Contexts

A Context is an area of similar responsibility within the code and/or UI. They appear as top-level navigation objects within the main menu, and should all cover a similar topic, or theme. The following are all good candidates for Contexts:

Context Description
Security Holds menu items from different modules that provide security tools and reports.
Forums You can group all of your forums admin panels in a single context.
Design You might provide methods for editing your templates or various error pages
Tools Might contain collections of utilities that don't belong elsewhere.
Role-Specific A single role might have access to a set of tools that no one else does. These could be grouped so they are easier to provide access to.

Context Controllers

Contexts map directly to controllers of the same name in your module. If you are creating a controller to handle your Settings Context for your module, the controller should be named content.php and the class should be named Content.

class Content extends Admin_Controller {
    ...
}

Context Views

All views for your contexts should be stored within the views folder of your module, under a sub-folder named after the context. Continuing our example, the view for the index method would exist at my_module/views/content/index.php.

Public Contexts

A Public Context is just a fancy name for what you would typically do in a CodeIgniter application. This controller is named the same as your module and can have as many methods that map directly to the URI as you need.

Views are stored directly in your views folder. For front-facing page, or Public Contexts, there's little-to-no magic going on behind the scenes other than what you're already used to working with. The file would then be available at:

http://yoursite.com/module_name

Required Contexts

Bonfire requires only two contexts to exist, and will create them if they don’t. They are the Developer and Settings Contexts.

Context Description
Developer This context is meant for tools designed to make the application developer’s life easier and may include database tools, code generation, deploy helpers, etc.
Settings Any settings related to your module. These are typically items that are infrequently changed, like the number of events to show on each page, etc.

Creating New Contexts

You can create any number of contexts to fit your application’s specific needs. Doing so is a very simple task that only requires a single step.

Update the Application Config Array

To create a new context that will be displayed in the admin area, you only need to add the name of the context to the contexts array in the config/application.php file. The context name must not contain any spaces. If more than one word is needed, separate the words with an underscore.

Localizing the Context Name

To make your context's name localized, you simply need to add a new entry in the language/english/application_lang.php file. The name should be preceded by bf_context_.

$lang['bf_context_new'] = 'New Context';

The localized version will automatically be used if present, otherwise the name displayed will be the name of the context.

Restricting Access to Contexts

You can restrict access to your contexts by creating a new permission. This permission should be named 'Site.{context}.View', where {context} is the name of your context. Once this permission is created in the system, no one will be able to view the context if they do not have permission.

In order to manage the permission, you will need to create another permission called 'Permissions.{context}.Manage'.

Custom Context Menus

To customize the context menus for your module, simply add any of the following entries to your module's config.php file's 'module_config' array:

  • name is the human-readable name of your module, to be displayed in the context menu. If not specified, the name of the module directory will be used.
  • description is a short description of your module and will appear in the list of installed modules, as well as being used in the 'title' attribute of the link in the context menu. If not specified, the name of the module directory will be used.
  • menus is an array which allows you to specify sub-menus that appear under each context. The value is the relative path to a view file which contains a <ul> of your options.
  • menu_topic is an array which allows you to specify that the menu for a given context will appear as a sub-menu under a given 'menu_topic'. The same 'menu_topic' may be used by multiple modules within the application to group related functionality within a single sub-menu.
  • weights is an array that allows you to order the menu items within the main context navigation. Think of it like the menu is a bowl of water. The heavier the weight (or the larger the value), the farther down the menu it will sink.

Values specified under 'menu_topic' or 'name' may optionally use the lang: prefix to indicate an entry in the 'application_lang' file to be used for translating that particular item in the menu; any 'menu_topic' specified with a lang: prefix should be specified with that prefix consistently throughout the application's modules.

In most cases, only 'name' and 'description' are specified (along with 'author' and 'version', which are not used within the context menu).

An example config.php file may look like the following:

<?php defined('BASEPATH') || exit('No direct script access allowed');

$config['module_config'] = array(
    'name'        => 'lang:bf_menu_blog_name',
    'description' => 'A Simple Blog Example',
    'author'      => 'Your Name',
    'homepage'    => 'http://...',
    'version'     => '1.0.1',
    'menus'       => array(
        'context' => 'path/to/view',
    ),
    'menu_topic'  => array(
        'context' => 'lang:bf_menu_blog_context_name',
    ),
    'weights'     => array(
        'context' => 0,
    ),
);

Note that 'context' under 'menus', 'menu_topic', and 'weights' is a placeholder for the name of the context (e.g. content, settings, etc.).

Bonfire makes use of the 'menus' setting in the database and emailer modules to create sub-menus in the developer and settings contexts.

The 'menu_topic' setting is used to group menu entries for Bonfire's migrations module with those from the database module.

The 'weights' setting is used to weight the 'Users' entry in the settings context, which, by default, causes the Users entry to be listed first in the menu.

