/**
*
*
* @return Mage_Core_Block_Abstract
*/
protected function _createBlock()
{
parent::_createBlock();
/*
* Sets product ids for a lighter DB Query. We remove and add products back to simulate the order in which they
* were first viewed. Due to the small size of the cookie products may cycle through the recently viewed products
* list more often than normal.
*/
$this->_block->setProductIds($this->_productIds);
$_collection = $this->_block->getItemsCollection();
if (is_object($_collection)) {
foreach ($this->_productIds as $_productId) {
$_item = $_collection->getItemById($_productId);
$_collection->removeItemByKey($_productId);
if ($_item) {
$_collection->addItem($_item);
}
}
}
return $this->_block;
}
protected static function _generateBlockLayoutXML($blockName)
{
$engine = Mage::getSingleton('brim_pagecache/engine');
// get layout sections references our block
if (self::$_updateCache == null) {
self::$_updateCache = Mage::app()->getLayout()->getUpdate()->asSimplexml();
}
$sections = self::$_updateCache->xpath("//block[@name='{$blockName}'] | //reference[@name='{$blockName}']");
// convert section into it's own layout.
$layoutXml = "<layout>";
foreach ($sections as $section) {
$layoutXml .= self::_generateSubBlockLayoutXml($section);
}
$layoutXml .= "</layout>";
return $layoutXml;
}
