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Share assets/collections across multiple modules is that possible?

Hello. I have js and css, which I know will be used across all modules e.g. boostrap.min.css. Do I have to repeat the same code that adds css/js in ControllerBase for each module? I have a feeling there should be more beautiful way. Something similar to shared layouts. Any ideas?



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Multiple inheritance in Volt probably what you are looking for



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edited Dec '15

Hi, valVk. Not sure how multiple inheritance will help me. What I want to achieve is set application-wide assets one time. For single module application I do it from BaseController:

class BaseController extends \Phalcon\Mvc\Controller {
public function initialize() {
$this -> assets 
              -> collection('style')            
              -> addCss('third-party/css/font-awesome.min.css',true,false)
              -> addCss('third-party/css/bootstrap.min.css',true,false)              
              -> addCss('css/style.css')
              -> setTargetPath('css/production.css')
              -> setTargetUri('css/production.css')
              -> join(TRUE)
              -> addFilter(new \Phalcon\Assets\Filters\Cssmin());

$this -> assets
              -> collection('js')
              -> addJs('third-party/js/jquery-2.1.4.min.js',true,true)
              -> addJs('third-party/js/bootstrap.min.js',true,true)
              -> setTargetPath('js/production.js')
              -> setTargetUri('js/production.js')
              -> join(TRUE)
              -> addFilter(new \Phalcon\Assets\Filters\Jsmin());

All examples I've seen in documentation suggested to add collection from BaseController. The problem is that BaseController is unique for every module, so I need to initialize collection from code that shared among modules to avoid repetition, but when I try to do so from config or layout, I get an error.



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Accepted
answer

Sorry, I missed modules

You can add assets in service I did something like that at module when registered it

    <?php
namespace Evc\Backend;

use Phalcon\Mvc\ModuleDefinitionInterface;
use Phalcon\Db\Adapter\Pdo\Mysql as DbAdapter;
use Phalcon\Logger;
use Phalcon\Logger\Adapter\File as FileLogger;
use Phalcon\Events\Manager as EventsManager;

class Module implements ModuleDefinitionInterface
{

    public function registerAutoloaders( \Phalcon\DiInterface $dependencyInjector = null )
    {
        $loader = new \Phalcon\Loader();

        $loader->registerNamespaces(array(
            'Evc\Backend\Controllers' => realpath(__DIR__ . '/controllers/')
        ));

        $loader->register();
    }

    public function registerServices( \Phalcon\DiInterface $di )
    {
        $config = include __DIR__."/../../shared/config/".ENVIRONMENT.".config.php";
        $dispatcher = $di->get('dispatcher');

        $eventManager = $di->getShared('eventsManager');

        //$eventManager->attach('dispatch:beforeExecuteRoute', new Gate());

        $dispatcher->setEventsManager($eventManager);

        $dispatcher->setDefaultNamespace("Evc\\Backend\\Controllers\\");

        $di->get('view')->setViewsDir(realpath(__DIR__ . '/views/'));

        $di->set('assets', function() use ($config) {
            $assets = new \Phalcon\Assets\Manager();
            $assets
                ->collection('footerJS')
                ->addJs('//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.min.js', false)
                ->addJs('//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/js/bootstrap.min.js', false)
                ->addJs('p/resources/backend/plugins/fastclick/fastclick.min.js', true)
                ->addJs('p/resources/backend/dist/js/app.min.js', true)
                ->addJs('p/resources/backend/plugins/slimScroll/jquery.slimscroll.min.js', true)
            ;
            $assets
                ->collection('headerCss')
                ->addCss('https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css', false, false)
                ->addCss('https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.4.0/css/font-awesome.min.css', false, false)
                ->addCss('https://code.ionicframework.com/ionicons/2.0.1/css/ionicons.min.css', false, false)
                ->addCss('p/resources/backend/dist/css/AdminLTE.css', true)
                ->addCss('p/resources/backend/dist/css/skins/skin-blue.min.css', true)
                //TODO use minified tools
//              ->addCss($config->application->backendAssets.'/plugins/jvectormap/jquery-jvectormap-1.2.2.css', true)
//              ->setTargetPath($config->application->documentRoot.'/assets/css/css.minified.backend.css')
//              ->setTargetUri('/assets/css/css.minified.backend.css')
//              ->join(true)
//              ->addFilter(new \Phalcon\Assets\Filters\Cssmin())
            ;

            return $assets;
        });
    }
}

as you can see you can easily add it to sevices and use it in volt



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edited Dec '15

Hi, valVk. That's just what I've needed: add assets to services on app config level. Now I don't need to repeat this code for each module. Thank you.