aritcle list new stuff

article_list.php

<?php

class ArticleListModule extends AppModule
{
	public
		$template = 'article_list',
		$uses = array('ArticlesChannel', 'Article'),
		$channel = 'entertainment',
		$limit = 10,
		$styleclass = '',
		/**
		 * @Param(type="string")
		 */
		$dateformat = '',
		/**
		 * @Param(type="string")
		 */
		$seemore = false,
		/**
		 * @Param(type="string")
		 */
		$title = '';
		
	public function getPaginationLinks()
	{
		unset($this->view->params['models'], $this->view->params['isAjax'], $this->view->params['form']);
		$baseUrl =  $this->view->params;
		
		unset($baseUrl['named']);
		unset($baseUrl['url']);
		unset($baseUrl['pass']);

		$currentPage = max($this->view->params['named']['page'], 1);
		
		$baseUrl['page'] = $currentPage > 2 ? $currentPage - 1 : false;
		$nextPage = Router::url($baseUrl);
		
		$baseUrl['page'] = $currentPage + 1;

		$prevPage = Router::url($baseUrl);
		
		return compact('prevPage','nextPage','currentPage');
	}
		
	public function render($params = array())
	{
		/*$this->Article->unbindModel(array
			(
				'hasMany' => array('RelatedArticle'),
				'belongsTo' => array('ArticleType','Partner','Channel'),
				'hasAndBelongsToMany' => array('Author')
			),
			true
		);*/
		
		$currentPage = max($this->view->params['named']['page'], 1);
		
		$articles = $this->ArticlesChannel->find('all',array
			(
				//'model' => 'Channel',
				//'scope' => array(
				//	'Channel.url_name' => $params['current_channel']
				//),
				'fields' => array
				(
					'Article.id', 'Article.title', 'Article.date_active',
					'Article.body', 'Article.blurb'
				),
				'conditions' => array
				(
					'Article.flag_active' => true,
					'Article.date_active < now()',
					'Channel.url_name' => $this->channel
				),
				'order' => array('Article.date_active' => 'DESC'),
				'limit' => $this->limit,
				'page'  => $currentPage,
			)
		);
		
		$text = helper('Text');
		
		foreach ($articles AS $i => $item)
		{
			$article = $item['Article'];
			
			$article['intro']    = $text->truncate($article['body'], 600, array('ending'=>'...', 'exact'=>true, 'html'=>true));
			$article['channels'] = $item['Channel'];
			$article['authors']  = $item['Author'];
			
			$articles[$i] = $article;
		}
		
		$posts = $this->getPaginationLinks();
		
		$styleclass = $this->styleclass;
		$dateformat = $this->dateformat;
		$title = $this->title;
		
		if ($this->seemore) {
			if ($this->Channels->isMainChannel($this->channel)) {
				$seemore_link = Router::url(array(
					'plugin' => null,
					'controller' => 'articles',
					'action' => 'index',
					'url_name' => $this->channel
				));
			} else {
				$main_channel = $this->Channels->getMainChannelSlug($this->channel);
				$seemore_link = Router::url(array(
					'plugin' => null,
					'controller' => 'articles',
					'action' => 'index',
					'channel' => $main_channel,
					'url_name' => $this->channel
				));
			}
			$this->set(compact('seemore_link'));
		}
		return $this->view->module($this->template,compact('articles','posts','styleclass','dateformat','title'));
	}
}