beforeRender()source public

beforeRender( Cake\Event\Event $event )

beforeRender callback.

Parameters

Cake\Event\Event $event

Event.

Overrides

Cake\Controller\Controller::beforeRender()

initialize()source public

initialize( )

Initialization hook method.

Overrides

Cake\Controller\Controller::initialize()

__construct()source public

__construct( Cake\Http\ServerRequest $request null , Cake\Http\Response $response null , string|null $name null , Cake\Event\EventManager|null $eventManager null , Cake\Controller\ComponentRegistry|null $components null )

Constructor.

Sets a number of properties based on conventions if they are empty. To override the conventions CakePHP uses you can define properties in your class declaration.

Parameters

Cake\Http\ServerRequest $request optional null

Request object for this controller. Can be null for testing, but expect that features that use the request parameters will not work.

Cake\Http\Response $response optional null

Response object for this controller.

string|null $name optional null

Override the name useful in testing when using mocks.

Cake\Event\EventManager|null $eventManager optional null

The event manager. Defaults to a new instance.

Cake\Controller\ComponentRegistry|null $components optional null

The component registry. Defaults to a new instance.

__get()source public

__get( string $name )

Magic accessor for model autoloading.

Parameters

string $name

Property name

Returns

boolean|object
The model instance or false

__set()source public

__set( string $name , mixed $value )

Magic setter for removed properties.

Parameters

string $name

Property name.

mixed $value

Value to set.

_loadComponents()source protected

_loadComponents( )

Loads the defined components using the Component factory.

_mergeControllerVars()source protected

_mergeControllerVars( )

Merge components, helpers vars from parent classes.

_viewPath()source protected

_viewPath( )

Get the viewPath based on controller name and request prefix.

Returns

string

afterFilter()source public

afterFilter( Cake\Event\Event $event )

Called after the controller action is run and rendered.

Parameters

Cake\Event\Event $event

An Event instance

Returns

Cake\Http\Response|null

Link

https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/controllers.html#request-life-cycle-callbacks

beforeFilter()source public

beforeFilter( Cake\Event\Event $event )

Called before the controller action. You can use this method to configure and customize components or perform logic that needs to happen before each controller action.

Parameters

Cake\Event\Event $event

An Event instance

Returns

Cake\Http\Response|null

Link

https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/controllers.html#request-life-cycle-callbacks

beforeRedirect()source public

beforeRedirect( Cake\Event\Event $event , string|array $url , Cake\Http\Response $response )

The beforeRedirect method is invoked when the controller's redirect method is called but before any further action.

If the event is stopped the controller will not continue on to redirect the request. The $url and $status variables have same meaning as for the controller's method. You can set the event result to response instance or modify the redirect location using controller's response instance.

Parameters

Cake\Event\Event $event

An Event instance

string|array $url

A string or array-based URL pointing to another location within the app, or an absolute URL

Cake\Http\Response $response

The response object.

Returns

Cake\Http\Response|null

Link

https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/controllers.html#request-life-cycle-callbacks

components()source public

components( Cake\Controller\ComponentRegistry|null $components null )

Get the component registry for this controller.

If called with the first parameter, it will be set as the controller $this->_components property

Parameters

Cake\Controller\ComponentRegistry|null $components optional null

Component registry.

Returns

Cake\Controller\ComponentRegistry

implementedEvents()source public

implementedEvents( )

Returns a list of all events that will fire in the controller during its lifecycle. You can override this function to add your own listener callbacks

Returns

array

Implementation of

Cake\Event\EventListenerInterface::implementedEvents()

invokeAction()source public

invokeAction( )

Dispatches the controller action. Checks that the action exists and isn't private.

Returns

mixed
The resulting response.

Throws

LogicException
When request is not set.
Cake\Controller\Exception\MissingActionException
When actions are not defined or inaccessible.

isAction()source public

isAction( string $action )

Method to check that an action is accessible from a URL.

