[RFC] Global template variable for user avatar

[ecwpa]

{USER[AVATAR]} for me then, what are the other user variables that will be available?

[psoTFX]

Not so sure I like the uppercasing of everything - least if the intention is to just "dump" the relevant array to a variable - since that array will be full of lowercase elements. It seems like an unnecessary step and/or complication. Of course if the data assigned to the array is specifically selected uppercasing the element names is a non-issue.

[naderman]

indeed, I'd prefer if they were lowercase strings even. I'd say {USER[avatar]} would work fine.

[brunoais]

I'll go for [].
Makes a little more sense having in account how it works with other programing langauges. Chosing between both in not much different, though.

[psoTFX]

Currently the PR is running with [] lowercase element names.

[callumacrae]

Why not use a dot? {USER.avatar}

[MichaelC]

Why not use a dot? {USER.avatar}

+1

[Senky]

Why not use a dot? {USER.avatar}

+1

[imkingdavid]

I think the variable[element] syntax is better because that is what we use for arrays in PHP, so that is was I would be used to. Of course, the object->property syntax is not foreign, so it would work as well, but I think the array syntax would be easier to use.

I know this isn't the topic about storing arrays in the template, but are multidimensional arrays supported as well? (i.e. variable[element][sub-element])

EDIT: Somehow I missed the entire 3rd page. I disagree with having a dot. We use dots for blocks, so using them also for arrays would be more confusing. So, I vote no dots.

[psoTFX]

Yeah, this is why I favoured something other than a dot since it's not a block, you can't iterate over the content of the array, only access specific elements. Yeah, it handles multidimensional arrays.