Apache Zeta Components Manual :: Docs For Class ezcMvcRailsRoute

MvcTools::ezcMvcRailsRoute

Class ezcMvcRailsRoute

Router class that uses rails style expressions for matching routes.

The routes are matched against the uri property of the request object. The matching algorithm works as follows:

Source for this file: /MvcTools/src/routes/rails.php

Implements interfaces:

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Member Variables

protected string $action
Contains the action that the controller should execute.
protected string $controllerClassName
This is the name of the controller class that will be instantiated with the request variables obtained from the route, as well as the default values belonging to a route.
protected array(string) $defaultValues
The default values for the variables that are send to the controller.

The route matchers can override those default values

protected string $pattern
This property contains the pattern

Method Summary

public ezcMvcRailsRoute __construct( $pattern , $controllerClassName , [ $action = null] , [ $defaultValues = array()] )
Constructs a new ezcMvcRailsRoute with $pattern.
public void generateUrl( [ $arguments = null] )
Generates an URL back out of a route, including possible arguments
protected string getUriString( $request )
Returns the request information that the matches() method will match the pattern against.
protected bool match( $request , &$matches , $matches )
This method performs the actual pattern match against the $request's URI.
public null|ezcMvcRoutingInformation matches( $request )
Evaluates the URI against this route.
public void prefix( $prefix )
Adds the $prefix to the route's pattern.

Methods

__construct

ezcMvcRailsRoute __construct( string $pattern , string $controllerClassName , [string $action = null] , [ $defaultValues = array()] )

Constructs a new ezcMvcRailsRoute with $pattern.

When the route is matched (with the match() method), the route instantiates an object of the class $controllerClassName.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
$pattern string
$controllerClassName string
$action string
$defaultValues array(string)

generateUrl

void generateUrl( [ $arguments = null] )

Generates an URL back out of a route, including possible arguments

Parameters:
Name Type Description
$arguments array
Implementation of:
Method Description
ezcMvcReversibleRoute::generateUrl() Generates an URL back out of a route, including possible arguments

getUriString

string getUriString( ezcMvcRequest $request )

Returns the request information that the matches() method will match the pattern against.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
$request ezcMvcRequest

match

bool match( ezcMvcRequest $request , &$matches , array(string) $matches )

This method performs the actual pattern match against the $request's URI.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
$request ezcMvcRequest
$matches array(string)
&$matches

matches

null|ezcMvcRoutingInformation matches( ezcMvcRequest $request )

Evaluates the URI against this route.

The method first runs the match. If the pattern matches, it then creates an object containing routing information and returns it. If the route's pattern did not match it returns null.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
$request ezcMvcRequest
Implementation of:
Method Description
ezcMvcRoute::matches() Returns routing information if the route matched, or null in case the route did not match.

prefix

void prefix( mixed $prefix )

Adds the $prefix to the route's pattern.

It's up to the developer to provide a meaningfull prefix. In this case, it needs to be a pattern just like the normal pattern.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
$prefix mixed
Implementation of:
Method Description
ezcMvcRoute::prefix() Adds a prefix to the route.
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