Thread: Find out controller name BEFORE dispatcher call

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<?php

/** Zend_Controller_Plugin_Abstract */
require_once 'Zend/Controller/Plugin/Abstract.php';

class Foo_Controller_Plugin_MyPlugin extends Zend_Controller_Plugin_Abstract
{
/**
* preDispatch() plugin hook --
*
* @param Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $request
* @return void
*/
public function preDispatch(Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $request)
{
//the following functions will tell you where the visitor is heading
$request->getModuleName();
$request->getControllerName();
$request->getActionName();

//this will send the user elsewhere.
$request->setModuleName('modname')
->setControllerName('controllername')
->setActionName('actionname')
->setDispatched(false);
}
}
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Then just register the plugin in your bootstrap
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$controller = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();
$controller->registerPlugin(new Foo_Controller_Plugin_MyPlugin());
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And you are ready to rock!

That's almost all that I need myself, I think.

I want to put my Auth & ACL within a single preDispatch, so I don't have to repeat it for all my controllers.

The problem I ran into was how to redirect to the login form when either fails (user isn't logged in or user does not have permission).

Using

Code:

$request->setControllerName('controllername')

appears to mostly work, but...

1. How can I pass a $_GET variable as well (/controller/action?var=something)?

2. How can I have the rest of my preDispatch skipped? Just use

Code:

return;

?