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Mastering TypoScript: TYPO3 Website, Template, and Extension Development

Chapter 2. Getting to Know TypoScript

This chapter will look at the main features of TypoScript. We will explain the basic principles that are a part of learning any new language. Although TypoScript is not a programming language in the normal sense, it contains many features that you would expect a programming language to have, such as operators, constants, and datatypes. You will learn about these in this chapter.

Hello World!

What better way to begin than with the classic "Hello World" program? In this section, you will not only write your first TypoScript code, but also create your first TypoScript template. We are assuming that you have installed the Dummy Package and have not created a template yet. If you already have a template, you may skip the template creation section and go straight to the actual TypoScript section.

Creating a Template

There are a number of different ways to create the template. We will look at two of these methods, but the others work just as well. For the first...

Hello World!


What better way to begin than with the classic "Hello World" program? In this section, you will not only write your first TypoScript code, but also create your first TypoScript template. We are assuming that you have installed the Dummy Package and have not created a template yet. If you already have a template, you may skip the template creation section and go straight to the actual TypoScript section.

Creating a Template

There are a number of different ways to create the template. We will look at two of these methods, but the others work just as well. For the first method, point to Page under Web, call the context menu of one of the pages, and click on New. This creates a dataset of the type Template.

For the second method, go to Web and there to Template, and select the root page in the side-bar. TYPO3 then responds with the (very appropriate) information NO TEMPLATE.

You now have two options. You can either select the standard template from the drop-down list or create a new...

Objects and Properties


The following example will help you understand what objects are and how they are handled. You have several options for going to work every morning. You can travel by bus, train, car, or bicycle. All of these means of transport can be represented in TypoScript by the variable myVehicle. The actual means of transport can now be assigned to this variable as an object. Typical object types in this case would be TRAIN, CAR, or BICYCLE. We will focus on the third and most ecologically valuable of these options:

myVehicle = BICYCLE

This syntax declares that myVehicle is an object of type BICYCLE. Of course every BICYCLE has properties, such as the size and the number of gears, even if it is only one gear in the simplest case. A BICYCLE object could therefore be described as follows:

myVehicle = BICYCLE
myVehicle.size = 28
myVehicle.gears = 3

These lines of code tell TYPO3 about the BICYCLE object—its size is 28 inches and it has three gears. The operator = (equality sign...

Operators


There are many operators in TypoScript. You have already seen some of these operators in earlier sections of this chapter.

Value Assignment

You have already used the most important operator, the assignment operator = (equality sign). This operator can be used to define an object by assigning another object to it. It is also used to give properties their values. The syntax is always the same. To the left of the equality sign is the signifier of the object and/or the property. Everything to the right of the equality sign is assigned to the object or property as its value.

page = PAGE
page.typeNum = 0
page.10 = TEXT
page.10.value = Hello World!

In this example the = operator is used several times. The line page = PAGE creates an object of the type PAGE and with the name page. typeNum is a property of the object type PAGE. Here this property is assigned the value 0. In the third line page.10 is defined as an object of the type TEXT. Finally you assign the value Hello World! to the...

Datatypes


Like other programming languages TypoScript has datatypes, but there are some differences between datatypes in TypoScript and in other languages. There are too many datatypes to list here, so we will only look at the basic types here.

Simple Datatypes

Some of the datatypes in TypoScript occur in other programming languages, but others will be less familiar. The following table shows you some of the more important datatypes:

Data type

Description

boolean

The truth content of a statement is represented as a boolean value. By default, the values used are 1 for true and 0 for false.

int

An integer is represented by an int value. For example, the xy property of a GIFBUILDER object, which determines the size of the graphic, is represented by two int values—by setting xy = 200, 300, a graphic of breadth 200 and height 300 pixels is generated.

string

The datatype string represents a string of characters. The altText property of a GIFBUILDER object, which is used to assign...

Working with TSref


TSref is a great help when working with TypoScript. The original document is available at http://typo3.org/documentation/document-library/references/doc_core_tsref/current/view/.

There is also a reference at the end of this book listing relevant objects and properties. The broad topics covered by TSref are outlined in the following sections.

Datatypes

The first section introduces the datatypes that are used in TypoScript. There is an example and a default value for each one.

Objects and Properties

This chapter demonstrates how to use objects and their properties. Besides referencing the usable datatypes, there is also a comprehensive explanation of optionSplit. OptionSplit allows you to assign different values to objects in an array with only one value assignment.

Conditions

This section contains a reference to all of the available conditions. An example and the syntax for every condition is provided.

