Basic Example - Part 1

The best way to understand how the File Asset Manager works is to go through a quick working example.  Let's do that now.

For this example, we'll use the 'welcome' module that comes with all Trongate framework installations.  Our goal, in this example, is to have a JavaScript file stored within a module.  We're then going to display a very simple webpage that executes the module's interval JavaScript file.

The Starting Point

If you have a fresh installation of a Trongate web app then you should have a module named 'welcome' and this module should contain a controller file - namely, Welcome.php.  The 'Welcome' controller file should contain a class with one method.

​<?php
​class Welcome extends Trongate {

    function index() {
​        $this->view('welcome');
​    }

}
​

Adding A New Method

Let's add a new method onto our controller file.  We'll call the method 'hello' and the method is going to load up a very simple view file that contains the message, 'hello world'.  So, our controller code should now look like this:

​​<?php
​​class Welcome extends Trongate {

    function index() {
​​        $this->view('welcome');
​​    }

    function hello() {
        $this->view('hello');
    }
​​}
​​

A Simple View File

Now, let's create a very view file that contains some HTML.  The example below shows a basic HTML template with the message 'hello world' contained within some h1 tags.   

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Displaying Content 

If you open your browser and navigate to your app homepage followed by welcome/hello, you should see your 'hello world' message appearing on the screen.

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