JUK 2013-implementation-wo-coding

Implementation without coding using
Community Builder framework tools
@ JoomlaDay UK 2013

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JUK-2013 © Joomlapolis - 2013 2

Our profiles:
Nick A. Beat B.
 ‘beat’ on forums
 Lake Geneva, Switzerland
 MS EE/CS, PhD CS
 Internet security / web-apps
 “Make it as simple as
possible, but no less”
 ‘nant’ on forums
 Athens, Greece
 MS EE, MS CS
 Telecom / CIO
 “Good engineers don’t
need tools, bad ones also
have no use for them”

Reminder

Presentation Agenda
 Universal uniqueness principle
 Hacking vs. coding
 90% of code is just overhead
 Community Builder™ framework
 Available CB Solutions
 CBAuto Actions
 CBSubs GPL SQL and URL actions
 CB Query field and CB Database lookup field
 Use case examples
 Summary

Everything is unique
Always remember
you’re
unique
Just like
everyone
else

Hacking vs. programming
What’s
your
definition?

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Hacking vs. programming
 One opinion I have heard expressed is that a hacker can put a
lot of code together in a hurry but if a change is needed the
code has to be completely rewritten.
 A programmer may take a little longer but if changes are
needed they are more quickly and easily installed without the
need for a complete rewrite.
 Hacking is usually described as “quick and dirty.”
 Programmers research, think ahead, design and implement,
Hackers just make the ”fix” and move on

90% of code is overhead
 Input handling
 Exception handling & special cases
 Output presentation
 Language readiness
 Joomla has event triggers, but coding is still needed
What if we could easily
interject our use case logic
in the right place
without modifying existing code
and
with no overhead?

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Community Builder™ architecture

Available CB Solutions
CB
Framework
User
Profiles
Organic
Groups
Paid
Members
Activity
Streams
CB
Connect
Integra-
tions
Fields, tabs,
apps
Empower your
users
Subscribe for
privileges
Motivate
participation
Joomla, Kunena,
uddeIM, K2 …
Facebook,
Twitter, Linkedin,
Google+, Live
Auto actions

CB Solution answers
What if we could easily
interject our use case logic
in the right place
without modifying existing
code
and
with no overhead?
Community Builder tools that
address this:
 CBAutoActions
 CBSubsGPL SQL Actions
 CBSubsGPL URL Actions
 CB Query field
 CB DB Lookup validation
field

CB Auto ActionTriggers
 EventTriggers
 Community Builder: 43
frontend, 20 backend, 20
fe & be
 GroupJive: 206
 CBSubs: 26
 Activity: 12
 Privacy: 25
 Antispam: 40
 Conditional filtering
 CB Field before/after
 Rich unlimited AND
criteria
Identify
event
Choose
action
Add your use
case logic

CB Auto ActionTypes
 CBActivity
 AcyMailing
 CBSubs GPL
 Code
 Connection
 Email
 Field
 FlySpray
 GroupJive
 K2
 Kunena
 Login/Logout
 Private Message
 Query
 Redirect
 Registration
 Request
 Usergroup
 VirtueMart
 CiviCRM

CB Activity Action
 Activity Action settings:
 Owner (id)
 User (target user)
 Type (activity type)
 Sub-Type
 Item (item id)
 From (old value)
 To (new value)
 Title (activity entry title)
 Message (act. message)
 Icon (icon name)
 Class (class name)
Use Case Examples
 Mood field change activity
 About me update activity

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Mood field change activity
http://www.joomlapolis.com/support/tutorials/107-use-cases/18338-adding-your-
own-events-to-activity-stream

AcyMailing Action
 AcyMailing Action Settings:
 Subscribe
 Unsubscribe
 Remove
 Pending
Use Case Examples
 Subscribe during
registration based on field
selected
 Subscribe/Unsubscribe
when user joins/leaves a GJ
group
 Variation with CBSubs plan

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AcyMailing Action example

Antispam Action
 Antispam action settings:
 Mode (Block,Whitelist)
 Type (User, IP, email,
domain)
 Value (id, IP, email,
domain)
 Date (start date)
 Time (start time)
 Duration (how long)
 Reason (reason notes)
Use Case Examples
 Block user for a day when
warning field reaches
certain level

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Antispam action example

CBSubs GPL Action
 CBSubsAction Settings:
 Plans (Select plans)
 Mode:
 Subscribe
 Renew
 Unsubscribe
 Delete
Use Case Examples
 Subscribe user to plan
when user Joins GJ Group
 Unsubscribe user from plan
when user specific CB field
reaches a certain level
(Support time consumed
use case)

