* Article Title: in language file 'article_lang.php':
* an entry named "article_$method".
* If not present "$method" is used as a name.
* Article Meta Description: in language file..:
* an entry "article_${method}_description"
* Helpers, Libraries: in config file 'article.php':
* an entry named "article_${method}_helpers" or "article_${method}_libraries"
* respectively with an array of helpers or libraries to be loaded for the
* article.
*
*
* @category Base Controller Library
* @author Călin-Andrei Burloiu
*/
class Article_Controller extends CI_Controller {
protected $title = NULL;
protected $metaDescription = NULL;
protected $helpers = array();
protected $libraries = array();
function __construct()
{
parent::__construct();
// Language, title and description
$this->lang->load('article');
// Helpers and libraries.
$this->config->load('article');
}
/**
* Extend this with site specific information (header, menus...) and call
* $this->_load which is a generic method that loads the article.
* Both parameters must be passed to $this->_load.
*/
public function _remap($method, $params = array())
{
// Title
$this->title = $this->lang->line("article_$method");
if ($this->title === FALSE)
$this->title = $method;
// Meta Description
$this->metaDescription = $this->lang->line("article_${method}_description");
if ($this->metaDescription === FALSE)
$this->metaDescription = '';
// Helpers
$this->helpers = $this->config->item("article_${method}_helpers");
if ($this->helpers !== FALSE)
$this->load->helper($this->helpers);
// Libraries
$this->libraries = $this->config->item("article_${method}_library");
if ($this->libraries !== FALSE)
$this->load->library($libraries);
}
/**
* Returns the article based on the language from
* "application/views/article/$language/$method".
*
* @param string $method defines article name
* @param array $params odd elements are keys and even elements are
* their values (eg.: [0] => key, [1] => value etc.). This are going to
* be converted to an associative array that is passed to the view if
* $assoc parameter is FALSE. Otherwise this parameter is already an
* associative array.
* @param bool $assoc states whether or not $params is associative
*/
public function _load($method, $params = array(), $assoc = FALSE)
{
if (! $assoc)
{
$alt = 0;
$params_assoc = array();
$prev_val = NULL;
foreach ($params as $i => $val)
{
if ($alt == 0)
$prev_val = $val;
else if ($alt == 1)
$params_assoc[$prev_val] = $val;
$alt = ($alt + 1) % 2;
}
}
else
$params_assoc = $params;
return $this->load->view('article/'. $this->config->item('language')
. '/' . $method, $params_assoc, TRUE);
}
}
/* End of file Article_Controller.php */
/* Location: ./application/core/Article_Controller.php */