This helper generates menu using the jMenu plugin - options and usage can be found here: https://www.myjqueryplugins.com/jquery-plugin/jmenu - This helper can generate menu based on permission aco - you can add to the menu on the fly from any view
The master branch has the following requirements:
- CakePHP 2.3.0 or greater.
- PHP 5.3.0 or greater.
- Clone/Copy the files in this directory into
app/Plugin/Jmenu - Ensure the plugin is loaded in
app/Config/bootstrap.phpby callingCakePlugin::load('Jmenu'); - Include the jquery/jmenu css/js files in
app/View/Layouts/default.ctpin between your header tags`echo $this->Html->css('/Jmenu/css/jquery/plugins/jquery/jquery.min');echo $this->Html->css('/Jmenu/css/jquery/plugins/jmenu/jmenu');echo $this->Html->script('/Jmenu/js/jquery/jquery.min');echo $this->Html->script('/Jmenu/js/jquery/plugins/jmenu/jMenu.jquery.min');echo $this->Html->script('/Jmenu/js/jquery/plugins/jquery-ui/jquery-ui.min');
- Include the Jmenu helper in your
AppController.php:public $helpers = array('Jmenu.Jmenu');
- For permission based menu, pass in your user model as an option:
public $helpers = array('Jmenu.Jmenu' => array('userModel' => 'Contact'));
1.0.1is compatible with CakePHP 2.3.0 and greater; now pass in user model to the helper option, used to setup the aro. no need to overwrite the JmenuHelper::getUser function1.0is compatible with CakePHP 2.3.0 and greater
In your view file, set your menu with the input function
$options = array('url' => 'cake based url path', 'permission' => 'cake based permision aco'); // usually null for parent menu
$this->Jmenu->input('menu name', $options);
call echo $this->Jmenu->show();
Parent menu must be set
$this->Jmenu->input('Category');
for child menus, use the common CakePHP dot notation
$this->Jmenu->input('Category.Category1');
To associate Category1 menu to a url
$this->Jmenu->input('Category.Category1', array('url' => array('controller' =>'companies', 'action' => 'index'))); //menu will be displayed only if the parent menu(Category) is declared first ($this->Jmenu->input('Category');)
To associate Category1 menu to a permission ( overide the _getUser() function to return the correct aro data - see example in Installation section )
$this->Jmenu->input('Category.Category1', array('url' => array('controller' =>'companies', 'action' => 'index'), 'permission' => array('controller' =>'companies', 'action' => 'view'))); // if access was denied to Category, then Category1 won't be displayed
$this->Jmenu->input('Category.Category1.Category12');
$this->Jmenu->input('Category.Category1.Category13');
You can set permission at any level
$this->Jmenu->input('Category.Category1.Category13.Category14', array('url' => array('controller' =>'companies', 'action' => 'edit', 2), 'permission' => array('controller' =>'companies', 'action' => 'view')));
$this->Jmenu->input('Category2');
$this->Jmenu->input('Category3', array('url' => array('controller' =>'contact', 'action' => 'index'), 'permission' => array('controller' =>'contact', 'action' => 'index')));
$this->Jmenu->input('Category4', array('url' => array('controller' =>'contact', 'action' => 'view'), 'permission' => array('controller' =>'companies', 'action' => 'index')));
You have to call the show() function for the menu to be displayed
echo $this->Jmenu->show();
$this->Jmenu->openOpt(array('click' => true, 'time' => '300'))->show();
$this->Jmenu->openOpt(array('click' => true, 'time' => '300'))->closeOpt(array('time' => '150'))->show();
$this->Jmenu->openOpt(array('click' => true, 'time' => '300'))->closeOpt(array('time' => '150'))->show();
$this->Jmenu->openOpt(array('click' => true, 'time' => '300'))->closeOpt(array('time' => '150'))->animatedText(array('animate' => true,'pixel' => '10px'))->show();
$this->Jmenu->closeOpt(array('time' => '150'))->show();