Hook for $page->httpUrl()?

[chrizz]

I already checked the CaptainHook cheatsheet - only the httpUrl method for PageFiles is hookable. It looks as if hooking the counterpart for pages is not possible ?

I currently use httpUrl at many places in the code but the URLs need to be rewritten. When hooks are not appropriate: Is there a way to add a custom method for all pages (e.g. $page->myCustomPath()) which actually returns the URL I need?

[bernhard]

https://processwire.com/docs/modules/hooks/#how-can-i-add-a-new-method-via-a-hook

[chrizz]

whoop. Perfect! Thanks for that link ?

[Robin S]

When you want to change a page's url or httpUrl in a hook you do this by hooking Page::path - the URLs are derived from the path.

The classic post about this is Ryan's CMSCritic case study: 

So for a hook like this...

$wire->addHookBefore('Page::path', function(HookEvent $event) {
	$page = $event->object;
	if($page->template == 'news_item') {
		$event->replace = true;
		$event->return = "/my-custom-path/$page->name/";
	}
});

...the results are...