Added very basic support (unfinished) for menu rendering
[core.git] / inc / classes / main / template / menu / class_MenuTemplateEngine.php
index 14891aafe853e1acc28f04f60a4f045eacca5575..e11548fb5f7b5bbf698f7b32c266cbc8d024988c 100644 (file)
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 /**
  * A Menu template engine class
  *
- * @author             Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
+ * @author             Roland Haeder <webmaster@shipsimu.org>
  * @version            0.0.0
- * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 Core Developer Team
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2015 Core Developer Team
  * @license            GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
- * @link               http://www.ship-simu.org
+ * @link               http://www.shipsimu.org
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -57,10 +57,48 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
                'anchor-href',
        );
 
+       /**
+        * Variables for a menu entry
+        */
+       private $menuEntryVariables = array(
+               // List entry
+               'entry_id',
+               // Anchor
+               'anchor-id',
+               'anchor-text',
+               'anchor-title',
+               'anchor-href',
+       );
+
+       /**
+        * Variables for a menu block
+        */
+       private $menuBlockVariables = array(
+               // Title
+               'title_id',
+               'title_class',
+               'title_text',
+               // Content is taken from menuEntries
+               // Footer
+               'footer_id',
+               'footer_class',
+               'footer_text',
+       );
+
+       /**
+        * Rendered menu entries
+        */
+       private $menuEntries = array();
+
+       /**
+        * Rendered menu blocks
+        */
+       private $menuBlocks = array();
+
        /**
         * Menu instance
         */
-       private $menuInstance = null;
+       private $menuInstance = NULL;
 
        /**
         * Current main node
@@ -85,9 +123,8 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
        /**
         * Creates an instance of the class TemplateEngine and prepares it for usage
         *
-        * @param       $appInstance    A manageable application
-        * @param       $menuInstance   A RenderableMenu instance
-        * @return      $tplInstance    An instance of TemplateEngine
+        * @param       $menuInstance                   A RenderableMenu instance
+        * @return      $templateInstance               An instance of TemplateEngine
         * @throws      BasePathIsEmptyException                If the provided $templateBasePath is empty
         * @throws      InvalidBasePathStringException  If $templateBasePath is no string
         * @throws      BasePathIsNoDirectoryException  If $templateBasePath is no
@@ -95,60 +132,52 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         * @throws      BasePathReadProtectedException  If $templateBasePath is
         *                                                                                      read-protected
         */
-       public final static function createMenuTemplateEngine (ManageableApplication $appInstance, RenderableMenu $menuInstance) {
+       public static final function createMenuTemplateEngine (RenderableMenu $menuInstance) {
                // Get a new instance
-               $tplInstance = new MenuTemplateEngine();
+               $templateInstance = new MenuTemplateEngine();
 
-               // Get language and file I/O instances from application
-               $langInstance = $appInstance->getLanguageInstance();
-               $ioInstance = $appInstance->getFileIoInstance();
+               // Get the application instance from registry
+               $applicationInstance = Registry::getRegistry()->getInstance('app');
 
                // Determine base path
-               $templateBasePath = $tplInstance->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('application_base_path') . $appInstance->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('app') . '/';
+               $templateBasePath = $templateInstance->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('application_base_path') . $applicationInstance->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('app') . '/';
 
                // Is the base path valid?
                if (empty($templateBasePath)) {
                        // Base path is empty
-                       throw new BasePathIsEmptyException($tplInstance, self::EXCEPTION_UNEXPECTED_EMPTY_STRING);
+                       throw new BasePathIsEmptyException($templateInstance, self::EXCEPTION_UNEXPECTED_EMPTY_STRING);
                } elseif (!is_string($templateBasePath)) {
                        // Is not a string
-                       throw new InvalidBasePathStringException(array($tplInstance, $templateBasePath), self::EXCEPTION_INVALID_STRING);
+                       throw new InvalidBasePathStringException(array($templateInstance, $templateBasePath), self::EXCEPTION_INVALID_STRING);
                } elseif (!is_dir($templateBasePath)) {
                        // Is not a path
-                       throw new BasePathIsNoDirectoryException(array($tplInstance, $templateBasePath), self::EXCEPTION_INVALID_PATH_NAME);
+                       throw new BasePathIsNoDirectoryException(array($templateInstance, $templateBasePath), self::EXCEPTION_INVALID_PATH_NAME);
                } elseif (!is_readable($templateBasePath)) {
                        // Is not readable
-                       throw new BasePathReadProtectedException(array($tplInstance, $templateBasePath), self::EXCEPTION_READ_PROTECED_PATH);
+                       throw new BasePathReadProtectedException(array($templateInstance, $templateBasePath), self::EXCEPTION_READ_PROTECED_PATH);
                }
 
