fyre/view

A template rendering library.

v11.0.2 2025-09-21 07:24 UTC

Requires

• fyre/container: ^1.0
• fyre/csp: ^7.0
• fyre/csrf: ^5.0
• fyre/formatter: ^4.0
• fyre/formbuilder: ^3.0
• fyre/htmlhelper: ^3.0
• fyre/lang: ^5.0
• fyre/macro: ^1.0
• fyre/orm: ^12.0
• fyre/path: ^2.0
• fyre/router: ^8.0

Requires (Dev)

• friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer: ^3.59
• fyre/php-cs-fixer-config: ^1.0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^12

MIT

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README

FyreView is a free, open-source template rendering library for PHP.

Table Of Contents

• Installation
• Basic Usage
• Methods
• Layouts
• Cells
• Elements
• Blocks
• Template Locator
• Cell Registry
• Helper Registry
• Helpers
  • CSP
  • Form
  • Format
  • Url

Installation

Using Composer

composer require fyre/view

In PHP:

use Fyre\View\View;

Basic Usage

• $templateLocator is a TemplateLocator.
• $helperRegistry is a HelperRegistry.
• $cellRegistry is a CellRegistry.
• $request is a ServerRequest.

$view = new View($templateLocator, $helperRegistry, $cellRegistry, $request);

Any dependencies will be injected automatically when loading from the Container.

$view = $container->use(View::class);

Methods

Get Data

Get the view data.

$data = $view->getData();

Get Layout

Get the layout.

$layout = $view->getLayout();

Get Request

Get the ServerRequest.

$request = $view->getRequest();

Load Helper

Load a Helper.

• $name is a string representing the helper name.
• $options is an array containing helper options.

$helper = $view->loadHelper($name, $options);

Render

Render a template.

• $file is a string representing the template file.

echo $view->render($file);

Templates files must end in the extension .php, and must exist in one of the defined TemplateLocator paths.

Set Data

Set view data.

• $data is an array containing data to pass to the template.

$view->setData($data);

Set Layout

Set the layout.

• $layout is a string representing the layout file.

$view->setLayout($layout);

Layout files must end in the extension .php, and must exist in a "layouts" folder in one of the defined TemplateLocator paths.

Layouts

You can use layouts when rendering views by placing a default.php file in a layouts folder of one of the defined TemplateLocator paths. You can create multiple layouts, and specify the layout to use with the setLayout method above.

The rendered content is passed to the layout file via the content method of $this. Any other defined data is also passed to the layout.

$this->content();

Cells

Custom cells can be created by extending \Fyre\View\Cell, and suffixing the class name with "Cell".

Cell

Render a Cell.

• $cell is a string, and can either represent the cell name (implementing a display method) or in the format of "Cell::method".
• $args is an array of arguments that will be passed to the cell method, and will default to [].

echo $this->cell($cell, $args);

Cell classes must exist in a namespace that will be loaded by the CellRegistry.

Elements

Element

Render an element.

• $file is a string representing the element file.
• $data is an array containing data to pass to the element, and will default to [].

echo $this->element($file, $data);

Element files must end in the extension .php, and must exist in an "elements" folder in one of the defined TemplateLocator paths.

Blocks

Append

Append content to a block.

• $name is a string representing the block name.

$this->append($name);

Any output until the block is ended will be appended to the block.

Assign

Assign content to a block.

• $name is a string representing the block name.
• $content is a string representing the content.

$this->assign($name, $content);

End

End a block.

$this->end();

Fetch

Fetch a block.

• $name is a string representing the block name.
• $default is a string representing the default value, and will default to "".

$block = $this->fetch($name, $default);

Prepend

Prepend content to a block.

• $name is a string representing the block name.

$this->prepend($name);

Any output until the block is ended will be prepended to the block.

Reset

Reset content of a block.

• $name is a string representing the block name.

$this->reset($name);

Start

• $name is a string representing the block name.

Start content for a block.

$this->start($name);

Template Locator

use Fyre\View\TemplateLocator;

$templateLocator = new TemplateLocator();

Autoloading

It is recommended to bind the TemplateLocator to the Container as a singleton.

