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Sending variable from volt to custom function

I have created a custom function I can access from the volt. The function seems to work fine, but I cannot manage to send the variable to the function. It sends the variable as text instead of its value.

The twig function:

$volt->getCompiler()->addFunction('getusergroup', function ($user) {
    return \Models\User::getUserGroup($user);
});

The function in the Model:

public static function getUserGroup($user) {
    return UserGroup::find(array('conditions' => 'user_id = ' . $user));
}

The lines in Twig to call the function:

{% for member in getusergroup(staff.id) %}
    {{ member.Group.name }}
{% endfor %}

The error I get:

'Scanning error before 'staff->id' when parsing: SELECT [Models\UserGroup].* FROM [Models\UserGroup] WHERE user_id = $staff->id (78)' (length=131)

As you can see, in stead of $staff->id being an integer, it's the text.

How do I go about sending the actual ID to the function?

By the way, I am using twig in combination with Phalcon and followed the instructions in this article: http://phalcontip.com/discussion/60/extending-volt-functions

Solution

  • If you dump $user inside of your method public static function getUserGroup($user), you will receive this $staff->id, but you actually want something like 42.

    To avoid this register the Volt function like this:

    $volt->getCompiler()->addFunction('getusergroup', function ($resolvedArgs, $exprArgs) {
    return 'Models\User::getUserGroup(' . $resolvedArgs . ')';
});

    More info on Extending Volt Functions