How to override the base controller's site_index method?

[Dan Coutu]

My home page is radically different from the default CE home page and so I'd like to be able to override the site_index action to allow for this. Overriding every other controller is pretty easy. Inherit from the the BaseController, use require_from_ce, and you're good to go.

But the base controller can't inherit from itself!

I've tried to create a controller decorator that would let me redefine sites_index but it was studiously ignored.

What's the proper way to override methods that are defined in the base controller?

Dan

[Joshua]

I did the following in my case: (may not be the same as in your case)

class Tracking::BaseController < BaseController

  layout 'tracking_base' 

end

I assume you can then override in YourBaseController

then have YourController extend YourBaseController 

e.g., class TrackingController < Tracking::BaseController

food for thoughts. hope this helps.

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[Bruno Bornsztein]

You can just override BaseController directly:

require_from_ce 'base_controller'

class BaseController < ActiveRecord::Base

  def site_index

    ... your code ...

  end

end