request`. The request object contains all the POST, GET and FILES * that were part of the request. * * After performing the required actions, controllers are responsible for creating a response. This usually * takes the form of a generated View, or possibly a redirection to another controller action. In either case * `$this->response` allows you to manipulate all aspects of the response. * * Controllers are created by Dispatcher based on request parameters and routing. By default controllers and actions * use conventional names. For example `/posts/index` maps to `PostsController::index()`. You can re-map urls * using Router::connect(). * * @package Cake.Controller * @property AclComponent $Acl * @property AuthComponent $Auth * @property CookieComponent $Cookie * @property EmailComponent $Email * @property PaginatorComponent $Paginator * @property RequestHandlerComponent $RequestHandler * @property SecurityComponent $Security * @property SessionComponent $Session * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html */ class Controller extends Object implements CakeEventListener { /** * The name of this controller. Controller names are plural, named after the model they manipulate. * * @var string * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#controller-attributes */ public $name = null; /** * An array containing the class names of models this controller uses. * * Example: `public $uses = array('Product', 'Post', 'Comment');` * * Can be set to array() to use no models. Can be set to false to * use no models and prevent the merging of $uses with AppController * * @var mixed A single name as a string or a list of names as an array. * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#components-helpers-and-uses */ public $uses = false; /** * An array containing the names of helpers this controller uses. The array elements should * not contain the "Helper" part of the classname. * * Example: `public $helpers = array('Html', 'Javascript', 'Time', 'Ajax');` * * @var mixed A single name as a string or a list of names as an array. * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#components-helpers-and-uses */ public $helpers = array('Session', 'Html', 'Form'); /** * An instance of a CakeRequest object that contains information about the current request. * This object contains all the information about a request and several methods for reading * additional information about the request. * * @var CakeRequest */ public $request; /** * An instance of a CakeResponse object that contains information about the impending response * * @var CakeResponse */ public $response; /** * The classname to use for creating the response object. * * @var string */ protected $_responseClass = 'CakeResponse'; /** * The name of the views subfolder containing views for this controller. * * @var string */ public $viewPath = null; /** * The name of the layouts subfolder containing layouts for this controller. * * @var string */ public $layoutPath = null; /** * Contains variables to be handed to the view. * * @var array */ public $viewVars = array(); /** * The name of the view file to render. The name specified * is the filename in /app/View/ without the .ctp extension. * * @var string */ public $view = null; /** * The name of the layout file to render the view inside of. The name specified * is the filename of the layout in /app/View/Layouts without the .ctp * extension. * * @var string */ public $layout = 'default'; /** * Set to true to automatically render the view * after action logic. * * @var boolean */ public $autoRender = true; /** * Set to true to automatically render the layout around views. * * @var boolean */ public $autoLayout = true; /** * Instance of ComponentCollection used to handle callbacks. * * @var ComponentCollection */ public $Components = null; /** * Array containing the names of components this controller uses. Component names * should not contain the "Component" portion of the classname. * * Example: `public $components = array('Session', 'RequestHandler', 'Acl');` * * @var array * @link http://book.cakephp.org/view/961/components-helpers-and-uses */ public $components = array('Session'); /** * The name of the View class this controller sends output to. * * @var string */ public $viewClass = 'View'; /** * Instance of the View created during rendering. Won't be set until after Controller::render() is called. * * @var View */ public $View; /** * File extension for view templates. Defaults to Cake's conventional ".ctp". * * @var string */ public $ext = '.ctp'; /** * Automatically set to the name of a plugin. * * @var string */ public $plugin = null; /** * Used to define methods a