Re: Pass data between models during same request

Are these models associated with each other? If so, you can do
everything from within the Invoice model. That is, if Invoice is
associated with ExternalHeader, just do
$this->ExternalHeader->save(...) That way, there's no need for the
controller to load the other models.


On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 6:13 PM, esdev <mjstelly@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm new to CakePHP and still unfamiliar with the API. So, please bear
> with me here.
>
> I have 5 models - 2 for an external data store, 2 for a local data
> store, and 1 for the controller. I have one controller that's
> directing all the activity. In the controller, I fetch the remote data
> and pass control to the model. I have functions in my controller model
> that perform all the data manipulation. Once complete, it sends the
> data back to the controller. Now comes the tricky part for me. I'll
> tell you how I want the app to behave functionally, maybe I can get
> help in creating the solution to implement it.
>
> I want the data that was passed out of the Invoice model to be saved
> to the local data store. The data came from the remote source
> identified in the models, InvoiceHeader and InvoiceDetail. The model,
> Invoice, contains the data transformation methods. Once modified, the
> data is passed back to the InvoicesController. All that work is
> complete. My data array is ready to be saved locally.
>
> But how do I accomplish this? ExternalHeader and ExternalDetail model
> the local data store. How do I move the data from the Invoice models
> to the External models so that it can be saved? Here's my broken
> function:
>
>    protected function _saveLocal($_mergedData) {
>
>        if (!isset($this->ExternalHeader)) {
>            $this->loadModel('ExternalHeader');
>            if (!isset($this->ExternalDetail)) {
>                $this->loadModel('ExternalDetail');
>            }
>        }
>
>        //This part is broken.
>        $data = array($this->ExternalHeader => $_mergedData);
>        pr($data); die;
>        $this->ExternalHeader->create();
>        $this->ExternalHeader->saveAll($data);
> //        debug($this->ExternalHeader->validationErrors);
>    }
>
> Please feel free to ask questions if something is unclear. I'm also
> open to rethinking my workflow if what I'm doing is un-Cake-like or
> overly complex.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
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