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CBSubs action example on GJ join
www.joomlapolis.com/support/tutorials/107-use-cases/18339-startend-cbsubs-plan-subscription-when-user-joinsleaves-a-groupjive-group

Code action
 CodeAction settings:
 HTML
 PHP (eval)
 PHP (create_function)
 JS (inline)
 JS (URL)
 jQuery
 CSS (inline)
 CSS (URL)
 Header
 PageTitle
 Pathway (Breadcrumb)
Use Case Examples
 Popup alert when user visits
profile after long period of
time
 Registration hidden field
population from URL get
(Different URL-based
registration forms use case)

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Code action to popup alert

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Code action registration form
index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=registers&Itemid=478&type=Athlete

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Code action registration form

Connection action
 Connections Action
settings:
 Users (ids)
 Message
 Direction
 User to users
 Users to user
 Accept
 Enable
 Disabled
 Method
 Silent
 Normal CB
Use Case Examples
 Establish connection of
user with other user based
onCB field value

Email action
 Email Action settings:
 To
 Subject
 Body
 Mode (HTML,Text)
 CC / BCC
 Attachment
 From Address
 From Name
 Mailer
 Default CB
 PHP Mail
 Sendmail
 SMTP
Use Case Examples
 Send email after
registration with
registration data
(Existing membership
inquiry use case)
 Send language specific
emails based on CB field
selection
 Sending emails from
different SMTP mail server
(Google non-spam use
case)

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Email with member data

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Sending email from other server

Field action
 Field Action settings:
 Field
 Operator
 Set (Field =Value)
 Prefix (ValueField)
 Suffix (FieldValue)
 Add (Field +=Value)
 Subtract (Field -=Value)
 Divide (Field /=Value)
 Multiply (Field *=Value)
 Value
Use Case Examples
 Add 2 integer fields and
store result in third field
 Concatenate fields and
store in third field
 Set field value when user
joins GJ group
 Set field value when user
subscribes to specific
CBSubs plan (can also be
done via CBSubs plan)

Flyspray action
 Flyspray Action settings:
 Mode
 Synchronize
 Delete
 Add Groups (S)
 Remove Groups (S)
 Encryption (S)
 MD5
 SH1
 CRYPT
 Database
 Host
 Username
 Password
 Database
 Charset
 Table Prefix
Use Case Examples
 Add new website users to
flyspray database
 Sync flyspray user database
when user updates profile
 Add user to flyspray project
when they join a specific GJ
group

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Flyspray action example

GroupJive action
 GroupJiveAction settings:
 Auto
 Join Groups
 LeaveGroups
 New Group
 New Category
 Groups (JG, LG)
 Status (JG)
 Active | Banned | Inactive
| Moderator |Admin |
Owner
Use Case Examples
 Automatically create a new
group based on first login
and field data
(voting area use case)
 Join GJ group based on user
field value
(Interest groups use case)

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GroupJive action example

K2 action
 K2Action settings:
 Mode
 Synchronize
 Delete
 User Group (S)
 Gender (S)
 Description (S)
 URL (S)
 Notes (S)
Use Case Examples
 Synchronize user to specific
K2 group at first login
 Delete user from K2 group
when user leaves specific GJ
group

Kunena action
 KunenaAction settings:
 Name (category)
 Parent (category)
 Description
Use Case Examples
 Create new forum category
based on field data

Login/logout action
 Login/logout Action
settings:
 Mode
 Login
 Logout
 Method (Login)
 Username
 Email
 Username (U)
 Email Address (El)
 Redirect
 Message
Use Case Examples
 Automatically login user
when email confirmation
link is clicked

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Login action example

Menu action
 MenuAction settings:
 Title
 Type(UE_MENU_VIEW,
_UE_MENU_EDIT,
_UE_MENU_MESSAGES,
_UE_MENU_CONNECTIONS,
_UE_MENU_MODERATE)
 Class (e.g. _UE_MENU_MYMENU)
 Position
 Menu Bar
 Menu List
 URL
 URLTarget
 Tooltip
 Image URL
Use Case Examples
 Add new personalized CB
Menu on a user profile

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Menu action example

Private Message action
 Private Messages Action
settings:
 From
 To
 Subject
 Message
Use Case Examples
 Send auto-welcome
message to user when they
join a specific GJ group
 Send message to specific
user when new member
signs in

Privacy action
 Privacy Action settings:
 Owner
 Type
 Subtype
 Item
 Rule
 Public
 Users
 Private
 Connections
 Connections of
Connections
 ConnectionTypes
– Friend
– CoWorker
Use Case Examples
 Add privacy rule to user
when user joins GJ group

