Question

In Zend Framework, is it possible to add functionality to the $this object used within the controller?

I’m trying to create an API, defined by class files stored in a seperate folder. So would love to be able to go:

$userDetails = $this->api->user()->getDetails();

Is this possible?

Answer 1

This is just a reference to the object instance so you just need to add methods and properties to the class in question. For example:

class MyController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
   protected $api = null;

   public function init()
   {
      $this->api = new ApiClass();
   }

   public function indexAction()
   {
      $this->api->user()->details();
   }


}

Of course this probably isnt the best way to go about it. I would probably put the api as a bootstrap resource and in that case youd do:

class MyController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{

   public function indexAction()
   {
      $this->getApi()->user()->details();
   }

   public function getApi()
   {
      return $this->getInvokeArg('bootstrap')->api;
   } 
}