So I'm going to be using CakePHP for an upcoming project. I have been researching the ways that an hMVC structure could be applied to the Cake framework. This is a large project so I believe hMCV would add some value. Regarding applying hMVC to cake, it seems that it would be possible to create my own hMVC setup using plugins as separate modules of MVC to achieve an hMVC setup.
It this sensible? It this the way that hMVC should be approached in CakePHP? Is there another way that I should be approaching this, that I have overlooked in my research?
Additionally, would I be able to have these plugin classes extend my main app classes if needed. Could I create something like security_controller which I could then have maybe only 3 of my 5 plugins inherit (ie the respective controllers in each would inherit from the security_controller)? I'm still confused regading the interaction between a plugin and the main app. Please let me know if any further clarification is needed and thank you for your help.
Edit: it looks as though hMVC might be unnecessary here, and that I would be able to define the global functionality I need in AppModel.php and AppController.php respectively. I'm still interested in the community's opinion on what is the best way to achieve the type of functionality I talk about in my question. Thanks again.