I have created a class that components can descend which provides this functionality.
http://svn3.xp-dev.com/svn/cakephp/libs/magic_tools/libs/magic_component.php MagicComponent offers you this functionality by letting you specify which attributes you want to merge in your AppController and descending controllers using the MagicComponent::$attributesToMerge attribute: MyComponent extends MagicComponent { var $attributesToMerge = array('someVar'); } Now your AppController::$someVar and descending controller's $someVar attribute automatically get merged (they both need to be an array, of course): AppController extends Controller { var $someVar = array('one', 'two'); } SomeController extends AppController { var $someVar = array('three'); } For SomeController, MagicComponent will now automatically set $someVar to the value `array('one', 'two', 'three')` - as you know it already from some other variables like AppController::$uses or AppController::$helpers. Notice: I think I read somewhere that components should inherit from Object because otherwise it could lead to infinite loops or something like that. I didn't experience this problem so far, but be warned! On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Joshua Muheim <psybea...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for pointing me into the right direction! :-) > > On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Amit Badkas <amit.sanis...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> Controller does merging of 'uses', 'helpers' and 'components' only by >> default, please have a look at __mergeVars() method in >> cake/libs/controller/controller.php >> Amit Badkas >> PHP Applications for E-Biz: http://www.sanisoft.com >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 3:53 PM, psybear83 <psybea...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hey everybody >>> >>> I know that CakePHP applies some magic to inheritance. So when having >>> a class... >>> >>> class AppController extends Controller { >>> var $uses = array('Model', 'AnotherModel'); >>> } >>> >>> ...and then extending another one from it... >>> >>> class AnotherController extends AppController { >>> var $uses = array('YetAnotherModel'); >>> } >>> >>> ...we don't end up with AnotherController::uses being... >>> >>> array('YetAnotherModel') >>> >>> ...(as PHP would normally do it), but with >>> >>> array('Model', 'AnotherModel', 'YetAnotherModel') >>> >>> This is very nice! But I wonder how I can use this magic for my own >>> class variables? E.g. I want AppController::filters to be >>> array('Filter1', 'Filter2') and then for UsersController I want to add >>> 'Filter3', then normally I would have to use the beforeFilter: >>> >>> UsersController extends AppController { >>> function beforeFilter() { >>> $this->filters[] = 'Filter3'; >>> } >>> } >>> >>> But this isn't very beautiful, so I'd rather use the CakePHP magic >>> mentioned above. But how could I do this? Is there an easy way to tell >>> CakePHP to treat "filters" the same way as "uses" etc.? >>> >>> Thanks a lot for help >>> Josh >>> >>> Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://cakeqs.org and help others >>> with their CakePHP related questions. >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "CakePHP" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com >>> 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?hl=en >> >> Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://cakeqs.org and help others >> with their CakePHP related questions. >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CakePHP" group. >> To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com >> 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?hl=en >> > -- 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