Functions

You can get information about all available TypoScript functions...

Summary


In this chapter we looked at the main features of TypoScript and explained its basic principles. We introduced objects in TypoScript and covered copying objects and properties, referencing objects, and the classification of objects into top-level objects, content objects, graphical objects, and menu objects.

Next we covered the various operators in Typoscript, including the value assignment operator (=), the copy (<) and delete (>) operators, the object path reference (<=) operator, and the conditions ([]) operator.

Like other programming languages TypoScript has datatypes, but there are some differences between datatypes in TypoScript and in other languages. We covered the important datatypes such as boolean, int, string, pixel, and VHalign. Some properties have objects and functions as datatypes. We discussed the Wrap principle, and comments and conditions in TypoScript.

The final part of the chapter covered the broad topics in the TypoScript online reference TSref.

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Free, open-source, flexible, and scalable, TYPO3 is one of the most powerful PHP content management systems. It is well suited for creating intranets and extranets for the enterprise. While providing an easy-to-use web interface for non-technical authors and editors of content, its messaging and workflow system enable shared authoring and collaboration. TYPO3 provides flexible and powerful interfaces for both content editors and administrators, giving them full control of the core aspects the system. However for developers who need to customize the system, TYPO3 offers a powerful configuration language called TypoScript. Good knowledge of TypoScript is really a prerequisite for implementing complex applications with TYPO3 and gives developers full control over the configuration of TYPO3 and its template engine. TypoScript enables the complete output template to be created and manipulated, giving you full control over the layout of the site. TypoScript also allows you to integrate dynamic contents, JavaScript-based menus, Flash, Graphics, etc. with ease. You have maximum control over the design of the website and can control all options that would otherwise be addressed by HTML-simple text output, formatting, and much more. TypoScript also allows you to generate graphics at run time and display different content dynamically.

Who is this book for?

This book is suitable for TYPO3 developers, administrators, and designers who want to develop fully featured TYPO3 websites using the power of TypoScript. A basic knowledge of TYPO3 is expected, and PHP and MySQL programming experience is useful, though not essential for using this book

