Adding 'collectReturn' option to ObjectCollection::trigger. lets a callback collect the return of each object and return that.

Adding tests.

cake/libs/object_collection.php

@@ -68,26 +68,30 @@ abstract class ObjectCollection {
  *   the method you are calling.
  * @param array $params Array of parameters for the triggered callback.
  * @param array $options Array of options.
- * @return Returns true.
+ * @return mixed true.
  */
 	public function trigger($callback, $params = array(), $options = array()) {
 		if (empty($this->_enabled)) {
 			return true;
 		}
 		$options = array_merge(
-			array('break' => false, 'breakOn' => false),
+			array('break' => false, 'breakOn' => false, 'collectReturn' => false),
 			$options
 		);
+		$collected = array();
 		foreach ($this->_enabled as $name) {
 			$result = call_user_func_array(array(&$this->_loaded[$name], $callback), $params);
+			if ($options['collectReturn'] === true) {
+				$collected[] = $result;
+			}
 			if (
 				$options['break'] && ($result === $options['breakOn'] || 
 				(is_array($options['breakOn']) && in_array($result, $options['breakOn'], true)))
 			) {
-				return $result;
+				return ($options['collectReturn'] === true) ? $collected : $result;
 			}
 		}
-		return true;
+		return $options['collectReturn'] ? $collected : true;
 	}
 
 /**

cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/component_collection.test.php

@@ -118,6 +118,18 @@ class ComponentCollectionTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals(array('Security'), $result, 'enabled components is wrong');
 	}
 
+/**
+ * creates mock classes for testing
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	protected function _makeMockClasses() {
+		if (!class_exists('TriggerMockCookieComponent')) {
+			$this->getMock('CookieComponent', array(), array(), 'TriggerMockCookieComponent', false);
+			$this->getMock('SecurityComponent', array(), array(), 'TriggerMockSecurityComponent', false);
+		}
+	}
+
 /**
  * test triggering callbacks.
  *
@@ -125,10 +137,7 @@ class ComponentCollectionTest extends CakeTestCase {
  */
 	function testTrigger() {
 		$controller = null;
-		if (!class_exists('TriggerMockCookieComponent')) {
+		$this->_makeMockClasses();
-			$this->getMock('CookieComponent', array(), array(), 'TriggerMockCookieComponent');
-			$this->getMock('SecurityComponent', array(), array(), 'TriggerMockSecurityComponent');
-		}
 		$this->Components->load('TriggerMockCookie');
 		$this->Components->load('TriggerMockSecurity');
 
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ class ComponentCollectionTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->Components->TriggerMockSecurity->expects($this->once())->method('startup')
 			->with(null);
 
-		$this->Components->trigger('startup', array(&$controller));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Components->trigger('startup', array(&$controller)));
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -147,10 +156,7 @@ class ComponentCollectionTest extends CakeTestCase {
  */
 	function testTriggerWithDisabledComponents() {
 		$controller = null;
-		if (!class_exists('TriggerMockCookieComponent')) {
+		$this->_makeMockClasses();
-			$this->getMock('CookieComponent', array(), array(), 'TriggerMockCookieComponent');
-			$this->getMock('SecurityComponent', array(), array(), 'TriggerMockSecurityComponent');
-		}
 		$this->Components->load('TriggerMockCookie');
 		$this->Components->load('TriggerMockSecurity');
 
@@ -161,7 +167,54 @@ class ComponentCollectionTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 		$this->Components->disable('TriggerMockSecurity');
 
-		$this->Components->trigger('startup', array(&$controller));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Components->trigger('startup', array(&$controller)));
+	}
+
+/**
+ * test that the collectReturn option works.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testTriggerWithCollectReturn() {
+		$controller = null;
+		$this->_makeMockClasses();
+		$this->Components->load('TriggerMockCookie');
+		$this->Components->load('TriggerMockSecurity');
+
+		$this->Components->TriggerMockCookie->expects($this->once())->method('startup')
+			->will($this->returnValue(array('one', 'two')));
+		$this->Components->TriggerMockSecurity->expects($this->once())->method('startup')
+			->will($this->returnValue(array('three', 'four')));
+
+		$result = $this->Components->trigger('startup', array(&$controller), array('collectReturn' => true));
+		$expected = array(
+			array('one', 'two'),
+			array('three', 'four')
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+	}
+
+/**
+ * test that trigger with break & breakOn works.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testTriggerWithBreak() {
+		$controller = null;
+		$this->_makeMockClasses();
+		$this->Components->load('TriggerMockCookie');
+		$this->Components->load('TriggerMockSecurity');
+
+		$this->Components->TriggerMockCookie->expects($this->once())->method('startup')
+			->will($this->returnValue(false));
+		$this->Components->TriggerMockSecurity->expects($this->never())->method('startup');
+
+		$result = $this->Components->trigger(
+			'startup', 
+			array(&$controller), 
+			array('break' => true, 'breakOn' => false)
+		);
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
 	}
 
 /**