buildfire.navigation

Navigate to other plugins, home, or even an external web page.

Methods

navigateTo()

buildfire.navigation.navigateTo(pluginData)

Use this method to navigate away to a different plugin. This is used commonly in Launcher or Folder type plugins.

buildfire.navigation.navigateTo({

instanceId: "YOUR_INSTNACE_ID_HERE",

});

pluginData

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
pluginId	string	yes if there is no instanceId	The id of the plugin type you'd like to navigate to.
instanceId	boolean	no	Instance id of the plugin type you'd like to navigate to.
folderName	number	no	The folder name of the plugin that you'd like to navigate to.
title	string	no	The title that should show up in the title bar once the plugin is loaded.
queryString	string	no	Query string that will be passed to the next plugin's window.location.search ex` "name=Larry&age=36&showDetails=true"

note

At minimum either the plugin id or the instance id must be provided. If a plugin id is passed without an instance id then the first instance of the specified plugin type will be navigated to.

---

navigateToSocialWall()

buildfire.navigation.navigateToSocialWall(options, callback)

This method is quick shortcut to navigate to community wall plugins without having to specify the community wall plugin type id. A common use for it is to navigate to any social wall instance without having to specify an instance id or a plugin type id. If no community wall instance is found, it will try to look for a premium social wall instance. If not, lastly will check for a social wall instance.

buildfire.navigation.navigateToSocialWall(

{

title: "Wall title",

},

(err, result) => {

if (err) return console.error(err);

console.log("NAVIGATION FINISHED");

}

);

options

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
title	string	no	The title that should show up in the title bar once the plugin is loaded.
queryString	string	no	Query string that will be passed to the next plugin's window.location.search
wallUserIds	[string]	no	Array of user ids you want to create a wall id for, where the generated wall id for social users will be appended to the options.querystring
pluginTypeOrder	[string]	no	The developer can use this option to change the default order we will be using to look for instances based on the type (community wall => premium social wall => social wall). Index 0 has the highest priority.	['community', 'premium_social', 'social']

callback(err, result)

Callback function after navigation is finished

Name	Type	Description
err	string	Error string, null when operation is successfull
result	object	{ status: "completed" }

---

navigateHome()

buildfire.navigation.navigateHome()

Closes out the current plugin and navigates to the Home Plugin.

buildfire.navigation.navigateHome();

---

openWindow()

buildfire.navigation.openWindow(url, target, callback)

Opens a web page in the app browser or in the system browser

buildfire.navigation.openWindow("https://google.com", "_system");

options

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
url	string	yes	The url of the web page you'd like to open
target	string	no	_blank - opens in app browser, or _system opens in system browser	_blank

callback(err)

Callback function when the window closes

---

onBackButtonClick()

buildfire.navigation.onBackButtonClick()

This handler will be called when the user clicks on the back button on the title bar or hits the back button on their phone (if applicable). You can override this handler to modify they behavior within your own plugin.

buildfire.navigation.onBackButtonClick = () => {

console.log("BACK BUTTON CLICKED");

};

---

restoreBackButtonClick()

buildfire.navigation.restoreBackButtonClick()

This function will restore the original functionality of buildfire.navigation.onBackButtonClick if it was overridden.

buildfire.navigation.restoreBackButtonClick();

---

goBack()

buildfire.navigation.goBack()

This function will trigger the Back functionality.

buildfire.navigation.goBack();

---

makeSafeLinks()

buildfire.navigation.makeSafeLinks(element)

Parses the external links and makes them open up in In App Browser, otherwise a link will open in the app itself and the user can't find a way to go back to the app. This is used commonly after assigning the data from WYSIWYG control in your widget.

buildfire.navigation.makeSafeLinks("my_container_div");

element

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
element	string or Element	yes	Id of the container element, or the element itself

More Examples

let element = document.getElementById("my_container_div");

buildfire.navigation.makeSafeLinks(element);

---

scrollTop()

buildfire.navigation.scrollTop()

Use this method to have the containing Control Panel page to scroll up to the top. This is usually used when hiding and showing content in the plugin that may cause the page to scroll down further than the content.

buildfire.navigation.scrollTop();