Re: Augmenting controller actions with components
To an extent, yes, this could be solved with base / mini controllers. Of course then you have a whole other bunch of abstract controllers which have to be protected from the web. Also, you very quickly end up with very complex class hierarchies if you want to have, say some actions from one base controller, some from another, but not the ones from another etc etc. Adding actions as part of a component lets you take a more aspect oriented approach to design. Simon --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Cake PHP group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Augmenting controller actions with components
I have seen a discussion about this a while ago, it looks like having
a baseController from which other's could be derived... Also remind me
the mini controller of AD7Six
On Sep 2, 6:13 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sure, it does sound a little convoluted... I'll try again!
for example:
class ExampleController extends AppController {
var $actsAs = array('SomeComponent');
}
class SomeComponent extends Component {
public function someAction() {
}
}
What I want to be able to do is have the url
(controller=ExampleController, action=SomeAction) result in the
SomeAction member of the component being called as an action. Of
course I could just write: function someAction() { return
$this-SomeComponent-someAction()); } lots of times in my controller (for
all the actions), but it would be nice not to have to do all that
typing.
Essentially I view it working the same way as ModelBehaviours, the way
you can call $model-functionInBehaviour() directly. The change would
probably have to go in the dispatcher though, rather than the
controller.
Right now I am achieving the effect through the rather in-elegant, and
potentially dangerous:
class SomeComponent extends Component {
function startup($controller) {
$action = $controller-params['action'];
if method_exists($this,$action) {
$this-$action();
}
}
function someAction() {
... do some stuff which results in a $this-controller-redirect,
renderAction or such like, ie completely fulfills an action ...
}
}
It's certainly an enhancement, but I think the design might need some
discussion before it's worth submitting/rejecting as an enhancement.
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Augmenting controller actions with components
Is it currently possible to augment controller actions with component functions. What I'm looking for is something similar to the way that a behaviour function can be accessed through its model, but for controllers, so I can provide an action with a component, instead of having to write a bunch of actions in the controller which do no more than farm the work out to a component. I've implemented this through startup hook, with a switch on the controller-params, but suspect that this might be a less than elegant solution. Do people think it might be worth a RFE? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Cake PHP group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Augmenting controller actions with components
On 9/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it currently possible to augment controller actions with component functions. What I'm looking for is something similar to the way that a behaviour function can be accessed through its model, but for controllers, so I can provide an action with a component, instead of having to write a bunch of actions in the controller which do no more than farm the work out to a component. I'm having a hard time visualizing what you're trying to accomplish here. Could you show us a code example? Given that you can create methods in a component, and you can call these methods in an action in your controller. I think an example would be very helpful. -- Chris Hartjes Senior Developer Cake Development Corporation My motto for 2007: Just build it, damnit! @TheBallpark - http://www.littlehart.net/attheballpark @TheKeyboard - http://www.littlehart.net/atthekeyboard --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Cake PHP group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Augmenting controller actions with components
Sure, it does sound a little convoluted... I'll try again!
for example:
class ExampleController extends AppController {
var $actsAs = array('SomeComponent');
}
class SomeComponent extends Component {
public function someAction() {
}
}
What I want to be able to do is have the url
(controller=ExampleController, action=SomeAction) result in the
SomeAction member of the component being called as an action. Of
course I could just write: function someAction() { return $this-
SomeComponent-someAction()); } lots of times in my controller (for
all the actions), but it would be nice not to have to do all that
typing.
Essentially I view it working the same way as ModelBehaviours, the way
you can call $model-functionInBehaviour() directly. The change would
probably have to go in the dispatcher though, rather than the
controller.
Right now I am achieving the effect through the rather in-elegant, and
potentially dangerous:
class SomeComponent extends Component {
function startup($controller) {
$action = $controller-params['action'];
if method_exists($this,$action) {
$this-$action();
}
}
function someAction() {
... do some stuff which results in a $this-controller-redirect,
renderAction or such like, ie completely fulfills an action ...
}
}
It's certainly an enhancement, but I think the design might need some
discussion before it's worth submitting/rejecting as an enhancement.
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