Script added to Foot not running on new page request

matpompili

Hi, I'm trying to develop an extension and I need to run a line of javascript every time a new page (discussion) is requested.
I tried adding a simple

<script>alert('page was refreshed');</script>

just before the </body> tag, with the addFootString method of ConfigureClientView. It actually shows up (and fires) in the HTML when a page is loaded, but it doesn't when a new page is requested (e.g. when one clicks on a discussion to read it).

Franz

matpompili Do you still need help with this?

Flarum is a so-called single-page application (SPA), which means that only the first page is loaded from the server, everything else is done by loading data via AJAX and rendering templates on the client side. That's why adding a script like that won't work for your use case. You'll have to extend the client instead.

I could write a little more about how that can be achieved, but I want to make sure you're still interested in the solution 😉

matpompili

Franz I actually managed to do it by extending the post class!

Franz

matpompili Post.php or Post.js?

matpompili

Franz Sorry, actually it was CommentPost: https://github.com/matpompili/flarum-latex/blob/master/js/forum/src/main.js#L15