blog_app_controller.php

<?php
    /**
     * Blog App Controller class file.
     *
     * The parent class that all the blog plugin controller classes extend from.
     * This is used to make functionality that is needed all over the blog
     * plugin.
     *
     * Copyright (c) 2009 Carl Sutton ( dogmatic69 )
     *
     * Licensed under The MIT License
     * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
     *
     * @filesource
     * @copyright     Copyright (c) 2009 Carl Sutton ( dogmatic69 )
     * @link          http://www.dogmatic.co.za
     * @package       blog
     * @subpackage    blog.controllers.blogAppController
     * @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php The MIT License
     */
    class BlogAppController extends AppController
    {
        /**
        * The helpers that the blog plugin needs to function
        */
        var $helpers = array(
            //cake helpers
            'Time', 'Text', 'Form',

            //core helpers
            'Core.TagCloud',

            //plugin helpers
            'Blog.Blog', 'Google.Chart',

            //layout helpers
            'Blog.PostLayout', 'Blog.CommentLayout'
        );

        /**
         * beforeFilter callback
         *
         * this method is run before any of the controllers in the blog plugin.
         * It is used to set up a cache config and some other variables that are
         * needed throughout the plugin.
         *
         * @param nothing
         * @return nothing
         */
        function beforeFilter()
        {
            parent::beforeFilter();

            $this->set( 'tagCount',    ClassRegistry::init( 'Blog.Tag' )->getCount() );

            $this->set( 'postDates',   ClassRegistry::init( 'Blog.Post' )->getDates() );
            $this->set( 'postLatest',  ClassRegistry::init( 'Blog.Post' )->getLatest() );
            $this->set( 'postPending', ClassRegistry::init( 'Blog.Post' )->getPending() );
            $this->set( 'postPopular', ClassRegistry::init( 'Blog.Post' )->getPopular() );

            $this->set( 'commentCount', ClassRegistry::init( 'Blog.Comment' )->getCounts() );
        }

        /**
         * afterFilter callback.
         *
         * used to do stuff before the code is rendered but after all the
         * controllers have finnished.
         *
         * @param nothing
         * @return nothing
         */
        function afterFilter()
        {
            parent::afterFilter();
        }
    }
?>