Merge pull request #1341 from bcit-ci/viewpath

Make viewpath configurable in Paths.php. Fixes #1296

Author: lonnieezell

application/Config/Paths.php

@@ -75,4 +75,16 @@ class Paths
 	 * with your host's needs.
 	 */
 	public $publicDirectory = 'public';
+
+	/*
+	 * ---------------------------------------------------------------
+	 * VIEW DIRECTORY NAME
+	 * ---------------------------------------------------------------
+	 *
+	 * This variable must contain the name of the directory that
+	 * contains the view files used by your application. By
+	 * default this is in `application/Views`. This value
+	 * is used when no value is provided to `Services::renderer()`.
+	 */
+	public $viewDirectory = 'application/Views';
 }

system/Config/Services.php

@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ public static function parser($viewPath = APPPATH.'Views/', $config = null, bool
 	 *
 	 * @return \CodeIgniter\View\View
 	 */
-	public static function renderer($viewPath = APPPATH.'Views/', $config = null, bool $getShared = true)
+	public static function renderer($viewPath = null, $config = null, bool $getShared = true)
 	{
 		if ($getShared)
 		{
@@ -494,6 +494,13 @@ public static function renderer($viewPath = APPPATH.'Views/', $config = null, bo
 			$config = new \Config\View();
 		}
 
+		if (is_null($viewPath))
+		{
+			$paths = config('Paths');
+
+			$viewPath = $paths->viewDirectory;
+		}
+
 		return new \CodeIgniter\View\View($config, $viewPath, self::locator(true), CI_DEBUG, self::logger(true));
 	}
 

user_guide_src/source/general/managing_apps.rst

@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ Renaming the Application Directory
 
 If you would like to rename your application directory you may do so
 as long as you open **application/Config/Paths.php** file and set its name using
-the ``$application_directory`` variable::
+the ``$applicationDirectory`` variable::
 
-	$application_directory = 'application';
+	$applicationDirectory = 'application';
 
 Relocating your Application Directory
 =====================================
 
 It is possible to move your application directory to a different
 location on your server than your web root. To do so open
 your main **index.php** and set a *full server path* in the
-``$application_directory`` variable::
+``$applicationDirectory`` variable::
 
-	$application_directory = '/path/to/your/application';
+	$applicationDirectory = '/path/to/your/application';
 
 Running Multiple Applications with one CodeIgniter Installation
 ===============================================================
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ example, to select the "foo" application for use you would do this::
 
 .. note:: Each of your applications will need its own **index.php** file
 	which calls the desired application. The **index.php** file can be named
-	anything you want.
+	anything you want.