use page renderer instead of output variable

Author: TamaroWalter

block_townsquare.php

@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Moodle.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-use block_townsquare\contentcontroller;
-
 /**
- * Plugin strings are defined here.
+ * Townsquare block class.
  *
  * @package     block_townsquare
  * @copyright   2023 Tamaro Walter
@@ -41,22 +39,14 @@ public function init(): void {
      * @throws \core\exception\moodle_exception
      */
     public function get_content(): stdClass {
-        global $OUTPUT, $DB, $USER, $CFG;
+        global $DB, $USER;
 
         if ($this->content !== null) {
             return $this->content;
         }
 
-        $controller = new contentcontroller();
-        $mustachedata = new stdClass();
-        $mustachedata->content = $controller->get_content();
-        $mustachedata->courses = $controller->courses;
-        $mustachedata->savehelpicon = ['text' => get_string('savehelpicontext', 'block_townsquare')];
-        $mustachedata->resethelpicon = ['text' => get_string('resethelpicontext', 'block_townsquare')];
-        // Learnweb-Todo: If versions <M.5.0 are not supported anymore, delete this check and the old sidepanel template.
-        $mustachedata->newsidepanel = $CFG->branch >= 500;
         $this->content = new stdClass();
-        $this->content->text = $OUTPUT->render_from_template('block_townsquare/blockcontent', $mustachedata);
+        $this->content->text = $this->page->get_renderer('block_townsquare')->render_main();
 
         // Get the user settings if available.
         $usersettings = $DB->get_record('block_townsquare_preferences', ['userid' => $USER->id]);

classes/output/renderer.php

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 namespace block_townsquare\output;
 
+use block_townsquare\contentcontroller;
 use core\exception\moodle_exception;
 use plugin_renderer_base;
 
@@ -37,11 +38,19 @@ class renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
     /**
      * Return the main content for the block townsquare.
      *
-     * @param array $data Data to render the townsquare templates
      * @return string HTML string
      * @throws moodle_exception
      */
-    public function render_main(array $data): string {
-        return $this->render_from_template('block_townsquare/blockcontent', $data);
+    public function render_main(): string {
+        global $CFG;
+        $controller = new contentcontroller();
+        $mustachedata = (object) [
+            'content' => $controller->get_content(),
+            'courses' => $controller->courses,
+            'savehelpicon' => ['text' => get_string('savehelpicontext', 'block_townsquare')],
+            'resethelpicon' => ['text' => get_string('resethelpicontext', 'block_townsquare')],
+            'newsidepanel' => $CFG->branch >= 500,
+        ];
+        return $this->render_from_template('block_townsquare/blockcontent', $mustachedata);
     }
 }