Override this method to change which controller methods can be reached. The default implementation disallows access to all methods defined on Cake\Controller\Controller, and allows all public methods on all subclasses of this class.

Parameters

string $action

The action to check.

Returns

boolean
Whether or not the method is accessible from a URL.

loadComponent()source public

loadComponent( string $name , array $config [] )

Add a component to the controller's registry.

This method will also set the component to a property. For example:

$this->loadComponent('Acl.Acl');

Will result in a Toolbar property being set.

Parameters

string $name

The name of the component to load.

array $config optional []

The config for the component.

Returns

Cake\Controller\Component

paginate()source public

paginate( Cake\ORM\Table|string|Cake\ORM\Query|null $object null , array $settings [] )

Handles pagination of records in Table objects.

Will load the referenced Table object, and have the PaginatorComponent paginate the query using the request date and settings defined in $this->paginate.

This method will also make the PaginatorHelper available in the view.

Parameters

Cake\ORM\Table|string|Cake\ORM\Query|null $object optional null

Table to paginate (e.g: Table instance, 'TableName' or a Query object)

array $settings optional []

The settings/configuration used for pagination.

Returns

Cake\ORM\ResultSet
Query results

Throws

RuntimeException
When no compatible table object can be found.

Link

https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/controllers.html#paginating-a-model

redirect()source public

redirect( string|array $url , integer $status 302 )

Redirects to given $url, after turning off $this->autoRender.

Parameters

string|array $url

A string or array-based URL pointing to another location within the app, or an absolute URL

integer $status optional 302

HTTP status code (eg: 301)

Returns

Cake\Http\Response|null

Link

https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/controllers.html#Controller::redirect

referer()source public

referer( string|array|null $default null , boolean $local false )

Returns the referring URL for this request.

Parameters

string|array|null $default optional null

Default URL to use if HTTP_REFERER cannot be read from headers

boolean $local optional false

If true, restrict referring URLs to local server

Returns

string
Referring URL

render()source public

render( string|null $view null , string|null $layout null )

Instantiates the correct view class, hands it its data, and uses it to render the view output.

Parameters

string|null $view optional null

View to use for rendering

string|null $layout optional null

Layout to use

Returns

Cake\Http\Response
A response object containing the rendered view.

Link

https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/controllers.html#rendering-a-view

setAction()source public

setAction( string $action , ... $args )

Internally redirects one action to another. Does not perform another HTTP request unlike Controller::redirect()

Examples:

setAction('another_action');
setAction('action_with_parameters', $parameter1);

Parameters

string $action

The new action to be 'redirected' to. Any other parameters passed to this method will be passed as parameters to the new action.

... $args

$args Arguments passed to the action

Returns

mixed
Returns the return value of the called action

setRequest()source public

setRequest( Cake\Http\ServerRequest $request )

Sets the request objects and configures a number of controller properties based on the contents of the request. Controller acts as a proxy for certain View variables which must also be updated here. The properties that get set are:

• $this->request - To the $request parameter
• $this->plugin - To the $request->params['plugin']
• $this->passedArgs - Same as $request->params['pass]
• View::$plugin - $this->plugin

Parameters

Cake\Http\ServerRequest $request

Request instance.

shutdownProcess()source public

shutdownProcess( )

Perform the various shutdown processes for this controller. Fire the Components and Controller callbacks in the correct order.

• triggers the component shutdown callback.
• calls the Controller's afterFilter method.

Returns

Cake\Http\Response|null

startupProcess()source public

startupProcess( )

Perform the startup process for this controller. Fire the Components and Controller callbacks in the correct order.

• Initializes components, which fires their initialize callback
• Calls the controller beforeFilter.
• triggers Component startup methods.

Returns

Cake\Http\Response|null

dispatchEvent()source public

dispatchEvent( string $name , array|null $data null , object|null $subject null )

Wrapper for creating and dispatching events.

Returns a dispatched event.