Profiler
Profiler Console 0 Load Time 11.5ms Memory Used 0.88 MB Database 4 Queries vars & Config Files 87

Console

Memory Usage

Benchmarks

1 ms Loading Time: Base Classes
8 ms Controller Execution Time ( Docs / Index )
12 ms Total Execution Time

Queries

0.0002 SELECT GET_LOCK('300c8e1c1ba3f1f3a29486d18e081068', 300) AS ci_session_lockSpeed: 0.0002 - Possible keys: - Key Used: - Type: - Rows: - Extra: No tables used
0.0003 SELECT `data` FROM `bf_ci_sessions` WHERE `id` = '4orqea8nlic3amfike5n03q6lmbpthom' and `ip_address` = '18.191.171.86'Speed: 0.0003 - Possible keys: - Key Used: - Type: - Rows: - Extra: Impossible WHERE noticed after reading const tables
0.0003 SHOW TABLES FROM `bonfire`
0.0003 SELECT * FROM `bf_settings`Speed: 0.0003 - Possible keys: - Key Used: - Type: ALL - Rows: 42 - Extra:
0.0010 Total Query Execution Time

Session User Data

__ci_last_regenerate 1734912342
requested_page https://kampensonline.com/docs/developer/contexts
previous_page https://kampensonline.com/docs/developer/contexts

GET DATA

No GET data exists

POST DATA

No POST data exists

URI STRING

docs/developer/contexts

CLASS/METHOD

docs/index

HTTP HEADERS

HTTP_ACCEPT */*
HTTP_USER_AGENT Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
HTTP_CONNECTION
SERVER_PORT 443
SERVER_NAME kampensonline.com
REMOTE_ADDR 18.191.171.86
SERVER_SOFTWARE Apache/2.4.62 (Ubuntu)
HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE
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REQUEST_METHOD GET
HTTP_HOST
REMOTE_HOST
CONTENT_TYPE
SERVER_PROTOCOL HTTP/1.1
QUERY_STRING
HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING gzip, br, zstd, deflate
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR

CONFIG VARIABLES

domain kampensonline.com
base_url https://kampensonline.com
index_page
uri_protocol AUTO
url_suffix
language english
charset UTF-8
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subclass_prefix MY_
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allow_get_array true
enable_query_strings false
controller_trigger c
function_trigger m
directory_trigger d
log_threshold 4
log_path /var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/logs/
log_file_extension
log_file_permissions 436
log_date_format Y-m-d H:i:s
error_views_path
cache_path /var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/cache/
cache_query_string false
encryption_key 92b35b02920621aedbed3b8b9a68c0f1
sess_cookie_name bf_session
sess_expiration 7200
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sess_match_ip true
sess_driver database
sess_regenerate_destroy false
sess_save_path ci_sessions
cookie_prefix
cookie_domain kampensonline.com
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cookie_httponly true
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csrf_token_name ci_csrf_token
csrf_cookie_name ci_csrf_token
csrf_expire 7200
csrf_regenerate true
csrf_exclude_uris Array ( )
compress_output false
time_reference local
rewrite_short_tags false
proxy_ips
bonfire.installed 1
site.default_user_timezone UP12
modules_locations Array ( [/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/modules/] =&gt; ../../application/modules/ [/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/modules/] =&gt; ../../bonfire/modules/ )
site.backup_folder archives/
contexts Array ( [0] =&gt; content [1] =&gt; reports [2] =&gt; settings [3] =&gt; developer )
enable_activity_logging true
sparks_path ../sparks/
template.site_path /var/www/htdocs/bonfire/public/
template.theme_paths Array ( [0] =&gt; themes )
template.default_layout index
template.ajax_layout ajax
template.use_mobile_themes false
template.default_theme default/
template.admin_theme admin
template.message_template &lt;div class=&quot;alert alert-{type} alert-dismissable&quot;&gt; &lt;button type=&quot;button&quot; class=&quot;close&quot; data-dismiss=&quot;alert&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&amp;times;&lt;/button&gt; &lt;div&gt;{message}&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
template.breadcrumb_symbol :
template.parse_views false
assets.directories Array ( [base] =&gt; assets [cache] =&gt; cache [css] =&gt; css [image] =&gt; images [js] =&gt; js [module] =&gt; module )
assets.js_opener $(document).ready(function() {
assets.js_closer });
assets.css_combine false
assets.js_combine false
assets.css_minify true
assets.js_minify true
assets.encrypt_name false
assets.encode false
assets.base_folder assets
assets.asset_folders Array ( [css] =&gt; css [js] =&gt; js [image] =&gt; images )
ui.current_shortcuts Array ( [form_save] =&gt; Array ( [description] =&gt; Save any form in the admin area. [action] =&gt; $(&quot;input[name=save]&quot;).click();return false; ) [create_new] =&gt; Array ( [description] =&gt; Create a new record in the module. [action] =&gt; window.location.href=$(&quot;a#create_new&quot;).attr(&quot;href&quot;); ) [select_all] =&gt; Array ( [description] =&gt; Select all records in an index page. [action] =&gt; $(&quot;table input[type=checkbox]&quot;).click();return false; ) [delete] =&gt; Array ( [description] =&gt; Delete the record(s). [action] =&gt; $(&quot;#delete-me.btn-danger&quot;).click(); ) [module_index] =&gt; Array ( [description] =&gt; Return to the index of the current module. [action] =&gt; window.location.href=$(&quot;a#list&quot;).attr(&quot;href&quot;); ) [goto_content] =&gt; Array ( [description] =&gt; Jump to the Content context. [action] =&gt; window.location.href=$(&quot;#tb_content&quot;).attr(&quot;href&quot;) ) [goto_reports] =&gt; Array ( [description] =&gt; Jump to the Reports context. [action] =&gt; window.location.href=$(&quot;#tb_reports&quot;).attr(&quot;href&quot;) ) [goto_settings] =&gt; Array ( [description] =&gt; Jump to the Settings context. [action] =&gt; window.location.href=$(&quot;#tb_settings&quot;).attr(&quot;href&quot;) ) [goto_developer] =&gt; Array ( [description] =&gt; Jump to the Developer context. [action] =&gt; window.location.href=$(&quot;#tb_developer&quot;).attr(&quot;href&quot;) ) )
emailer.write_to_file false
migrate.auto_core false
migrate.auto_app false
commonmark.valid_drivers Array ( [0] =&gt; Parsedown [1] =&gt; Markdown [2] =&gt; MarkdownExtra [3] =&gt; LeagueCommonMark )
commonmark.driver MarkdownExtended
docs.theme docs
docs.default_group developer
docs.show_dev_docs true
docs.show_app_docs true
docs.toc_file _toc.ini
docs.permitted_environments Array ( [0] =&gt; development [1] =&gt; testing [2] =&gt; production )

