Disable layout for entire module

Cypher · #1 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 05:29 PM

Hi all,

I've been using framework for quite a long time and now I want start using Zend_Layout to tidy up my code.

I have several modules including default and ajax. What I need to do is change (or disable) layouts per module. For example, I would like to use different layout for all my ajax module (basically all ajax controllers/actions).

Also I would like to assign different stylesheets and javascripts to different modules as well as set different headTitle for specific modules and do other stuff that I would otherwise do in a controller or a .phtml file.

I've spent entire day today trying to understand how to do it to no avail. It's driving me crazy and that's why out of despair I am asking for your help

Can anyone either explain how to do it or point me to some nice tutorials that explain exactly this?

Thanks in advance!

Cypher · #2 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 05:40 PM

Gosh, sometimes one has to ask a question to find an answer himself...
Two minutes after I posted the topic, I found an explanation here: Per Module Zend_Layout | Views From The Hill

You can do it by calling

PHP Code:


			
$layout = Zend_Layout::getMvcInstance();

in your plugins preDispatch() function and then you can do something like this:

PHP Code:


			
<?php



class Custom_Plugin_Dispatcher extends Zend_Controller_Plugin_Abstract

{



    public function preDispatch(Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $request)

    {

        $module = $request->getModuleName();

        $controller = $request->getControllerName();

        $action = $request->getActionName();

        

        $layout = Zend_Layout::getMvcInstance();

        

        switch ($controller) {

            case 'index':

                // use default layout specified in your bootstrap

                break;

                

            case 'ajax':

                $layout->setLayout('ajax');

                break;

                

            case 'error:

                $layout->setLayout('error);

                break;

                

            default:

                $layout->disableLayout();

                break;

        }

    }

    

    public function postDispatch(Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $request)

    {

    }



}



?>

Cypher · #3 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 05:50 PM

Hmm, nevertheless, I still have a question: how can I set things like headTitle() in the preDispatch function?
I am trying to do this:

PHP Code:


			
$layout = Zend_Layout::getMvcInstance();

$layout->headTitle()->prepend(SITE_TITLE);

$layout->headTitle()->setSeparator(' - ');

and I get an error

Code:

Fatal error: Call to undefined method Zend_Layout::headTitle() in /*/library/Custom/Plugin/Dispatcher.php on line 16

What am doing wrong?

Cypher · #4 (**permalink**) 10-05-2008, 02:03 PM

This turned out to be my own monologue

Luckily I found a solution myself again by reading Zend/Layout.php file.
Here's how my preDispatch function looks now:

PHP Code:


			
    public function preDispatch(Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $request)

    {

        $module = $request->getModuleName();

        $controller = $request->getControllerName();

        $action = $request->getActionName();

        

        $layout = Zend_Layout::getMvcInstance();

        $layout->getView()->headTitle()->prepend(SITE_TITLE);

        $layout->getView()->headTitle()->setSeparator(' - ');

        

        switch ($module) {

            case 'default':

                break;

                

            case 'ajax':

                $layout->disableLayout();

                break;

                

            default:

                break;

        }

    }

Hope this helps someone...

rlaszlo · #5 (**permalink**) 12-31-2008, 10:47 AM

saved my day.. thank you!

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