Example of use of Bowe Codes to add your very own BuddyPress shortcodes. You can paste the above code in the functions.php of your active theme

functions.php

<?php

/**
* Building a new BuddyPress shortcode
* using Bowe Codes built-in "API"
* 
* You'll need Bowe Codes : http://wordpress.org/plugins/bowe-codes/
* And BuddyPress 1.7+
*/
 
class Burnardo_Shortcode{

	/**
	 * Displays "profile card for the loggedin user"
	 */
	
	function __construct() {
		$this->setup_filters();
	}
	
	function setup_filters() {
		add_filter( 'bowe_codes_shortcodes', array( $this, 'register' ), 10, 1 );
		add_filter( 'bowe_codes_shortcodes_settings', array( $this, 'settings' ), 10, 1);
	}
	
	function register( $shortcodes = array() ) {
		$shortcodes['bc_burnardo'] = array( $this, 'display_burnardo_sc' );
		
		return $shortcodes;
	}
	
	function display_burnardo_sc( $atts = '' ) {
		
		$defaults = array( 
			'avatar'   => 1,
			'size'     => 50,
			'class'    => 'my_member',
			'fields'   => '',
		);
						
		$r = wp_parse_args( $atts, $defaults );

		extract( $r, EXTR_SKIP );
		
		// no loggedin user no content !
		if( !is_user_logged_in() ) 
            return false;

        $user_id = bp_loggedin_user_id();
       
       	/* using bowe_codes_html_member() function to quicky displays but you can use your own function*/
        $html_member_box = '<div class="'.$class.'">';
    	$html_member_box .= '<ul class="'.$class.'-ul">'.bowe_codes_html_member( $user_id, $avatar, $size, $fields ).'</ul>';
        $html_member_box .= '</div>';
		
		echo $html_member_box;
	}
	
	function settings( $settings = array() ) {
		
		 $settings['bc_burnardo'] = array( 
				'attributes' => array(
					array( 
						'id' => 'avatar', 
						'type' => 'boolean', 
						'default' => 1, 
						'required' => false, 
						'caption' => __( 'Avatar', 'bowe-codes' ) 
					),
					array( 
						'id' => 'size', 
						'type' => 'int', 
						'default' => 50, 
						'required' => false, 
						'caption' => __( 'Size in pixels', 'bowe-codes' ) 
					),
					array( 
						'id' => 'class', 
						'type' => 'string', 
						'default' => 'my_member', 
						'required' => false, 
						'caption' => __( 'Css Class', 'bowe-codes' ) 
					)
				),
				'description' => __( 'Displays a profile card for the loggedin user' )
		);

		if( bp_is_active( 'xprofile' ) ) {
			$settings['bc_burnardo']['attributes'][] = array( 
				'id' => 'fields', 
				'type' => 'string', 
				'default' => '', 
				'required' => false, 
				'caption' => __( 'xProfile field Name (separated by a comma if more than one)', 'bowe-codes' ) 
			);
		}
		
		
		return $settings;
	}
}
 
function burnardo_shortcode() {
	return new Burnardo_Shortcode();
}
 
add_action( 'bowe_codes_ready', 'burnardo_shortcode' );