+
+ /**
+ * Renders the menu by loading the base template and a menu-specific
+ * template.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+ public function renderMenu () {
+ // Initialize the menu system by preparing it's template instance
+ $templateInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('menu_template_class', array($this));
+
+ // Set it for later use
+ $this->setTemplateInstance($templateInstance);
+
+ // Load the menu template for all
+ $templateInstance->loadMenuTemplate('generic_menu_entries');
+
+ // Get the 'page' from request instance
+ $page = $this->getApplicationInstance()->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('page');
+
+ // Load the menu template for this page
+ try {
+ $templateInstance->loadMenuTemplate($page . '_menu_entries');
+ } catch (FileIoException $e) {
+ // @TODO Should we log it here? We should, because it will be silently ignored.
+ }
+
+ // Get the prepared content
+ $menuContent = $templateInstance->getRawTemplateData();
+
+ // Render it here
+ $templateInstance->renderXmlContent($menuContent);
+ //exit(__METHOD__ . ':!OK');
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Transfers the rendered menu to a given templatex engine by assigning
+ * the rendered content with a template variable.
+ *
+ * @param $templateInstance An instance of a CompileableTemplate class
+ * @return void
+ */
+ public function transferContentToTemplateEngine (CompileableTemplate $templateInstance) {
+ $this->partialStub('templateInstance=' . $templateInstance->__toString());
+ }