onBeforeDispatchViewAliases(); * Simple! */ trait ViewAliases { /** * Maps view name aliases to actual views. The format is 'alias' => 'RealView'. * * @var array */ protected $viewNameAliases = []; /** * If set to true, any GET request to the alias view will result in an HTTP 301 permanent redirection to the real * view name. * * This does NOT apply to POST, PUT, DELETE etc URLs. When you submit form data you cannot have a redirection. The * browser will _typically_ not resend the submitted data. * * @var bool */ protected $permanentAliasRedirectionOnGET = false; /** * Transparently replaces old view names with their counterparts. * * If you are overriding this method in your component remember to alias it and call it from your overridden method. */ protected function onBeforeDispatch(): void { if (!array_key_exists($this->view, $this->viewNameAliases)) { return; } $this->view = $this->viewNameAliases[$this->view]; $this->container->input->set('view', $this->view); // Perform HTTP 301 Moved permanently redirection on GET requests if requested to do so if ($this->permanentAliasRedirectionOnGET && isset($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']) && (strtoupper($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']) == 'GET') ) { $url = Uri::getInstance(); $url->setVar('view', $this->view); $this->container->platform->redirect($url, 301); } } }