Class Dispatcher
Dispatcher converts Requests into controller actions. It uses the dispatched Request to locate and load the correct controller. If found, the requested action is called on the controller.
- Dispatcher implements CakeEventListener
Direct Subclasses
Copyright: Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
License: MIT License
Location: Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php
Properties summary
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$_eventManagerprotectedEvent manager, used to handle dispatcher filters
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Constructor. -
_attachFilters() protected
Attaches all event listeners for this dispatcher instance. Loads the dispatcher filters from the configured locations.
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_getController() protected
Get controller to use, either plugin controller or application controller -
_invoke() protected
Initializes the components and models a controller will be using. Triggers the controller action, and invokes the rendering if Controller::$autoRender is true and echo's the output. Otherwise the return value of the controller action are returned.
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_loadController() protected
Load controller and return controller class name -
dispatch() public
Dispatches and invokes given Request, handing over control to the involved controller. If the controller is set to autoRender, via Controller::$autoRender, then Dispatcher will render the view.
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getEventManager() public
Returns the CakeEventManager instance or creates one if none was created. Attaches the default listeners and filters
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implementedEvents() public
Returns the list of events this object listens to. -
parseParams() public
Applies Routing and additionalParameters to the request to be dispatched. If Routes have not been loaded they will be loaded, and app/Config/routes.php will be run.
Method Detail
__construct() public ¶
__construct( string $base = false )
Constructor.
Parameters
- string $base optional false
- The base directory for the application. Writes
App.baseto Configure.
_attachFilters() protected ¶
_attachFilters( CakeEventManager $manager )
Attaches all event listeners for this dispatcher instance. Loads the dispatcher filters from the configured locations.
Parameters
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CakeEventManager$manager - Event manager instance.
Throws
_getController() protected ¶
_getController( CakeRequest $request , CakeResponse $response )
Get controller to use, either plugin controller or application controller
Parameters
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CakeRequest$request - Request object
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CakeResponse$response - Response for the controller.
Returns
name of controller if not loaded, or object if loaded
_invoke() protected ¶
_invoke( Controller $controller , CakeRequest $request )
Initializes the components and models a controller will be using. Triggers the controller action, and invokes the rendering if Controller::$autoRender is true and echo's the output. Otherwise the return value of the controller action are returned.
Parameters
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Controller$controller - Controller to invoke
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CakeRequest$request - The request object to invoke the controller for.
Returns
_loadController() protected ¶
_loadController( CakeRequest $request )
Load controller and return controller class name
Parameters
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CakeRequest$request - Request instance.
Returns
Name of controller class name
dispatch() public ¶
dispatch( CakeRequest $request , CakeResponse $response , array $additionalParams = array() )
Dispatches and invokes given Request, handing over control to the involved controller. If the controller is set to autoRender, via Controller::$autoRender, then Dispatcher will render the view.
Actions in CakePHP can be any public method on a controller, that is not declared in Controller. If you
want controller methods to be public and in-accessible by URL, then prefix them with a _.
For example public function _loadPosts() { } would not be accessible via URL. Private and protected methods
are also not accessible via URL.
If no controller of given name can be found, invoke() will throw an exception. If the controller is found, and the action is not found an exception will be thrown.
Parameters
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CakeRequest$request - Request object to dispatch.
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CakeResponse$response - Response object to put the results of the dispatch into.
- array $additionalParams optional array()
- Settings array ("bare", "return") which is melded with the GET and POST params
Returns
if
$request['return'] is set then it returns response body, null otherwiseThrows
Triggers
Dispatcher.afterDispatch $this, compact('request', 'response')
getEventManager() public ¶
getEventManager( )
Returns the CakeEventManager instance or creates one if none was created. Attaches the default listeners and filters
Returns
implementedEvents() public ¶
implementedEvents( )
Returns the list of events this object listens to.
Returns
Implementation of
parseParams() public ¶
parseParams( CakeEvent $event )
Applies Routing and additionalParameters to the request to be dispatched. If Routes have not been loaded they will be loaded, and app/Config/routes.php will be run.
Parameters
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CakeEvent$event - containing the request, response and additional params