etc_search: when the default search is not enough

jakob · 2015-07-15 19:33:45

etc wrote #293224:

<txp:article_custom exclude='<txp:article_id />'...

I like that at a lot. Just yesterday I was looking to grab all articles except those in a certain category… Could something like that work here without doing an article_custom as a tag in tag? In the end I went with an if_article_category construction in the article_custom’s output which works but is sub-optimal.

Bloke · 2015-07-15 20:09:26

etc wrote #293224:

If it stays there

No plans to remove it. A great contribution, thank you. Very handy indeed.

etc · 2015-07-16 11:41:19

jakob wrote #293273:

I was looking to grab all articles except those in a certain category… Could something like that work here without doing an article_custom as a tag in tag?

No, I’m afraid, the current way would be

<txp:article_custom exclude='<txp:article_custom category="certain-category" break=","><txp:article_id /></txp:article_custom>' />

which is not optimal too, but cleaner and will respect the eventual limit attribute.

It is not difficult to extend exclude to something like ID : 1,2,3 | category : certain-category | ..., but it looks bloated. More general possibility is to instruct the parser to recognize “is different” patterns, say att!="value", and let each tag to decide what it does with it. But it’s mucho tags code rewrite, if we want to be coherent.

makss · 2015-07-16 12:06:23

jakob wrote #293273:

<txp:article_custom exclude='<txp:article_id />'...
I like that at a lot. Just yesterday I was looking to grab all articles except those in a certain category… Could something like that work here without doing an article_custom as a tag in tag?

You can use the plugin aks_article , which supports SQL syntax where=

<txp:aks_article where="category1<>'certain-category' and category2<>'certain-category'"/>

You can specify additional attribute hideself="1" – Are excluded from the list of current article.

etc · 2015-07-16 12:17:41

Hey, but you can use etc_search too, while we are here. :)

lazlo · 2016-02-28 09:27:50

Hey Oleg (or others)

Is there a simple way to hide a search result that has no return?
“Sorry, no results found matching your search request”

EDIT: The answer for above question from Oleg is added here.
ANSWER:

<txp:etc_search_results id="8" form="book_title_only" limit="1" query='<txp:article_url_title />'>
<txp:else />
<!-- no match -->
</txp:etc_search_results>

Also maybe not so simple:
I have a Tab that is called “News” the code searches for related News using etc_search.
I would like to hide the tab as well.

<div class="tab-v1">
                    <ul class="nav nav-tabs">
                        <li class="active"><a href="#profiles" data-toggle="tab">Contributor Profiles</a></li>
                        <txp:hide><li><a href="#reviews" data-toggle="tab">Reviews</a></li></txp:hide>
                        <li><a href="#news" data-toggle="tab">Recent News</a></li>
                        <li><a href="#events" data-toggle="tab">Upcoming Events</a></li>
                    </ul><!--=== End Tab Headers ===-->

further down is

<div class="class="col-md-12""><!--=== Interior Content ===-->
<txp:etc_search_results id="4" query='<txp:title/>' form="newslistExcerpt" />
</div><!--=== End Interior Content ===-->

Last edited by lazlo (2016-04-22 18:48:02)

etc · 2016-02-28 16:35:34

lazlo wrote #298046:

Hey Oleg (or others)

Is there a simple way to hide a search result that has no return?
“Sorry, no results found matching your search request”

Hi Leslie,

if you mean the output of <txp:etc_search_results />, try to wrap it (and surrounding tags, if necessary) in <txp:if_search_results></txp:if_search_results>. For live search this is trickier, though.

Edit: Try rather this:

<txp:variable name="search_results" value='<txp:etc_search_results />' />
<txp:if_search_results>
... surrounding code ...
<txp:variable name="search_results" >/
... surrounding code ...
</txp:if_search_results>

Last edited by etc (2016-02-28 20:17:38)

lazlo · 2016-04-21 20:30:58

etc wrote #298052:

if you mean the output of <txp:etc_search_results />, try to wrap it (and surrounding tags, if necessary) in <txp:if_search_results></txp:if_search_results>. For live search this is trickier, though.

Edit: Try rather this:

I tried that code exactly I couldn’t get a result. I am not sure <txp:etc_search_results /> plays well with <txp:if_search_results>

I tried a version without the variable and couldn’t get <txp:if_search_results> to trigger but I could get <txp:if_search> to trigger.

