New Feature

[jnsandrew]

I've added the ability to output data to an external file, within the json:entries function. It was something I specifically wanted for an upcoming project but I think it could be useful for some other people.

In the json:entries tag, it accepts two new parameters:

Path to the file	output="images/output.json"
- Path relative to the main index.php file, doesn't need a slash at the start,
- add filename and extension, so you can output to .txt, .php etc. if required

Cache the file	refresh = "240"
- Number of seconds until the plugin refreshes the file

I've also updated the readme to include these new parameters.

[rsanchez]

Kind of an interesting feature. I'm curious what the application is, though. Why an external file instead of pulling directly from a url?

[jnsandrew]

[rsanchez]

Why not have the mobile app read directly from the plugin/url? Say you have placed the json plugin in a template called json/output, and then have your mobile app read from http://yoursite.com/json/output, rather than from a file?

[jnsandrew]

[rsanchez]

Yeah, if you add terminate="yes" to the plugin, it will output the application/json content type headers, so you shouldn't need a json extension. Also, if you find you do need a json extension, you can always name your template output.json (add the extension to your template name) and the url will mimic a json file http://yoursite.com/json/output.json

[jnsandrew]

Brilliant thanks!