Betting Exchange Adding new filter

[ArcheXerxes]

I have created some fields (xbox,playsation and nintendo) in the betex_create that now displays correctly on the betex_bet using datawriters and controllers (thanks to bob).

I have displayed that additional information on the sportsbook_betex page by editing the bet_list_item page to include that data.


I decided that it would be a good idea if users had the option to filter the bets by the fields that I implemented earlier. Does the filter system work the same way where I have to use datawriters to save it as a filter option? How would I go about adding new filters to the pre existing system?

 

[Bob]

This one is much more complex. You really need to reverse engineer the filter system so that you have a full understanding of everything involved. That is what I had to do (I reverse engineered the XFRM filter system and then once I understood, I was able to build my own that was more complex than what the XFRM is doing). Sportsbook's is even more complex because there are several different filtering systems (not just ONE).

 

[ArcheXerxes]

Where should I start researching this?

This feature could do sportsbook/showcase wonders making it more dynamic. So I definitely need to learn how to set filters so members can find items easily.

 

[Bob]

You start by first installing an IDE (like phpStorm or Zend Studio). If you are attempting to develop without an IDE, you are already doing things wrong. Once you have an IDE installed and configured, you spend time reverse engineering the entire XenForo architecture so you know how things flow (Controllers, Routing, Models, DataWriters, Handlers, fetching methods, permissions, options etc). Once you learn how certain things are done (fetching via prepared statements for example), then you can start reverse engineering addons to see how specific features or functions like the Betting Exchange Filter System works. The XenForo Resource Manager (XFRM) is one of the best learning tools as it is an official XenForo addon.

learn how to set filters

Filters are not something that you just "SET". Each Filter has to be specifically programmed into the Addon. Programming Code will be added to multiple actions in multiple controllers, multiple methods in multiple models as well as template syntax in multiple templates. It is an Advanced Level Customization and you have to KNOW what you are doing (stuff like understanding how to assemble a dynamically generated prepared statement based on conditions and fetchOptions).