plugins/blocks/browse/BrowseBlockPlugin.inc.php

<?php

import('lib.pkp.classes.plugins.BlockPlugin');

class BrowseBlockPlugin extends BlockPlugin {
   function getContextSpecificPluginSettingsFile() {
      return $this->getPluginPath() . '/settings.xml';
   }

   function getDisplayName() {
      return __('plugins.block.browse.displayName');
   }

   function getDescription() {
      return __('plugins.block.browse.description');
   }

   function getContents(&$templateMgr) {
      $request =& Registry::get('request');
      $press =& $request->getPress();

      // Provide a list of series to browse
      $seriesDao =& DAORegistry::getDAO('SeriesDAO');
      $series =& $seriesDao->getByPressId($press->getId());
      $templateMgr->assign('browseSeries', $series);

      // Provide a list of categories to browse
      $categoryDao =& DAORegistry::getDAO('CategoryDAO');
      $categories =& $categoryDao->getByPressId($press->getId());
      $templateMgr->assign('browseCategories', $categories);

      // If we're currently viewing a series or catalog, detect it
      // so that we can highlight the current selection in the
      // dropdown.
      $router = $request->getRouter();
      switch ($router->getRequestedPage($request) . '/' . $router->getRequestedOp($request)) {
         case 'catalog/category':
            $path = $router->getRequestedArgs($request);
            if (isset($path[0])) $templateMgr->assign('browseBlockSelectedCategory', $path[0]);
            break;
         case 'catalog/series':
            $path = $router->getRequestedArgs($request);
            if (isset($path[0])) $templateMgr->assign('browseBlockSelectedSeries', $path[0]);
            break;
      }

      return parent::getContents($templateMgr);
   }
}

?>