-               // Get configuration instance
-               $configInstance = FrameworkConfiguration::getInstance();
-
                // Set the base path
-               $tplInstance->setTemplateBasePath($templateBasePath);
-
-               // Set the language and IO instances
-               $tplInstance->setLanguageInstance($langInstance);
-               $tplInstance->setFileIoInstance($ioInstance);
+               $templateInstance->setTemplateBasePath($templateBasePath);
 
                // Set template extensions
-               $tplInstance->setRawTemplateExtension($configInstance->getConfigEntry('raw_template_extension'));
-               $tplInstance->setCodeTemplateExtension($configInstance->getConfigEntry('menu_template_extension'));
+               $templateInstance->setRawTemplateExtension($templateInstance->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('raw_template_extension'));
+               $templateInstance->setCodeTemplateExtension($templateInstance->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('menu_template_extension'));
 
                // Absolute output path for compiled templates
-               $tplInstance->setCompileOutputPath($configInstance->getConfigEntry('base_path') . $configInstance->getConfigEntry('compile_output_path'));
+               $templateInstance->setCompileOutputPath($templateInstance->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('base_path') . $templateInstance->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('compile_output_path'));
 
                // Set the menu instance
-               $tplInstance->setMenuInstance($menuInstance);
+               $templateInstance->setMenuInstance($menuInstance);
 
                // Init a variable stacker
-               $stackerInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('menu_stacker_class');
+               $stackInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('menu_stacker_class');
 
                // Set it
-               $tplInstance->setStackerInstance($stackerInstance);
+               $templateInstance->setStackInstance($stackInstance);
 
                // Return the prepared instance
-               return $tplInstance;
+               return $templateInstance;
        }
 
        /**
@@ -248,7 +277,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         * @return      void
         * @throws      XmlNodeMismatchException        If current main node mismatches the closing one
         */
-       public function endElement ($resource, $nodeName) {
+       public function finishElement ($resource, $nodeName) {
                // Make all lower-case
                $nodeName = strtolower($nodeName);
 
@@ -282,12 +311,12 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
                // Is this string empty?
                if (empty($characters)) {
                        // Then skip it silently
-                       return false;
+                       return;
                } // END - if
 
                // Assign the found characters to variable and use the last entry from
                // stack as the name
-               parent::assignVariable($this->getStackerInstance()->getNamed('current_node'), $characters);
+               parent::assignVariable($this->getStackInstance()->getNamed('current_node'), $characters);
        }
 
        /**
@@ -301,15 +330,15 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
                // Is the template dependency set?
                if ((!empty($templateDependency)) && (!isset($this->dependencyContent[$node]))) {
                        // Get a temporay menu template instance
-                       $templateInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('menu_template_class', array($this->getApplicationInstance(), $this->getMenuInstance()));
+                       $templateInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('menu_template_class', array($this->getMenuInstance()));
 
                        // Then load it
                        $templateInstance->loadMenuTemplate($templateDependency);
 
-                       // Get an XmlParser instance
+                       // Parse the XML content
                        $templateInstance->renderXmlContent();
 
-                       // Parse the template's content contents
+                       // Save the parsed raw content in our dependency array
                        $this->dependencyContent[$node] = $templateInstance->getRawTemplateData();
                } // END - if
        }
@@ -317,77 +346,30 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
        /**
         * Intializes the menu
         *
-        * @param       $templateDependency     A template to load to satisfy dependencies
+        * @param       $templateDependency             A template to load to satisfy dependencies
         * @return      void
         * @todo        Add cache creation here
         */
        private function initMenu ($templateDependency = '') {
                // Get web template engine
-               $this->setTemplateInstance(ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('web_template_class', array($this->getApplicationInstance())));
+               $this->setTemplateInstance(ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('html_template_class', array($this->getApplicationInstance())));
 
                // Handle the dependency template
                $this->handleTemplateDependency('menu', $templateDependency);
 
