I'm migrating an old app developed in Yii1 to Yii2.
I used to have a array in the controller that was storing all the variables that I would need to send to the frontend as a JavaScript:
public $jsVars;
public function toJSObject($params){
$this->jsVars = array_merge($this->jsVars, $params);
}
private function printJSVarsObject(){
//convert my php array into a js json object
}
When I needed a variable to be exposed in Javascript, I would just use $this->toJSObject, in the View or in the Controller.
Then, in the controller I also used to have:
public function beforeRender($view){
$this->printJSVarsObject();
}
In Yii2, I had to configure the View component with a custom View and then attach an event:
namespace app\classes;
use yii\base\Event;
use yii\helpers\Json;
Event::on(\yii\web\View::className(), \yii\web\View::EVENT_END_BODY, function($event) {
$event->sender->registerJSVars();
});
class View extends \yii\web\View {
public $jsVars = [];
public function addJsParam($param){
$this->jsVars = array_merge($this->jsVars, $param);
}
public function registerJSVars() {
$this->registerJs(
"var AppOptions= " . Json::htmlEncode($this->jsVars) . ";",
View::POS_END,
'acn_options'
);
}
}
But, having the event outside the class seems weird to me. Also, while I'm in the controller, I won't be able to use my former approach using this method.
Obviously, I'm missing something, or my approach is just incorrect.
How do you guys do that?
If you're trying to access properties of the controller from a view (see above comments!), you can use;
$this->context
to return an instance of the currently used controller from within the view file. So to access your beforeRender() method you would just use
$this->context->beforeRender()
Related
I'm running Laravel 7, and I wonder if it is possible to return a rendered Blade component from a controller, just like you would with a view. I can return the view of the component like the following.
return View::make('components.some-view');
However, I do not have access to any of the data or methods inside the SomeView component class. If I try to use a variable defined in the component, I receive an undefined variable error.
Try this, it works for me in Laravel 8
for example I have App\View\Components\Form\Button component
<?php
class Button extends Component{
public $variable1;
public $variable2;
public function __construct($variable1, $variable2){
$this->variable1 = $variable1;
$this->variable2 = $variable2;
}
public function render(){
// return view('view_component_name');
}
}
?>
& I wants to render that component in controller without view layout
then I can do like this
<?php
use App\View\Components\Form\Button;
class TestController extends Controller{
public function index(Request $request)
$obj = new Button($variable1, $variable2);
$obj->render()->with($obj->data());
}
}
?>
** data function include methods, properties and attributes of Component.
I hope this one helps to you
You can render a blade component from your controller using view function:
//first parameter = Path of your component
//second argument = All your variables that your component receive
$html = view('components.yourComponentName', ['x-variable' => $value]);
return $html;
Create object of component in controller like
$com = new SomeComponent($variable1, $variable2);
//call the render function
$comHtml = $com->render();
Hopefully this will help.
Use YourDirectory\some-view;
$controllerObject = new some-view;
$controllerObject -> variable;
So here's the code
use App\Video;
class HomeController extends Controller
{
protected $video;
public function index()
{
// $video_to_watch is fetched from db and I want to save it and use it in
// another function in this controller
$this -> video = $video_to_watch;
return view('home', compact('video_to_watch'));
}
public function feedback(Request $request)
{
dd($this -> video);
}
}
feedback returns null for some reason.
when I put the
dd($this -> video);
in index() it works fine, not null.
I have tried what's suggested here: Laravel doesn't remember class variables
but it didn't help.
I'm sure it's something stupid I'm overlooking. But can't seem to figure out what, any help much appreciated.
You can't keep your $video value between 2 different requests. You have to fetch your video data in each request.
use App\Video;
class HomeController extends Controller
{
public function index() {
$myVideo = $this->getMyVideo();
return view('home', $myVideo);
}
public function feedback(Request $request) {
dd($this->getMyVideo);
}
private function getMyVideo() {
// fetch $video_to_watch from db
return $video_to_watch ;
}
}
First of all don't fetch data inside a Controller. It's only 'a glue' between model and view. Repeat. No fetching inside a controller.
Use domain services and dependency injection to get business data and if you want to share this data create shared service (single instance).
-
Putting a data object into a controller property class makes a temporary dependency between method calls. Avoid it. Use services instead.
Hi i have issue here of calling another controller action to send an mail, here is my code:
user.php
public function followAction()
{
$follow_id = $this->_getParam('id');
$response = "<a href='javascript: void(0)' class='i-wrap ig-wrap-user_social i-follow_small-user_social-wrap'><i class='i i-follow_small-user_social ig-user_social'></i>Stop Following</a>";
notifyEmail() ------> need to call Notity Controller with notifyEmail() Action along with
params
$this->_helper->json($response); ----> return json response
}
NotifyController.php
<?php
class NotifyController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
public function init()
{
/* Initialize action controller here */
}
public function index()
{
}
public function notifyEmailAction()
{
// rest of email code goes here
}
}
Thanks for help!
You have to move send mails functionality to another place,
and call it in both methods.
Check this thread
Calling member function of other controller in zend framework?
I suggest to create at the path /library a new folder 'My' and in it new file Utilities.php and in that file a new class where you can put all your help methods
class My_Utilities {
// put here your custom help methods
}
You need to auto-load that namespace.In configs/application.ini put
autoloaderNamespaces.my = "My_"
Then you can use namespace My_ and class My_Utilities.
In any case, you can call method form another controller:
include 'NotifyController.php';
$a = new NotifyController($this->_request, $this->_response);
$a->notifyEmailAction();
$this->action('action', 'controller', 'module', 'params')
That view helper walk through frontController and dispatch all plugins again.
