it’s possible to submit post data thru safecracker without using a default form.
I have tried the following:
(as3) Just post some data to the server.
var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
variables.title = 'Via Flash';
variables.field_id_1 = 'Cras gravida, diam sit amet rhoncus ornare, erat elit consectetuer erat, id egestas pede nibh eget odio.';
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://localhost/ee2_1_5_testomgeving/index.php/post/post/");
request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
request.data = variables;
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
loader.load( request );
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, this.loaderComplete);
loader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, this.loaderError);
this.ai.width = 600;
this.ai.height = 400;
this.ai.color = 0xFF0000;
this.ai.alpha = 1;
this.textBox = new Asset(this.ai);
this.textBox.x = this.textBox.y = ((GlobalStage.stageInstance.stageWidth / 2) - (this.textBox.visibleWidth / 2));
this.addChild(this.textBox);(php ee) Simply use the api to post the info to a channe. This was merely a test and not made to actually use. This requires login to EE or it won’t work.
<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
$plugin_info = array(
'pi_name' => 'Custom Post Data',
'pi_version' => '0.1',
'pi_author' => 'Dion Snoeijen',
'pi_author_url' => 'http://www.apsbb.com/',
'pi_description' => 'Post Custom Data',
'pi_usage' => Custom_post_data::usage()
);
class Custom_post_data
{
public $return_data = '';
public function Custom_post_data()
{
$this->EE =& get_instance();
$this->EE->load->library('api');
$this->EE->api->instantiate('channel_entries');
$title = $_POST['title'];
$field_id_1 = $_POST['field_id_1'];
echo $title . '
';
//echo $time = time();
echo $field_id_1;
$data = array(
'title' => $title,
'entry_date' => time(),
'field_id_1' => $field_id_1,
'field_ft_1' => 'none'
);
if ($this->EE->api_channel_entries->submit_new_entry(1, $data) === FALSE)
{
show_error('An Error Occurred Creating the Entry');
}
return $this->return_data;
}
public function usage()
{
ob_start();
?>
Post any sort of data to server and execute extension command
<?php
$buffer = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
return $buffer;
}
}So now I am thinking to use Safecracker but I am not even sure if it’s possible to approach that in a similar way, or if it’s even possible at all? Maybe someone can give me a slight bump in the right direction, I have only made a couple of simple pi’s for EE so I am not overly familliar with the ins and outs of developing for EE.
Thanks!
Hey man, Did you ever solve this? I’m working with SafeCracker atm and after some fiddling I’m now receiving the data in EE. My current problem is that it always does a double insert? I can work around it, but it’s clumsy.
J
Hi Jensa, I never continued investigating this because we changed the approach to this project entirely. (using JavaScript instead of flash) I am curious how you managed to get it working this far. Mind posting the code?
Sure. I still have an unsolvable problem in that EE (correctly) returns 302 redirects that the FLash Player can’t follow: http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/197338/
I did find a couple, much better solutions though. One was doing as suggested in the thread above - using the Metaweblog API. This does the trick for now that I only need to store text strings. If I need something more advanced, I’ll use AMFie: http://devot-ee.com/add-ons/amfie/
J
Here’s the code snippet I use with the Metaweblog API:
/**
* Stores the users progression
* Uses the Metaweblog API module in ExpressionEngine
*
* @param session_id The id returned from getSession();
* @param key A key you define for use with your application
* @param value A value for the key
*
*/
public static function saveContent( session_id:String, key:String, value:String ):void
{
// The message that the MetaWeblog API wants
var payload:String = "";
payload += "<methodCall>";
payload += " <methodName>metaWeblog.newPost</methodName>";
payload += " ";
payload += " ";
payload += " <value><i4>2</i4></value>"; // EE channel
payload += " </param>";
payload += " ";
payload += " <value>myuser</value>"; // EE user
payload += " </param>";
payload += " ";
payload += " <value>mypass</value>"; // EE password
payload += " </param>";
payload += " ";
payload += " <value>";
payload += " <struct>"; // Struct with members per field
payload += " <member>";
payload += " <name>title</name>";
payload += " <value>"+session_id+" - "+key+" - "+value+"</value>";
payload += " </member>";
payload += " <member>";
payload += " <name>mt_excerpt</name>";
payload += " <value>"+session_id+"</value>";
payload += " </member>";
payload += " <member>";
payload += " <name>description</name>";
payload += " <value>"+key+"</value>";
payload += " </member>";
payload += " <member>";
payload += " <name>mt_text_more</name>";
payload += " <value>"+value+"</value>";
payload += " </member>";
payload += " <member>";
payload += " <name>mt_keywords</name>";
payload += " <value>mt_keywords</value>";
payload += " </member>";
payload += " </struct>";
payload += " </value>";
payload += " </param>";
payload += " ";
payload += " <value><i4>1</i4></value>";
payload += " </param>";
payload += " </params>";
payload += "</methodCall>";
var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://example.com/?ACT=45&id=1"); // This value, you'll find on EE's metaweblog api module info page
req.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
req.data = payload;
// Flash will add User-Agent and Content-Length for us, but Content-Type we set ourselves
var contentType:URLRequestHeader = new URLRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml");
req.requestHeaders.push(contentType);
xml_request = new URLLoader();
xml_request.addEventListener( Event.COMPLETE, saveContentResult );
xml_request.addEventListener( IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, error );
xml_request.addEventListener( HTTPStatusEvent.HTTP_STATUS, httpResponse );
xml_request.load(req);
}session_id, key and value contain the stuff I need to save.
J