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  • Design and develop templates in TYPO3ñdesign templates, pure TypoScript templates, and TemplaVoila
  • Develop extensions in TYPO3; build extensions using Kickstarter
  • Understand the objects, properties, operators, and data types in TypoScript
  • Use and customize different text editors like HTMLAreaRTE and Rich-Text-Editor
  • Understand the entire TYPO3 back end, including the Info/Modify tool, the Object browser, the Template Analyzer, and the TypoScript Properties display
  • Edit the front end using the Admin panel
  • Work with design templates using markers, subparts, and HTML comments
  • Understand how to present different views of content with different menu entry types
  • Understand TYPO3 database structure and query it using SQL
  • Use user groups to distribute the editing and management of content on your site
  • Customize the back end with Page TSConfig and User TSConfig
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Few systems, retail or open source, are as powerful as TYPO3. More than just a typical CMS, it is a complete web application framework. Part of what makes it so popular is the extensibility, allowing developers to create additional functionality. However, TYPO3 is not without its drawbacks. It has a notoriously difficult learning curve, and the admin area leaves quite a bit to be desired as far as usability. TYPO3 has taken off in Europe, winning multiple awards. In the USA though, it has yet to gain a foot-hold.That is, except for the Web Empowered Church, which uses TYPO3 as the CMS and framework of choice for building church websites. My two latest freelance clients have been two churches with thousands of attendees each week. Each of them makes use of the WEC extensions written for TYPO3, via TypoScript.So, now that we have a background on what TypoScript is exactly, let's talk about the book Mastering TypoScript. It was written by Daniel Koch, then translated from the original German version to English by Wolfgang Spegg. It presupposes familiarity with TYPO3 and PHP, delving right away into the guts of the system. Here's what I gleaned from the book...SyntaxThe first chapter begins with an introduction of TypoScript which, true to the similarity in name, is somewhat reminiscent of JavaScript. The way that variables and properties are defined looks a bit like JS dot notation and object literal declaration. By way of comparison, here is how JavaScript and TypoScript might look if constructing an object named mustang.JavaScript - dot notation:// Create empty object: "mustang"// and then add properties to it.var mustang = {}; mustang.manufacturer = 'Ford'; mustang.build = 'American'; mustang.category = 'sport'; mustang.doors = 2; mustang.passengers = 4;JavaScript - object literal:var mustang = { 'manufacturer' = 'Ford'; 'build' = 'American'; 'category' = 'sport'; 'doors' = 2; 'passengers' = 4;};TypoScript - dot notation:mustang = CARmustang.manufacturer = TEXTmustang.manufacturer.value = Fordmustang.build = TEXTmustang.build.value = Americanmustang.category = TEXTmustang.category.value = sportmustang.model = TEXTmustang.doors = 2mustang.passengers = 4TypoScript - object literal:mustang = CARmustang { manufacturer = TEXT manufacturer.value = Ford build = TEXT build.value = American category = TEXT category.value = sport model = TEXT doors = 2 passengers = 4}As you can see from the above examples, while the syntax is similar, TypoScript is a bit more verbose. It requires specifically describing a values as either TEXT or HTML in order for TYPO3 to handle the values correctly. Values not declared as any type will default to being treated as a number.With JavaScript, simply enclosing a value in single or double quotes is enough. Numbers which are not contained in quotes are considered numeric values in JavaScript. Additionally, performing math on a number stored as a text will convert it to a number, such as multiplying it by 1.Rich Text EditorTYPO3 allows you to control a number of HTML related properties, which arguably should never be handled in markup anyways. These include: * bgcolor * bold * italics * center * font size * font style * font family * indentation * strikethrough * text color * underlineThis list of discrepancies simply points to aspects of TYPO3 which arose in its formative stages, and remain for legacy support. Any self-respecting web developer knows that purely presentation aspects like those should be left to CSS alone, and should never be embedded in HTML.Luckily, you can also restrict tools which can be used by content writers. Doing so simply requires specifying an allowTags array. You can conveniently omit deprecated presentational tags, to keep them from being used at all. This way, you pare down some of TYPO3's power, lest it be wielded haphazardly.TemplatingAnother interesting thing about TYPO3 is the concept of markers. These are a bit like variables which allow you to plant dynamic content within the skeleton of an HTML document. For instance, if I wanted to have the top-level heading on a page change, I would denote it in the design template like so...<h1>###TITLE_OF_NEWS_STORY###</h1>There is also another method of templating on the horizon, called TemplaVoilà. It makes it possible for TypoScript developers to integrate templates using a visual interface, never having to touch any PHP. I am usually leery of GUI tools because the code the create typically isn't what I'm trying to accomplish on a granular level. However, from what I've heard from TYPO3 gurus, this is not actually creating HTML for you, simply allowing you to map dynamic content to areas of your static page skeleton. See the TYPO3 wiki for more on that.GraphicsTYPO3 can also handle graphics processing on the server. This requires two PHP libraries to be installed. The first is GDLib, typically enabled in most PHP configurations. The second is ImageMagick, which is great for scaling images to create photo thumbnails. These yield a dizzing array of possible visual effects: adjusting image tone, crop, rotate, invert colors, emboss, scale, shadow, outline - to name a few. These should of course be used sparingly.FormsTYPO3 also has a form builder, allowing the admin to create complete forms without necessarily having to know HTML. Mandatory fields can be set for things like sign-up forms, where the user must enter a minimum amount of personal information in order to register for an event. You can also create login forms for certain sections of a site. This would be good for a personnel directory, which you'd not want publicly viewable due to email spam and telemarketers.ExtensionsChapter 11 covers extensions. There are a few examples given, such as a chat room extension and newsletter extension. It then goes on to explain how you would go about writing your own extension, if you needed additional functionality not covered by existing options.i18nChapter 13 is all about how to use TYPO3 in a multilingual environment. Entire sites can be configured to be auto-translated into different languages. While I'm sure these site versions aren't 100% accurate (nothing automated is), it would certainly go a long way to appealing to a broader audience. It supports an impressive number of languages, with the current count at over 30.SummaryTYPO3 has tremendous breadth and depth, but is not exactly the most user friendly CMS. The fact that there is an entire configuration language dedicated to it makes the learning curve a bit intimidating for newcomers. Additionally, the drabness of the administrative interface is a bit of a turn-off.However, for the amount of power in customization that it offers, you'd be hard pressed to find another option that runs on PHP. Django is similar in complexity and flexibility, but it's written in Python. Bottom line, if you find yourself working with TYPO3, I'd highly recommend Mastering TypoScript.
