typo3 extension two times on page, different setup?

Question

I have written a Typo3 extension that I want to put 2 times on the same Typo3 page (actually in two parts defined through a templavoila template), but the two instances need different setups!
When I add content to the page through the "Page" module, I can add as many instances of my extension as I want. But in the "Template" module, there is only 1 configuration per page.

So my question is: what is the best way to have different typoscript setups for different instances of a single plugin on the same page?

Thanks for any hints!

Answer 1

Why using template configuration? You could define some configurations for the frontend plugin itself (with flexforms), so every instance could be customized.

Answer 2

If a configuration option is not available as flexform, or there are other reasons why to change the options via TypoScript, you may do it like this:

temp.tx_yourextension < plugin.tx_yourextension
plugin.tx_yourextension >
plugin.tx_yourextension = CASE
plugin.tx_yourextension {

  # check for the uid of the content element (the plugin)
  key.field = uid

  # if nothing special is defined
  default < temp.tx_yourextension

  # the plugin with the uid 1234 needs different configuration
  1234 < temp.tx_yourextension
  1234 {
    property = whatever
  }
}

Instead of requesting the uid, you could check for section_frame or any other field.

But keep in mind, some extensions accessing directly the TypoScript via $GLOBALS['TSFE']->tmpl->setup['plugin.']['tx_yourextension.']['property'] which will prevent this option.

You could do the same on tt_content.list.*

# without tx_ prefix
temp.yourextension < tt_content.list.20.yourextension
tt_content.list.20.yourextension >
tt_content.list.20.yourextension = CASE
...

Answer 3

You can use the flexform to have different setups. Each flexform is stored in a separate database field.