Suggested image rotator for use in Yii Framework App? - php

Question

I have an extension that displays a basic user profile derived from the Yii widget class. My extension is defined as follows:
class BasicProfile extends CWidget
{
public $user_id;
private $userinfo = array();
private $userdetail = array();
private $availibility = array();
private $availabletime = array();
private $usereducation = array();
private $userlanguages = array();
private $userlivingplace = array();
public function init()
{
$this->userinfo = $users = Users::model()->findByPk($this->user_id);
$this->userdetail = $users->profile;
$this->availibility = $users->user_availibility;
$this->availabletime = $users->user_availabletime;
$this->usereducation = $users->user_education;
$this->userlanguages = $users->user_languagues;
$this->userlivingplace = $users->user_livingplaces;
}
public function run() {
$this->getUserDetail();
}
public function getUserDetail(){
$basic = $this->userinfo;
$detail = $this->userdetail;
$availibility = $this->availibility;
$availabletime = $this->availabletime;
$usereducation = $this->usereducation;
$userlanguages = $this->userlanguages;
$userlivingplaces = $this->userlivingplace;
$age = getAge(strtotime($detail['date_of_birth']));
$is_smoker = isSmoker($detail['is_smoker']);
$education = '';
foreach ($usereducation as $ue)
{
$e = $ue->educ;
$education .= $e['edu_name']. ', ';
}
$education = substr($education, 0, -2);
$languages = '';
foreach ($userlanguages as $ul)
{
$l = $ul->lang;
$languages .= $l['language_title']. ', ';
}
$languages = substr($languages, 0, -2);
$condition = array('where_condition'=>'up.user_id=:id AND up.is_currently_own=:own', 'where_data'=>array(':id'=>(int)$this->user_id, ':own'=>'Yes'));
$user_pets = Users::model()->getUserPets($condition);
$profile_images = UserProfileImages::model()->getProfileImages( array('select'=>'all'), $this->user_id );
foreach( $profile_images as $profile_img ) {
$images[] = $profile_img->profile_image;
}
$image = '';
if( $images ){
$main_image = HTTP_HOST . PROFILE_IMAGES_THUMB . $images[0];
$image = '<img src="'. $main_image .'" />';
}
$address1 = $basic['address1'];
if($basic['address2'] != "")
$address1 .= ", ".$basic['address2'];
$address2 = $basic['city']." ".$basic['state'].", ". $basic['zip'];
$editprofile = url('/users/account');
$editimglink = url('/images/icons/Modify.png');
}
}
My goal is to simply call this extension in my view as follwos:
$this->widget('ext.UserProfile.BasicProfile',array('user_id'=>$user_id));
However, I'm wondering if my extension is the proper place to encapsulate the image rotator? Should the rotator be included in the extension, or as part of the view? Should a generic JQuery image rotator be used, or is there one that plays well with Yii Framework?

Answer 1

I like to use JQuery.Cycle as my image rotator. I suggest that you build an extension with assets to keep the code in one place. you can however put your css in your theme folder and build a basic css in your extension to keep it clean like the basic pager of yii.
You could call your widget like this:
$this->widget("application.extensions.rotator", array("images" => array("/path/to/image/1", "/path/to/image/2"), "prevBtn" => "/path/to/prev/button");