Zend Framework: Zend_View_Helper_* Additions Component Proposal

Table of Contents

1. Overview

Zend_View_Helper_* (Doctype, HeadBase, HeadLink, HeadMeta, HeadScript, HeadStyle, HeadTitle) allow developers to injects view script dependencies into a master layout. See usage cases below.

2. References

3. Component Requirements, Constraints, and Acceptance Criteria

These components (while not nessissary) do work best when combined with a Two-Step approach to formalizing a layout.

4. Dependencies on Other Framework Components

• Zend_View_Helper
• Zend_Exception

5. Theory of Operation

6. Milestones / Tasks

7. Class Index

• Zend_View_Helper_Doctype - for doctype printing and tracking, other helpers would check this to determine if xhtml is in use
• Zend_View_Helper_HeadBase - for appending the base url to a page
• Zend_View_Helper_HeadLink - for appending links to the head section, specifically stylesheets
• Zend_View_Helper_HeadMeta - for appending meta-data to head sections
• Zend_View_Helper_HeadScript - for appending js files and js snippets for inclusion in the head section
• Zend_View_Helper_HeadStyle - for appending free floating style sections to head section
• Zend_View_Helper_HeadTitle - allowing the setting of snipptes of a title from view scripts, for inclusion in overall layout

8. Use Cases

Sample Head section:

9. Class Skeletons