$vbulletin->datastore->fetch(array('customname')) adds 1 extra database call

[pxd]

I've been using the following lines of code to pull custom data from the datastore table:
$vbulletin->datastore->fetch(array('customname'));
$data = $vbulletin->customname;

However, I noticed that it adds an extra database call, which means I can't actually take full advantage of the caching system in vBulletin that way.

Question is, would there be a better approach to this to avoid the extra db load to the server? Perhaps another way to hook the "customname" to the default items loaded from the datastore?

Thanks!

[kh99]

You can create a plugin using hook init_startup and do this:

$new_datastore_fetch[] = 'customname';


That may still add a query if you have no other products adding to $new_datastore_fetch, but if there are other products using it then they will be combined in to one query (the blog uses it, so if you have that then this won't add a query).

[pxd]

$new_datastore_fetch[] = 'customname';

I added the above line to the "init_startup" hook and it did nothing. (I replaced "customname" with the correct title).

I also tried another formula which I came across in another discussion here on vB.org $datastore_fetch[] = "'customname'"; but it did not do anything either.

Anything else I might be missing, please?
Using vB 4.2.0.

[kh99]

Hmm...we discussed this in the coder area not too long ago, and user Disasterpiece posted this code:

global $new_datastore_fetch;

if (!isset($new_datastore_fetch) || !is_array($new_datastore_fetch)) {
$new_datastore_fetch = array('userstats');
} elseif (!in_array('userstats', $new_datastore_fetch)) {
$new_datastore_fetch[] = 'userstats';
}


I didn't post all that because looking at the code around the init_startup hook it doesn't look like it should be necessary, but you might want to try it.

Where are you trying to use $vbulletin->customname (or whatever the actual name is), is it in a plugin or a custom script?

[pxd]

Thanks, kh99.

For testing purposes,
I attach the following code to the "init_startup" hook
and get nothing:

global $new_datastore_fetch;

if (!isset($new_datastore_fetch) || !is_array($new_datastore_fetch)) {
$new_datastore_fetch = array('customname');
} elseif (!in_array('customname', $new_datastore_fetch)) {
$new_datastore_fetch[] = 'customname';
}

print_r($vbulletin->customname);


At the same time, the following works
(even though I'd really wish to avoid using it for the sake of saving on a few db calls):

$vbulletin->datastore->fetch(array('customname'));
print_r($vbulletin->customname);

[kh99]

Well, you won't be able to use the data in the init_startup hook because it hasn't been loaded yet, it's just adding your field to the array of fields to be loaded. But if you check $vbulletin->customname somewhere after the init_startup hook has executed (just about any other hook location since init_startup is first), you should find that it works.

[pxd]

if you check $vbulletin->customname somewhere after the init_startup hook has executed (just about any other hook location since init_startup is first), you should find that it works.

That was it, thanks a lot!