StreamPage

Package Description

Usage

In the content or a template of the "root" page, simply add:

[[!$streamSections]]

Your templates used in the "stream" may call your TV the same way they are in getResources, eg tv.<template_var_name>.

Sample templates

You can have a look on the StreamPage_Root_Sample and StreamPage_Section templates.

StreamPage_Root_Sample may be applied on your root page, then the children of this page may use StreamPage_Section.

Hereafter a tree example of your resources

• myHomePage (uses StreamPage_Root_Sample)
• -> myFirstSection (uses StreamPage_Section)
• -> mySecondSection (uses StreamPage_Section)
• -> myThirdSection (may use any template whose content is like a chunk but with the use of template variables that can be configured for each child resource)

Properties

• id
• optional
• default: current resource
• The parent id to "stream".

• streamTpl
• optional
• default: onePageChunk
• a chunk name to apply on the children if default behaviour is not ok

• limit
• optional
• default: no limit
• similar to the getResources snippet property
• Limits the number of resources returned. 

• sortby
• optional
• default: menuindex
• similar to the getResources snippet property
• any Resource Field excluding Template Variables.

• sortdir
• optional
•  default: asc
• similar to the getResources snippet property
• Order which to sort by
• asc or desc

• depth
• optional
• default: 1
• similar to the getResources snippet property
• Integer value indicating depth to search for resources from each parent. 

• showHidden
• optional
• default: 1
• similar to the getResources snippet property
• If true, will show Resources regardless if they are hidden from the menus.

Placeholders

• subpage
• Always set to 1, tells to your template that it is used as a "stream" template.

Usage/Installation Instructions

Install via package manager.Create a root page resource set with StreamPage_Root_Sample templateCreate two resource children under the root page resource set with the StreamPage_Section template