Well, when you get into a modular directory structure, we don't have the
simplicity of just setting the models folder for every model into the
include_path. Then again we could do require_once('../models/MyModel.php');Bill Karwin wrote: > > Here's what I'm doing in the bootstrap (index.php) of a demo app I'm > working on: > > require_once 'Zend/Loader.php'; > Zend_Loader::registerAutoload(); > > $appDir = dirname(dirname(__FILE__)) . '/app'; > set_include_path($appDir . '/models' . PATH_SEPARATOR . > get_include_path()); > > Following this, I have no problem loading models. Isn't this simpler > than using another helper class? Am I missing something? > However, I realize that in more complex apps, it may not be quite this > simple. > > Regards, > Bill Karwin > > > ________________________________ > > From: PotatoBob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 11:47 AM > To: fw-general@lists.zend.com > Subject: [fw-general] Model Loading helper > > > > Normally models are loaded through require_once() or > Zend_Loader::loadClass() with painfully long paths similar to > "module/models/Model.php" or "module/models/controller/Model.php" and > more likely "../models/controller/Model.php". After a few discussions on > #zftalk with ralphschindler, > SpotSec_Controller_Action_Helper_ModelLoader came to existence. > ModelLoader does exactly what the name says, it makes loading models one > step simpler by determining the path to the models folder so all you > have to do is specify the model's class name. > > Anyways I just wanted to see some feedback, as I never actually > tested it and feel it is useless... > > If you are using the conventional modular directory structure > then ModelLoader is already setup and ready to go. If you are not then > you can setup ModelLoader using __construct(); > > > Usage: $this->_helper->ModelLoader('UserModel'); > > link in proposal form: ModelLoading helper > <http://svn.ralphschindler.com/repo/ZendFramework/Zend_Controller-ModelL > oader/library/Zend/Controller/Action/Helper/ModelLoader.php> > -------- > SpotSec <http://www.spotsec.com> > > ________________________________ > > View this message in context: Model Loading helper > <http://www.nabble.com/Model-Loading-helper-tf3942096s16154.html#a111815 > 98> > Sent from the Zend Framework mailing list archive > <http://www.nabble.com/Zend-Framework-f15440.html> at Nabble.com. > > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Model-Loading-helper-tf3942096s16154.html#a11181906 Sent from the Zend Framework mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
