1 files changed, 54 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/libraries/MY_View.php b/core/libraries/MY_View.php
index 26326b5d..d9712d37 100644
--- a/core/libraries/MY_View.php
+++ b/core/libraries/MY_View.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 class View extends View_Core {
+  private static $block_helpers = null;
+
   /**
    * Override View_Core::render so that we trap errors stemming from bad PHP includes and show a
    * visible stack trace to help developers.
@@ -38,4 +40,56 @@ class View extends View_Core {
       return "";
     }
   }
+
+  public static function admin($theme) {
+    return self::_get_block_helpers("admin", $theme);
+  }
+
+  public static function head($theme) {
+    return self::_get_block_helpers("head", $theme);
+  }
+
+  public static function top($theme) {
+    return self::_get_block_helpers("top", $theme);
+  }
+
+  public static function bottom($theme) {
+    return self::_get_block_helpers("bottom", $theme);
+  }
+
+  public static function sidebar($theme) {
+    return self::_get_block_helpers("sidebar", $theme);
+  }
+
+  public static function album($theme) {
+    return self::_get_block_helpers("album", $theme);
+  }
+
+  public static function album_header($theme) {
+    return self::_get_block_helpers("album_header", $theme);
+  }
+
+  public static function photo($theme) {
+    return self::_get_block_helpers("photo", $theme);
+  }
+
+  private static function _get_block_helpers($method, $theme) {
+    if (empty(self::$block_helpers[$method])) {
+      foreach (module::get_list() as $module) {
+        $helper_path = MODPATH . "$module->name/helpers/{$module->name}_block.php";
+        $helper_class = "{$module->name}_block";
+        if (file_exists($helper_path) && method_exists($helper_class, $method)) {
+          self::$block_helpers[$method][] = "$helper_class";
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    $blocks = "";
+    if (!empty(self::$block_helpers[$method])) {
+      foreach (self::$block_helpers[$method] as $helper_class) {
+        $blocks .= call_user_func_array(array($helper_class, $method), array($theme)) . "\n";
+      }
+    }
+    return $blocks;
+  }
 }