wireRenderFile question about $page

[dragan]

I can't believe I've never used wireRenderFile before... So, it all works nicely so far, but I have a basic question:

I am using the function in a parent page to render child pages. Child pages can have various types of templates. In my included file, when I use $page, it referes to the page calling the wireRenderFile function; fair enough, and logical.

Is there a way to check in my included template file if this child page is called directly, or whether it has been included from somewhere else? A simple check, so I can use the template in both scenarios (stand-alone view for just this page, or in cases I use wireRenderFile somewhere else). Right now I am passing the child page's ID like this:

wireRenderFile('my_template', array('pid' => $child->id));

And in my_template, to access it's own page fields, etc. I use

$thisPage = pages()->get($pid);
$myField = $thisPage->foo; // etc.

Is that the way to go, or do I overlook something obvious?

d'oh of course, it's as simple as:

if(isset($pid)) {
    $thisPage = pages()->get($pid); // we get called with wireRenderFile
} else {
    $thisPage = $page; // business as usual
}

 

Edited February 20, 2019 by dragan
a classic: found solution minutes after posting...

[adrian]

Glad you got it sorted.

Just thought I'd mention that in addition to the procedural wireRender() file, we also have $files->render() 
https://processwire.com/api/ref/wire-file-tools/render/