Suggestion: User Option On Filtering Of Latest Mods

[sabret00the]

I'd like to suggest being able to filter out styles/template mods on the latest mods list on the portal.

[Chris M]

So are you suggesting it or just thinking about suggesting it?

Chris

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Or different categories, or maybe a filter, sounds like a good idea. Maybe it can be done while we upgrade vb.org

[Xenon]

hmm, that would make a need to rewrite the whole system on that part. as the values are cached right now...

hmm, maybe later

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by Xenon

hmm, that would make a need to rewrite the whole system on that part. as the values are cached right now...

hmm, maybe later

you can still cache it.

make an array of 20 latest mods, 10 styles, 10 hacks, then serialize that.

then in real time, loop through that array to give you the ten latest results, if you got the filter, you ignore the styles if not then you include them. it's still the same amount of queries as before, just like 10 extra lines of code max.

[Xenon]

yes i know

we ahve plans to change the portal at all a bit more, so this should be done then as well

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by Xenon

yes i know

we ahve plans to change the portal at all a bit more, so this should be done then as well

good news, i thought i was gonna have to whip out the code for you

[Xenon]

if that will happen one day, i think i will give up the job as coding team leader and take over the 'i got old team'

[Revan]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

you can still cache it.

make an array of 20 latest mods, 10 styles, 10 hacks, then serialize that.

then in real time, loop through that array to give you the ten latest results, if you got the filter, you ignore the styles if not then you include them. it's still the same amount of queries as before, just like 10 extra lines of code max.

Or index the array differently, have a deep array with hacks and styles as master array indexers then autonumber within those arrays.
For all the sense that made.
I don't see how it would require more than a rewrite of the line that makes the cache array, as that could check parent forum ID.

*ahem*

[sabret00the]

i was thinking

PHP Code:

$array = array($hackid => array($hackid, $hacktitle, $hackforumid, $hackthreadid));
$newarr = '';

foreach ($array AS $k)
{
  $check = $vbulletin->userinfo['fieldX'];
  if (isset($check))
  {
    $newarr .= ($k[hackforumid] != $check) ? "<li>" . eval(fetch_template('portal_latesthacks')) . "</li>" : '';
  }
} 


something like that.