How to get assigned template name in onAfterInitialise?

Question

This seems like a bug and I tested on both 2.5.x and 3.x but there is no way to get assigned template name in onAfterInitialise by using

$app = JFactory::getApplication();
$templatename =  $app->getTemplate();
    echo $templatename;

What it actually does once you call $app->getTemplate() it switches your assigned template to default one.

In my system plugin I do this

public function onAfterInitialise() {

    $app = JFactory::getApplication();
    $templatename =  $app->getTemplate();
    echo $templatename;

}

It works fine if I use it in onAfterRoute but as asked I need it inside onAfterInitialise.

Can anyone please post possible solution to get assigned template name in onAfterInitialise. SQL , joomla method anything. Thank you!

UPDATE: Any method from JFactory::getApplication when called within onAfterInitialise , resets your assigned template to default one. I doubt there is any solution to this since even if we call $app->getMenu()->getActive() to see assigned template our assigned template is reset to default one.

This works only if SEF is OFF:

/**
 * Get the assigned frontend template name
 *
 * @return  string  - template name
 */
public $assignedTemplate = '';

public function getAssignedTemplate() {

    $jinput   = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
    $current  =  $jinput->getInt('Itemid');

    $db    = JFactory::getDbo();
    $query = $db->getQuery( true );

    $query
    ->select($db->quoteName(array('m.template_style_id', 't.template')))
    ->from($db->quoteName('#__menu', 'm'))
    ->join('INNER', $db->quoteName('#__template_styles', 't') . ' ON (' . $db->quoteName('m.template_style_id') . ' = ' . $db->quoteName('t.id') . ')')
    ->where($db->quoteName('m.id') . ' = '.$current.'');


    // Make sure there aren't any errors
    try{

        $db->setQuery($query);
        $currentTemplate = $db->loadObjectList();
        if($currentTemplate){
            $this->assignedTemplate = $currentTemplate[0]->template;
        }
        //

    }catch (RuntimeException $e){
        echo $e->getMessage();
        exit;
    }

    return $this->assignedTemplate;
}



public function onAfterInitialise() {

    echo $this->getAssignedTemplate();

}

Answer 1

I may be wrong but I don't think it will work at all before the routing part is done. Simply because the active template depends on the routing.

If you want to do it in the onAfterInitialise event for whatever reason, you likely need to query the database table #__menu and read the template_style_id for the current Itemid.

Answer 2

This works only if SEF is OFF

/**
 * Get the assigned frontend template name
 *
 * @return  string  - template name
 */
public $assignedTemplate = '';

public function getAssignedTemplate() {

    $jinput   = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
    $current  =  $jinput->getInt('Itemid');

    $db    = JFactory::getDbo();
    $query = $db->getQuery( true );

    $query
    ->select($db->quoteName(array('m.template_style_id', 't.template')))
    ->from($db->quoteName('#__menu', 'm'))
    ->join('INNER', $db->quoteName('#__template_styles', 't') . ' ON (' . $db->quoteName('m.template_style_id') . ' = ' . $db->quoteName('t.id') . ')')
    ->where($db->quoteName('m.id') . ' = '.$current.'');


    // Make sure there aren't any errors
    try{

        $db->setQuery($query);
        $currentTemplate = $db->loadObjectList();
        if($currentTemplate){
            $this->assignedTemplate = $currentTemplate[0]->template;
        }
        //

    }catch (RuntimeException $e){
        echo $e->getMessage();
        exit;
    }

    return $this->assignedTemplate;
}



public function onAfterInitialise() {

    echo $this->getAssignedTemplate();

 }