Hey Grant,
Is that cool?
In the MVC scheme of things I mean. Calling a Component from a Model.
There have been some instances that I would have liked to delete files
in an afterSave but the functions to do so were nicely packaged in a
Component.
On 02/02/07, Grant Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I guess the problem you have is that you can't access components (ie
> to send an email) from a Model. The options you have are:
> - Use loadComponent in your model to get access to your email
> component.
> - Put the email sending functionality into your model (or app_model,
> or a model behaviour), as you can still use vendor() in a model.
> - Use requestAction from the model to execute an appropriate
> controller action
> - Handle the email sending in your controller, after a successful
> save. This is good if you only have a couple of possible save points.
>
> Personally, I like the idea of having a Model Behaviour, which uses
> loadComponent to access your email sending component. The behaviour
> would provide a simplified api, so your models could just have
>
> function afterSave(){
> $this->sendEmail( $to, $message );
> }
>
> Of course, I like this just because I haven't made any Model
> Behaviours yet, and they sound pretty cool :)
>
>
> >
>
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