controller that will be cached. To cache a * single action, the value is set to an array containing keys that match * action names and values that denote cache expiration times (in seconds). * * Example: * * {{{ * public $cacheAction = array( * 'view/23/' => 21600, * 'recalled/' => 86400 * ); * }}} * * $cacheAction can also be set to a strtotime() compatible string. This * marks all the actions in the controller for view caching. * * @var mixed * @link http://book.cakephp.org/view/1380/Caching-in-the-Controller */ public $cacheAction = false; /** * Holds all params passed and named. * * @var mixed */ public $passedArgs = array(); /** * Triggers Scaffolding * * @var mixed * @link http://book.cakephp.org/view/1103/Scaffolding */ public $scaffold = false; /** * Holds current methods of the controller. This is a list of all the methods reachable * via url. Modifying this array, will allow you to change which methods can be reached. * * @var array */ public $methods = array(); /** * This controller's primary model class name, the Inflector::classify()'ed version of * the controller's $name property. * * Example: For a controller named 'Comments', the modelClass would be 'Comment' * * @var string */ public $modelClass = null; /** * This controller's model key name, an underscored version of the controller's $modelClass property. * * Example: For a controller named 'ArticleComments', the modelKey would be 'article_comment' * * @var string */ public $modelKey = null; /** * Holds any validation errors produced by the last call of the validateErrors() method/ * * @var array Validation errors, or false if none */ public $validationErrors = null; /** * The class name of the parent class you wish to merge with. * Typically this is AppController, but you may wish to merge vars with a different * parent class. * * @var string */ protected $_mergeParent = 'AppController'; /** * Instance of the CakeEventManager this controller is using * to dispatch inner events. * * @var CakeEventManager */ protected $_eventManager = null; /** * Constructor. * * @param CakeRequest $request Request object for this controller. Can be null for testing, * but expect that features that use the request parameters will not work. * @param CakeResponse $response Response object for this controller. */ public function __construct($request = null, $response = null) { if ($this->name === null) { $this->name = substr(get_class($this), 0, strlen(get_class($this)) -10); } if ($this->viewPath == null) { $this->viewPath = $this->name; } $this->modelClass = Inflector::singularize($this->name); $this->modelKey = Inflector::underscore($this->modelClass); $this->Components = new ComponentCollection(); $childMethods = get_class_methods($this); $parentMethods = get_class_methods('Controller'); $this->methods = array_diff($childMethods, $parentMethods); if ($request instanceof CakeRequest) { $this->setRequest($request); } if ($response instanceof CakeResponse) { $this->response = $response; } parent::__construct(); } /** * Provides backwards compatibility to avoid problems with empty and isset to alias properties. * Lazy loads models using the loadModel() method if declared in $uses * * @param string $name * @return void */ public function __isset($name) { switch ($name) { case 'base': case 'here': case 'webroot': case 'data': case 'action': case 'params': return true; } if (is_array($this->uses)) { foreach ($this->uses as $modelClass) { list($plugin, $class) = pluginSplit($modelClass, true); if ($name === $class) { if (!$plugin) { $plugin = $this->plugin ? $this->plugin . '.' : null; } return $this->loadModel($modelClass); } } } if ($name === $this->modelClass) { list($plugin, $class) = pluginSplit($name, true); if (!$plugin) { $plugin = $this->plugin ? $this->plugin . '.' : null; } return $this->loadModel($plugin . $this->modelClass); } return false; } /** * Provides backwards compatibility access to the request object properties. * Also provides the params alias. * * @param string $name * @return void */ public function __get($name) { switch ($name) { case 'base': case 'here': case 'webroot': case 'data': return $this->request->{$name}; case 'action': return isset($this->request->params['action']) ? $this->request->params['action'] : ''; case 'params': return $this->request; case 'paginate': return $this->Components->load('Paginator')->settings; } if (isset($this->{$name})) { return $this->{$name}; } return null; } /** * Provides backwards compatibility access for setting values to the request object. * * @param string $name * @param mixed $value * @return void */ public function __set($name, $value) { switch ($name) { case 'base': case 'here': case 