Name

CatalystX::Usul::TraitFor::Controller::ModelHelper - Convenience methods for common model calls

Version

Describes v0.17.$Rev: 1 $

Synopsis

   package YourApp::Controller::YourController;

   use CatalystX::Usul::Moose;

   extends q(CatalystX::Usul::Controller);
   with    q(CatalystX::Usul::TraitFor::Controller::ModelHelper);

Description

Many convenience methods for common model calls

Subroutines/Methods

check_field_wrapper

   $self->check_field_wrapper( $c );

Creates an XML response to and Ajax call which validates a data value for a given form field. Calls "check_field_wrapper" in CatalystX::Usul::TraitFor::Controller::ModelHelper

close_footer

   $bool = $self->close_footer( $c );

Forces the footer to not be displayed when the page is rendered

close_sidebar

   $bool = $self->close_sidebar( $c );

Forces the sidebar to not be displayed when the page is rendered

default

   $self->default( $c );

Generates a simple page not found page. No longer called as unknown pages cause a redirect to the controllers default page

open_footer

   $bool = $self->open_footer( $c );

Sets the key/value pair in the browser state cookie that will cause the footer to appear in the generated page

open_sidebar

   $bool = $self->open_sidebar( $c );

Sets the key/value pair in the browser state cookie that will cause the sidebar to appear in the generated page

reset_nav_menu

   $nav_model_obj = $self->reset_nav_menu( $c, $key, \%params );

Calls add_header and clear_controls on the stashed nav_model. Optionally calls an add_menu_* method on the stashed nav_model if $key is one of; back, blank, or close. Returns the stashed nav_model object

select_sidebar_panel

   $panel_number = $self->select_sidebar_panel( $c, $panel_number );

Set the cookie that controls which sidebar panel is visible

set_popup

   $help_model = $self->set_popup( $c, $key, \%params );

Sets the popup flag to stop the browser from caching the window size in the browser state cookie. Clears the main navigation menu and adds a $key window link. Calls "reset_nav_menu". Returns the help model object

stash_identity_model

   $self->stash_identity_model( $c );

Stashes currently selected realm name. Determines and stashes the current user and roles models based on the current realm

Diagnostics

None

Configuration and Environment

None

Dependencies

Moose::Role

Incompatibilities

There are no known incompatibilities in this module

Bugs and Limitations

There are no known bugs in this module. Please report problems to the address below. Patches are welcome

Author

Peter Flanigan, <Support at RoxSoft.co.uk>

License and Copyright

Copyright (c) 2014 Pete Flanigan. All rights reserved

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE

cpanm CatalystX::Usul

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install CatalystX::Usul