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lorenzoferrarajr/lfj-zfrenderer
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A utility to render PHP view scripts using the Zend Framework 2 PhpRenderer

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lfj-zfrenderer
==============

[](#lfj-zfrenderer)

A library to render PHP view scripts using the Zend Framework 2 PhpRenderer

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/343e5d8ab4e51d00e3098b728b3c1b022d3d1eb2cd17636eec9501cba991c2db/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6c6f72656e7a6f666572726172616a722f6c666a2d7a6672656e64657265722e706e673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/lorenzoferrarajr/lfj-zfrenderer)

**Warning**: This library is in development. Please specify commit hash if you want to experiment with it.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The suggested installation method is via [composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require lorenzoferrarajr/lfj-zfrenderer
```

Immutability
------------

[](#immutability)

An object instantiated from the `Lfj\ZfRenderer\Renderer` class is immutable.

For example, the following code is used to add a custom `HelperPluginManager` instance to the `$renderer` object

```
$helperPluginManager = new \Zend\View\HelperPluginManager();
$helperPluginManager->setService('name', new PrintName());

$renderer = new \Lfj\ZfRenderer\Renderer();
$rendererNew = $renderer->withHelperPluginManager($helperPluginManager);
```

Calling `$renderer->withHelperPluginManager($helperPluginManager);` does not affect the `$renderer` object. Instead a cloned object of `$renderer` containing the specified `$helperPluginManager` is returned.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The terms *template* and *view script* are used interchangeably.

Templates are PHP scripts that mix HTML and PHP.

### Rendering a simple template

[](#rendering-a-simple-template)

This is the `view/hello-world.phtml` view script. No PHP is present

```

Hello, World!
```

To render the template, the path to the view script file must be passed as first parameter of the `render` method

```
$template = realpath('view/hello-world.phtml');

$renderer = new \Lfj\ZfRenderer\Renderer();

/** @var \Zend\View\View $view */
$view = $renderer->render($template);

echo $view->getResponse()->getContent();
```

The `render` method returns an instance of `\Zend\View\View`. The content can be retrieved with `$view->getResponse()->getContent()`.

### Passing data to the template

[](#passing-data-to-the-template)

A template can make use of data contained in variables. This is an example

```

Hello, !
```

To pass data to the view script, an associative array must be provided as the second argument of the `render` method

```
$template = realpath('view/hello-name.phtml');

$renderer = new \Lfj\ZfRenderer\Renderer();
$view = $renderer->render($template, array('name' => 'World'));

echo $view->getResponse()->getContent();
```

### Including partials

[](#including-partials)

It could be useful to include other view scripts from within another view script. This can be done passing a list of template path resolvers to the `withResolvers` method. The method returns a new instance of `$renderer`.

This is the `view/hello-partial.phtml` view script which includes a partial

```
Hello, !
```

and this is the `partial/name.phtml` file

```

```

The code to render the whole thing is this

```
$template = realpath('view/hello-partial.phtml');

$templatePathStack = new \Zend\View\Resolver\TemplatePathStack();
$templatePathStack->addPath(realpath('view'));

$renderer = new \Lfj\ZfRenderer\Renderer();
$renderer = $renderer->withResolvers(array($templatePathStack));

$renderedContent = $renderer->render(
    $template,
    array('name' => 'World')
);

echo $renderedContent->getResponse()->getContent();
```

The `$templatePathStack` object is a list of directories in which other view scripts can be found.

### Adding helpers

[](#adding-helpers)

Helpers can be added injecting an instance of `Zend\View\HelperPluginManager` using the `setHelperPluginManager` method.

The following view script uses the `name` helper.

```
Hello, !
```

An instance of the following `PrintName` class will be used the in the view script when `$this->name()` is called

```
use Zend\View\Helper\AbstractHelper;
use Zend\View\Helper\HelperInterface;

class PrintName extends AbstractHelper implements HelperInterface
{
    public function __invoke()
    {
        echo "World";
    }
}
```

The code that puts all this together is the following

```
$template = realpath('view/hello-helper.phtml');

$helperPluginManager = new \Zend\View\HelperPluginManager();
$helperPluginManager->setService('name', new PrintName());

$renderer = new \Lfj\ZfRenderer\Renderer();
$renderer = $renderer->withHelperPluginManager($helperPluginManager);
$renderedContent = $renderer->render(
    $template
);

echo $renderedContent->getResponse()->getContent();
```

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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