'webroot': case 'data': return $this->request->{$name} = $value; case 'action': return $this->request->params['action'] = $value; case 'params': return $this->request->params = $value; case 'paginate': return $this->Components->load('Paginator')->settings = $value; } return $this->{$name} = $value; } /** * Sets the request objects and configures a number of controller properties * based on the contents of the request. The properties that get set are * * - $this->request - To the $request parameter * - $this->plugin - To the $request->params['plugin'] * - $this->view - To the $request->params['action'] * - $this->autoLayout - To the false if $request->params['bare']; is set. * - $this->autoRender - To false if $request->params['return'] == 1 * - $this->passedArgs - The the combined results of params['named'] and params['pass] * * @param CakeRequest $request * @return void */ public function setRequest(CakeRequest $request) { $this->request = $request; $this->plugin = isset($request->params['plugin']) ? Inflector::camelize($request->params['plugin']) : null; $this->view = isset($request->params['action']) ? $request->params['action'] : null; if (isset($request->params['pass']) && isset($request->params['named'])) { $this->passedArgs = array_merge($request->params['pass'], $request->params['named']); } if (array_key_exists('return', $request->params) && $request->params['return'] == 1) { $this->autoRender = false; } if (!empty($request->params['bare'])) { $this->autoLayout = false; } } /** * Dispatches the controller action. Checks that the action * exists and isn't private. * * @param CakeRequest $request * @return mixed The resulting response. * @throws PrivateActionException, MissingActionException */ public function invokeAction(CakeRequest $request) { try { $method = new ReflectionMethod($this, $request->params['action']); if ($this->_isPrivateAction($method, $request)) { throw new PrivateActionException(array( 'controller' => $this->name . "Controller", 'action' => $request->params['action'] )); } return $method->invokeArgs($this, $request->params['pass']); } catch (ReflectionException $e) { if ($this->scaffold !== false) { return $this->_getScaffold($request); } throw new MissingActionException(array( 'controller' => $this->name . "Controller", 'action' => $request->params['action'] )); } } /** * Check if the request's action is marked as private, with an underscore, * or if the request is attempting to directly accessing a prefixed action. * * @param ReflectionMethod $method The method to be invoked. * @param CakeRequest $request The request to check. * @return boolean */ protected function _isPrivateAction(ReflectionMethod $method, CakeRequest $request) { $privateAction = ( $method->name[0] === '_' || !$method->isPublic() || !in_array($method->name, $this->methods) ); $prefixes = Router::prefixes(); if (!$privateAction && !empty($prefixes)) { if (empty($request->params['prefix']) && strpos($request->params['action'], '_') > 0) { list($prefix) = explode('_', $request->params['action']); $privateAction = in_array($prefix, $prefixes); } } return $privateAction; } /** * Returns a scaffold object to use for dynamically scaffolded controllers. * * @param CakeRequest $request * @return Scaffold */ protected function _getScaffold(CakeRequest $request) { return new Scaffold($this, $request); } /** * Merge components, helpers, and uses vars from Controller::$_mergeParent and PluginAppController. * * @return void */ protected function _mergeControllerVars() { $pluginController = $pluginDot = null; if (!empty($this->plugin)) { $pluginController = $this->plugin . 'AppController'; if (!is_subclass_of($this, $pluginController)) { $pluginController = null; } $pluginDot = $this->plugin . '.'; } if (is_subclass_of($this, $this->_mergeParent) || !empty($pluginController)) { $appVars = get_class_vars($this->_mergeParent); $uses = $appVars['uses']; $merge = array('components', 'helpers'); if ($uses == $this->uses && !empty($this->uses)) { if (!in_array($pluginDot . $this->modelClass, $this->uses)) { array_unshift($this->uses, $pluginDot . $this->modelClass); } elseif ($this->uses[0] !== $pluginDot . $this->modelClass) { $this->uses = array_flip($this->uses); unset($this->uses[$pluginDot . $this->modelClass]); $this->uses = array_flip($this->uses); array_unshift($this->uses, $pluginDot . $this->modelClass); } } elseif ( ($this->uses !== null || $this->uses !== false) && is_array($this->uses) && !empty($appVars['uses']) ) { $this->uses = array_merge($this->uses, array_diff($appVars['uses'], $this->uses)); } $this->_mergeVars($merge, $this->_mergeParent, true); } if ($pluginController && $this->plugin != null) { $merge = array('components', 'helpers'); $appVars = get_class_vars($pluginController); if ( ($this->uses !