/**
* Returns the content from a given template
*
* @param string $template The template to use.
* @param array $variables The variables to assign.
* @return string
*/
private function getTemplateContent($template, $variables = null)
{
// new template instance
$tpl = null;
if (APPLICATION === 'Backend') {
$tpl = new BackendTemplate(false);
} else {
$tpl = new Template(false);
}
// set some options
$tpl->setForceCompile(true);
// variables were set
if (!empty($variables)) {
$tpl->assign($variables);
}
// grab the content
return $tpl->getContent($template);
}