-               // Load the header template for this page
-               $this->getTemplateInstance()->loadCodeTemplate('menu_global_start');
-
-               // Set the variable group to page
-               $this->setVariableGroup('menu');
-
-               // Set its content in this template instance
-               $this->assignVariable('menu_start', $this->getTemplateInstance()->getRawTemplateData());
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Finishes the menu
-        *
-        * @return      void
-        */
-       private function finishMenu () {
-               // Load the header template for this page
-               $this->getTemplateInstance()->loadCodeTemplate('menu_global_end');
-
-               // Set the variable group to page
-               $this->setVariableGroup('menu');
-
-               // Set its content in this template instance
-               $this->assignVariable('menu_end', $this->getTemplateInstance()->getRawTemplateData());
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Starts the menu entries by loading a (maybe) provided template dependency
-        *
-        * @param       $templateDependency     A template to load to satisfy dependencies
-        * @return      void
-        */
-       private function startEntryList ($templateDependency = '') {
-               // Handle the dependency template
-               $this->handleTemplateDependency('entries', $templateDependency);
-
-               // Load the header template for this page
-               $this->getTemplateInstance()->loadCodeTemplate('menu_entries_start');
-
-               // Set the variable group to page
-               $this->setVariableGroup('menu');
-
-               // Set its content in this template instance
-               $this->assignVariable('entries_start', $this->getTemplateInstance()->getRawTemplateData());
+               // Push the node name on the stacker
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'menu');
        }
 
        /**
-        * Finishes the menu entries
+        * Starts the menu entries
         *
+        * @param       $templateDependency             A template to load to satisfy dependencies
         * @return      void
         */
-       private function finishEntryList () {
-               // Load the header template for this page
-               $this->getTemplateInstance()->loadCodeTemplate('menu_entries_end');
-
-               // Set the variable group to page
-               $this->setVariableGroup('menu');
-
-               // Set its content in this template instance
-               $this->assignVariable('entries_end', $this->getTemplateInstance()->getRawTemplateData());
+       private function startEntryList () {
+               // Push the node name on the stacker
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'entry-list');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -396,16 +378,8 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         * @return      void
         */
        private function startBlockHeader () {
-               $this->partialStub('Cleaned because we do not want templates with partly HTML code.');
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Finishes the menu block header
-        *
-        * @return      void
-        */
-       private function finishBlockHeader () {
-               $this->partialStub('Cleaned because we do not want templates with partly HTML code.');
+               // Push the node name on the stacker
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'block-header');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -414,16 +388,8 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         * @return      void
         */
        private function startBlockFooter () {
-               $this->partialStub('Cleaned because we do not want templates with partly HTML code.');
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Finishes the menu block footer
-        *
-        * @return      void
-        */
-       private function finishBlockFooter () {
-               $this->partialStub('Cleaned because we do not want templates with partly HTML code.');
+               // Push the node name on the stacker
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'block-footer');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -433,7 +399,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startBlockList () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'block-list');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'block-list');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -443,7 +409,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startBlock () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'block');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'block');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -453,7 +419,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startTitle () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'title');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'title');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -463,7 +429,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startTitleId () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'title-id');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'title-id');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -473,7 +439,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startTitleClass () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'title-class');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'title-class');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -483,7 +449,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startTitleText () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'title-text');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'title-text');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -493,7 +459,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startEntry () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'entry');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'entry');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -503,7 +469,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startEntryId () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'entry-id');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'entry-id');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -513,7 +479,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startAnchor () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'anchor');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'anchor');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -523,7 +489,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startAnchorId () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'anchor-id');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'anchor-id');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -533,7 +499,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startAnchorText () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'anchor-text');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'anchor-text');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -543,7 +509,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startAnchorTitle () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'anchor-title');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'anchor-title');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -553,7 +519,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startAnchorHref () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'anchor-href');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'anchor-href');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -563,7 +529,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startFooterId () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'footer-id');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'footer-id');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -573,7 +539,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startFooterClass () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'footer-class');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'footer-class');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -583,7 +549,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function startFooterText () {
                // Push the node name on the stacker
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'footer-text');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->pushNamed('current_node', 'footer-text');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -593,7 +559,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishTitle () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -603,7 +569,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishTitleId () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -613,7 +579,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishTitleClass () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -623,7 +589,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishTitleText () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -633,7 +599,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishFooterText () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -643,7 +609,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishFooterClass () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -653,7 +619,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishFooterId () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -663,7 +629,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishAnchorHref () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -673,7 +639,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishAnchorTitle () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -683,7 +649,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishAnchorText () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -693,7 +659,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishAnchorId () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -703,7 +669,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishAnchor () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -713,7 +679,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishEntryId () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -723,7 +689,10 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishEntry () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+
+               // Render this menu entry
+               $this->renderMenuEntry();
        }
 
