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mgabrielro

Hi guys,

I've just started to use modules, so I have a very newbie question.

I created my module folder 'gmtest', with the normal structure, like this :

classes
- controller
- model
- view
config
lang
tasks
views

In the controller folder of the module I have my widget.php controller, like this :

namespace Gmtest;

class Controller_Widget extends \Controller_Base_Public
{
    public static function say($text)
    {
        return 'The text is : ' . $text;
    }

}

If I am in a different controller, from the admin area let's say, and I want to call the static method from my module,(my widget class), it works only if I do it like this :

Module::load('gmtest');
echo \Gmtest\Controller_Widget::say('hello World!');

What should I do, in order to call it like this :

echo \Gmtest\Widget::say('hello World!');

??

Of course that a solution would be to make the namespace Gmtest\Controller and to rename the class from Controller_Widget to Widget...but is not what I want, as the doc gives us the example like this :

namespace Mymodule;

class Controller_Widget { #code }

A second question is also related to namespaces.

For a better understanding, if I am inside my module, and I call another class from the SAME module (of course with the same namespace), I don't have to use the '\', but if I call from my module a standard Fuel class, I have to use it, correct ?

Thanks for your answers.

Syntaxlb

Hi,

For your first question :

In all my project i use controller classes for Request URI (or HMVC Request), if it's just a static method like "say('hello world!');", i use helper class

Just create your class in your module folder "classes/widget.php" :

namespace Gmtest;

class Widget
{
    public static function say($text)
    {
        return 'The text is : ' . $text;
    }

}

And call him : \Gmtest\Widget::say('hello world!');

For your second question :

I think yes it's correct :-)

Syntaxlb

Note: I think it's better for architecture to place your class in a folder "helper" :-)

Harro

The idea behind modules is to create loose coupling between functional application blocks, which in turn will allow you to re-use your modules.

Given this, hardcoded calling between controllers (in a module or not) is a bad idea.

As Syntaxlb already wrote, use an HMVC request, preferably a routed one. If your module controller, check if it's an HMVC call if you don't want to method to be available from the browser. And handle the possibility of a 404 on the calling side.

So something like (untested!):

class Widget
{
    public function before()
    {
        // capture calls from the browser
        if ( ! \Request::is_hmvc())
        {
            throw new \HttpNotFoundException();
        }
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

namespace Gmtest;

class Controller_Widget extends \Widget
{
    public static function action_say($text)
    {
        return 'The text is : ' . $text;
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

class Controller_Test extends \Controller_Base_Public
{
    public function action_test()
    {
        // fetch the widget
        try
        {
            $result = \Request::forge('gmtest/widget/say')->execute(array('This is a test'))->response()->body();
        }
        catch (\HttpNotFoundException $e)
        {
            \\ gmtest module not installed, or controller not found
        }

        return $result;
    }
}

mgabrielro

Hi guys,

I have a module, called 'events'.

How can I wrote the line in the routes.php of my app, in order to route a specific url to my module.

So, if the user types : www.mywebsite.com/events

I want to rout to my module events/controller/events/index()

I've tried like this, but it doesn't work :

'events' => 'events::events/index'

The events module is auto loaded in the config.php

Thanks.

Harro

For modules, the first segment of the URI is the module name. So without the route, www.mywebsite.com/events should already resolve to events/events/index, which is the default module route.

The correct syntax would be

'events' => 'events/events/index'

mgabrielro

I've tried it and it doesn't work.

Where should I put the line, in app/config/routes.php or in events/config/routes.php ?

mgabrielro

tried both, and it doesn't work :(

mgabrielro

sorry, my mistake, I forgot to put the namespace Events to my controller. Works !

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