From a0bfbfc0d60cb351c9cec529322f172a6c8e0989 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Georges <sam@daftspunk.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:23:29 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] CMS AJAX handlers now have a way to invoke the page cycle if
 desired

---
 CHANGELOG.md                           | 1 +
 modules/backend/classes/Controller.php | 2 +-
 modules/cms/classes/Controller.php     | 9 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ff003fd1..28228927a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 * **Build 14x** (2014-08-xx)
   - Components and variables can now be accessed in the page code section via `$this->foo` in addition to `$this['foo']`.
+  - AJAX handlers in the CMS can now invoke the page cycle without rendering the page using `$this->pageCycle()`.
 
 * **Build 139** (2014-08-18)
   - List widget has been refactored to improve efficiency.
diff --git a/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php b/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
index bc64d5868..dee0402d9 100644
--- a/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
+++ b/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class Controller extends Extendable
 
     /**
      * Invokes the current controller action without rendering a view,
-     * used by AJAX handler who may rely on the logic inside the action.
+     * used by AJAX handler that may rely on the logic inside the action.
      */
     public function pageAction()
     {
diff --git a/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php b/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php
index ae01bfc67..d9c0b873a 100644
--- a/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php
+++ b/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php
@@ -493,6 +493,15 @@ class Controller extends BaseController
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Invokes the current page cycle without rendering the page,
+     * used by AJAX handler that may rely on the logic inside the action.
+     */
+    public function pageCycle()
+    {
+        return $this->execPageCycle();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Executes the page life cycle.
      * Creates an object from the PHP sections of the page and