Unable to extend core common.js

[VitorFF]

Hello all!

I'm trying to extend the common.js  so that CRM.alerts arriving from a specific page are not created.
Obviously I don't want to change core code but rather create a custom version of this file.

But so far I'm not being able to make this new custom.js file override the core one, can any one help me with that?

Thank you!

Vitor

[Coleman Watts]

If you think about the way javascript works, it's better to override just the function not the entire file.

What messages are you wanting to suppress?

[totten]

Coleman, are you suggesting something like:

Code: [Select]

// myext.php
...
CRM_Core_Resources::singleton()->addScript('myext', 'my-alert.js', 100);
...

// my-alert.js
(function(){
    var oldAlert = CRM.alert;
    CRM.alert = function(...) {
        if (inSpecialCase()) {
            doSomethingSpecial();
        } else {
            oldAlert.apply(this, arguments);
        }
    };
})();


[Coleman Watts]

Yes exactly, but I didn't want to jump the gun and provide that example if it wasn't appropriate to the situation

I'm not sure why VitorFF wants to suppress messages on a certain page but I could guess that it might be to get rid of annoying "Saved" messages. If that's the case, just upgrade to 4.5 and we've already fixed it. Or it might be to prevent the duplicate contact alert, which can be turned off in preferences. Or it might be something else that has a non-code solution

[VitorFF]

Thanks for your help!

I'm indeed trying to suppress the "Saved" message on a couple of pages.

I'm going to try totten's suggestion and then get back on how it worked.

Thanks again!

[Coleman Watts]

@VitorFF since that is already fixed in 4.5 (no more annoying "Saved" messages) and 4.5 will be released next week, wouldn't it be a better use of your time to just upgrade?