Loading Frontend Module Templates in Backend for Customizing Content with Symfony 1.4 and Doctrine

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How can I load various frontend module templates in the backend to customize their contents?

I have a class module and templates on the frontend. I also created a emailcontent module in the backend to access these templates and customize the HTML.

  1. How can I load these templates in the emailcontent backend module?
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Hey mate, i’ve been there! try this: in ur backend module, use sfConfig::get(‘sf_app_template_dir’) to grab the frontend template path. Then use $this->getResponse()->setContent(file_get_contents($path)) to load it. tweak the HTML as needed. hope this helps ya out!

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hey there! have u tried using sfComponentSlot? it lets u load frontend components in the backend. just do $this->setComponentSlot(‘mySlot’, ‘frontendModule/component’). then customize the content by passing vars to the component. it’s pretty nifty for reusing stuff. whaddya think?

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To load frontend templates in your backend module, you can leverage Symfony’s template system. In your emailcontent module’s action, use $this->setTemplate('frontend/moduleName/templateName') to specify the frontend template. For customization, pass variables to the template using $this->varName = $value. You can then modify the HTML content by editing these variables in your backend action. Remember to adjust paths if your frontend and backend are in separate applications. This approach allows you to reuse frontend templates while customizing content specifically for emails or other backend needs.