Make it possible to change Presenter views; closes #1479

classes/presenter.php

@@ -143,9 +143,21 @@ public function get_view()
 	/**
 	 * Construct the View object
 	 */
-	protected function set_view()
+	public function set_view($view = null)
 	{
-		$this->_view instanceOf View or $this->_view = \View::forge($this->_view);
+		// construct a view object if needed
+		if (is_null($view))
+		{
+			$view = $this->_view;
+			$this->_view = null;
+		}
+		if ( ! $view instanceOf View)
+		{
+			$view = \View::forge($view, $this->_view);
+		}
+
+		// store the constructed object
+		$this->_view = $view;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -225,7 +237,6 @@ public function set($key, $value = null, $filter = null)
 	{
 		is_null($filter) and $filter = $this->_auto_filter;
 		$this->_view->set($key, $value, $filter);
-
 		return $this;
 	}
 

classes/view.php

@@ -108,10 +108,24 @@ public static function forge($file = null, $data = null, $auto_filter = null)
 	 */
 	public function __construct($file = null, $data = null, $filter = null)
 	{
-		if (is_object($data) === true)
+		// if data passed is contained in another view
+		if ($data instanceOf View)
+		{
+			// extract it
+			$this->local_filter =& $data->local_filter;
+			is_null($filter) and $filter = $data->auto_filter;
+			$this->data =& $data->data;
+			$data = null;
+		}
+
+		// for any other object
+		elseif (is_object($data) === true)
 		{
+			// see if we get can to the object properties
 			$data = get_object_vars($data);
 		}
+
+		// else it better by and array !
 		elseif ($data and ! is_array($data))
 		{
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The data parameter only accepts objects and arrays.');
@@ -284,7 +298,6 @@ protected function get_data($scope = 'all')
 			{
 				$filter = array_key_exists($key, $rules) ? $rules[$key] : null;
 				$filter = is_null($filter) ? $auto_filter : $filter;
-
 				if ($filter)
 				{
 					if ($filter_closures and $value instanceOf \Closure)