Parameters

string $name

Name of the event.

array|null $data optional null

Any value you wish to be transported with this event to it can be read by listeners.

object|null $subject optional null

The object that this event applies to ($this by default).

Returns

Cake\Event\Event

eventManager()source public

eventManager( Cake\Event\EventManager $eventManager null )

Returns the Cake\Event\EventManager manager instance for this object.

You can use this instance to register any new listeners or callbacks to the object events, or create your own events and trigger them at will.

Deprecated

3.5.0 Use getEventManager()/setEventManager() instead.

Parameters

Cake\Event\EventManager $eventManager optional null

the eventManager to set

Returns

Cake\Event\EventManager

getEventManager()source public

getEventManager( )

Returns the Cake\Event\EventManager manager instance for this object.

You can use this instance to register any new listeners or callbacks to the object events, or create your own events and trigger them at will.

Returns

Cake\Event\EventManager

setEventManager()source public

setEventManager( Cake\Event\EventManager $eventManager )

Returns the Cake\Event\EventManager manager instance for this object.

You can use this instance to register any new listeners or callbacks to the object events, or create your own events and trigger them at will.

Parameters

Cake\Event\EventManager $eventManager

the eventManager to set

Returns

$this

getTableLocator()source public

getTableLocator( )

Gets the table locator.

Returns

Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface

setTableLocator()source public

setTableLocator( Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface $tableLocator )

Sets the table locator.

Parameters

Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface $tableLocator

LocatorInterface instance.

Returns

$this

tableLocator()source public

tableLocator( Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface $tableLocator null )

Sets the table locator. If no parameters are passed, it will return the currently used locator.

Deprecated

3.5.0 Use getTableLocator()/setTableLocator() instead.

Parameters

Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface $tableLocator optional null

LocatorInterface instance.

Returns

Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface

log()source public

log( mixed $msg , integer|string $level LogLevel::ERROR , string|array $context [] )

Convenience method to write a message to Log. See Log::write() for more information on writing to logs.

Parameters

mixed $msg

Log message.

integer|string $level optional LogLevel::ERROR

Error level.

string|array $context optional []

Additional log data relevant to this message.

Returns

boolean
Success of log write.

_mergeProperty()source protected

_mergeProperty( string $property , array $parentClasses , array $options )

Merge a single property with the values declared in all parent classes.

Parameters

string $property

The name of the property being merged.

array $parentClasses

An array of classes you want to merge with.

array $options

Options for merging the property, see _mergeVars()

_mergePropertyData()source protected

_mergePropertyData( array $current , array $parent , boolean $isAssoc )

Merge each of the keys in a property together.

Parameters

array $current

The current merged value.

array $parent

The parent class' value.

boolean $isAssoc

Whether or not the merging should be done in associative mode.

Returns

mixed
The updated value.

_mergeVars()source protected

_mergeVars( array $properties , array $options [] )

Merge the list of $properties with all parent classes of the current class.

Options:

• associative - A list of properties that should be treated as associative arrays. Properties in this list will be passed through Hash::normalize() before merging.

Parameters

array $properties

An array of properties and the merge strategy for them.

array $options optional []

The options to use when merging properties.

_setModelClass()source protected

_setModelClass( string $name )

Set the modelClass and modelKey properties based on conventions.

If the properties are already set they will not be overwritten

Parameters

string $name

Class name.

getModelType()source public

getModelType( )

Get the model type to be used by this class

Returns

string

loadModel()source public

loadModel( string|null $modelClass null , string|null $modelType null )

Loads and constructs repository objects required by this object

Typically used to load ORM Table objects as required. Can also be used to load other types of repository objects your application uses.

If a repository provider does not return an object a MissingModelException will be thrown.

Parameters

string|null $modelClass optional null

Name of model class to load. Defaults to $this->modelClass

string|null $modelType optional null

The type of repository to load. Defaults to the modelType() value.

Returns

Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface
The model instance created.

