joomla routing in cmgroupbuing component - joomla

Question

How can I change cmgroupbuying joomla URL in component router file?
For example I have a Deal width this address
index.php/component/cmgroupbuying/deal/5/aaaaa?Itemid=437
replace
with
index.php/deal/5
Right now I'm trying change route.php file in component but this not right

Answer 1

function CMGroupBuyingBuildRoute(&$query)
{
$segments = array();
if(isset($query['view']))
{
if($query['view'] == 'dealprevue' || $query['view'] == 'freecouponprevue'
|| $query['view'] == 'todaydeal' || $query['view'] == 'todayfreecoupon'
|| $query['view'] == 'cart' || $query['view'] == 'checkout' || $query['view'] == 'orders'
|| $query['view'] == 'alldeals' || $query['view'] == 'freecoupons'
|| $query['view'] == 'activedeals' || $query['view'] == 'activefreecoupons'
|| $query['view'] == 'upcomingdeals' || $query['view'] == 'upcomingfreecoupons'
|| $query['view'] == 'expireddeals' || $query['view'] == 'expiredfreecoupons'
|| $query['view'] == 'partner' || $query['view'] == 'dealmanagement'
|| $query['view'] == 'freecouponmanagement'|| $query['view'] == 'products')
{
unset($query['view']);
}
elseif($query['view'] == 'deal' || $query['view'] == 'freecoupon'
|| $query['view'] == 'order' || $query['view'] == 'rssfeeds'
|| $query['view'] == 'search' || $query['view'] == 'dealsubmission'
|| $query['view'] == 'partnermanagement'
|| $query['view'] == 'staffmanagement'
|| $query['view'] == 'freecouponsubmission'
|| $query['view'] == 'category'
|| $query['view'] == 'coupon'
|| $query['view'] == 'product')
{
$segments[] = $query['view'];
unset($query['view']);
}
else
{
$segments[] = $query['view'];
}
if(isset($query['navigation']))
{
$segments[] = $query['navigation'];
unset($query['navigation']);
}
if(isset($query['id']))
{
$segments[] = $query['id'];
unset($query['id']);
}
if(isset($query['alias']))
{
$segments[] = $query['alias'];
unset($query['alias']);
}
if(isset($query['download']))
{
$segments[] = $query['download'];
unset($query['download']);
}
}
if(isset($query['type']))
{
$segments[] = $query['type'];
unset($query['type']);
}
if(isset($query['location']))
{
$segments[] = $query['location'];
unset($query['location']);
}
return $segments;
}

Answer 2

function CMGroupBuyingParseRoute($segments)
{
$vars = array();
switch($segments[0])
{
case 'deal':
$vars['view'] = 'deal';
if(isset($segments[1]))
$vars['id'] = $segments[1];
if(isset($segments[2]))
$vars['alias'] = $segments[2];
break;
case 'freecoupon':
$vars['view'] = 'freecoupon';
if(isset($segments[1]))
$vars['id'] = $segments[1];
if(isset($segments[2]))
$vars['alias'] = $segments[2];
break;
case 'order':
$vars['view'] = 'order';
if(isset($segments[1]))
$vars['id'] = $segments[1];
break;
case 'todaydeal':
$vars['view'] = 'todaydeal';
break;
case 'todayfreecoupon':
$vars['view'] = 'todayfreecoupon';
break;
case 'freecoupons':
$vars['view'] = 'freecoupons';
break;
case 'alldeals':
$vars['view'] = 'alldeals';
break;
case 'activedeals':
$vars['view'] = 'activedeals';
break;
case 'upcomingdeals':
$vars['view'] = 'upcomingdeals';
break;
case 'expireddeals':
$vars['view'] = 'expireddeals';
break;
case 'activefreecoupons':
$vars['view'] = 'activefreecoupons';
break;
case 'upcomingfreecoupons':
$vars['view'] = 'upcomingfreecoupons';
break;
case 'expiredfreecoupons':
$vars['view'] = 'expiredfreecoupons';
break;
case 'cart':
$vars['view'] = 'cart';
break;
case 'checkout':
$vars['view'] = 'checkout';
break;
case 'search':
$vars['view'] = 'search';
break;
case 'orders':
$vars['view'] = 'orders';
break;
case 'partner':
$vars['view'] = 'partner';
break;
case 'dealmanagement':
$vars['view'] = 'dealmanagement';
break;
case 'dealsubmission':
$vars['view'] = 'dealsubmission';
if(isset($segments[1]))
$vars['id'] = $segments[1];
break;
case 'freecouponmanagement':
$vars['view'] = 'freecouponmanagement';
break;
case 'freecouponsubmission':
$vars['view'] = 'freecouponsubmission';
if(isset($segments[1]))
$vars['id'] = $segments[1];
break;
case 'rssfeeds':
$vars['view'] = 'rssfeeds';
if(isset($segments[1]))
$vars['type'] = $segments[1];
if(isset($segments[2]))
$vars['location'] = $segments[2];
break;
case 'partnermanagement':
$vars['view'] = 'partnermanagement';
if(isset($segments[1]))
$vars['navigation'] = $segments[1];
if(isset($segments[2]))
$vars['id'] = $segments[2];
break;
case 'staffmanagement':
$vars['view'] = 'staffmanagement';
if(isset($segments[1]))
$vars['navigation'] = $segments[1];
if(isset($segments[2]))
$vars['id'] = $segments[2];
break;
case 'category':
$vars['view'] = 'category';
if(isset($segments[1]))
$vars['id'] = $segments[1];
break;
case 'coupon':
$vars['view'] = 'coupon';
if(isset($segments[1]))
{
$vars['download'] = $segments[1];
$vars['tmpl'] = 'component';
}
break;
case 'products':
$vars['view'] = 'products';
break;
case 'product':
$vars['view'] = 'product';
if(isset($segments[1]))
$vars['id'] = $segments[1];
if(isset($segments[2]))
{
$vars['alias'] = str_replace(':', '-', $segments[2]);
}
break;
default:
$vars['view'] = '';
break;
}
return $vars;
}

Answer 3

You have 2 options.
1:
Create a custom system plugin which is listening to the onAfterRoute and onAfterInitialise event, to add buildroules and to preprocess the request url, so that the »cmgroupbuying« component will be triggered with the right variables like:
$vars = [
'option' => 'com_cmgroupbuying',
'view' => …
];
All in all this can become a quite complicated thing, since you have to find a generic way to do transform the url in both ways (url to variables and vice versa), what should be done by registering additional router rules. If you decide to do so, have a look at the »language filter« plugin or here, because therein a similar thing is done.
In a nutshell, your plugin must act if either: JRoute::_( … ) is called, to make the transformation you desire (variables to url). And onAfterRoute to do the opposite (url to variables).
That is basically what a component router does and if com_cmgroupbuying is not your own, you cannot/should not create/modify this and take the »route over a plugin« instead.
2:
Create a menu link for each deal/item. This is the easiest way, but not generic, depending on how many links you need to create, or to maintain, this the fastest thing to do.
UPDATE
For me routing in Joomla! is the most complicated and misleading thing in the whole system and good documentation is rare. One needs a good understanding of the overall application flow, how the used component is figured out and instantiated.
Additionally you need to understand the routing concept in Joomla!, what is different from most other Frameworks like symfony or drupal, where a url like /way/to/go/{id} is mapped to a controller method. Joomla! is working like a command-line application and »SEF« (search engine friendly) URLS are lying in a layer above that. With a url like /way/to/go/{id} two things need to be done:
Transform the array of Segments (numerical index based array) ['way', 'to', 'go', <id>] into a set of arguments (most often called vars, associative array) [ 'option' => 'com_…', 'view' => 'viewtoshow', 'task' => 'thingToDo', … ]. That is what the parse method needs to return to the Joomla! system, which will use those »vars«/arguments to execute the component.
Transform the set of »vars«/arguments (associative array) to the url segments (numerical indexed array), what basically is the opposite of 1. But this transformation is executed each time JRoute::_() is executed. If it is called like JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_somecome&view=someview'), Joomla! will use the Router of com_somecome and call its build method and hand over the arguments from the string given to JRoute::_(<string>)
But keep in mind that going from 1. to 2. and from 2. to 1. needs to keep up an invariance, what means the set of vars and the connected url need to be distinct, and going from an A to B must always be reversible and lead to the same result all the time.
How this transformation is done, is totally dependent from your component and if you would like to »short-circuit« joomla, so that /deal/{id} goes over to ['option' => 'com_cmgroupbuying', 'view' => 'product', …] you will need a system plugin and set the missing vars onAfterInitialise, otherwise your component will never be called.
More detailed documentation can be found here
I want to underline the recommendation to look into the source as mentioned above.