How to get correct path to full avatar placeholders - nophoto

Hello, i would need the path of the full profile picture placeholder. How to get the correct path info for any possible folder location? CB template may vary: 1.) template in global config 2.) template changer plugin for each user

Purpose:
A 3rd-party extension needs to get the bigger image for own resize function and cache folder. This extension can have multiple sections and templates. Each template can have their own Avatar size.

Uploaded images are no problem. They can be found in /images/comprofiler.
Path is known and filename is available by query i.e.:
SELECT avatar FROM #__comprofiler WHERE user_id = 42 AND avatarapproved = 1

But it does not help in regards of placeholder NOPHOTO. Example locations and paths:

NOPHOTO
/components/com_comprofiler/plugin/templates/MYCBTEMPALTE/images/avatar/nophoto_n.png

PENDING
/components/com_comprofiler/plugin/templates/MYCBTEMPALTE/images/avatar/pending_n.png


Question(s):
How does one get the selected MYCBTEMPLATE from global config? Where is this information stored and accessible? How to deal with CB Template Changer plugin info?

Thanks in advance.

How does one get the selected MYCBTEMPLATE from global config? Where is this information stored and accessible?

You'll need to use the getFields API to retrieve the proper avatar path. Example as follows.

$avatar = $cbUser->getField( 'avatar', null, 'csv' );

Please see the below tutorial for further getFields usage information.

www.joomlapolis.com/support/tutorials/120-api-usage/18361-obtaining-field-values-through-getfields-api

If you're at a location you can use substitutions then you can use [avatar] and it should give you just the URL.

How to deal with CB Template Changer plugin info?

You can't. The change occurs on profile display only. You'd have to implement your own solution to generate the image URL.

CB Template selection in Global Config:
There is no alternative way to get this info? I mean, without API?


CB Template Changer plugin:

You can't. The change occurs on profile display only. You'd have to implement your own solution to generate the image URL.

o.k. its not sooo important to deal with it. Very rarely used.
What does the respective profile field include? The name or ID# of the template?

There is no alternative way to get this info? I mean, without API?

You can get the CB template, but it's not going to reflect the template change from CB Template Changer outside of CB profiles and it won't have any affect on getFields outside of profile view.

What does the respective profile field include? The name or ID# of the template?

CB Template Changer stores the name of the template.

krileon wrote: You can get the CB template, ... it won't have any affect on getFields outside of profile view.

Sorry, did not understand "outside of profile view"?

As I mentioned, it is for a function from a 3rd-party extension: Cobalt CCK by MintJoomla. I am not sure when this tool runs... sorry. If the list or article template has an avatar parameter, i can set an individual size for each template. Thus it needs to fetch the full image/avatar, resize it according to my settings and store it in a cache folder. I was told, this happens only once.

So, we are on a list or article view of the CCK. And there might be author-links and avatars.

CB Template Changer stores the name of the template.

I wonder why CB global template from global configuration is not available in a DB table? That would make it pretty simple and easy via query.

Sorry, did not understand "outside of profile view"?

When you're not looking at a profile on frontend it won't reflect the template change from CB Template Changer. The API to get the current template name is as follows.

From API Call:
From Config:

I wonder why CB global template from global configuration is not available in a DB table? That would make it pretty simple and easy via query.

It's a config parameter. We don't store CB config to database. You can get it with the above API calls.