Developing (v7+)

<?php
namespace Application\Block\AlertBanner;
use Concrete\Core\Block\BlockController;
class Controller extends BlockController {
    public function getBlockTypeName()
    {
        return t('Alert Banner');
    }
    public function getBlockTypeDescription()
    {
        return t('A banner to display timed alerts.');
    }
}

 

WillemAnchor replied on May 25, 2015 at 12:11 pm Permalink Reply

try:
use \Concrete\Core\Block\BlockController;

cahrens replied on May 25, 2015 at 2:55 pm Permalink Reply

No luck WillemAnchor. I tried a couple other variations of that path and the Namespace path too. Same result.

MrKDilkington replied on May 25, 2015 at 7:34 pm Permalink Reply

@cahrens

Is this the path to controller.php?
application\blocks\alert_banner\controller.php

Do you want to zip your alert_banner folder and attach it so others can look at it?

cahrens replied on May 25, 2015 at 8:59 pm Permalink Reply 1 Attachment

The location is: application/blocks/alert_banner/controller.php

I've attached the zip. Thanks for helping out.

MrKDilkington replied on May 25, 2015 at 9:59 pm Permalink Reply

@cahrens

I downloaded the block and it installs as expected.

cahrens replied on May 25, 2015 at 10:18 pm Permalink Reply

hmm... possibly something wrong with my concrete5 install then? Any suggestions how to debug this on my install?

MrKDilkington replied on May 25, 2015 at 10:49 pm Permalink Reply

I think it might be a folder path issue.

What is the name of the folder where concrete5 is installed?

Example:
- concrete5 is installed in a folder called concrete5
- this is the path to the block and controller.php file
concrete5\application\blocks\alert_banner\controller.php

cahrens replied on May 26, 2015 at 2:49 pm Permalink Reply

It's installed in a folder named "cms"

So the full path is cms\application\blocks\alert_banner\controller.php

WillemAnchor replied on May 26, 2015 at 3:18 pm Permalink Reply

It installs fine for me too...

Do you have the possibility to create a completely fresh concrete5 install ?

cahrens replied on May 26, 2015 at 4:50 pm Permalink Reply

Would I be able to easily move my existing content over after the fresh install? If not, then I need to try and figure this out on the existing install.

WillemAnchor replied on May 26, 2015 at 5:12 pm Permalink Reply

I wouldn't develop on an existing site...
Maybe create a development server on your local computer ? Like XAMPP or WampServer
Bit safer to play around with :D

You could copy your life site to your development server if you need that for testing...There are a few how-to's around on how that's done.
And when your block is ready, you can just copy your /application/blocks/alert_banner map to your life site.
good luck!

cahrens replied on May 26, 2015 at 9:45 pm Permalink Reply

@WillemAnchor - your mention of another site sparked a thought that led to the answer... I was working in the directory of another site. No wonder I couldn't see my changes.

I had a feeling this was a boneheaded user error. Thanks so much to both of you for all your help. Sorry for wasting your time.