Development question: Parse template code in CP?

Hi Tony,

You are not alone.

I also have an extension which stores different settings (weblog URL templates) and I need to run strings saved as settings through full template engine.

I do not know if it is possible; for me it does not sound neither wrong nor weird.

There should be experienced add-on developers who know the answer. Perhaps, we should ask Leevi Graham?

To give you a starting point:

require PATH_CORE.'core.template'.EXT;
$TMPL = new Template();
$TMPL->run_template_engine($group_name, $template_name);
$result = $TMPL->final_template;

Hi silenz,

Thank you very much! Your answer will be really helpful.

silenz, I tried your method here, but it’s not parsing exp:weblog:entries, any idea why?

thanks!

Hi zortho,

I also tried this method and experimented with it in various ways but without success.

It seems that it is impossible to run strings saved as extension’s settings through full EE template engine.

My solution was this: to create just for particular extension - Entry Crumblink - a small template engine which will parse all needed tags and variables.