Sounds like a good set up, I don't suppose you have an open source copy of the admin system you use for 1.x? I wouldn't mind trying to implement it into 2.x (but 1.3 may work)
Cheers :) On 3 February 2012 12:11, Thaissa Mendes <thaissa.men...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, using an AdminController can prevent duplicate code. My backend > controllers would almost always have at least "index", "add", "edit" > and "delete" methods. Those methods, created on AdminController, let > me have on my backend controllers only any extra methods I would need. > Creating add/edit/delete/index methods over and over seems to me a > waste of time. > > Currently, using my 1.x modification, when I'm creating a backend > module, I just create the table, create an almost empty backend > controller, and that's it. Of course there are cases which I need some > extra methods (such as "activate" or "show"), but the default actions > are already working. > > I also created "beforeDelete", "afterSave" and some other methods to > be able to set anything before the AdminController saves/deletes > something, or after saving/deleting. > > Anyway, after some years using that way, I really prefer to change > Cake's core again, or keep using 1.x, than stop using that way. > > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 5:03 AM, Stephen <step...@ninjacodermonkey.co.uk> > wrote: > > I always assumed it was much better to use a prefix than to separate your > > controllers or possibly duplicate code? > > > > Using the AdminController extension (which I assume extends > AppController?), > > can this prevent duplicate code and what are the benefits if you don't > mind > > me asking? > > > > Kind Regards > > Stephen > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- Kind Regards Stephen http://www.ninjacodermonkey.co.uk -- 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