Hi folks,
I'm trying to create (kind of) a base controller for some controllers. There are different controllers which should inherit from this base controller - the base controllers should provide some data for the child.
Currently I've a ProjectController which should inherit from the ProjectBaseController.
My Route: `Route::get('project/{slug}', 'ProjectController@showDetails');
Based on the slug I get the db data. But how to pass this slug to the parent controller (ProjectBaseController), without calling the parents constructor every time?
The ProjectBaseController will have methods like (pseudo names) userIsAllowedToSeeThis, different members (projectname,...), etc.. So when I'm calling any controller which inherits from the ProjectBaseController, a specific project (based on the slug, id, whatever) should be selected and be provided.
I'm thinking of something like this:
// File ProjectBaseController.php
class ProjectBaseController {
protected $projectID;
protected $projectName;
protected $projectCreatedAt;
public function __construct() {
/* ??? */
}
}
// File ProjectController.php
class ProjectController extends ProjectBaseController {
public function showDetails() {
return $this->projectID;
}
}
class ProjectIssuesController extends ProjectBaseController {
public function foo() {
return $this->projectName;
}
}
// Route
Route::get('/project/{slug}', 'ProjectController@showDetails');
Route::get('/project/{slug}/issue/{id}', 'ProjectIssueController@foo');
Oh, and I don't want to call the parents constructor everytime. Cause I'll need project data for every project which inherits from the base controller.
Thanks
If the child classes do not implement their own constructor the parent constructor will still be called.
You only need to manually call the parent constructor if the child class needs its own constructor.
Ok, I found a workaround for my problem... But there's another problem:
Isn't it possible to Redirect in parent classes? Tried to do:
class ProjectBaseController {
public function __construct() {
if(true) {
return Redirect::to('somewhere');
}
}
}
class ProjectController extends ProjectBaseController {
public function showSomething() {
dd('foo'); // should never been displayed, since parent class redirects us
}
}
But the redirect isn't working :(
Using a filter in the parent class solved my problem.
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