Title: Retrieve data Last modified: February 16, 2021 --- # Retrieve data * Resolved [krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) * (@krghost) * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/) * Is there any way to retrieve data from the WebGL build to WordPress? I am creating a level editor and after the editing I wanted the value in WordPress to insert it into the database Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total) * Plugin Author [pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) * (@pthowe) * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14060964) * Hello Krghost, * I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish? When a Unity3D WebGL is running there are function calls which can interact with the browser and the WEB. Without knowing more about the environment and conditions I can not offer any suggestions. * Thread Starter [krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) * (@krghost) * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14080729) * I am new to using webgl on wordpress so sorry if the question seems naive. I wanted to know how to use function like sendMessage() here in this plugin. Is it callable? If yes, how?. Where do I write it? * I am making a level editor where user will create a level for the game and then upload the level data to firebase database. Initially, I was thinking of retrieving the level data from unity webgl to the browser and then pushing it to the database as I need the user detail present on the website to push it into the database but I think there is no way to do so. * So I was thinking of sending the user details to unity webgl from the browser( through a function like sendMessage()) and from unity I’ll push the game data into the database * So is there any way to do either of those mentioned above I am using unity 2019.4 * Thank you for your quick reply * Plugin Author [pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) * (@pthowe) * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14087923) * [@krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/), I have done very little with Unity3D. I would be happy to work with your as someone to discuss ideas. I have done a couple of the demo’s. I have created one unique game which is just a simple maze game. Is your level Editor a separate Unity3D application from the game? Where are the levels from your game stored? If you can help me understand how levels work I can help you figure out how to use them with the plugin. * Peter * Thread Starter [krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) * (@krghost) * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14088068) * Great * So my level editor is a stand-alone (i.e a separate WebGL build apart from the game). The level will be like a chessboard where the level creator will put predefined NPCs on the squares. There will be a limited number of NPCs with id 1 to n. One of these NPC will be placed on each square on the board. That is the whole level. * To add it into the database when the creator submits, I simply create a (2 x 2)JSON of the current board with the NPC id as a value and then push the JSON into the Level creator’s account. * Now here, the Level JSON info is in the unity WebGL and the user info is on the web browser. I somehow have to bring them together and push them into the database. * Your help would be greatly appreciated Thank you for your prompt reply * Plugin Author [pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) * (@pthowe) * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14093374) * [@krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) , Did a quick look at Unity3d. The thought that comes to mind if the levels can be stored as a JSON file you. You could use the UnityWebRequest to read/write the JSON file from the server and load the information into the game. * I can see that there would be security issues with the write operations. It should be possible to write to the media folder. * There are also REST API functions. For testing the REST API there is the a tool called POSTMAN. This is a great tool for testing how a REST API works, what you need to send and what gets sent back. * If you have a Unity3d test of concept, and a JSON file which describes a level I would be happy to look at the design. * Let me know what you need. Peter * Thread Starter [krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) * (@krghost) * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14093626) * [@pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) , so is there no way to get the browser and Unity3d to communicate directly? Rather than going through an API? I mean like “sendMessage()” function in JS - This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by [krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/). * Plugin Author [pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) * (@pthowe) * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14098917) * [@krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) , Let me see what I can put together as a test case. * Thread Starter [krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) * (@krghost) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14113165) * Hey [@pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) any update? any feedback( whether possible or not) will be highly appreciated. * Thanks * Plugin Author [pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) * (@pthowe) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14114342) * [@krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) , My research keeps leading me back to something like: [https://weeklyhow.com/unity-restful-api/](https://weeklyhow.com/unity-restful-api/) [https://hub.packtpub.com/using-rest-api-unity-part-1-what-rest-and-basic-queries/](https://hub.packtpub.com/using-rest-api-unity-part-1-what-rest-and-basic-queries/) * I