/**
* Get Placeholder Block
*
* @return Mage_Core_Block_Abstract
*/
protected function _getPlaceHolderBlock()
{
if (null === $this->_placeholderBlock) {
$blockName = $this->_placeholder->getAttribute('block');
$this->_placeholderBlock = new $blockName();
$this->_placeholderBlock->setTemplate($this->_placeholder->getAttribute('template'));
$this->_placeholderBlock->setLayout(Mage::app()->getLayout());
$this->_placeholderBlock->setSkipRenderTag(true);
}
return $this->_placeholderBlock;
}
public function testHelper()
{
// Without layout
$this->assertInstanceOf('Mage_Core_Helper_Data', $this->_block->helper('Mage_Core_Helper_Data'));
// With layout
$this->_block->setLayout(new Mage_Core_Model_Layout());
$helper = $this->_block->helper('Mage_Core_Helper_Data');
try {
$this->assertInstanceOf('Mage_Core_Helper_Data', $helper);
$this->assertInstanceOf('Mage_Core_Model_Layout', $helper->getLayout());
/* Helper is a 'singleton', so assigned layout may affect further helper usage */
$helper->setLayout(null);
} catch (Exception $e) {
$helper->setLayout(null);
throw $e;
}
}
/**
* Create <N> sample blocks
*
* @param int $qty
* @param bool $withLayout
* @param string $className
* @return array
*/
protected function _createSampleBlocks($qty, $withLayout = true, $className = 'Mage_Core_Block_Template')
{
$blocks = array();
$names = array();
$layout = false;
if ($withLayout) {
$layout = new Mage_Core_Model_Layout();
$this->_block->setLayout($layout);
}
for ($i = 0; $i < $qty; $i++) {
$block = new $className();
$name = uniqid('block.');
$block->setNameInLayout($name);
$blocks[] = $block;
$names[] = $name;
if ($layout) {
$block->setLayout($layout);
$layout->setBlock($name, $block);
}
}
return array($blocks, $names);
}
