Question

I am currently using the codeigniter tank_auth, at the start of every controller method I have to do the following:

$data['profile'] = $this->tank_auth->get_profile();

The main reason I do this is to display the current logged in username, and also get their privilege level.

I am going over the code trying to go by the DRY principle and have moved a lot of repeated code over to the _constructor method (Like checking if the user is logged in). I am just wondering if there is a way to move this code from the start of every method to the constructor.

My current constructor method looks like so:

public function __construct()
{
    parent::__construct();

    // If the user isn't logged in redirect to login page.
    if (!$this->tank_auth->is_logged_in())
        redirect('auth/login');

  }

Thanks!

Answer 1

Add variable $data to the controller and use it for all your view data. For example:

public function __construct()
{
    parent::__construct();
    $this->data['profile'] = $this->tank_auth->get_profile();
}

When calling the view remember to call it like this:

$this->load->view('my_view', $this->data);