do believe that some browser information can be extracted. What type of information are you trying to extract from the browser? * I believe you can pass parameters into a Unity3D game. * Let me know what you are trying to accomplish * Pthowe * Thread Starter [krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) * (@krghost) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14114691) * [@pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) the data I want to pass is simply a string that is the user Id of the user logged into the website. * Plugin Author [pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) * (@pthowe) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14119820) * [@krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) , For the first part of the project. I am sure you are already aware, * wp_get_current_user()->ID * Will get you the current logged in user. The next part is to use the parameters which are passed to the Unity3d object as a parameter. * with the plugin I created you have: [hs_unity3d_web_gl_game src=”Roll-a-ball” height=”500″ width=”600″ u3dver=”2019.4″] * Nothing prevents you from adding an additional parameter such as: * [hs_unity3d_web_gl_game src=”Roll-a-ball” height=”500″ width=”600″ u3dver=”2019.4″ User=wp_get_current_user()->ID] * The trick I have not worked out is how do you deal with special symbols and spaces because this is part of a URL. * I will have to go look for the code, to extract the parameter into a variable in the UNITY code. * Look for update * Thread Starter [krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) * (@krghost) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14120117) * [@pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) ok so you mean that sending it through shortcode might work? I’ll definitely give it a try. Please update if you find out something and I’ll do the same too. * Thanks * Plugin Author [pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) * (@pthowe) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14144692) * Hello [@krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) , * I know this is not quite what you are trying to accomplish but it is communication between browser and the Unit3D game using my plugin. * Reference URL From Code Monkey:[https://unitycodemonkey.com/video.php?v=3g0N__K7Wlo](https://unitycodemonkey.com/video.php?v=3g0N__K7Wlo) * For this I created a Unity3D game. The game is very simple and based on the Code Monkey example above. I created a game object of a circle, 2 UI Text Elements, and a game object linked to a C# script. * The code in the Script: is the same as in the Code Monkey * The Code Monkey, has buttons which are in the HTML page that send information into Unity3D game. * Now there is a name change in the game object used by the plugin. The HTML to add the buttons looks like: * ```
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``` * The Code Monkey used “unityInstance” the plugin you need to use “gameInstance”. * To put the HTML buttons on the game page I added the code below the tag which loads the game. * ``` [hs_unity3d_web_gl_game src="LevelBuild" height="300" width="500" u3dver="2019.4"]
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``` * Let me know if you have questions. * Thanks Peter * Plugin Author [pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) * (@pthowe) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14153273) * [@krghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krghost/) , * I think I have worked it out. If you look at the online documentation [https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/webgl-interactingwithbrowserscripting.html](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/webgl-interactingwithbrowserscripting.html) * 1. In the Assets create a folder Plugins 2. Create a file in the folder which has the extension “.jslib” 3. This file will look like: * ``` mergeInto(LibraryManager.library, { ReturnUserID: function() { return current_userID; }, }); ``` * 4. Create a C# Script “AccessJavaScript” * ``` using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; using UnityEngine; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; public class AccessJavaScript : MonoBehaviour { [DllImport("__Internal")] private static extern int ReturnUserID(); void Start() { int result = ReturnUserID(); Debug.Log(result); } } ``` * Because this is accessing the browser JavaScript, you can no longer use the Unity3d Editor Play. In my test I created in the HTML page: * ``` ``` * From a short code which extracted current user info and placed in the page. * Hope this is helpful. Please post them. Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total) The topic ‘Retrieve data’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/howescape-unity3d-webgl/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=1367221) * [HoweScape Unity3d WebGL](https://wordpress.org/plugins/howescape-unity3d-webgl/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/howescape-unity3d-webgl/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/howescape-unity3d-webgl/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/howescape-unity3d-webgl/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/howescape-unity3d-webgl/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/howescape-unity3d-webgl/reviews/) ## Tags * [retrieve](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/retrieve/) * 14 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [pthowe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pthowe/) * Last activity: [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-data-3/#post-14153273) * Status: resolved