+
+ /**
+ * 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 = $this->getApplicationInstance()->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('page');
+
+ // If page is empty, choose default
+ if (empty($page)) {
+ // Use default page as none has been specified
+ $page = $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('default_' . $this->getApplicationInstance()->getAppShortName() . '_' . self::getResponseTypeFromSystem() . '_command');
+ } // END - if
+
+ // Load the menu template for this page
+ try {
+ $templateInstance->loadMenuTemplate($page . '_menu_entries');
+ } catch (FileIoException $e) {
+ // Log exception @TODO Maybe to intrusive?
+ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: Exception caught: ' . $e->__toString() . ', with message: ' . $e->getMessage());
+ }
+
+ // Render template data here
+ $templateInstance->renderXmlContent();
+ //exit(__METHOD__ . ':!OK');
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Transfers the rendered menu to a given template 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->debugInstance();
+ $this->partialStub('templateInstance=' . $templateInstance->__toString());
+ }