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  1. #
  2. # PagesController
  3. #
  4. # This controller works differently than most normal rails controllers. The pages controller here is used
  5. # as a traffic cop for static and semi-static pages in the rails site, with database information collected
  6. # from the necessary classes.
  7. class PagesController < PublicController
  8.   layout 'public'
  9.   caches_page :show, :index
  10.  
  11.   # Renders the home page for the site
  12.   def index
  13.     @page = Page.find_by_name("home")
  14.   end
  15.  
  16.   # Attempts to render a page directly from the views/pages directory. If no page is found a 404 will be rendered
  17.   def show
  18.     action_name = params[:path].join('/')
  19.     @page = Page.find_by_path("/" + action_name)
  20.  
  21.     # Check to see that the page exists in the database and has a corresponding template file
  22.     if @page && page_exist?(action_name)
  23.       load_restaurant_page_data if @page.in_dining?
  24.       render :action => action_name, :layout => @page.view_layout
  25.     else 
  26.       render :action => "404", :layout => true, :status => 404
  27.     end
  28.   end
  29.  
  30.   private
  31.  
  32.   # Deterine if the page we're trying to access exists
  33.   # <tt>path</tt> The name of the file we're trying to access, like "visit-telluride/index"
  34.   def page_exist?(path)
  35.     file_path = File.join(RAILS_ROOT, "app", "views", "pages", "#{path}.html.erb")
  36.     return true if File.exists?(file_path)
  37.   end
  38.  
  39.  
  40.   # Returns a layout for special case pages. Currently, all views except the app/views/photos/index use the public layout
  41.   def find_layout(page_name)
  42.     action_name == ""
  43.   end
  44.  
  45. end

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