/// <summary>Creates a specific status message</summary>
/// <param name="viewName">Name of the view.</param>
/// <param name="message">The message to be displayed.</param>
/// <param name="status">The general status that is to be set.</param>
/// <param name="model">A custom view model that is to be used.</param>
/// <remarks>The message and status is ignored if a custom model is passed.</remarks>
protected StatusMessageResult StatusMessage(string viewName = "", string message = "", ApplicationStatus status = ApplicationStatus.Ready, StatusViewModel model = null)
{
if (model == null)
model = new StatusViewModel {Status = status, Message = message};
var result = new StatusMessageResult {Model = model};
FindView(viewName, ViewLevel.Normal, result);
return result;
}
/// <summary>Sets the application status (typically displayed in a status bar).</summary>
/// <param name="message">Message that is to be displayed</param>
/// <param name="status">Application status</param>
/// <param name="model">Application status view model</param>
/// <param name="viewName">Name of a custom view to be used by the status.</param>
/// <param name="controllerType">Type of the controller (used as a context to find views)</param>
public static void Status(string message = "", ApplicationStatus status = ApplicationStatus.Ready, StatusViewModel model = null, string viewName = "", Type controllerType = null)
{
var context = new RequestContext(new RouteData("StatusMessage", new {viewName = string.Empty}));
// If a controller type was specified, we try to use it, which provides a context to find views
Controller controller;
if (controllerType == null) controller = new Controller();
else controller = Activator.CreateInstance(controllerType) as Controller;
if (controller == null) controller = new Controller();
context.ProcessingController = controller;
context.Result = controller.StatusMessage(viewName, message, status, model);
ExecuteViewHandlers(context);
}
