I've seen this asked once asked before, but I haven't seen a good response. If components are "bad" how does one avoid using them?
I have a list of items on a page. Each item can be one of two types. We don't know which type the item is until the user selects it and submits. If it's type 1, the info loads in an AJAX page from the same controller. If it's type 2, the controller redirects to a different controller which then loads into the AJAX area.
Now, I am trying to get the page to load the last selected item immediately without AJAX when it is first visited. Obviously, I can no longer redirect in the same way. Therefore I have to either call the other controller's action as a component, or combine the logic from both controllers into one which gets the right data and renders the correct partials. However, I do not want to combine the logic from both controllers.
How should I solve this problem then?
