Parse exp:channel

Question

Is there any way to parse tags exp:channel in a third party module. In my custom module I need to call exp:channel, but need to get entry ids before final rendering of the module. Can anyone know how to parse exp calls before rendering the module?

Thanks

Answer 1

While you can't actually parse the tag using your custom module, you can pass parameters to the channel module and run it. Here's a code sample:

function your_module_method()
{
    // Set the parameters for the channel:entries tag
    $this->EE->TMPL->tagparams['entry_id'] = $entry_ids;
    $this->EE->TMPL->tagparams['dynamic'] = 'no';

    require_once(PATH_MOD.'channel/mod.channel.php');

    // Instantiate channel module
    $ch = new Channel(); 

    // return the entries
    return $ch->entries();
}

The result is that your module method will function exactly like a exp:channel:entries tag with the parameters set as you configure them.