== null || $this->uses !== false) && is_array($this->uses) && !empty($appVars['uses']) ) { $this->uses = array_merge($this->uses, array_diff($appVars['uses'], $this->uses)); } $this->_mergeVars($merge, $pluginController); } } /** * Returns a list of all events that will fire in the controller during it's lifecycle. * You can override this function to add you own listener callbacks * * @return array */ public function implementedEvents() { return array( 'Controller.initialize' => 'beforeFilter', 'Controller.beforeRender' => 'beforeRender', 'Controller.beforeRedirect' => array('callable' => 'beforeRedirect', 'passParams' => true), 'Controller.shutdown' => 'afterFilter' ); } /** * Loads Model classes based on the uses property * see Controller::loadModel(); for more info. * Loads Components and prepares them for initialization. * * @return mixed true if models found and instance created. * @see Controller::loadModel() * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#Controller::constructClasses * @throws MissingModelException */ public function constructClasses() { $this->_mergeControllerVars(); $this->Components->init($this); if ($this->uses) { $this->uses = (array) $this->uses; list(, $this->modelClass) = pluginSplit(current($this->uses)); } return true; } /** * Returns the CakeEventManager manager instance that is handling any callbacks. * You can use this instance to register any new listeners or callbacks to the * controller events, or create your own events and trigger them at will. * * @return CakeEventManager */ public function getEventManager() { if (empty($this->_eventManager)) { $this->_eventManager = new CakeEventManager(); $this->_eventManager->attach($this->Components); $this->_eventManager->attach($this); } return $this->_eventManager; } /** * Perform the startup process for this controller. * Fire the Components and Controller callbacks in the correct order. * * - Initializes components, which fires their `initialize` callback * - Calls the controller `beforeFilter`. * - triggers Component `startup` methods. * * @return void */ public function startupProcess() { $this->getEventManager()->dispatch(new CakeEvent('Controller.initialize', $this)); $this->getEventManager()->dispatch(new CakeEvent('Controller.startup', $this)); } /** * Perform the various shutdown processes for this controller. * Fire the Components and Controller callbacks in the correct order. * * - triggers the component `shutdown` callback. * - calls the Controller's `afterFilter` method. * * @return void */ public function shutdownProcess() { $this->getEventManager()->dispatch(new CakeEvent('Controller.shutdown', $this)); } /** * Queries & sets valid HTTP response codes & messages. * * @param mixed $code If $code is an integer, then the corresponding code/message is * returned if it exists, null if it does not exist. If $code is an array, * then the 'code' and 'message' keys of each nested array are added to the default * HTTP codes. Example: * * httpCodes(404); // returns array(404 => 'Not Found') * * httpCodes(array( * 701 => 'Unicorn Moved', * 800 => 'Unexpected Minotaur' * )); // sets these new values, and returns true * * @return mixed Associative array of the HTTP codes as keys, and the message * strings as values, or null of the given $code does not exist. * @deprecated Use CakeResponse::httpCodes(); */ public function httpCodes($code = null) { return $this->response->httpCodes($code); } /** * Loads and instantiates models required by this controller. * If the model is non existent, it will throw a missing database table error, as Cake generates * dynamic models for the time being. * * @param string $modelClass Name of model class to load * @param mixed $id Initial ID the instanced model class should have * @return mixed true when single model found and instance created, error returned if model not found. * @throws MissingModelException if the model class cannot be found. */ public function loadModel($modelClass = null, $id = null) { if ($modelClass === null) { $modelClass = $this->modelClass; } $this->uses = ($this->uses) ? $this->uses : array(); if (!in_array($modelClass, $this->uses)) { $this->uses[] = $modelClass; } list($plugin, $modelClass) = pluginSplit($modelClass, true); $this->{$modelClass} = ClassRegistry::init(array( 'class' => $plugin . $modelClass, 'alias' => $modelClass, 'id' => $id )); if (!