Cake just doesn't have a true autoloader so you need to include the file yourself or use the App class.
On Dec 7, 12:38 pm, RhythmicDevil <rhythmicde...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well the basic idea is that the application uses two datasources. One > is the MySQL one the other is a custom one I wrote for our API. The > Models that use the custom datasource require some methods and > properties, I posted those in the initial question on this thread. > Normally I would just put those in AppModel and be done with it. But, > they break the models that use MySQL so AppModel is not the > appropriate place. > > So what I wanted to do was have AppModel at the top of the chain > containing all common Model code. Then extend that to GtiApi, User, > and Group. GtiApi would contain the methods and properties I > mentioned. Then API driven Models like Solidcore would extend GtiApi. > This now works. > > In reality though I actually dont "need" the Solidcore models, I could > really just use GtiApi model and then do something fancy so that Model > data was under the right index, say "Solidcore". That way the > controller and views would work properly as well. Currently the Models > that extend GtiApi are empty. There may be a case for doing some extra > Model work in some of them, but I dont have all the requirements yet. > > On Dec 7, 11:19 am, Geoff Douglas <drdouglas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Where are you trying to use the Solidcore Model? > > > I have done what you are explaining several times. Generally to apply > > different relationships to the same models, for better performance, and > > cleaner code. > > > It is possible. And it is not breaking "the Cake way" to do it either. Cake > > is very versatile, especially with how models work. > > > Let me know. -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
