I just saw there is an initialize() method, in sfBasicSecurityUser
class...
I didn't get what exactly does the $storage->read do?
What do I need to read to understand this whole code in the user
profile classes...? didn't find much in the documentation...
On Aug 20, 11:08 am, Sumedh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks sounds good :)
>
> Thanks Tom...
>
> One more thing...
>
> Is it advised not to store objects in the session as attributes...so
> will I need to store all the fields as individual attributes? :|
>
> I mean, isn't it tedious, as we go on increasing the fields in user
> profile?
>
> On Aug 19, 5:46 pm, Tom Haskins-Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > Here's a simple example:
>
> > 1. create you're User table with the columns you want
>
> > 2. build your model
>
> > 3. in the myUser class define proxy methods set and retrieve
> > the data from your User model objects:
>
> > // in myUser.class.php
> > class myUser extends sfBasicSecurityUser
> > {
> > protected function getUser()
> > {
> > return UserPeer::retrieveByPk($this->getUserId());
> > }
>
> > public function signIn($user)
> > {
> > $this->setAttribute('user_id', $user->getId(), 'user');
> > $this->setAuthenticated(true);
> > }
>
> > public function getUserId()
> > {
> > return $this->getAttribute('user_id', '', 'user');
> > }
>
> > public function getFirstname()
> > {
> > return $this->getUser()->getFirstname();
> > }
>
> > public function signOut()
> > {
> > $this->getAttributeHolder()->removeNamespace('user');
> > $this->setAuthenticated(false);
> > }
> > }
>
> > Now in your templates you can use:
>
> > Welcome back, <?php echo $sf_user->getFirstname() ?>, how are you?
>
> > HTH
>
> > Tom
>
> > Sumedh wrote:
> > > Ok...
>
> > > I think using sfGuard would be an overkill as of now...
>
> > > If I simply want to -
>
> > > 1. Create a user table and define some columns in it...
>
> > > 2. Access this session data in actions and templates through $this-
> > >> getUser() method.
>
> > > How do I do this?
>
> > > If I simply create a UserPeer just as I do for other tables, and store
> > > it as an attribute in $this->getUser() object, will it be the right
> > > way to do this?
>
> > > I saw that the documentation advises against storing propel objects in
> > > this session object...how do I do it then?
>
> > > I saw there is a class sfBasicSecurityUser...what is it used for? I
> > > didn't find any mention of it in the documentation...
>
> > > On Aug 19, 10:34 am, Dennis Benkert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > >> On 18 Aug., 14:21, Sumedh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > >>> Anyone? :(
> > >>> I am really confused if I should use this plugin or do my own simple
> > >>> thing...
> > >>> Right now I am grappling with issues...just trying to figure out where
> > >>> is the code that compares user supplied credentials with DB data and
> > >>> decides this is a correct login...the executeSignin doesn't seem to
> > >>> have any code for this ??? :|
> > >> You'll find it in one of the validators bundeled with sfGuardPlugin.
>
> > >>> If I want to do my own simple thing, how can I make the
> > >>> $this->getUser() object to point to a new object I'll create (that'll
> > >>> map to
> > >>> the new users table I'll create)?
> > >> maybe i misunderstand you but you can find it in your myUser class or
> > >> in the sfGuardSecurityUser class. Maybe take a closer look at the
> > >> sfGuardSecurityUser class. I think it bundles methods to log a user in
> > >> by hand.
>
> > >> - Dennis
>
> > --
> > Tom Haskins-Vaughan
> > Temple Street Media: Design and Development for the Web
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] |www.templestreetmedia.com
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