8 Replies Latest reply on May 30, 2017 12:38 PM by Ryan Rutan

Can user info be retrieved by a Tile?

Scott A Johnson Dec 27, 2013 6:38 PM

I'd like to load a tile differently depending on which user or more importantly which role the user has (admin, member, etc). Is there a way to get that context and load the corresponding data?

Re: Can user info be retrieved by a Tile?

aron.racho Dec 29, 2013 1:48 AM (in response to Scott A Johnson)

Unfortunately tiles cannot change presentation based on viewing user. Only tile action (and config) UIs may vary based on context such as viewer.
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  bernd.appelhans Dec 30, 2013 2:52 AM (in response to aron.racho)
  
  Boo - I think this functionality would be quite helpful for a number of use cases.
  
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  nilsheuer Dec 30, 2013 4:24 AM (in response to aron.racho)
  
  Agree with Bernd that this would be most useful. Given the way tiles are implemented, I can see how this might be difficult to do with the current tech,
  
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  Scott A Johnson Dec 30, 2013 11:05 AM (in response to aron.racho)
  
  How would you go about adding context to actions?
  
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    nilsheuer Dec 30, 2013 12:29 PM (in response to Scott A Johnson)
    
    You can open an embedded experience as part of an action. In that view you'll have access to the user context just like in an app.
    
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      Scott A Johnson Dec 30, 2013 12:33 PM (in response to nilsheuer)
      
      ok, so you would then have all the osapi and gadget stuff?
      
      Secondly, is there a way i can get the user's role or privileges from that user context? (i.e. is the user an admin, moderator, member, viewer?)
      
      Thanks,
      Scott
      
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Re: Can user info be retrieved by a Tile?

sameer_v Mar 21, 2017 12:40 PM (in response to Scott A Johnson)

For a custom tile here is another discussion with the answer:
get current user in a custom tile?
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  Ryan Rutan May 30, 2017 12:38 PM (in response to sameer_v)
  
  This thread is a bit old ... the latest answer to this question is Yes.
  
  See Creating Custom View Tiles on how to get started. =)
  
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