rochacbruno/controller_default.py

## controller_default.py
def index():
    return dict()

def contact():
    return dict()

## model_menu.py
# Pages is a list of tuples, each tuple has 3 values: URL(), Text, FunctionName
pages = [
        (URL('default','index'),"Home","index"), # points to default.py/def index():
        (URL('default','contact'),"Contact us","contact"), # points to default.py/def contact():
        ]

#this is just appended if user is logged in
if auth.user:
    pages.append((URL('default','user',args='profile'),"Profile","user"))
    pages.append((URL('default','user',args='change_password'),"Password","user"))
    pages.append((URL('default','user',args='logout'),"Exit","user"))

# the menu builder
def menu():
    ul = UL()
    for page in pages:
         liclass = "selected" if request.function == page[2] else ""
         if page[2] == "index": liclass = ""
         ul.append(LI(A(page[1],_href=page[0],_class=liclass)))

    return ul

## view_layout.html

<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<section>
  <nav>
  {{block menu}}
    {{=menu()}}
  {{end}}
  </nav>
</section>


</body>
</html>
	# Pages is a list of tuples, each tuple has 3 values: URL(), Text, FunctionName
	pages = [
	(URL('default','index'),"Home","index"), # points to default.py/def index():
	(URL('default','contact'),"Contact us","contact"), # points to default.py/def contact():
	]

	#this is just appended if user is logged in
	if auth.user:
	pages.append((URL('default','user',args='profile'),"Profile","user"))
	pages.append((URL('default','user',args='change_password'),"Password","user"))
	pages.append((URL('default','user',args='logout'),"Exit","user"))

	# the menu builder
	def menu():
	ul = UL()
	for page in pages:
	liclass = "selected" if request.function == page[2] else ""
	if page[2] == "index": liclass = ""
	ul.append(LI(A(page[1],_href=page[0],_class=liclass)))

	return ul

	<html>
	<head></head>
	<body>
	<section>
	<nav>
	{{block menu}}
	{{=menu()}}
	{{end}}
	</nav>
	</section>


	</body>
	</html>