Zend framework. how to pass options to custom front controller plugin? - zend-framework

Question

I have custom front controller plugin that takes some options.
At this time I load it (plugin) in application.ini file like this:
resources.frontController.plugins.DynamicLayout = "My_Controller_Plugin_DynamicLayout"
At this time I just have option.ini file and then use zend_config to import it.
Is there a way to specify plugin options from ZEND's primary application.ini file?
Maybe something like this?:
resources.frontController.plugins.DynamicLayout.test = "test_value"

Answer 1

I use something like this to pass info to my layouts using bootstrap.
This example is for an application that runs on different domains, thus different layouts. (and has a separate version for MSIE). Each domain as a separate application.ini
<?php
class Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap {
protected function _initAutoload() {
return new Zend_Application_Module_Autoloader(array(
'namespace' => '',
'basePath' => APPLICATION_PATH
));
}
// <snip> more _initMethods: Loggers, ACLs, ViewHelpers, etc. </snip>
/**
* Setup dynamic layout plugin
*
* #return Zend_Controller_Plugin_Broker
*/
protected function _initFrontControllerLayoutPlugin() {
// Ensure the front controller is initialized
$this->bootstrap('FrontController');
$front = $this->getResource('FrontController');
$this->bootstrap('layout');
$layout = $this->getResource('layout');
// Set our Front Controller Plugin
// !!!! right here I pass values to the layout
// !!!! example layoutName, but you could pass anything you want...
$plugin = new Plugin_DynamicLayout($layout, $this->getOption('layoutName'));
return $front->registerPlugin($plugin);
}
}
The layout Handler:
<?php
class Plugin_DynamicLayout extends Zend_Controller_Plugin_Abstract {
private $layoutName;
public function __construct(Zend_Layout $layout, $layoutName) {
$this->layout = $layout;
$this->layoutName = $layoutName;
}
public function preDispatch(Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $request) {
$layoutName = $this->layoutName;
if (false !== strpos($request->getHeader('User-Agent'), 'MSIE')) {
$layoutName = $layoutName . '-ie';
}
$this->layout->setLayout($layoutName);
}
}
The application.ini:
[production]
layoutName = "Some_File_Name"