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Reputation: 3115

FuelPHP: Trying to implement Search. Routes doesn't work

folks. I'm kinda stuck with Routes

there is a search-form in a top-navigation.

<form action="/search/" class="navbar-search pull-right">
    <input type="text" name="q" id="search-query" class="search-query span3" placeholder="Go for it...">
</form>

So if I make a request, the URL looks like 

fuelphp.dev/search/?q=qwerty

which is fine. With that URL the user should get results for his/her request provided by action_index()

but if the user goes to fuelphp.dev/search/ (without any parameters), he/she should see the "advanced Search-form" provided by action_advanced()

I alredy created a Controller_Search

classes/controller/search.php (Controller)

class Controller_Search extends Controller_Hybrid
{
    public function action_index() {

        $this->template->title = 'Results for &raquo; '.Input::get('q');
        $this->template->content = View::forge('search/index.twig');
    }

    public function action_advanced()
    {
        $this->template->title = 'Search &raquo; Advanced Search';
        $this->template->content = View::forge('search/index.twig', array(
            'advancedForm' => true
        ));
    }
}

views/search/index.twig (View)

{% if advancedForm %}
    {% include 'advancedSearchForm.twig' %}
{% endif %}
<h4>Hello Template nesting :) </h4>

the problem is - I don't know how to (re)write routes for that.

if I add 'search' => 'search/advanced' to the routes.php it doesnt work correctly.

Requestin fuelphp.dev/search/?q=qwerty triggers action_advanced() of Controller_Search too, whereas it should trigger action_index()

How should I rewrite my routes (or maybe Controller logic) to get this working ?

UPDATE:

The solutuon was found! No routes configuration needed!

public function action_index() {
    if (Input::get('q')) {
        $viewTitle = 'Results for &raquo; '.Input::get('q');
        $viewData = null;
    }else{
        $viewTitle = 'Search &raquo; Advanced Search';
        $viewData = Array('advancedForm' => true);
    }

    $this->template->title = $viewTitle;
    $this->template->content = View::forge('search/index.twig', $viewData);
}

But if one of you have a "nicer" way, I'll be glad to see it

Upvotes: 2

Views: 799

Answers (1)

pconcepcion
pconcepcion

Reputation: 5641

Try add 2 routes one of them with a named parameter:

'search' => 'search/advanced',
'search/:q' => 'search/index/'

So when it has some parameter goes to search/index with the given parameter, but if you don't have parameters it routes to search/advanced

Then on search/index you can get the search paramer (q) with $this->param('q')

Upvotes: 1

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