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+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright Zikula Foundation 2014 - Zikula Application Framework
+ *
+ * This work is contributed to the Zikula Foundation under one or more
+ * Contributor Agreements and licensed to You under the following license:
+ *
+ * @license GNU/LGPLv3 (or at your option, any later version).
+ * @package Zikula_View
+ * @subpackage Template_Plugins
+ *
+ * Please see the NOTICE file distributed with this source code for further
+ * information regarding copyright and licensing.
+ */
+/**
+ * Zikula_View function to create a compatible route for a specific module function.
+ *
+ * NOTE: This function only works for modules using the Core 1.4.0+ routing specification
+ *
+ * This function returns a module route string if successful. This is already sanitized to display,
+ * so it should not be passed to the safetext modifier.
+ *
+ * Available parameters:
+ *   - name: the route name e.g. `acmewidgetmakermodule_user_construct`
+ *   - absolute: whether to generate an absolute URL
+ *   - assign:   If set, the results are assigned to the corresponding variable instead of printed out
+ *   - all remaining parameters are passed to the generator as route parameters
+ *
+ * Example
+ * Create a route to the News 'view' function with parameters 'sid' set to 3
+ *   <a href="{route name='zikulanewsmodule_user_display' sid='3'}">Link</a>
+ *
+ * @param array       $params All attributes passed to this function from the template.
+ * @param Zikula_View $view   Reference to the Zikula_View object.
+ *
+ * @return string The route.
+ */
+function smarty_function_route($params, Zikula_View $view)
+{
+    $assign = isset($params['assign']) ? $params['assign'] : null;
+    unset($params['assign']);
+    $name = isset($params['name']) ? $params['name'] : false;
+    unset($params['name']);
+    $absolute = isset($params['absolute']) ? $params['absolute'] : false;
+    unset($params['absolute']);
+
+    /** @var $router \JMS\I18nRoutingBundle\Router\I18nRouter */
+    $router = $view->getContainer()->get('router');
+    $route = $router->generate($name, $params, $absolute);
+
+    if ($assign) {
+        $view->assign($assign, $route);
+    } else {
+        return DataUtil::formatForDisplay($route);
+    }
+}