$container->singleton(TemplateLocator::class);

Template Locator Methods

Add Path

Add a path for loading templates.

• $path is a string representing the path.

$templateLocator->addPath($path);

Get Paths

Get the paths.

$paths = $templateLocator->getPaths();

Locate

Find a file in paths.

• $file is a string representing the file name.
• $folder is a string representing the folder name, and will default to "".

$filePath = $templateLocator->findFile($file, $folder);

Remove Path

• $path is a string representing the path.

$templateLocator->removePath($path);

Template Locator Static Methods

Normalize

Normalize a template file name.

• $string is a string representing the file name.

$normalized = TemplateLocator::normalize($string);

Cell Registry

use Fyre\View\CellRegistry;

• $container is a Container.

$cellRegistry = new CellRegistry($container);

Autoloading

It is recommended to bind the CellRegistry to the Container as a singleton.

$container->singleton(CellRegistry::class);

Any dependencies will be injected automatically when loading from the Container.

$cellRegistry = $container->use(CellRegistry::class);

Cell Registry Methods

Add Namespace

Add a namespace for automatically loading cells.

• $namespace is a string representing the namespace.

$cellRegistry->addNamespace($namespace);

Build

Build a cell.

• $name is a string representing the cell name.
• $view is a View.
• $options is an array containing cell options.

$cell = $cellRegistry->build($name, $view, $options);

Clear

Clear all namespaces and cells.

$cellRegistry->clear();

Find

Find a cell class.

• $name is a string representing the cell name.

$className = $cellRegistry->find($name);

Get Namespaces

Get the namespaces.

$namespaces = $cellRegistry->getNamespaces();

Has Namespace

Check if a namespace exists.

• $namespace is a string representing the namespace.

$hasNamespace = $cellRegistry->hasNamespace($namespace);

Remove Namespace

Remove a namespace.

• $namespace is a string representing the namespace.

$cellRegistry->removeNamespace($namespace);

Helper Registry

use Fyre\View\HelperRegistry;

• $container is a Container.

$helperRegistry = new HelperRegistry($container);

Autoloading

It is recommended to bind the HelperRegistry to the Container as a singleton.

$container->singleton(HelperRegistry::class);

Any dependencies will be injected automatically when loading from the Container.

$helperRegistry = $container->use(HelperRegistry::class);

Helper Registry Methods

Add Namespace

Add a namespace for automatically loading helpers.

• $namespace is a string representing the namespace.

$helperRegistry->addNamespace($namespace);

Build

Build a helper.

• $name is a string representing the helper name.
• $view is a View.
• $options is an array containing helper options.

$helper = $helperRegistry->build($name, $view, $options);

Clear

Clear all namespaces and helpers.

$helperRegistry->clear();

Find

Find a helper class.

• $name is a string representing the helper name.

$className = $helperRegistry->find($name);

Get Namespaces

Get the namespaces.

$namespaces = $helperRegistry->getNamespaces();

Has Namespace

Check if a namespace exists.

• $namespace is a string representing the namespace.

$hasNamespace = $helperRegistry->hasNamespace($namespace);

Remove Namespace

Remove a namespace.

• $namespace is a string representing the namespace.

$helperRegistry->removeNamespace($namespace);

Helpers

Helpers can be used inside of templates or elements using the class name as a property of $this.

$helper = $this->MyHelper;

Alternatively, you can load a helper with configuration options using the loadHelper method of the View.

Custom helpers can be created by extending \Fyre\View\Helper, suffixing the class name with "Helper", and ensuring the __construct method accepts View as the argument (and optionally an $options array as the second parameter).

Get Config

Get the configuration options.

$config = $helper->getConfig();

Get View

Get the View.

$view = $helper->getView();

CSP

The CSP helper allows an easy way to generate nonces, and automatically add them to your CSP policies.

Script Nonce

Generate a script nonce.

$nonce = $this->CSP->scriptNonce();

Style Nonce

Generate a style nonce.