$this->{$modelClass}) { throw new MissingModelException($modelClass); } return true; } /** * Redirects to given $url, after turning off $this->autoRender. * Script execution is halted after the redirect. * * @param mixed $url A string or array-based URL pointing to another location within the app, * or an absolute URL * @param integer $status Optional HTTP status code (eg: 404) * @param boolean $exit If true, exit() will be called after the redirect * @return mixed void if $exit = false. Terminates script if $exit = true * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#Controller::redirect */ public function redirect($url, $status = null, $exit = true) { $this->autoRender = false; if (is_array($status)) { extract($status, EXTR_OVERWRITE); } $event = new CakeEvent('Controller.beforeRedirect', $this, array($url, $status, $exit)); //TODO: Remove the following two lines when the events are fully migrated to the CakeEventManager $event->breakOn = false; $event->collectReturn = true; $this->getEventManager()->dispatch($event); if ($event->isStopped()) { return; } $response = $event->result; extract($this->_parseBeforeRedirect($response, $url, $status, $exit), EXTR_OVERWRITE); if (function_exists('session_write_close')) { session_write_close(); } if (!empty($status) && is_string($status)) { $codes = array_flip($this->response->httpCodes()); if (isset($codes[$status])) { $status = $codes[$status]; } } if ($url !== null) { $this->response->header('Location', Router::url($url, true)); } if (!empty($status) && ($status >= 300 && $status < 400)) { $this->response->statusCode($status); } if ($exit) { $this->response->send(); $this->_stop(); } } /** * Parse beforeRedirect Response * * @param mixed $response Response from beforeRedirect callback * @param mixed $url The same value of beforeRedirect * @param integer $status The same value of beforeRedirect * @param boolean $exit The same value of beforeRedirect * @return array Array with keys url, status and exit */ protected function _parseBeforeRedirect($response, $url, $status, $exit) { if (is_array($response)) { foreach ($response as $resp) { if (is_array($resp) && isset($resp['url'])) { extract($resp, EXTR_OVERWRITE); } elseif ($resp !== null) { $url = $resp; } } } return compact('url', 'status', 'exit'); } /** * Convenience and object wrapper method for CakeResponse::header(). * * @param string $status The header message that is being set. * @return void * @deprecated Use CakeResponse::header() */ public function header($status) { $this->response->header($status); } /** * Saves a variable for use inside a view template. * * @param mixed $one A string or an array of data. * @param mixed $two Value in case $one is a string (which then works as the key). * Unused if $one is an associative array, otherwise serves as the values to $one's keys. * @return void * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#interacting-with-views */ public function set($one, $two = null) { if (is_array($one)) { if (is_array($two)) { $data = array_combine($one, $two); } else { $data = $one; } } else { $data = array($one => $two); } $this->viewVars = $data + $this->viewVars; } /** * Internally redirects one action to another. Does not perform another HTTP request unlike Controller::redirect() * * Examples: * * {{{ * setAction('another_action'); * setAction('action_with_parameters', $parameter1); * }}} * * @param string $action The new action to be 'redirected' to * @param mixed Any other parameters passed to this method will be passed as * parameters to the new action. * @return mixed Returns the return value of the called action */ public function setAction($action) { $this->request->action = $action; $this->view = $action; $args = func_get_args(); unset($args[0]); return call_user_func_array(array(&$this, $action), $args); } /** * Returns number of errors in a submitted FORM. * * @return integer Number of errors */ public function validate() { $args = func_get_args(); $errors = call_user_func_array(array(&$this, 'validateErrors'), $args); if ($errors === false) { return 0; } return count($errors); } /** * Validates models passed by parameters. Example: * * `$errors = $this->validateErrors($this->Article, $this->User);` * * @param mixed A list of models as a variable argument * @return array Validation errors, or false if none */ public function validateErrors() { $objects = func_get_args(); if (empty($objects)) { return false; } $errors = array(); foreach ($objects as $object) { if (isset($this->{$object->alias})) { $object = $this->{$object->alias}; } $object->set($object->data); $errors = array_merge($errors, $object->invalidFields()); } return $this->validationErrors = (!empty($errors) ? $errors : false); } /** * Instantiates the correct view class, hands it its data, and uses it to render the view output. * * @param string $view View to use for rendering * @param string $layout Layout to use * @return CakeResponse A response object containing the rendered view. * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#Controller::render */ public function render($view = null, $layout = null) { $this->getEventManager()->dispatch(new CakeEvent('Controller.beforeRender', $this)); $viewClass = $this->viewClass; if ($this->viewClass != 'View') { list($plugin, $viewClass) = pluginSplit($viewClass, true); $viewClass = $viewClass . 