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TYPO3 is a free, open-source template-based content management system which has a user-friendly workspace for editing and authoring content. The TYPO3 template engine can be used as is or you can add more functionality and customization to the system with the TypoScript language. This book by Daniel Koch will help you understand TYPO3 and TypoScript and how to customize your TYPO3 site layout in several ways including generating dynamic menus and graphics.Koch begins with an introduction to both TYPO3 and TypoScript. He discusses the building blocks of TypoScript such as objects, properties, operators and data types. Next he introduces a few helpful tools including the Ultra Edit text editor as well as the Constant Editor which is used for editing the standard TYPO3 templates. These design templates are what control the layout of the TYPO3 site. However, these templates are different from the HTML templates you may have encountered. Koch explains these differences and how to use markers, subparts and placeholders to control dynamic content.Koch then moves on to dynamic menu and image generation. He discusses how you can do a lot of graphic processing with TypoScript from embedding and modifying the size of your images to using GIFBUILDER to generate dynamic images. He also covers how TYPO3 can add shadows and embossing effects. Finally, he covers how to use TypoScript for image caching.Without a navigation menu, your site visitors will not be able to go beyond the homepage. Koch discusses the creation and customization of dynamic text, graphical and JavaScript based menus with TypoScript. Then he covers using the HMENU object for hierarchical menus. Frames are also used to control the layout of a website and Koch covers TYPO3's IFRAME and IFRAME2 extensions.Part of your site will require a membership area and login authentication. TYPO3 supports forms, such as a login form, and Koch shows you how to create forms for your site with the Forms Wizard. He discusses how to set up forms with required fields and how to add CSS style. Next, he shows how to use TypoScript and the Front End User Admin and MailformPlus extensions. If you have a large, dynamic driven website you will need database functionality. Koch covers how to program SQL queries within TYPO3.You may want to add other extensions or create your own extensions. Koch covers both of these topics. He shows how to use the Extension Manager to install and manage several TYPO3 extensions which include a news, chat, newsletter and calendar extensions. Next, he covers how to make your own extensions with Kickstarter.Once you have your site layout and extensions in place, Koch covers how to use TypoScript to optimize your site, add a multiple language option, and generate PDF pages of your site. Finally, Koch covers the steps needed to make a TYPO3 site search engine friendly.Daniel Koch is an author and developer specializing in open source applications and content management systems.
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TYPO3のスクリプト言語 TypoScript は非常にパワフルで使いやすい言語です。TYPO3のほとんどの動作をコントロールでき、PHP言語などとの連携も可能です。TypoScriptのデベロッパーマニュアルは、豊富にありますが、ドイツ語が多く、英語はその次ですが、全体を学ぶマニュアルとして、この本は最適です。本の中に説明されているサンプルコードも出版社のWebサイトからダウンロードでき、読みながら動作確認する際に便利でした。出来れば、もう少し、実際のScriptを実行した際に動作する画面などのハードコピーが多いと、読みながら確認できます。また、実際にチュートリアル的に、コードを作りこみながら動作を学べるように、サンプルコーディングのフローに一貫性があると、覚えるのに早いように感じました。
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I purchased this book knowing that there is a steep learning curve for Typo3. I was hoping to develop a church web site, and I truly believe that Typo3 is the way to go.However, even after spending time with this book, I'm still quite overwhelmed by all that Typo3 involves. The book, in my opinion, is not well edited. Often, it tries to walk you through some kind of step-by-step tutorial, but there are so many inconsistencies between what's in the book and what's on my screen that I get really frustrated.I'll keep trudging through it, but I really wish I could find a well written Typo3 tutorial or book.
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  2. Sadly, if your eBook or Video file is faulty or a fault occurs during the eBook or Video being made available to you, i.e. during download then you should contact Customer Relations Team within 14 days of purchase on customercare@packt.com who will be able to resolve this issue for you.
  3. You will have a choice of replacement or refund of the problem items.(damaged, defective or incorrect)
  4. Once Customer Care Team confirms that you will be refunded, you should receive the refund within 10 to 12 working days.
  5. If you are only requesting a refund of one book from a multiple order, then we will refund you the appropriate single item.
  6. Where the items were shipped under a free shipping offer, there will be no shipping costs to refund.

On the off chance your printed book arrives damaged, with book material defect, contact our Customer Relation Team on customercare@packt.com within 14 days of receipt of the book with appropriate evidence of damage and we will work with you to secure a replacement copy, if necessary. Please note that each printed book you order from us is individually made by Packt's professional book-printing partner which is on a print-on-demand basis.

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Currently, no tax is charged on the purchase of any print book (subject to change based on the laws and regulations). A localized VAT fee is charged only to our European and UK customers on eBooks, Video and subscriptions that they buy. GST is charged to Indian customers for eBooks and video purchases.

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You can pay with the following card types:

  1. Visa Debit
  2. Visa Credit
  3. MasterCard
  4. PayPal
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Shipping Details

USA:

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Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela