CakePHP : AfterFind()

Rather than hacking the view to check if the number in my Inbox or Outbox table tally with my Contacts number, I use the afterModel() hack.

The Inbox Model

class Inbox extends AppModel {
  var $name = 'Inbox';
  var $useTable = 'inbox';
  var $order = 'Inbox.id DESC';

  function afterFind($results) {

    // load Contact model here
    App::import('Model','Contact');
    $this->Contact = new Contact();

    // For any results returned from the 'Inbox' model, take 'number' and check with Contact model
    foreach ($results as $key => $val) {
      if(!empty( $val['Inbox']['number'] )) {
        if ( $contact_id = $this->Contact->findByMobileNumber($val['Inbox']['number'],array('id','name')) ){
          $results[$key]['Inbox']['contact_id'] = $contact_id['Contact']['id'];
          $results[$key]['Inbox']['contact_name'] = $contact_id['Contact']['name'];
        }
      }
    } 
    return $results;
  }
 
}

Try the output in view

Array
(
   [Inbox] => Array
       (
           [id] => 266
           [number] => +60146412911
           [smsdate] => 2009-01-30 15:02:06
           [insertdate] => 2009-01-30 15:02:25
           [text] => test1243
           [phone] =>
           [processed] => 0
           [read] => 1
           [contact_id] => 14
           [contact_name] => Bazet
       )


Clean hack

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