'View'; App::uses($viewClass, $plugin . 'View'); } $View = new $viewClass($this); if (!empty($this->uses)) { foreach ($this->uses as $model) { list($plugin, $className) = pluginSplit($model); $this->request->params['models'][$className] = compact('plugin', 'className'); } } if (!empty($this->modelClass) && ($this->uses === false || $this->uses === array())) { $this->request->params['models'][$this->modelClass] = array('plugin' => $this->plugin, 'className' => $this->modelClass); } $models = ClassRegistry::keys(); foreach ($models as $currentModel) { $currentObject = ClassRegistry::getObject($currentModel); if (is_a($currentObject, 'Model')) { $className = get_class($currentObject); list($plugin) = pluginSplit(App::location($className)); $this->request->params['models'][$currentObject->alias] = compact('plugin', 'className'); $View->validationErrors[$currentObject->alias] =& $currentObject->validationErrors; } } $this->autoRender = false; $this->View = $View; $this->response->body($View->render($view, $layout)); return $this->response; } /** * Returns the referring URL for this request. * * @param string $default Default URL to use if HTTP_REFERER cannot be read from headers * @param boolean $local If true, restrict referring URLs to local server * @return string Referring URL * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#Controller::referer */ public function referer($default = null, $local = false) { if ($this->request) { $referer = $this->request->referer($local); if ($referer == '/' && $default != null) { return Router::url($default, true); } return $referer; } return '/'; } /** * Forces the user's browser not to cache the results of the current request. * * @return void * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#Controller::disableCache * @deprecated Use CakeResponse::disableCache() */ public function disableCache() { $this->response->disableCache(); } /** * Shows a message to the user for $pause seconds, then redirects to $url. * Uses flash.ctp as the default layout for the message. * Does not work if the current debug level is higher than 0. * * @param string $message Message to display to the user * @param mixed $url Relative string or array-based URL to redirect to after the time expires * @param integer $pause Time to show the message * @param string $layout Layout you want to use, defaults to 'flash' * @return void Renders flash layout * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#Controller::flash */ public function flash($message, $url, $pause = 1, $layout = 'flash') { $this->autoRender = false; $this->set('url', Router::url($url)); $this->set('message', $message); $this->set('pause', $pause); $this->set('page_title', $message); $this->render(false, $layout); } /** * Converts POST'ed form data to a model conditions array, suitable for use in a Model::find() call. * * @param array $data POST'ed data organized by model and field * @param mixed $op A string containing an SQL comparison operator, or an array matching operators * to fields * @param string $bool SQL boolean operator: AND, OR, XOR, etc. * @param boolean $exclusive If true, and $op is an array, fields not included in $op will not be * included in the returned conditions * @return array An array of model conditions * @deprecated */ public function postConditions($data = array(), $op = null, $bool = 'AND', $exclusive = false) { if (!is_array($data) || empty($data)) { if (!empty($this->request->data)) { $data = $this->request->data; } else { return null; } } $cond = array(); if ($op === null) { $op = ''; } $arrayOp = is_array($op); foreach ($data as $model => $fields) { foreach ($fields as $field => $value) { $key = $model . '.' . $field; $fieldOp = $op; if ($arrayOp) { if (array_key_exists($key, $op)) { $fieldOp = $op[$key]; } elseif (array_key_exists($field, $op)) { $fieldOp = $op[$field]; } else { $fieldOp = false; } } if ($exclusive && $fieldOp === false) { continue; } $fieldOp = strtoupper(trim($fieldOp)); if ($fieldOp === 'LIKE') { $key = $key.' LIKE'; $value = '%' . $value . '%'; } elseif ($fieldOp && $fieldOp != '=') { $key = $key.' ' . $fieldOp; } $cond[$key] = $value; } } if ($bool != null && strtoupper($bool) != 