[eluser]Hyra[/eluser]
Hey there,
I recently installed CodeIgniter hoping it would replace my own MVC framework. So far it's pretty nice and straightforward. I did miss Smarty, but that was easily integrated. So far so good!
But here's my question:
I am running a site that, at places, is build out of different "components". Depending on the user and his settings, certain modules get loaded and presented.
For example. A user can have a little box with a few thumbnails on his personal profile page.
In my own version i check if this is the case, and if so fire up an extra controller from the folder "modules", which, after all the magic, returns the data which i can use within smarty.
Current way:
Code:
// Check DB for custom components to load
// Loop through the dataset and load them up, pseudo like so:
$RandomThumbs = new ThumbCollection(& $this);
$RandomThumbs->setBlah .. etc.
$this->setVars(array("Thumbs" => $RandomThumbs));
Now, how would this be accomplished within a CI environment. Do I want to put all these little "components" into the system/plugins folder and fire them up when needed? Or should I rather place them in the applications library folder, as most of them use the models of the regular places.
In short maybe: What is the best practice to use custom/variable components within the controllers while avoiding a "Matchbox setup".
Cheers for any useful pointers!
