Re: [Maypole] additional_data and template_args

From: Simon Flack (sf at flacks.net)
Date: Tue Jan 04 2005 - 03:00:10 GMT


Peter Speltz wrote:
> $r->addtional_data is called before model processes request. I have only ever
> used additional_data to add some template args. I would like to use it to add
> object specific template args except I can't because of where this method is
> called. ( The model class process fetches the objects. ) An example is my menu.
> The menu data is different when I'm listing Customers (working with the
> customer class) than it is if i'm viewing a Customer (working with a specific
> object).
>
> I'm wondering if people use additional_data in a way that it has an effect on
> their model class processing . If not maybe the call to $r->additional_data
> should happen after model processing and before view processing.

I've been thinking of adding another method like additional_data which
would be called before the view is processed. I'll bear this in mind
when I look at refactoring the Maypole handler.

Thanks

Simon

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