'AND') { $cond = array($bool => $cond); } return $cond; } /** * Handles automatic pagination of model records. * * @param mixed $object Model to paginate (e.g: model instance, or 'Model', or 'Model.InnerModel') * @param mixed $scope Conditions to use while paginating * @param array $whitelist List of allowed options for paging * @return array Model query results * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#Controller::paginate * @deprecated Use PaginatorComponent instead */ public function paginate($object = null, $scope = array(), $whitelist = array()) { return $this->Components->load('Paginator', $this->paginate)->paginate($object, $scope, $whitelist); } /** * Called before the controller action. You can use this method to configure and customize components * or perform logic that needs to happen before each controller action. * * @return void * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#request-life-cycle-callbacks */ public function beforeFilter() { } /** * Called after the controller action is run, but before the view is rendered. You can use this method * to perform logic or set view variables that are required on every request. * * @return void * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#request-life-cycle-callbacks */ public function beforeRender() { } /** * The beforeRedirect method is invoked when the controller's redirect method is called but before any * further action. If this method returns false the controller will not continue on to redirect the request. * The $url, $status and $exit variables have same meaning as for the controller's method. You can also * return a string which will be interpreted as the url to redirect to or return associative array with * key 'url' and optionally 'status' and 'exit'. * * @param mixed $url A string or array-based URL pointing to another location within the app, * or an absolute URL * @param integer $status Optional HTTP status code (eg: 404) * @param boolean $exit If true, exit() will be called after the redirect * @return mixed * false to stop redirection event, * string controllers a new redirection url or * array with the keys url, status and exit to be used by the redirect method. * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#request-life-cycle-callbacks */ public function beforeRedirect($url, $status = null, $exit = true) { } /** * Called after the controller action is run and rendered. * * @return void * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#request-life-cycle-callbacks */ public function afterFilter() { } /** * This method should be overridden in child classes. * * @param string $method name of method called example index, edit, etc. * @return boolean Success * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#callbacks */ public function beforeScaffold($method) { return true; } /** * Alias to beforeScaffold() * * @param string $method * @return boolean * @see Controller::beforeScaffold() * @deprecated */ protected function _beforeScaffold($method) { return $this->beforeScaffold($method); } /** * This method should be overridden in child classes. * * @param string $method name of method called either edit or update. * @return boolean Success * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#callbacks */ public function afterScaffoldSave($method) { return true; } /** * Alias to afterScaffoldSave() * * @param string $method * @return boolean * @see Controller::afterScaffoldSave() * @deprecated */ protected function _afterScaffoldSave($method) { return $this->afterScaffoldSave($method); } /** * This method should be overridden in child classes. * * @param string $method name of method called either edit or update. * @return boolean Success * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#callbacks */ public function afterScaffoldSaveError($method) { return true; } /** * Alias to afterScaffoldSaveError() * * @param string $method * @return boolean * @see Controller::afterScaffoldSaveError() * @deprecated */ protected function _afterScaffoldSaveError($method) { return $this->afterScaffoldSaveError($method); } /** * This method should be overridden in child classes. * If not it will render a scaffold error. * Method MUST return true in child classes * * @param string $method name of method called example index, edit, etc. * @return boolean Success * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#callbacks */ public function scaffoldError($method) { return false; } /** * Alias to scaffoldError() * * @param string $method * @return boolean * @see Controller::scaffoldError() * @deprecated */ protected function _scaffoldError($method) { return $this->scaffoldError($method); } }