I think is not the best solution keep in mind wasting resources
Please try this code
$this->action("action","controller","module")
I use Cakephp 2.1 and I need to call a component method which resides in a plugin, from a view helper:
The component is here:
/app/Plugin/Abc/Controller/Component/AbcComponent.php
The helper is here:
/app/View/Helper/SimpleHelper.php
I tried inside helper:
App::import('Component', 'Abc.Abc');
$this->Abc = new Abc(); or $this->Abc = new AbcComponent;
or
$this->Abc = $this->Components->load('Abc.Abc');
inside the controllers this component works with no problem.
I know this isn't recommended (MVC design etc.) but if I don't use it this way I need to duplicate a lot of code. I need to make something like:
MyHelper extends Helper{
$simpleVar = Component->get_data();
}
I use CakePHP 2.4
This is how I successfully call Component from a Helper:
App::uses('AclComponent', 'Controller/Component');
class MyHelper extends AppHelper {
public function myFunction() {
$collection = new ComponentCollection();
$acl = new AclComponent($collection);
// From here you can use AclComponent in $acl
if ($acl->check($aro, $aco) {
// ...
}
}
}
Passing data from CakePHP component to a helper
This seems to be a very nice way to handle this.
I tried working the way you are before, and, although it seems to be a nice immediate solution, in the long run, it is better to just work with the component and helper as 2 separate entities in your controller.
lee
You can put logic in trait and use this from component and helper, if your porpouse is to use the same business logic in different places, to avoid duplication code.
By example
the trait (file app/Lib/NameOfTrait.php or app/PluginName/Lib/NameOfTrait.php)
trait NameOfTrait {
public function theTraitFunc($a, $b) {
// Code here
}
}
The Component:
App::uses('Component', 'Controller');
App::uses('NameOfTrait', 'PluginName.Lib');
class NameOfComponent extends Component {
use NameOfTrait;
private $member;
private $controller;
public function __construct(ComponentCollection $collection, $settings = array()) {
parent::__construct($collection, $settings);
$this->member = $settings['memberName'];
}
function startup(Controller $controller) {
$this->controller = $controller;
}
/**
* Wrap function call of trait function,
* I think the function doesn't have the same name,
* I don't try this but I think is obvious,
* to avoid the function to call itself
*/
public function theTraitFuncWrap($a) {
return $this->theTraitFunc($a, $this->member);
}
}
Do The same for the Helper.
I hope this help someone, bye :)
I am using the following code to initialize a model from within my controller:
$this->load->model('model_name');
Is it possible to modify the above line somehow so that the model constructor recieves a parameter? I want to use the following code in the model constructor:
function __construct($param_var) {
parent::Model();
$this->$param_var = $param_var; //I'm not even sure this works in PHP..but different issue
}
This would be very helpful so that I can reuse my model classes. Thanks.
UPDATE:
(from one of the answers, my original question is solved..thanks!)
Just to explain why I wanted to do this: the idea is to be able to reuse a model class. So basically to give a simple example I would like to be able to pass an "order_by" variable to the model class so that I can reuse the logic in the model class (and dynamically change the order-by value in the sql) without having to create a separate class or a separate function.
Is this poor design? If so could you please explain why you wouldn't do something like this and how you would do it instead?
You can't pass parameters through the load function. You'll have to do something like:
$this->load->model('model_name');
$this->model_name->my_constructor('stuff');
In the model:
function my_constructor($param_var) {
...
}
Response to update:
You could just pass the order_by value when you're calling your model function. I'm assuming in your controller action, you have something like $this->model_name->get($my_id); Just add your order_by parameter to this function. IMO this makes your model logic more flexible/reusable because the way you were doing it, I assume setting order_by in the constructor will set the order_by value for every function.
In model
<?php
/* Load Model core model */
/* BASEPATH = D:\xampp\htdocs\ci_name_project\system\ */
include BASEPATH . 'core\\Model.php';
class User_model extends CI_Model {
/* Properties */
private $name;
/* Constructor parameter overload */
public function __construct($name) {
$this->set_name($name);
}
/* Set */
public function set_name($name) {
$this->name = $name;
}
/* Get */
public function get_name() {
return $this->name;
}
}
in controller
<?php
class User_controller extends CI_Controller {
public function index() {
/* Load User_model model */
/* APPPATH = D:\xampp\htdocs\ci_name_project\application\ */
include APPPATH . 'models\\User_model.php';
$name = 'love';
/* Create $object_user object of User_model class */
$object_user = new User_model($name);
echo $object_user->get_name(); // love
}
}
I see your reasoning for this, but may I suggest looking at Object-Relational Mapping for your database needs. There is a user-made ORM library for CodeIgniter called DataMapper that I've been using lately. You can use tables in your controllers as objects, and it may be a better fit for your problem.
Instead of using DataMapper i suggested to use IgnitedRecord because that the DataMapper is no longer maintained more over it has been replaced into Ruby
I am using CI ver 3.X, so what I am about to say is it will work for Codeigniter 3.X (and I haven't checked ver 4+ yet).
When I went thru the source code of the function model() in file system/libraries/Loader.php, noticed that it does not support loading the model with construct parameters. So if you want to make this happen you have to change the source code (bold, I know, and I just did).
Down below is how I did it.
1. Firstly, replace line 355
$CI->$name = new $model();
with some modifications:
$_args_count = func_num_args();
if(3 < $_args_count){
$refl = new ReflectionClass($model);
$CI->$name = $refl->newInstanceArgs(array_slice($_args_count, 3));
}else{
$CI->$name = new $model(); // origin source code
}
2. Load the model with a bit difference:
$this->load->model("model_name", "model_name", false, $param_var); // where amazing happens
Now you can have $this->model_name as you wished.