Skype extension

Template:Extension The Skype Button rendered inside MediaWiki (Other IM's: Yahoo, ICQ)

syntax

"<skype style="style_name" action="action">Skype-Username</skype>"

Skype Privacy

To enable your status to be shown online please select

Tools->Options->Privacy there is a button called "Allow my status to be shown on the web". Enable it

see Talk:Skype_extension for help
see http://www.thebigguy.co.uk/code/mediawiki/skype/code.htm

<?php

// WikiMedia Skype Extension Ver 2.0 (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Skype_extension)

// set up WikiMedia to react to the "<skype>" tag
$wgExtensionFunctions[] = "wfSkype";
 
function wfSkype() {
	global $wgParser;
	$wgParser->setHook( "skype", "RenderSkype" );
}
 
 
// the function that reacts to "<skype>"
 
function RenderSkype( $input, $argv ) {
    
// set your defaults for the style and action (add, call or chat) (add, call, chat, ballon, bigclassic or smallclassic)

	$style_default = "bigclassic" ;
	$action_default = "chat" ;
    
// the varibles are: <skype style="$argv['style']" action="$argv['action']">$input</skpye>

// test to see if the optinal elements of the tags are set and supported. if not set them to the defaults

	if( isset( $argv['style'] ) ){
		$style = $argv['style'] ;
		if( !($style == "add" OR $style == "chat" OR $style == "call" OR $style == "balloon" OR $style == "bigclassic" OR $style == "smallclassic") ){
			$style = $style_default ;
		}
	} else {
		$style = $style_default ;
	}
     
	if( isset( $argv['action'] ) ){
		$action = $argv['action'] ;
		if( !($action == "add" OR $action == "chat" OR $action == "call") ){
			$action = $action_default ;
		}
	} else {
		$action = $action_default ;
	}
	
// set the url to the image and the stype of the image
	switch( $style ){

		case "add":    
			$image = '<img src="http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/buttons/add_blue_transparent_118x23.png" ' ;
			$image .= ' style="border: none; width: 118px; height: 23px;" alt="My status" />' ;
		break;
		
		case "chat":    
			$image = '<img src="http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/buttons/chat_blue_transparent_97x23.png" ' ;
			$image .= ' style="border: none; width: 97px; height: 23px;" alt="My status" />' ;
		break;
		
		case "call":    
			$image = '<img src="http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/buttons/call_blue_transparent_70x23.png" ' ;
			$image .= ' style="border: none; width: 70px; height: 23px;" alt="My status" />' ;
		break;
		
		case "balloon":    
			$image = '<img src="http://mystatus.skype.com/balloon/'.$input.'" ' ;
			$image .= ' style="border: none; width: 150px; height: 60px;" alt="My status" />' ;
		break;
		
		case "bigclassic":
			$image = '<img src="http://mystatus.skype.com/bigclassic/'.$input.'" ' ;
			$image .= ' style="border: none; width: 182px; height: 44px;" alt="My status" />' ;			
		break;

		case "smallclassic":
			$image = '<img src="http://mystatus.skype.com/smallclassic/'.$input.'"' ;
			$image .= ' style="border: none; width: 114px; height: 20px;" alt="My status" />' ;
		break;

     }
     
// start the rendering the html outupt

     $output  = '<!-- Skype "My status" button http://www.skype.com/go/skypebuttons -->';
     $output .= '<!-- MediaWiki extension http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skype_extension -->';
     $output .= '<script type="text/javascript" src="http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/js/skypeCheck.js"></script>';
     $output .= '<a href="skype:'.$input.'?'.$action.'">'.$image.'</a>';
     $output .= '<!-- end of skype button -->';

// send the output to MediaWiki
     return $output;
}
?>

Installation

1. Copy the code into a file (e.g. skype.php)
2. Save the file in the extensions directory of your mediawiki folder
3. Add the line include('extensions/skype.php'); to the end of your LocalSettings.php file

Now you can use the extension with <skype>Skype-Username</skype> in the wiki

User Submitted Variation

Template:Extension Allow user to define button action and associated button style. Valid actions are 'call','chat', and 'add'.

"<skype action="specified_action">Skype-Username</skype>"

• Call - http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/buttons/call_blue_transparent_70x23.png
• Chat - http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/buttons/chat_blue_transparent_97x23.png
• Add - http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/buttons/add_blue_transparent_118x23.png

see Talk:Skype_extension for more information on the beta

<?php
  $wgExtensionFunctions[] = "wfskype";
 
 function wfSkype() {
     global $wgParser;
     $wgParser->setHook( "skype", "renderSkype" );
 }
 
 # The callback function for converting the input text to HTML output
 function renderSkype( $input, $argv ) {

     if( !isset( $argv['action'] ) ){
          $skype_action = "call" ;
     } else {
          $skype_action = $argv['action'] ;
     }

     switch( $skype_action ){

          case "call":    
               $skype_width = 70 ;
               $skype_height = 23 ;
	       $skype_style="call_blue_transparent_70x23.png";
          break;

          case "add":
               $skype_width = 118 ;
               $skype_height = 23 ;
	       $skype_style="add_blue_transparent_118x23.png";
          break;

          case "chat":
               $skype_width = 97 ;
               $skype_height = 23 ;
	       $skype_style="chat_blue_transparent_97x23.png";
          break;

          default:
               $skype_action = "call" ;
               $skype_width = 70 ;
               $skype_height = 23 ;
	       $skype_style="call_blue_transparent_70x23.png";

     }


     $output = '<!-- Skype buttons http://www.skype.com/go/skypebuttons -->';
     $output .= '<!-- MediaWiki extension http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skype_extension -->';
     $output .= '<script type="text/javascript" 

src="http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/js/skypeCheck.js"></script>';
     $output .= '<a href="skype:'.$input.'?'.$skype_action.'">';
     $output .= '<img src="http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/buttons/'.$skype_style.'" ' ;
     $output .= 'style="border: none; width: '.$skype_width.'px; height: '.$skype_height.'px;" alt="Skype me" 

/></a>';
     $output .= '<!-- end of skype button -->';

     return $output;
 }
?>