$nonce = $this->CSP->styleNonce();

Form

Button

Render a button element.

• $content is a string representing the button content.
• $options is an array of options for rendering the button.

$button = $this->Form->button($content, $options);

By default, the button content will be HTML escaped. To disable this, set the escape value to false in the options array.

All other options will be created as attributes on the button element.

Close

Render a form close tag.

$close = $this->Form->close();

Fieldset Close

Render a fieldset close tag.

$fieldsetClose = $this->Form->fieldsetClose();

Fieldset Open

Render a fieldset open tag.

• $options is an array of options for rendering the fieldset.

$fieldset = $this->Form->fieldsetOpen($options);

All options will be created as attributes on the fieldset element.

Input

Render an input element.

• $key is a string representing the field key, using dot notation.
• $options is an array of options for rendering the label.

$input = $this->Form->input($key, $options);

All options will be created as attributes on the input element.

• The default id and name attributes will be converted from the field key.
• The input type and other default attributes will be determined from the Table and Model Validation.
• The default value will be retrieved from the ServerRequest $_POST data or form context.
  • If the form was opened in an Entity context, the Entity and the Table will also be used.
• Select options can be specified using the options key.
• Checkboxes and radio inputs can be marked as checked by setting the checked option to true.
• Multiple select menus will (by default) render a hidden field with an empty value. This can be disabled by setting the hiddenField option to false.
• Checkboxes will (by default) render a hidden field with the value "0". This can be disabled by setting the hiddenField option to false.

You can also use the following helper methods to generate specific input type fields.

$input = $this->Form->checkbox($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->color($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->date($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->datetime($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->email($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->file($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->hidden($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->image($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->month($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->number($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->password($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->radio($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->range($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->reset($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->search($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->select($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->selectMulti($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->submit($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->tel($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->text($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->time($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->url($key, $options);
$input = $this->Form->week($key, $options);

Label

Render a label element.

• $key is a string representing the field key.
• $options is an array of options for rendering the label.

$label = $this->Form->label($key, $options);

The label text will be retrieved from the Lang using the Field.{field_name} key or converted from the field name. You can also set custom label text by setting the text option.

By default, the label content will be HTML escaped. To disable this, set the escape value to false in the options array.

All other options will be created as attributes on the label element. The default for attribute will be converted from the field key.

Legend

Render a legend element.

• $content is a string representing the legend content.
• $options is an array of options for rendering the legend.

$legend = $this->Form->legend($content, $options);

By default, the legend content will be HTML escaped. To disable this, set the escape value to false in the options array.

All other options will be created as attributes on the legend element.

Open

Render a form open tag.

• $item is an Entity or other (supported) object representing the form context, and will default to null
• $options is an array of options for rendering the form.

$open = $this->Form->open($item, $options);

All options will be created as attributes on the form element.

Open Multipart

Render a multipart form open tag.

• $item is an array or object representing the form context, and will default to null
• $options is an array of options for rendering the form.

$open = $this->Form->openMultipart($item, $options);

All options will be created as attributes on the form element.

Format

The format helper provides a convenient wrapper for Formatter methods.

Url

The URL helper provides methods for generating Router links.

Link

Generate an anchor link for a destination.

• $content is a string representing the link content.
• $options is an array containing options.
  • escape is a boolean indicating whether to escape the link content, and will default to true.
  • fullBase is a boolean indicating whether to use the full base URI, and will default to false.

$link = $this->Url->link($content, $options);

Path

Generate a url for a relative path.

• $path is a string representing the file path.
• $options is an array containing options.
  • fullBase is a boolean indicating whether to use the full base URI, and will default to false.

$url = $this->Url->path($path, $options);

To

Generate a url for a named route.

• $name is a string representing the route alias.
• $arguments is an array containing the route arguments.
  • ? is an array containing route query parameters.
  • # is a string representing the fragment component of the URI.
• $options is an array containing options.
  • fullBase is a boolean indicating whether to use the full base URI, and will default to false.

$url = $this->Url->to($destination, $options);