Post BBCode

[RedBassett]

Short of manually converting each HTML element into a piece of BBCode, can anyone think of any creative ways to get the BBCode source of a post?

(I'm really thinking this one is not possible.)

[Tim Camara]

The WYSIWYG has an html2bbcode function that's probably your best bet.

[RedBassett]

I'm referring to getting this data from the post list page, not the post editor. Is the WYSIWYG available there? If so, can it handle the HTML of the rendered post from the post list, or does it have to be the HTML from the WYSIWYG on the editor page?

[Tim Camara]

You should be able to pass in a string, so the full html of the post should work just fine. You might have to figure out how to get that function on that page, or at worst, extract the relevant function from the WYSIWYG page js and add it into a plugin or template.

[RedBassett]

Sounds good, thanks!

[Chris]

Since calls to that function will generate an AJAX request (if not in cache) I'll take this as confirmation and established precedence regarding actions that may indirectly trigger AJAX calls are to be considered OK (woohoo!).

I can now say this without invoking my constitutional right against self incrimination.
Here's a working example of usage taken from a recent plugin (although this is executing from posting page). The "w" is referencing the wysiwyg data object (widget instance) which wouldn't exists on a page that did not have the wysiwyg initialized which means you would need to use the wysiwyg prototype ($.ui.wysiwyg.prototype) and also likely (can't recall for this particular method) have to fake a few properties (e.g wysiwyg textarea, smiley toggle field, etc.) to get the method to think wysiwyg exists before calling it and avoid reference errors (pretty much what the Quick Reply buttons code does on thread pages)
code:

function insertSavedQuote(quotes) {
	if (w.currentEditorName == "visual") {
		var frag = document.createDocumentFragment(),
		quotes = $(quotes + "<br />").get()
			$.each(quotes, function () {
				frag.appendChild(this);
			})
			w.editors[w.currentEditorName].replaceSelection(frag)
	} else if (w.currentEditorName == "bbcode") {
		w.html2bbcode(quotes, {
			success : function (c) {
				w.editors[w.currentEditorName].replaceSelection(c + "\n");
				// collapse any selection
				if (typeof w.editors[w.currentEditorName].textarea.selectionStart != 'undefined') {
					w.editors[w.currentEditorName].textarea.selectionStart = w.editors[w.currentEditorName].textarea.selectionEnd;
				} else {
					w.editors[w.currentEditorName].range.collapse(false);
					w.editors[w.currentEditorName].range.select();
				}
			},
			error : function () {
				proboards.alert("There was a problem inserting your quote(s) into the editor, please switch to the PREVIEW tab if not already there and try again");
			}
		});
	}
}

It was changed to a callback (error/success) model during the "leave page" AJAX debacle RedBassett so if you need further examples of usage or more details let me know

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[RedBassett]

That code snippet is great, thanks!

[zlatovlaska980]

I also want to clean bb code

[Tim Camara]

Oct 6, 2013 1:51:06 GMT -8 zlatovlaska980 said:

I also want to clean bb code

I'm not sure what you're asking...

[zlatovlaska980]

Oct 7, 2013 8:32:56 GMT -8 Tim Camara said:

Oct 6, 2013 1:51:06 GMT -8 zlatovlaska980 said:

I also want to clean bb code

I'm not sure what you're asking...

I ask and insist that require

[Wormopolis]

still not a question. you need to ask a question if you want an answer. I realize english isnt your native language, so you need to find a better way to translate your question.