/**
* Retrieve rendered contents of a controller action
*
* If the action results in a forward or redirect, returns empty string.
*
* @param string $action
* @param string $controller
* @param string $module Defaults to default module
* @param array $params
* @return string
*/
public function __invoke($action, $controller, $module = null, array $params = array())
{
$this->resetObjects();
if (null === $module) {
$module = $this->defaultModule;
}
// clone the view object to prevent over-writing of view variables
$broker = $this->front->getHelperBroker();
$viewRenderer = $broker->load('viewRenderer');
$viewRendererClone = clone $viewRenderer;
$broker->register('viewRenderer', $viewRendererClone);
$this->request->setParams($params)
->setModuleName($module)
->setControllerName($controller)
->setActionName($action)
->setDispatched(true);
$this->dispatcher->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
// reset the viewRenderer object to it's original state
$broker->register('viewRenderer', $viewRenderer);
if (!$this->request->isDispatched()
|| $this->response->isRedirect())
{
// forwards and redirects render nothing
return '';
}
$return = $this->response->getBody();
$this->resetObjects();
return $return;
}
/**
* Retrieve rendered contents of a controller action
*
* If the action results in a forward or redirect, returns empty string.
*
* @param string $action
* @param string $controller
* @param string $module Defaults to default module
* @param array $params
* @return string
*/
public function direct($action = null, $controller = null, $module = null, array $params = array())
{
if ($action == null || $controller == null) {
throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Action: missing argument. $action and $controller are required in action($action, $controller, $module = null, array $params = array())');
}
$this->resetObjects();
if (null === $module) {
$module = $this->defaultModule;
}
// clone the view object to prevent over-writing of view variables
$viewRendererObj = HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('viewRenderer');
HelperBroker::addHelper(clone $viewRendererObj);
$this->request->setParams($params)->setModuleName($module)->setControllerName($controller)->setActionName($action)->setDispatched(true);
$this->dispatcher->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
// reset the viewRenderer object to it's original state
HelperBroker::addHelper($viewRendererObj);
if (!$this->request->isDispatched() || $this->response->isRedirect()) {
// forwards and redirects render nothing
return '';
}
$return = $this->response->getBody();
$this->resetObjects();
return $return;
}
