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 ====== Zeigeist ====== ====== Zeigeist ======
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 ===== Intro ===== ===== Intro =====
  
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   * Zeitgeist is essentially fashion for ideas. See a discussion about it on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist|Wikipedia]].    * Zeitgeist is essentially fashion for ideas. See a discussion about it on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist|Wikipedia]]. 
   * Why the name ? Because when this idea was first discussed, someone on Drupal (chx, I think) said 'Oooh, a Zeitgeist', and I liked it.   * Why the name ? Because when this idea was first discussed, someone on Drupal (chx, I think) said 'Oooh, a Zeitgeist', and I liked it.
-  * [[zg:d6|Preparing for D6]] 
  
 ===== Features ===== ===== Features =====
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 ==== Current ==== ==== Current ====
  
   * Log searches with their timestamp   * Log searches with their timestamp
-  * A themable drupal block with the 'n' most recent searches. Since v1.4, 'n' is settable +  * A themable drupal block with the 'n' most recent searches. Since 4.7.x-1.4, 'n' is settable 
-  * A themable drupal block with the 'm' most popular node searches during the current month. Since v1.5, 'm' is settable+  * A themable drupal block with the 'm' most popular node searches during the current month. Since 4.7.x-1.5, 'm' is settable
   * A page displaying the most requested searches over a given time span   * A page displaying the most requested searches over a given time span
-  * 4.7 / 5.1.x compatible. Available but not supported for D6 Beta 3+  * 4.7.4 to 7.x compatible.
  
 ==== Wishlist ==== ==== Wishlist ====
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 ===== Data ===== ===== Data =====
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   * Table 'zeitgeist' contains the search log   * Table 'zeitgeist' contains the search log
   * Variables:   * Variables:
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     * zeitgeist_latest_title: the customized title of the "recent searches" block (when displayed)     * zeitgeist_latest_title: the customized title of the "recent searches" block (when displayed)
     * In zeitgeist_latest_info and zeitgeist_latest_title, the string %count can be used to insert the value of zeitgeist_latest_count     * In zeitgeist_latest_info and zeitgeist_latest_title, the string %count can be used to insert the value of zeitgeist_latest_count
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 ===== Recurring issue ===== ===== Recurring issue =====
  
-As of 4.7.x/5.x, Drupal does not implement a standard logging API, be it for search or anything else. The net result is that code like zeitgeist.module, which needs to record data from core, must obtain them from undocumented behaviours. +As of 4.7.x/7.x, Drupal does not implement a standard search logging API. The net result is that code like zeitgeist.module, which needs to record data from core, must obtain them from undocumented behaviours. 
  
-  * The core patch from which this module has been born used to parse the standard "watchdog" table.  +  * The core patch from which this module has been born used to parse the standard "watchdog" table from the dblog module.  
-  * For zeitgeist.module 1.1 to 1.6, this meant parsing both the "search form" form and search URL, which led to various problems, notably regarding potential safety issues, and the algorithm proved unreliable over minor core releases changing search.module. +  * For zeitgeist.module 4.7.x-1.1 to 4.7.x-1.6, this meant parsing both the "search form" form and search URL, which led to various problems, notably regarding potential safety issues, and the algorithm proved unreliable over minor core releases changing search.module. 
-  * Version 1.7 only processes the "search form" form. This simplifies the code, but leave it vulnerable to search.module changes.+  * Later versions only alter search forms to add a submit handler. This simplifies the code, but leave it vulnerable to search.module changes.
  
-At some point, drupal core will probably evolve to include such a logging mechanism, and zeitgeist will then be able to use it. Should the module become popular, it is also conceivable that search.module add a recording hook, independent of other recording needs.+At some point, drupal core will probably evolve to include such a logging mechanism, and zeitgeist will then be able to use it. Should the module become popular, it is also conceivable that search.module add a recording hook, independent of other recording needs. Things have evolved for the better in Drupal 7, where a single form implementation is used for all search forms, allowing simpler and more generic logging from the form submit handler.
  
 Until this happens, it could be possible to use [[http://fr.php.net/manual/en/function.runkit-function-rename.php|runki_function_rename]] to: Until this happens, it could be possible to use [[http://fr.php.net/manual/en/function.runkit-function-rename.php|runki_function_rename]] to:
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 Problems: Problems:
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   * This would fail if the standard do_search did some stack checking, but the current version doesn't.   * This would fail if the standard do_search did some stack checking, but the current version doesn't.
   * This requires the experimental "runkit" PECL package, absent from most PHP installations, and apparently unstable   * This requires the experimental "runkit" PECL package, absent from most PHP installations, and apparently unstable
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