Hello,

We wanted to use Ajax Slideshow for a production site and unfortunately we were unable to make it working with a cloned view.

It seems that the javascript is calling the url photos/get/photos and that endpoint call ajax_slideshow_get_node_ajax() which is calling always the same view: ajax_slideshow.

That makes impossible to create a custom slideshow with a custom view and to export it.

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udig commented

Hi Pol,

This use case never crossed my mind when developing the module. can't you custom the ajax slideshow view programmatically (hook_views_pre_view etc) instead of creating your own custom code?

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pol
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Hello udig,

I think all the modules config should be exportable... so we can have configuration stored into flat files and so we can have them versionned through the VCS.
Using hook_views_pre_view is maybe a good idea if your JS files do not rely on the same view and the same endpoint.
Maybe you should create a single unique endpoint in hook_menu() and pass in the view name when we call the service. You should also change your JS file to point to that endpoint and eventually, rename it.

Unfortunately, I have no time these days to do some Drupal coding or else I would have done it myself and provide a patch.

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udig commented

Pol,
Thanks for bringing this requirement up and for the proposed direction.
Indeed supporting exportable view is a desirable functionality.
It will be added to the TODO list.
Should you be able to get back to it later on, or if someone else volunteers for the job - it would be great.