        /**
@@ -733,7 +702,10 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishBlock () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+
+               // Render this menu block
+               $this->renderMenuBlock();
        }
 
        /**
@@ -743,48 +715,117 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        private function finishBlockList () {
                // Pop the last entry
-               $this->getStackerInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
        }
 
        /**
-        * Starts the menu text
+        * Finishes the menu entries
         *
         * @return      void
         */
-       private function startText () {
-               // Do we have a template instance?
-               if (is_null($this->getTemplateInstance())) {
-                       // Init template instance for underlaying web templates
-                       $templateInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('web_template_class');
+       private function finishEntryList () {
+               // Pop the last entry
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+       }
 
-                       // Set it in this template engine
-                       $this->setTemplateInstance($templateInstance);
-               } // END - if
+       /**
+        * Finishes the menu block header
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function finishBlockHeader () {
+               // Pop the last entry
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+       }
 
-               // Load the text template for this page
-               $this->getTemplateInstance()->loadCodeTemplate('menu_text_start');
+       /**
+        * Finishes the menu block footer
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function finishBlockFooter () {
+               // Pop the last entry
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Finishes the menu
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function finishMenu () {
+               // Pop the last entry
+               $this->getStackInstance()->popNamed('current_node');
+       }
 
-               // Set the variable group to page
-               $this->setVariableGroup('menu');
+       /**
+        * Renders this menu entry, as every block all variables got overwritten
+        * with data from next entry.
+        *
+        * @todo        'anchor_href' may needs expanding with full URL
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function renderMenuEntry () {
+               // Prepare template engine
+               $templateInstance = $this->prepareTemplateInstance();
+
+               // Load menu entry template
+               $templateInstance->loadCodeTemplate('menu_entry');
+
+               // Copy all variables over to it
+               foreach ($this->menuEntryVariables as $variableName) {
+                       // Copy variable
+                       $variableValue = $this->readVariable($variableName);
+
+                       // ... into the instance
+                       $templateInstance->assignVariable($variableName, $variableValue);
+               } // END - foreach
 
-               // Set its content in this template instance
-               $this->assignVariable('text', $this->getTemplateInstance()->getRawTemplateData());
+               // Compile template + variables
+               $templateInstance->compileTemplate();
+               $templateInstance->compileVariables();
+
+               // Remember it here
+               $this->menuEntries[$this->readVariable('entry_id')] = $templateInstance->getRawTemplateData();
        }
 
        /**
-        * Finishes the menu text
+        * Renders this menu block, as next block all data is overwritten with
+        * next block.
         *
         * @return      void
         */
-       private function finishText () {
-               // Load the text template for this page
-               $this->getTemplateInstance()->loadCodeTemplate('menu_text_end');
+       private function renderMenuBlock () {
+               // Init block content
+               $blockContent = implode('', $this->menuEntries);
+
+               // Prepare template engine
+               $templateInstance = $this->prepareTemplateInstance();
+
+               // Load menu entry template
+               $templateInstance->loadCodeTemplate('menu_block');
+
+               // Copy all variables over to it
+               foreach ($this->menuBlockVariables as $variableName) {
+                       // Copy variable
+                       $variableValue = $this->readVariable($variableName);
+
+                       // ... into the instance
+                       $templateInstance->assignVariable($variableName, $variableValue);
+               } // END - foreach
+
+               // Assign block content
+               $templateInstance->assignVariable('block_content', $blockContent);
+
+               // Compile template + variables
+               $templateInstance->compileTemplate();
+               $templateInstance->compileVariables();
 
-               // Set the variable group to page
-               $this->setVariableGroup('menu');
+               // Remember it here
+               array_push($this->menuBlocks, $templateInstance->getRawTemplateData());
 
-               // Set its content in this template instance
-               $this->assignVariable('text_end', $this->getTemplateInstance()->getRawTemplateData());
+               // Reset rendered menu entries array
+               $this->menuEntries = array();
        }
 
        /**
@@ -794,7 +835,7 @@ class MenuTemplateEngine extends BaseTemplateEngine implements CompileableTempla
         */
        public function getMenuCacheFqfn () {
                // Get the FQFN ready
-               $fqfn = sprintf("%s%s%s/%s.%s",
+               $fqfn = sprintf('%s%s%s/%s.%s',
                        $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('base_path'),
                        $this->getGenericBasePath(),
                        'menus/_cache',