<txp:etc_search_results />
<txp:if_search>
DISPLAYS TEXT
</txp:if_search>

but

<txp:etc_search_results />
<txp:if_search_results>
DISPLAYS NO TEXT
</txp:if_search_results>

They both should display text if there are search results but only <txp:if_search> does.

etc · 2016-04-21 21:05:25

Sorry Les, can not reproduce. Are you sure the concerned <txp:etc_search_results /> is not preceded by <txp:article /> or other <txp:etc_search_results /> in this part?

lazlo · 2016-04-21 22:02:21

My exact code for the nested form that doesn’t display the results

<!--=== Checking to see If Book Cover Image Exists ===-->

<txp:adi_if_content>

<div class="col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-9">
<div class="product-img product-img-brd">

<txp:permlink><txp:article_image class="full-width img-responsive" escape="" /></txp:permlink>

<!--=== If Book Cover Image Exists Do This ===-->
<txp:adi_if_content_insert>

<!--=== This Code Displays Nothing  ===-->
<txp:variable name="search_results" value='<txp:etc_search_results id="8" form="book_title_only" limit="1" query=''<txp:article_url_title />'' />' />
<txp:if_search_results>
<txp:variable name="search_results" />
</txp:if_search_results>

</txp:adi_if_content_insert>

</div>
</div>

</txp:adi_if_content>

Change to <txp:if_search> and the search results are displayed.

<!--=== Checking to see If Book Cover Image Exists ===-->

<txp:adi_if_content>

<div class="col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-9">
<div class="product-img product-img-brd">

<txp:permlink><txp:article_image class="full-width img-responsive" escape="" /></txp:permlink>

<!--=== If Book Cover Image Exists Do This ===-->
<txp:adi_if_content_insert>

<!--=== This Code Displays The Search Results  ===-->
<txp:variable name="search_results" value='<txp:etc_search_results id="8" form="book_title_only" limit="1" query=''<txp:article_url_title />'' />' />
<txp:if_search>
<txp:variable name="search_results" />
</txp:if_search>

</txp:adi_if_content_insert>

</div>
</div>

</txp:adi_if_content>

Could the code calling this form be causing the problem or the <txp:article_image /> tag?

etc · 2016-04-22 07:58:41

Ah, if you use it in an article form, this will not work, because if_search_results is set only once, by the first etc_search_results call or even before, by some other tag. Try

<txp:variable name="search_results" value='<txp:etc_search_results id="8" form="book_title_only" limit="1" query=''<txp:article_url_title />'' />' />
<txp:if_variable name="search_results" value='<txp:text item="no_search_matches" />'>
<!-- no match -->
<txp:else />
<txp:variable name="search_results" />
</txp:if_variable>

But actually you should be able to replace this block with (less ugly)

<txp:etc_search_results id="8" form="book_title_only" limit="1" query='<txp:article_url_title />'>
<txp:else />
<!-- no match -->
</txp:etc_search_results>

lazlo · 2016-04-22 18:43:35

etc wrote #298767:

But actually you should be able to replace this block with (less ugly)

<txp:etc_search_results id="8" form="book_title_only" limit="1" query='<txp:article_url_title />'>...

HUZZAH! That works perfectly, and expands my knowledge of <txp:else /> without an actual <txp:if.../>.

etc · 2016-04-23 20:39:05

An attribute could probably be handier than <txp:else />. How would you call it: no_results? no_matches?

lazlo · 2016-04-25 01:14:55

no_matches works for me.

etc · 2016-04-25 10:29:38

lazlo wrote #298801:

no_matches works for me.

Then let it be so in the next (4.6) version.

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#76 2015-07-15 19:33:45

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

etc wrote #293224:

#77 2015-07-15 20:09:26

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

etc wrote #293224:

#78 2015-07-16 11:41:19

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

jakob wrote #293273:

#79 2015-07-16 12:06:23

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

jakob wrote #293273:

#80 2015-07-16 12:17:41

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

#81 2016-02-28 09:27:50

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

#82 2016-02-28 16:35:34

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

lazlo wrote #298046:

#83 2016-04-21 20:30:58

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

etc wrote #298052:

#84 2016-04-21 21:05:25

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

#85 2016-04-21 22:02:21

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#86 2016-04-22 07:58:41

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#87 2016-04-22 18:43:35

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

etc wrote #298767:

#88 2016-04-23 20:39:05

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

#89 2016-04-25 01:14:55

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#90 2016-04-25 10:29:38

Re: etc_search: when the default search is not enough

lazlo wrote #298801:

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