Cakephp Custom Find Type Pagination - cakephp-2.0

I created a custom find type, and am trying to paginate the results, but the paginator seems to be ignoring the findType setting. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
(CakePHP 2.X)
In my Controller:
public function list($username=null) {
$this->Paginator->settings = array(
'Question' => array(
'findType' => 'unanswered',
'conditions' => array('Question.private' => 0),
);
$data = $this->Paginator->paginate('Question');
$this->set('data', $data);
);
Custom find type setup in my Model:
public $findMethods = array('unanswered' => true);
protected function _findUnanswered($state, $query, $results = array()) {
if ($state == 'before') {
$query['order'] = array('Question.created DESC');
$query['conditions'] = array_merge($query['conditions'], array('Question.date_answered' => ''));
return $query;
$this->log($query);
} elseif ($state == 'after') {
return $results;
}
}
Edit
I can paginate the query if I remove $this->Paginate->settings, and replace it with this:
$this->paginate = array('unanswered');
However, I want to add some additional conditions., this doesn't work:
$this->paginate = array('unanswered' => 'conditions' => array('Question.user_id' => $id, 'limit' => 4)) );
Is this possible?

findType was added to the paginator component in CakePHP 2.3, I was on 2.0
http://api.cakephp.org/2.3/class-PaginatorComponent.html

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I see that this paginate can't sort two columns at the same time ticket is still open, which leads me to believe that what I'm trying to do is not possible without a workaround. So I guess what I'm looking for is a workaround.
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Changes in pagination component.
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$options['order'] = null;
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if (!empty($options['order']) && is_array($options['order'])) {
$order = array();
foreach ($options['order'] as $key => $value) {
$field = $key;
$alias = $object->alias;
if (strpos($key, '.') !== false) {
list($alias, $field) = explode('.', $key);
}
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$order[$alias . '.' . $field] = $value;
} elseif ($object->hasField($key, true)) {
$order[$field] = $value;
} elseif (isset($object->{$alias}) && $object->{$alias}->hasField($field, true)) {
$order[$alias . '.' . $field] = $value;
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The thing is that I how I would paginate this. It will be so easy if just copy my code out of the model and to the controller. The thing is I want the keep the query in my Model.
How is this supposed to be done in CakePHP?
A custom find type is one method. You can find more information here: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/components/pagination.html#custom-query-pagination
To turn your _getThisMonthsReferers into a custom find, follow this http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/retrieving-your-data.html#creating-custom-find-types
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// model
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EDIT:
I think it should be :
public $paginate = array('thisMonthsReferers');
However the Solution I used derived from this answer is adding this to the method I am using
$this->paginate = array('thisMonthsReferers');
Since I don't want i used in all my actions. Then paginating the Model like this.
$this->paginate('Visitor);
Instead of returning the results of the find, just return it's array of options:
return array(
'fields' => array(
//...etc
Then use those options to paginate in the controller. More details on this answer of this similar question: Paginate from within a model in CakePHP
It still keeps the model fat (with any logic that might alter the conditions, joins, fields...etc), and the controller skinny, which just uses the returned array as paginate options.

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Kindly ask if it not worked for you.
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