Abstract BackOffice Base Controller

BackOfficeBaseController.php

<?php namespace BackOfficeBundle\Controller;

use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;

/**
 * Class BackOfficeBaseController
 * @author Jaziel Lopez <juan.jaziel@gmail.com>
 * @package BackOfficeBundle\Controller
 */
abstract class BackOfficeBaseController extends Controller
{

    /**
     * Extended Class Controller Name
     *
     * @var
     */
    public $entity;

    /**
     * Route for inserting new products
     *
     * @var string  $routeInsert
     */
    public $routeInsert;

    /**
     * Route for updating existing products
     *
     * @var string   $routeUpdate
     */
    public $routeUpdate;

    /**
     * Template Data
     *
     * @var Array       $templateData
     */
    public $templateData;

    /**
     * Template post action
     *
     * @var string      $postTo
     */
    public $postTo;

    /**
     * Response
     *
     * @var Response    $response
     */
    public $response;

    /**
     * @var
     */
    public $request;

    /**
     * Get logged user
     * @return \BackOfficeBundle\Entity\User|null|object
     */
    public function getLoggedUser(){

        return $this->em()->getRepository('BackOfficeBundle:User')->find($this->getUser()->getId());
    }

    /**
     * Get Entitiy Manager
     *
     * @return ORM\EntityManager
     */
    public function em()
    {
        return $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
    }

    /**
     * Collect return parameters
     * Id in url determines the post back location
     * Eval If there is a product object that needs to be displayed in the form
     * If so, display it
     * If not, get the request data and display it
     * @param int $id
     * @return array
     */
    public function getTemplateData($id = null){


        $this->postTo = (is_numeric($id)) ?
            $this->routeUpdate : $this->routeInsert;

        $this->templateData = (!empty($this->entity)) ? (array)$this->entity : $this->request->request->all();

        /**
         * Start transforming the object from Entity to array
         */
        foreach((array)$this->templateData as $key => $value){
            $name = explode('\\', $key);
            $key = preg_replace( "/[^a-z0-9 ]/i", "_", $name[count($name)-1]);
            $key = preg_replace('/\B([A-Z])/', '_$1', $key);
            $key = strtolower($key);
            $this->templateData[$key] = $value;
        }

        $this->templateData['post'] = (is_numeric($id)) ? $this->generateUrl($this->postTo, ['id' => $id]) :
            $this->generateUrl($this->postTo);
        return $this->templateData;
    }

}