Loading views from a core module file loading view from wrong location

Christopher,

I’m moving this down to the Modules forums, as it’s a better fit.

You don’t echo your view from the module controller. In the case of a module, you return the load.

So try:

function index()
{
   $vars['cp_page_title'] = $this->EE->lang->line('module_title');

   // Some other code

   return $this->EE->load->view('index', $vars, TRUE);
}

Let us know if that helps.

-greg

HI Greg, Apologies, the code I included in my post above is wrong, I know I’m not supposed to echo out the view. My bad.

The problem persists though. I normally just call the load view function without returning it, but I changed my code to return the load view function, but the same problem remains.

Calling $this->EE->load->view(‘index’) from mod.my_module.php tries to load the specified view from system/expressionengine/views/ not the module’s own views folder found in system/expressionengine/third_party/my_module/views/

bug?

Christopher, I’m not thinking so, as I have several modules sitting in my third_party folder that load fine.

The loader is going to look for the file in several places. What exact error are you receiving, and are you making sure to put the third parameter on load call like I have above?

I may have not mentioned something that is probably why we are getting our lines crossed.

My module’s method is being called as an action reference in the url (ie index.php?ACT=32). So its not being called by a tag in the templates.

I have tried setting the third parameter to true to return it as a string, but still no luck.

UPDATE: Screenshot of the error attached.

ah okay, so we’re on the same page, what exactly is the goal of your module here? Are you trying to load a module view on the front end, or are you trying to load this on the back end?

I am using the module as a secure endpoint for some ajax requests I am making whilst the user is on the publish page. I am using the users current session XID to secure the requests and make sure the module can only be fired up by a logged in user. All the module does is provide json data for the ajax request.

The fieldtype/module in question is here: http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/146369/

It is fully working, and currently being beta tested so I can send you a copy if you want to have a look.

When the module is called by an action, simply echoing out the response from the method results in an error (php, headers already sent error) so I have to use a view. So when I started trying to get the view loading I found that EE was looking in the wrong place.

Ah okay, makes perfect sense.

the ACT requests are mainly for front end functions. So, if you’re submitting on the publish page via jquery, you can do something like:

$.ajax({
  type:     "POST",
  dataType: 'json',
  url:      EE.BASE+"&C=addons_modules&M=show_module_cp&module=your_module&method=some_ajax_method_being_called",
  // More code here:
});

Then, in the method you submit to, do what you need to do and then exit with something like:

$resp['some_message'] = 'something';
   $this->EE->output->send_ajax_response($resp);

output->send_ajax_response() will send json for you. 😊

-greg

Haha! Cracking !

I had no idea EE had an inbuilt ajax response method, but now that I think about it EE2 is loaded with autosaving & js notification, so of course it would make sense to have one.

Cheers Greg, just the thing I needed.