October: |page filter code side ?

[Adrion]

Context

I create a model and I want to redirect the user to a page that use the model_id.
Since model_id is not known at component creation I can't use |page filter or I will get http://path/default

Problem

I did not find any clean way to generate the url by passing the CMS file path like |page does.
I checked in code and twig filter calls a controller instance. (url() helper does not use file path)

Request

How about a code side helper to handle file path like the |page filter ?

[LukeTowers]

I need more context, what do you mean 'model_id is not known at component creation'?

[Adrion]

I made a component for a model creation form.
After creation (onSubmit()) I wanted a validation step and redirect the user on a dedicated page.
for example /product/:product_slug/validation

when I request my component method ex: onSubmit() I would like to return a redirection URL.

public function onSubmit()
{
     [...]
     return [
          'redirect' => somehelper('product/validation', [
                   'product_slug' => $generatedProductSlug
               ])
     ];
}

I tried with url() helper, Redirect class etc. But they are all laravel based and doesn't handle physical path like |page filter.

I can extend my partial and hardcode the redirection theme side but I would like to know if we have a cleaner way to do it. 😄

[LukeTowers]

Do this:

public function onSubmit()
{
    return ['redirect' => $this->pageUrl($this->controller->getPage()->baseFileName, $myUrlParams)];
}

[Adrion]

Thanks I'll give it a try !

[Adrion]

Perfect $this->pageUrl() is exactly what I needed. I saw this method in pageFilter declaration but I didn't know that ComponentBase has the controller as a property :)
Thanks 👍

[LukeTowers]

No problem!

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[maartenmachiels]

$this->pageUrl(''); works like a charm. I've been looking everywhere for this. Can we document this here please?

[bennothommo]

@maartenmachiels Feel free to make a PR editing this file if you are willing:
https://github.com/octobercms/docs/blob/master/markup-this-page.md

[maartenmachiels]

Hi @bennothommo thanks. I've created a PR here. It was more fitting to edit the file page-markup-filter.md https://github.com/octobercms/docs/pull/402

It might be a little verbose, but I'll leave that to your judgement.

[LukeTowers]

Thanks @maartenmachiels, merged your PR

[maartenmachiels]

Thank you @LukeTowers