[drupal-devel] [feature] show online/offline status in theme('username')

Mon Aug 29 19:36:39 UTC 2005

Issue status update for 
http://drupal.org/node/29281
Post a follow up: 
http://drupal.org/project/comments/add/29281

 Project:      Drupal
 Version:      cvs
 Component:    theme system
 Category:     feature requests
 Priority:     normal
 Assigned to:  moshe weitzman
 Reported by:  moshe weitzman
 Updated by:   Maat at drupal.hu
-Status:       patch (code needs review)
+Status:       patch (ready to be committed)

There were 4 +1-s and my, also 5 ones. The patch works without errors.
I drew iecompatible icons and white backgrounds for the bluemarine
compatibility. http://maat.myip.hu/~maat/drupal/online

Maat at drupal.hu

Previous comments:
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Sun, 21 Aug 2005 01:01:04 +0000 : moshe weitzman

Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/online.patch (9.41 KB)

add css class such that a theme can put nice online/offline indicators
when showing a username link.

i made sure the relevant queries in node, user, and tracker modules
were passing the $user->access parameter which triggers the addition of
this css class.

no added quries or JOINS needed.much of this patch is just moving the
'inactivity timer' pref from the Who's Online block config page to the
main admin/settings/user page.

would be nice if someone contributed small graphics for online offline
and added these to drupal.css. this would enhance our default
presentation. i'd like for this patch not to wait on that, if possible.

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Sun, 21 Aug 2005 09:10:41 +0000 : Bèr Kessels

I really like thi. +1. I managed to grey out my avatars of offline users
(looks very good!) with this patch.

One thing is the whos online block. IMO that should follow these same
rules.

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Sun, 21 Aug 2005 14:01:35 +0000 : moshe weitzman

Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/online_0.patch (10.22 KB)

this feature already works for the who's new and who's online blocks.

here is a slightly improved version which adds offline indicator even
for admin created users who have not yet logged in.

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Sun, 21 Aug 2005 14:30:23 +0000 : Maat at drupal.hu

I patched a clean cvs install, but there are no classes in the  tags of
names of the owners of the nodes. I didn't can fix it and I have to go
away.
I drew the icons for the default theme:
http://maat.myip.hu/~maat/maat_drupal/drupal/misc/online.png &
http://maat.myip.hu/~maat/maat_drupal/drupal/misc/offline.png

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Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:03:52 +0000 : Bèr Kessels

Excuse my ignorance. This pach already changed the whos online block. My
testsite had a too complex theme function, it was causing the whosonline
block to check fro the old variable still. My error. 

But my +1 still stands, though.

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Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:31:49 +0000 : moshe weitzman

thanks for the icons ... this feature already works for the who's new
and who's online blocks. perhaps someone (steven?) can add some css to
include these images. otherwise, lets just get this improved markup
committed.

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Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:29:19 +0000 : Uwe Hermann

Moshe, I think there's a left-over in your patch from another patch(?)
Look at the bluemarine stuff at the bottom.

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Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:29:53 +0000 : Uwe Hermann

Oh, and +1 for the idea (didn't try the patch, yet).

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Mon, 22 Aug 2005 02:59:49 +0000 : moshe weitzman

Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/online_1.patch (9.41 KB)

indeed, uwe was correct. here is a clean patch.

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Mon, 22 Aug 2005 08:07:17 +0000 : Dries

Sometimes variable_get('user_seconds_online', 2700) is used, sometimes
variable_get('user_seconds_online', 900); is used.  That can't be
right, can it?

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Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:23:55 +0000 : moshe weitzman

Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/online_2.patch (9.41 KB)

2700 => 900

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Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:24:11 +0000 : moshe weitzman

Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/online_3.patch (9.41 KB)

2700 => 900

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Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:06:11 +0000 : Thomas Ilsche

+1
successfully tried the patch (in a small setup)

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Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:07:05 +0000 : drumm

You can use variable_set() and variable_del() in updates.inc. I think
that would be best since you have to worry less about the cache.

The 'username' class won't be set on users who have not accessed the
site.

I know this is a themeable function, but I'm thinking this might want
to be configurable.

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Sat, 27 Aug 2005 21:27:14 +0000 : Maat at drupal.hu

Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/online_4.patch (12.95 KB)

The patch works me well, but there were some bugs and/or missing
features.

1) the comment module's sql querys were not enough to get user-status
2) the "username t(offline/online)" css classes weren't useful (unicode
classname because of the t() function; two class...) (my version is
"username-online/offline")
3) there wasn't css style for usernames
4) the icons are available on http://maat.myip.hu/~maat/drupal/online