CakePHP评级插件中的不同型号

Question

I have a site that listings mp3 files in various categories. The site is in CakePHP and I am using the CakePHP star rating plugin for the rating functionality. The songs are categorized based on Albums, Singer and Music director so I need to implement rating for each of these. The rating plugin now I am using has an option for specify the model. It's model class is something like this :

class Rating extends Model {
  var $name = 'Rating';

  var $validate = array(
    'user_id'  => array(
      'rule' => array('maxLength', 36),
      'required' => true
    ),
    'model_id' => array(
      'rule' => array('maxLength', 36),
      'required' => true
    ),
    'model'    => array(
      'rule' => 'alphaNumeric',
      'required' => true
    )
  );


  var $hasMany = array(
    'Rating' => array(
      'className'  => 'Rating',
      'foreignKey' => 'model_id',
      'conditions' => array('Rating.model' => 'rating'),
      'dependent'  => true,
      'exclusive'  => true
    )
  ); 
}

It has option to specify the model name and model id so I think my issue will be fixed if I will be able to specify the model name or any other parameter along with this Array. As I am newbie in CakePHP, someone please help me to find a solution.

Please check the rating plugin I am talking about here:

http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/schneimi/2010/08/19/ajax-star-rating-plugin-1

Answer 1

The $hasMany attribute definition needs to go in the model you would like to rate. So for Album, it would look something like:

/**
* Album Model
*/
class Album extends Model
{
  var $name = 'Album';

  var $hasMany = array(
    'Rating' => array(
      'className'   => 'Rating',
      'foreignKey'  => 'model_id',
      'conditions' => array(
        'Rating.model' => 'Album'
      ),
      'dependent'   => true,
      'exclusive'   => true
    )
  ); 
}