[buddypress-trac] [BuddyPress] #3460: Support custom post types in activity stream

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#3460: Support custom post types in activity stream
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 Reporter:  boonebgorges  |       Owner:  boonebgorges
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  low           |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Activity      |     Version:  1.2.8
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by imath):

 Hi,

 I've tried to build a patch. I should have read the thread before
 following blindly my idea! So this patch won't reply to the need to
 "catch" all post types registered. When building it i had in mind, plugin
 authors that wish to use the BuddyPress Activity component.
 When registering a custom post type, we define various args for the
 function {{{register_post_type()}}}. So my idea is to extend in a way
 these args by letting plugins define a "bp_tracking" argument and a new
 value to the "supports" arg ("bp_tracking"). For instance, the patch could
 be used this way in a plugin:
 {{{
 $labels = array(
         'name' => __( 'Post type name', 'plugin_domain' ),
         /** etc... **/
 );

 $tracking_args = array(
         'type_post'                           => 'new_blog_post', // post
 activity type
         'activity_permalink_post_callback'    =>
 'callback_function_to_build_permalink_for_post',
         'activity_action_post_callback'       =>
 'callback_function_to_build_action_for_post',
         'type_comment'                        => 'new_blog_comment', //
 comment activity type
         'activity_action_comment_callback'    =>
 'callback_function_to_build_action_for_comment',
 );

 $args_file = array(
         'label'             => __( 'Post type label', 'plugin_domain' ),
         'labels'            => $labels_file,
         'supports'          => array( 'title', 'editor', 'author',
 'bp_tracking' ),
         'bp_tracking'       => $tracking_args
 );
 }}}

 The first thing the patch is doing is to extend the post_type "post" to
 include these arguments, i guess it can be done with other post_types..
 Then i've modified the two functions {{{bp_blogs_record_post()}}} and
 {{{bp_blogs_record_comment()}}} so that they can play with these new
 arguments..

 I hope the diff 3460.diff attached will help you to find the best
 solution.

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