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[living-lab-site.git] / application / core / Article_Controller.php

diff --git a/application/core/Article_Controller.php b/application/core/Article_Controller.php
index f98bb11..6324883 100644 (file)
--- a/application/core/Article_Controller.php
+++ b/application/core/Article_Controller.php
@@ -3,30 +3,85 @@
  * Library Article_Controller can be extended by a controller to be used for 
  * content pages that depend on the language.
  *
- * Several language specific parameters can be coded in language files.
- * Non language specific parameters can be putted in config files.
+ * The page views are located in
+ * "application/views/article/$language/$method".
+ * Parameters:
+ * <ul>
+ *     <li><strong>Article Title:</strong> in language file 'article_lang.php':
+ * an entry named "article_$method".
+ * If not present "$method" is used as a name.</li>
+ *     <li><strong>Article Meta Description:</strong> in language file..:
+ * an entry "article_${method}_description"</li>
+ *     <li><strong>Helpers, Libraries:</strong> in config file 'article.php':
+ * an entry named "article_${method}_helpers" or "article_${method}_libraries"
+ * respectively with an array of helpers or libraries to be loaded for the
+ * article.</li>
+ * <li><strong>CSSs, JSs:</strong> in config file 'article.php':
+ * an entry named "article_${method}_css" or "article_${method}_js"
+ * respectively with an array of .css or .js to be loaded into members $css
+ * and $js. It's up to the programmer to define how this members are going
+ * to be used.</li>
+ * </ul> 
  *
- * @category   Library
+ * @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();
+       protected $css = array();
+       protected $js = array();
+       
        function __construct()
        {
                parent::__construct();
+               
+               // Language, title and description
+               $this->lang->load('article');
+               
+               // Helpers and libraries.
+               $this->config->load('article');
        }
        
        /**
-        * Override this with site specific information (header, menus...) and call
+        * 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())
        {
-               $this->load->view('echo', 
-                       array('output' => $this->_load($method, $params),
-                               'clear' => TRUE)
-                       );
+               // 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);
+               
+               // CSSs
+               $css =& $this->config->item("article_${method}_css");
+               if ($css !== FALSE)
+                       $this->css = $css;
+               
+               // JavaScripts
+               $js =& $this->config->item("article_${method}_js");
+               if ($js !== FALSE)
+                       $this->js = $js;
        }
        
        /**