protected function load($menu = null)
{
$menu = $menu ?: $this->menu;
if (is_numeric($menu)) {
$root = Model_Menu::find_by_tree_id($menu);
} else {
$root = Model_Menu::find_by_slug($menu);
}
if (is_null($root)) {
throw new MenuException('Menu ' . (is_numeric($menu) ? '#' : '') . $menu . ' not found');
} elseif (!$root->is_root()) {
$root = $root->root();
$this->menu = $root->slug;
\Log::write(250, 'Menu ' . (is_numeric($menu) ? '#' : '') . $menu . ' is not a root element.');
}
$this->meta = array('name' => $root->name, 'identifier' => $root->slug, 'num_items' => $root->count_descendants());
$root->descendants()->get();
return $root;
}
