Is a beforeFind on a Model a bad idea?

What am I missing?

/Mattias

It is possible to define custom events. The (static) class method Events::on() allows you to register an event using any name you like.

File: /app/Config/Events.php

PHP Code:

Events::on('before_findAll', [$modelInstance, 'modelMethod']);  // Call modelMethod on an existing Model instance 


At the appropriate logical spot in your code, something like this

PHP Code:

\CodeIgniter\Events\Events::trigger('before_findAll', $model, 'modelMethod'); 


You can pass other arguments in trigger if needed.

Events Docs