Files

application.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/config/application.php
autoload.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/config/autoload.php
config.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/config/config.php
constants.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/config/constants.php
database.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/config/database.php
events.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/config/events.php
hooks.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/config/hooks.php
mimes.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/config/mimes.php
profiler.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/config/profiler.php
routes.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/config/routes.php
Base_Controller.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/core/Base_Controller.php
MY_Model.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/core/MY_Model.php
App_hooks.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
application_lang.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/language/english/application_lang.php
Profiler.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/libraries/Profiler.php
Base.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/third_party/MX/Base.php
Config.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/third_party/MX/Config.php
Controller.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/third_party/MX/Controller.php
Lang.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/third_party/MX/Lang.php
Loader.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/application/third_party/MX/Loader.php
Benchmark.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/core/Benchmark.php
CodeIgniter.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/core/CodeIgniter.php
Common.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/core/Common.php
Config.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/core/Config.php
Controller.php
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Hooks.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/core/Hooks.php
Input.php
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Lang.php
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Loader.php
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Log.php
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Model.php
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Output.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/core/Output.php
Router.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/core/Router.php
Security.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/core/Security.php
URI.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/core/URI.php
Utf8.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/core/Utf8.php
hash.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/core/compat/hash.php
mbstring.php
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password.php
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standard.php
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DB.php
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DB_driver.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/database/DB_driver.php
DB_query_builder.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/database/DB_query_builder.php
DB_result.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/database/DB_result.php
mysqli_driver.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
mysqli_result.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_result.php
directory_helper.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/helpers/directory_helper.php
form_helper.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/helpers/form_helper.php
language_helper.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/helpers/language_helper.php
url_helper.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/helpers/url_helper.php
profiler_lang.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/language/english/profiler_lang.php
Cache.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/libraries/Cache/Cache.php
Cache_dummy.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_dummy.php
Driver.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/libraries/Driver.php
CI_Session_driver_interface.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/libraries/Session/CI_Session_driver_interface.php
PHP8SessionWrapper.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/libraries/Session/PHP8SessionWrapper.php
Session.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/libraries/Session/Session.php
Session_driver.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/libraries/Session/Session_driver.php
Session_database_driver.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/ci3/libraries/Session/drivers/Session_database_driver.php
BF_Loader.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
BF_Router.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/core/BF_Router.php
BF_directory_helper.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/helpers/BF_directory_helper.php
BF_form_helper.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/helpers/BF_form_helper.php
application_helper.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/helpers/application_helper.php
config_file_helper.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/helpers/config_file_helper.php
markdown_extended_helper.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/helpers/markdown_extended_helper.php
markdown_helper.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/helpers/markdown_helper.php
Assets.php
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BF_Model.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/libraries/BF_Model.php
CommonMark.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/libraries/CommonMark.php
CommonMarkDriver.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/libraries/CommonMark/CommonMarkDriver.php
CommonMark_MarkdownExtended.php
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Console.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/libraries/Console.php
Events.php
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Modules.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/libraries/Modules.php
Route.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/libraries/Route.php
Template.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
docs.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/modules/docs/config/docs.php
routes.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/modules/docs/config/routes.php
Docs.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/modules/docs/controllers/Docs.php
docs_lang.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/modules/docs/language/english/docs_lang.php
_sidebar.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/modules/docs/views/_sidebar.php
index.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/modules/docs/views/index.php
Settings_lib.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/modules/settings/libraries/Settings_lib.php
Settings_model.php
/var/www/htdocs/bonfire/bonfire/modules/settings/models/Settings_model.php
index.php
index.php
index.php
themes/docs/index.php