Where is this counter in the code (boxed version)?

Question

Bitrix24

I created my own top menu and the question arose how to connect this counter?

Answer 1

Before you start: Yes, you can display a counter, but if you want to update the data via a push server, you need to slightly modify the menu template.
And by counters, I understand the standard mechanism using the API: CUserCounter (b_user_counter table)
To display a number, you need to do the following: when describing the menu (.left.menu.php), you need to add the counter_num parameter to the 3rd parameter of the item.

Array(
  'Test menu',
  "/test", 
  Array(), 
  Array(
    'counter_num' => 7,
  ), 
  "" 
),

In this case, 7 is the number that will be displayed next to the number.
The counter itself can be filled with data from anywhere.
However, if you want to add a counter updated via the push server, then you need to add one more parameter counter_id (this is the identifier of the standard Bitrix counter):

Array(
  'Test menu',
  "/test", 
  Array(), 
  Array(
    "counter_id" => "test-counter-menu",
    'counter_num' => 7,
  ), 
  "" 
),

Further, in the menu component template (/bitrix/templates/bitrix24/components/bitrix/menu/top_horizontal/template.php)
$items[] = $newItem;
add before the code:

if ( isset($item["PARAMS"]["counter_id"]) )
{
  $newItem['COUNTER_ID'] = $item["PARAMS"]["counter_id"];
}

Now when you update the counter, it will be automatically updated for users.

Answer 2

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