Query action
 QueryAction settings:
 Query
 Mode
 Internal
 External
 Host (E)
 Username (E)
 Password (E)
 Database (E)
 Charset (E)
 Table Prefix (E)
Use Case Examples
 Insert entry to legacy user
database when new
registration happens
 Update legacy database
when profile update
happens

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Query action example

Redirect action
 Redirect Action settings:
 URL
 Message
 Type
 Message
 Notice
 Note
 Attention
 Alert
 Error
Use Case Examples
 Redirect user to specific site
URL after login when a
specific CB field criteria is
met

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Redirect action example

Registration action
 Registration Action
settings:
 Username
 Password
 First Name
 Middle Name
 Last Name
 Fields
 Suppress Emails
 Enable
 Disable
Use Case Examples
 Create new account when
user subscribes to specific
plan
(Child account use case)

Request action
 Request Action settings:
 URL
 Method
 Get
 Post
 XML
 JSON
 Request (e.g. GET: name=[name],
POST: username=[username], XML:
<email>[email]</email>)
 Return (Hide | Show)
 Error (Hide | Show)
 Debug (Hide | Show)
Use Case Examples
 Call external script

Usergroup action
 UsergroupAction settings:
 Mode
 Create Usergroup
 Add Usergroups
 Replace Usergroups
 Remove Usergroups
 Groups
Use Case Examples
 Add user to specific ACL
user group after
registration based on CB
field value

VirtueMart 2.x action
 VirtueMart 2.x Action
settings:
 Mode:
 Synchronize
 Delete
 Address type
 Address Name
 User Group
 Shopper Group
 Fields
 VM field
 CB field
Use Case Examples
 Add user toVM shopper
group when user subscribes
to CBSubs plan
 SynchronizeVM data from
CB data

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VM2 action example

CBSubs GPL SQL Action
 CBSubs SQL(5) Action
parameters:
 Type (database
connection):
 Internal
 External
 Activation
 Renewal
 Expiration
 Deactivation
Use Case Examples
 Integration with other
Joomla extensions using
database layer
 External connections to
push subscriber data to
other systems

CBSubs GPL URL Action
 CBSubs URL Action
parameter URLs:
 First subscription
 Renewal
 Expiration
 Deactivation
All URLs pass XML/POST data
to target script:
http://www.mysite.com/insert.php?
username=[username]&user_id=[us
er_id]
Use Case Examples
 Pass information to
external script for
integration purposes

CB Query Field
 Query field parameters:
 Query
 Mode
 Internal
 External
 Output
 Single row
 Multiple rows
 Columns
 Single column
 Multiple colums
 Display
 Delimiter
 Custom
Use Case Examples
 Count number of CB Gallery
items user has
 Count total number of users
on site
 Count number of users in GJ
Groups that a specific user
owns
(use case to give free
membership to user if he
has attracted many users in
his groups)

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CB Query field examples
 Number of users in site:
SELECTCOUNT(*) FROM #__comprofiler;
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `jos_comprofiler`WHERE àpproved`=1;
 Number of Gallery items user has in CB Gallery
SELECTCOUNT(*) FROM `jos_comprofiler_plug_profilegallery`;
SELECTCOUNT(*) FROM `jos_comprofiler_plug_profilegallery`WHERE
ùserid`=[user_id]
 Number of GJ users in groups the specific user owns
SELECTCOUNT(*) FROM `#__groupjive_users`WHERE `group` IN (
SELECT ìd` FROM `#__groupjive_groups`WHERE ùser_id` = '[user_id]'
)

CB DB Lookup field
 DB Lookup field
parameters:
 SQL Query check
 SQL Query update
 SQL Query Roll back
Use Case Examples
 Limit access to registration
for only those that have
active one-use code

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DB Lookup Example
 CheckQuery:
SELECT * FROM `testcodes` WHERE `code`= '[value]'AND ùserid` = '0’
 Update Query:
UPDATE `testcodes` SET ùserid` = '[user_id]'WHERE `code`= '[value]'
AND ùserid` = '0' LIMIT 1
 Rollback Query:
UPDATE `testcodes` SET ùserid` = '0'WHERE `code` = '[value]'AND
ùserid` = '[user_id]' LIMIT 1

Summary / Questions
Community Builder solutions and framework have great tools to
help integrators prepare quick, clean and future proof use case
implementations with minimum or even no coding.
CBAuto Actions plugin
CB Query Field type
CB DB Lookup Field type
CBSubs SQL and URL actions

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