to me it sounds list behaviours all controllers extend the app controller - choose carefully what you put here
if the stuff is entity related it goes in model you can add to app model (& helper & error also) in the same way as you can with app controller fat models, skinny controllers and athletic behaviours http://nuts-and-bolts-of-cakephp.com/tag/observable-behavior/ - S On 26 February 2011 23:46, Eric Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > Ya a component doesn't necessarily work because I'm interfacing with > the DB (inserting, deleting, querying) a lot. I'm thinking from > articles I've been digging up (Mark Story's personal site) that > putting these functions in my Activity controller makes the most > sense, then I can just grab feeds, save data, etc by calling the > function through related models. > > As for "libs", what do you mean? I can create a library for these > functions? Can you explain further? > > Thanks! > > Eric > > On Feb 26, 4:39 pm, euromark <[email protected]> wrote: > > usually you would put functions you use in multiple controllers in > > either the model (data?) or a component (logic?) > > you can also use libs to "dry" your code :) > > > > On 27 Feb., 00:02, Eric Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > Just wondering when it comes to performance and any other factors you > > > may deem important, what's the better option for storing functions > > > that I will use among many controllers: A function in the model that I > > > can then access via $this->Model->Model->function() or a function > > > inside of my App Controller? > > > > > Moreover, when is it better to put a function in a model and when is > > > it better to put it in the app controller? > > > > > To put this in context, I'm investigating this for use with an > > > activities feature. I track activities and then display them in feeds. > > > Of course, I need to quite often save an activity, feeding it > > > arguments (as well as delete an activity). Moreover, I need to often > > > grab a feed, customized based on the arguments I feed it. I'm trying > > > to avoid using RequestAction. > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > Eric > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] For more options, visit this group > at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php > -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