Throws

Cake\Datasource\Exception\MissingModelException
If the model class cannot be found.
InvalidArgumentException
When using a type that has not been registered.
UnexpectedValueException
If no model type has been defined

modelFactory()source public

modelFactory( string $type , callable $factory )

Override a existing callable to generate repositories of a given type.

Parameters

string $type

The name of the repository type the factory function is for.

callable $factory

The factory function used to create instances.

modelType()source public

modelType( string|null $modelType null )

Set or get the model type to be used by this class

Deprecated

3.5.0 Use getModelType()/setModelType() instead.

Parameters

string|null $modelType optional null

The model type or null to retrieve the current

Returns

string|Cake\Datasource\ModelAwareTrait
$this

setModelType()source public

setModelType( string $modelType )

Set the model type to be used by this class

Parameters

string $modelType

The model type

Returns

$this

requestAction()source public

requestAction( string|array $url , array $extra [] )

Calls a controller's method from any location. Can be used to connect controllers together or tie plugins into a main application. requestAction can be used to return rendered views or fetch the return value from controller actions.

Under the hood this method uses Router::reverse() to convert the $url parameter into a string URL. You should use URL formats that are compatible with Router::reverse()

Examples

A basic example getting the return value of the controller action:

$variables = $this->requestAction('/articles/popular');

A basic example of request action to fetch a rendered page without the layout.

$viewHtml = $this->requestAction('/articles/popular', ['return']);

You can also pass the URL as an array:

$vars = $this->requestAction(['controller' => 'articles', 'action' => 'popular']);

Passing other request data

You can pass POST, GET, COOKIE and other data into the request using the appropriate keys. Cookies can be passed using the cookies key. Get parameters can be set with query and post data can be sent using the post key.

$vars = $this->requestAction('/articles/popular', [
  'query' => ['page' => 1],
  'cookies' => ['remember_me' => 1],
]);

Sending environment or header values

By default actions dispatched with this method will use the global $_SERVER and $_ENV values. If you want to override those values for a request action, you can specify the values:

$vars = $this->requestAction('/articles/popular', [
  'environment' => ['CONTENT_TYPE' => 'application/json']
]);

Transmitting the session

By default actions dispatched with this method will use the standard session object. If you want a particular session instance to be used, you need to specify it.

$vars = $this->requestAction('/articles/popular', [
  'session' => new Session($someSessionConfig)
]);

Deprecated

3.3.0 You should refactor your code to use View Cells instead of this method.

Parameters

string|array $url

String or array-based url. Unlike other url arrays in CakePHP, this url will not automatically handle passed arguments in the $url parameter.

array $extra optional []

if array includes the key "return" it sets the autoRender to true. Can also be used to submit GET/POST data, and passed arguments.

Returns

mixed

Boolean true or false on success/failure, or contents of rendered action if 'return' is set in $extra.

createView()source public

createView( string|null $viewClass null )

Constructs the view class instance based on the current configuration.

Parameters

string|null $viewClass optional null

Optional namespaced class name of the View class to instantiate.

Returns

Cake\View\View

Throws

Cake\View\Exception\MissingViewException
If view class was not found.

set()source public

set( string|array $name , mixed $value null )

Saves a variable or an associative array of variables for use inside a template.

Parameters

string|array $name

A string or an array of data.

mixed $value optional null

Value in case $name is a string (which then works as the key). Unused if $name is an associative array, otherwise serves as the values to $name's keys.

Returns

$this

viewBuilder()source public

viewBuilder( )

Get the view builder being used.

Returns

Cake\View\ViewBuilder

viewOptions()source public

viewOptions( string|array|null $options null , boolean $merge true )

Get/Set valid view options in the object's _validViewOptions property. The property is created as an empty array if it is not set. If called without any parameters it will return the current list of valid view options. See createView().

Parameters

string|array|null $options optional null

string or array of string to be appended to _validViewOptions.

boolean $merge optional true

Whether to merge with or override existing valid View options. Defaults to true.

Returns

array
The updated view options as an array.