[Solar-talk] _getActionHref

[Rodrigo Moraes]

On 8/6/07, Jeff Surgeson wrote:
> Tipos_App_Adm_Base in _setup()
>
> // Set the main navigation menu using 'named' keys.
>         $this->layout_nav = array(
>             'adm' => array(
>                 'href' => $this->_getActionHref('adm', array(
>                     'controller' => '',
>                     'action'     => 'index',
>                 )),
>                 'text' => 'TEXT_ACTION_INDEX',
>             ),

Oh, I see. I have changed it since that commit and don't have this
method anymore, so that's why I couldn't find it. So here's a
explanation for the current version - the meaning is the same. What I
have now is:

        $this->layout_nav = array(
            'adm' => array(
                'href' => $this->helper('routeUri', array(
                    'controller' => '',
                    'action'     => 'index',
                ))->quick(),
                'text' => 'TEXT_ACTION_INDEX',
            ),

And it is all related to building action links for the main
navigational list using the router. First, some background: 'routeUri'
is a controller helper built using helper(), which is a method from
Tipos_Controller_Page. routeUri builds action/anchors for routes, and
yes, URI building is verbose using the router, but I think the
benefits pay the inconvenience.

'href' and 'text' are keys used by Tipos_View_Helper_ListNav to build
lists. I prefer to always use a keyed array because access is easier
if I need a URI from any list later; also because of the relatively
complex uri building process, it is easier to set the active item just
referring to its key, for example: $this->layout_nav_active = 'adm'.
The uri can change, the key is the same.

I've been thinking for ages to write a tutorial showing how to use the
router; in the mean time, if anybody here is interested to try it, I'd
love to help. Please feel to contact me, or even join #solarphp at
freenode.org - we are there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on
mondays 9-10 p.m. when we make a break to watch Heroes on NBC. :)

-- rodrigo