# Programmatically getting access to the layout? **URL:** \ **Category:** Radiant CMS\ **Created:** [July 18, 2006, 5:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/programmatically-getting-access-to-the-layout/98783 "2006-07-18T05:30:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 5:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/programmatically-getting-access-to-the-layout/98783/1 "2006-07-18T05:30:44Z")
Hi ! I am looking into using RadiantCMS in another software. The admins will manage the content using RadiantCMS, while I will generate views. Think E-Commerce. Obviously, I’d like the layouts to be defined only once – DRY. Is there a pre-defined way to get to the layout and reuse it in regular Rails views ? Please note I haven’t dug into the code yet, but since this is something I need, I would be interested in coding it if need be. Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/programmatically-getting-access-to-the-layout/98783/2 "2006-07-18T15:37:34Z")
Francois B. wrote: > I am looking into using RadiantCMS in another software. The admins > will manage the content using RadiantCMS, while I will generate views. > Think E-Commerce. > > Obviously, I’d like the layouts to be defined only once – DRY. Is > there a pre-defined way to get to the layout and reuse it in regular > Rails views ? Not at the moment. If you are interested in making this work take a look at #process on Behavior::Base: [http://dev.radiantcms.org/radiant/browser/trunk/radiant/app/models/behavior.rb](http://dev.radiantcms.org/radiant/browser/trunk/radiant/app/models/behavior.rb) If the software you are creating is radically different from Radiant, you could just use Radius within your own administration system. Radius is the library that Radiant uses to process the \ tags: [http://radius.rubyforge.org](http://radius.rubyforge.org) – John L. [http://wiseheartdesign.com](http://wiseheartdesign.com) ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/programmatically-getting-access-to-the-layout/98783/3 "2006-07-18T15:53:26Z")
Francois There was some discussion of this a while ago. Andrew H. had some useful advise, have a look at this [http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/71319#new](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/71319#new) Harvey On 18/7/06 14:46, “Francois B.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi ! 2006/7/18, John W. Long [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > at #process on Behavior::Base: > > [http://dev.radiantcms.org/radiant/browser/trunk/radiant/app/models/behavior.rb](http://dev.radiantcms.org/radiant/browser/trunk/radiant/app/models/behavior.rb) > > If the software you are creating is radically different from Radiant, > > you could just use Radius within your own administration system. Radius > is > the library that Radiant uses to process the \ tags: No, it is > not radically different. I just need a CMS that goes around > the parts that I > code. My first task will be attempting to make > Radiant an Engine or a plugin, > so I can integrate it with my own > application. I will look at how to get the > layout programmatically. ## Thanks ! François > Beausoleil > [http://blog.teksol.info/](http://blog.teksol.info/) * * * > * * * Radiant mailing > list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo) > /radiant This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by MessageLabs. This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by MessageLabs. ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/programmatically-getting-access-to-the-layout/98783/4 "2006-07-18T16:05:52Z")
2006/7/18, Harvey B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > There was some discussion of this a while ago. Andrew H. had some > useful advise, have a look at this [http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/71319#new](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/71319#new) Great, just what I needed. Bye ! ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/programmatically-getting-access-to-the-layout/98783/5 "2006-07-18T15:47:22Z")
Hi ! 2006/7/18, John W. Long [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > If the software you are creating is radically different from Radiant, > you could just use Radius within your own administration system. Radius > is the library that Radiant uses to process the \ tags: No, it is not radically different. I just need a CMS that goes around the parts that I code. My first task will be attempting to make Radiant an Engine or a plugin, so I can integrate it with my own application. I will look at how to get the layout programmatically. Thanks !