Implemented Extending Xen by Giving Coders MVC folders

[DregondRahl]

I'm coding a few projects and im seriously considering using XenForo for a site. At first I was thinking i could write the CMS with CodeIgniter but then i thought Zend is already apart of Xen, so why not extend from it. Unfortunately its a bit confusing to figureout how to write complex pages in XenForo using the Zend Framework. So my suggestion would be Create a folder system where we can extend Xen using Model/Controler/Views, this will give us the ability to use XenForo's function and the Zend Framework without interfering with Xenforo system.

I could write a blog system for example, I could write the Models, Views and Controllers to handle it, and it would hook right in with XenForo's system and would keep it only one connection rather than 2 for the DB. This could give users endless possibilities, especially if we can easily get the user session/permissions without having a separate connection.

I would great appreciate a proper discussion of this possibility.

 

[Shadab]

Very much possible. There's nothing which prevents you from creating your own controllers, models, views and templates. Almost everything is highly extensible and reusable. You can utilize the xenforo (and zend) framework without a structured "MVC" setup as well, if you wish to do so.

These two guides/demonstrations can get you started:

• http://xenforo.com/community/threads/guide-hello-world-plugin.5607/
• http://xenforo.com/community/threads/scratchpad-demonstration-ajax-add-on.8369/

 

[DregondRahl]

Thanks for the Links Shadab !

I'll look into it, is the user information accessible within it? to check group permissions ?

 

[Shadab]

Yes. Anything that is done in a core Xenforo controller can be done in your own controllers. This includes accessing the Models, Permissions, BbCode Formatters, etc.

One of the reasons why I like this system is because custom Addons/Applications are not treated as second-class citizens within the framework.