AdamT
Lithium Alumni (Retired)
Joined 17 years ago
I'm the an engineer in Lithium's development team, focused on creating new end user-facing features and functionality, as well as enhancing what we currently offer.
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Re: REST API and users
Hi, Catherine. Getting the number of posts that are new is actually done by getting the total number of posts for a given node (board, category, etc.), then subtracting the number of posts the user has read. It's a bit round-about, but it gets the job done. Hopefully in the future, we'll have a method that merges both operations into a single REST call. The two calls might look like this: http://community.company.com/company/restapi/vc/boards/id/myboard/posts/count http://community.company.com/company/restapi/vc/boards/id/myboard/messages/read/count One thing to note about this method for getting unread posts, however, is that it will not work at the community level. While you can get the number of posts at the community level, you cannot get the number of posts the user has read. That call is restricted to categories, and any leaf nodes (boards, blogs, idea exchanges, etc.). I've run into this issue in the past, but my development team assures me it is not an insignificant addition, unfortunately. Hope that helps, Adam251Views1like3CommentsRe: Free Marker: Any way to know if MyProfilePage was saved.
Glad to be of service! You're right, it would be great to get these documents on the Lithosphere. So great, in fact, that it's one of the tasks currently assigned to our platform team! While I don't have an ETA, do know that it will be coming. I've already been asked to write a few articles about customization, and the "activity" object will be one of the first topics addressed.333Views0likes0CommentsRe: Free Marker: Any way to know if MyProfilePage was saved.
Hi, telpochyaotl. As of version 9.14, there is a FreeMarker variable called "activity.results." This variable contains keys related to both user and message events. For instance, after updating a user's settings, you can check the activity.results variable like so: <#if activity.results.name.UserUpdated??> Success! Your settings have been updated. </#if> Hope that helps! Edit: I originally gave the wrong information in this reply, but have edited this post to correct the error.359Views2likes7CommentsRe: Page Title from FreeMarker
Hi, David. There is, but it depends on the page. For example, if you're on a board/blog/idea page, a category page or the community homepage, you can use coreNode.title to get the name. If you're on a message, however, you'll need to use page.context.thread.topicMessage.subject. Hope that helps!522Views2likes4Comments