Add ViewBuilder::disableAutoLayout().

src/Controller/Controller.php

@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ public function render($view = null, $layout = null)
         }
 
         if ($this->request->getParam('bare')) {
-            $builder->enableAutoLayout(false);
+            $builder->disableAutoLayout();
         }
         $this->autoRender = false;
 

src/View/ViewBuilder.php

@@ -279,6 +279,21 @@ public function enableAutoLayout($enable = true)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Turns off CakePHP's conventional mode of applying layout files.
+     *
+     * Setting to off means that layouts will not be automatically applied to
+     * rendered views.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function disableAutoLayout()
+    {
+        $this->_autoLayout = false;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns if CakePHP's conventional mode of applying layout files is enabled.
      * Disabled means that layouts will not be automatically applied to rendered views.

tests/TestCase/View/ViewBuilderTest.php

@@ -397,4 +397,18 @@ public function testCreateFromArray()
         $this->assertEquals(['Html'], $builder->getHelpers());
         $this->assertEquals('JsonView', $builder->getClassName());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * testDisableAutoLayout
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testDisableAutoLayout()
+    {
+        $builder = new ViewBuilder();
+        $this->assertNull($builder->isAutoLayoutEnabled());
+
+        $builder->disableAutoLayout();
+        $this->assertFalse($builder->isAutoLayoutEnabled());
+    }
 }