codeigniter+HMVC cross module call controller->method - php

Question

I am pulling all my hair off... Have been searching every thread, would appreciate if someone can point me to a working example.
Accroding to the doc: https://bitbucket.org/wiredesignz/codeigniter-modular-extensions-hmvc
I can call another module->controller using
modules::run('module/controller/method', $params);
modules::load('module/controller/method', $params);
or
$this->load->module('module/controller');
$this->controller->method();
Problem: the "method()" is never called. only constructor of the controller is called every time.
The objective is to build self-contained MVCs as module and use by other controllers.
But no matter what I do, it only calls the constructor, method is not called.
I started using HMVC a few weeks ago, did I miss something in the doc or it is not used this way?
Here is the setup:
modules
|--ztest1
| |--controller/c1.php
|--ztest2
|--controller/c2.php
class C1 extends MX_Controller {
function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
}
function index () {
Modules::run('ztest2/c2/testc2/');
//Modules::load('ztest2/c2/testc2/');
//$this->load->module('ztest2/c2/testc2/');
//$this->c2->testc2();
}
}
class C2 extends MX_Controller {
function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
echo __FILE__." // ".__CLASS__."/".__FUNCTION__.PHP_EOL;
}
function testc2(){
echo __FILE__." // ".__CLASS__."/".__FUNCTION__.PHP_EOL;
}
}
output:
/app/modules/ztest2/controllers/c2.php // C2/__construct
additional note: no error or warning with the script. It just quietly calls the constructor.

Answer 1

Thanks for MC's tip, I finally figured out the cause. HMVC doc indeed lacks some examples for beginner.
For anyone who may find this thread in the future, correct usage here:
to call module01/controller01/method00:
//method 1 CORRECT:
$ctlObj = modules::load('module01/controller01/');
$ctlObj->method00();
//or you could use chaining:
modules::load('module01/controller01/')->method00();
//method 1 WRONG:
modules::load('module01/controller01/method00'); //this will only load contructor
---
//method 2 CORRECT:
modules::run('module01/controller01/method00'); //no trailing slash!
//method 2 WRONG:
modules::run('module01/controller01/method00/');
---
//method 3 CORRECT:
$this->load->module('module01/controller01');
$this->controller01->method00();
I don't understand why method 3 failed when I first try... maybe because I restarted HTTPD?

Answer 2

This HMVC works well for me. I'm working on a project using this HMVC now.
Just edit third_party/MX/Modules.php as shown in this link below and tell me the response.
https://bitbucket.org/wiredesignz/codeigniter-modular-extensions-hmvc/pull-request/5/return-error-messages-instead-of-logging/diff

Answer 3

I ran into the same issue. Make sure you check capitalization of your directories and and controllers. It's not case sensitive for differing between the module and controller name.
//In my case the below did not work
$this->load->module('dashboard/Dashboard');
$this->Dashboard->method();
//but
$this->load->module('dashboard');
$this->Dashboard->method();
//worked

Answer 4

After some attempts to achieve call a controller that is not located within any module.
Modules::run('../Controller/method');

Answer 5

I am new at CI as well, and I thought I was having the same issue. Script seemed not to be running. (no html output).
//This did NOT work (did not produce output)
modules::run('module_name/method_name',$data);
// but this DID work??? didn't know why
modules::run('module_name/method_name',$data);
exit();
// turns out you need the echo for output
echo modules::run('templates/login_template',$data);
This may be obvious to many of you- but I wasted two hours searching for an answer.

Answer 6

so According to the documentation they says copy the controller in default controller folder and move to modules controller.
So now how do I run the controller that has been moved to modules when I run its running from the default controller file if removed does not work so how to make it run the controller inside module as a default controller to run.
So Do I need to mention the modules name too in the route

Answer 7

/*echo Modules::run("controller name of a module which you want to call/and its.. function name");*/
echo Modules::run("Second/callit");
or
$this->load->module('Second');
$this->second->callit();
But.. the controller name shold be different .. from one module to another module..
**(parameter passing)**
echo "<hr>";
//echo Modules::run("controller name of a module which you want to call/and its.. function name");
$data="peter";
echo Modules::run("Second/callit",$data);
echo "<hr>";
$this->load->module('Second');
$this->second->callit($data);
echo "<hr>";