Class: I2CE MagicDataNode
This article desrcibes the class I2CE_MagicDataNode It implements the following interfaces:
- RecursiveIterator
- SeekableIterator
- ArrayAccess
- Countable
It is contained in the module I2CE in the package I2CE
The class is defined in the file: lib/I2CE_MagicDataNode.php
Configuration class to lookup and save configuration options.
@package I2CE
Constants
I2CE_MagicDataNode::TYPE_NOT_POPULATED
Constant type value when this data set hasn't tried to
populate from storage yet.
Defined as: -2
I2CE_MagicDataNode::TYPE_INDETERMINATE
Constant type value when this data set hasn't been defined. Defined as: -1
I2CE_MagicDataNode::TYPE_PARENT
Constant type value when this data set is a parent node. Defined as: 0
I2CE_MagicDataNode::TYPE_STRING_VALUE
Constant type value when this data set is a string value. Defined as: 1
Variables
$type
The type of this configuration setting. Possible values are -1 = unset, 0 = parent object, 1 = scalar/value.
- Type: protected nteger $type
$name
The name of this configuration setting.
- Type: protected ng $name
$value
The value of this configuration setting. This is only valid when type = 1.
- Type: protected ng $value
$children
All children configuration objects for this configuration group. This is only valid when type = 0
- Type: protected y $children
$parent
The parent of this configuration.
- Type: protected I2CE_MagicDataNode $parent
$parentPath
- Type: protected $parentPath
$parentPathTop
- Type: protected $parentPathTop
$top
The top level of this configuration.
- Type: protected I2CE_MagicDataNode $top
$volatile
. True if the data is volatile. Defaults to false
- Type: protected n $volatile
$attributes
- Type: protected $attributes
Methods
__construct()
Construct a new configuration value or grouping.
- Signature: protected function __construct($name,$parent,$check_key)
Parameters:
- string $name
The name of this configuration setting.- Default Value: null
- I2CE_MagicDataNode $parent
The parent of this configuration setting.- Default Value: null
- boolean $check_key
Defaults to true in which case we check that the key is valid.- Default Value: true
__get()
Get the value for a child configuration option.
- Signature: public function __get($path)
- Returns: mixed. Null if the path was
invalid. I2CE_MagicDataNode or string on success Parameters:
- $path
__isset()
Check to see if a given key or path exists and the value is set
returns mixed. Booolean true or false if the magic data referenced by the given path is set. null on failure (invalid path)
- Signature: public function __isset($path)
Parameters:
- mixed $path
{@see traverse()}
__set()
Set the value for a child configuration option.
- Signature: public function __set($path,$value)
Parameters:
__toString()
- Signature: public function __toString()
__unset()
Unset a given key in the children array.
- Signature: final public function __unset($key)
Parameters:
- string $key
_getAsArray()
- Signature: protected function _getAsArray($locale)
Parameters:
- string $locale
The locale we wish to get the values for. Defaults to null meaning we are not getting tranlsated values.- Default Value: null
_getAttribute()
- Signature: protected function _getAttribute($key,$prefix)
Parameters:
- $key
- $prefix
_getAttributes()
- Signature: protected function _getAttributes($keys_only,$prefix)
Parameters:
- $keys_only
- $prefix
_hasAttribute()
- Signature: protected function _hasAttribute($key,$prefix)
Parameters:
- $key
- $prefix
_removeAttribute()
- Signature: protected function _removeAttribute($prefix,$key)
Parameters:
- $prefix
- $key
_setAttribute()
- Signature: protected function _setAttribute($key,$val,$prefix)
Parameters:
- $key
- $val
- $prefix
checkKey()
Check to make sure a given key is valid. It can be any combination of _-+.0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- Signature: static public function checkKey($key)
- Returns: boolean
Parameters:
- string $key
count()
- Signature: public function count()
current()
- Signature: public function current()
erase()
Erases the current node and all of its subnodes from the storage mechanism.
- Signature: public function erase($locale)
- Returns: boolean true on success
Parameters:
- string $locale
The locale we wish to erase the values for. Defaults to null meaning we erase all values/locales- Default Value: null
eraseChildren()
Erases all children of the current node and all of its subnodes from the storage mechanism.
values for. Defaults to null meaning we erase all values/locales
- Signature: public function eraseChildren($locale)
- Returns: boolean true on success
Parameters:
- string $locale
The locale we wish to erase the- Default Value: null
getAsArray()
Return an array of all the child values for this object.
- Signature: public function getAsArray($path,$locale)
- Returns: array
Parameters:
- mixed $path
{@see traverse()}. Defaults to null which means we get at this node- Default Value: null
- string $locale
The locale we wish to get the values for. Defaults to null meaning we are not getting tranlsated values.- Default Value: null
getAttribute()
Gets an attribute
- Signature: public function getAttribute($key)
- Returns: mixed string if the attribute value. null if it does not exist.
Parameters:
- string $key
getAttributes()
Get the attributes If true returns associative array of attribute=>value pairs
- Signature: public function getAttributes($keys_only)
- Returns: array
Parameters:
- boolean $keys_only
Defaults to false. If true returns only the attribute names that are set.- Default Value: false
getChildren()
- Signature: public function getChildren()
getKeys()
Return an array of all child keys for this object.
- Signature: public function getKeys($path,$attrs)
- Returns: array
Parameters:
- mixed $path
{@see traverse()}- Default Value: null
- $attrs
- Default Value: false
getName()
Return the name of this configuration setting.
- Signature: public function getName()
- Returns: string
getParent()
Get the parent magic data node
- Signature: public function getParent()
- Returns: I2CE_MagicDataNode
getPath()
Return the full path to this configuration setting.
- Signature: public function getPath($show_top)
- Returns: string
Parameters:
- boolean $show_top
defaults to true if we are to show the parent- Default Value: true
getSaveValue()
Return the direct scalar value for this node.
- Signature: public function getSaveValue()
- Returns: string
getTranslation()
- Signature: public function getTranslation($locale,$resolve,$path)
Parameters:
- $locale
- $resolve
- Default Value: true
- $path
- Default Value: null
getTranslations()
Get the translations for the current node If true returns associative array of locale=>translation pairs
- Signature: public function getTranslations($locales_only,$include_default_locale)
- Returns: array
Parameters:
- boolean $locales_only
Defaults to false. If true returns only the loclaes for which a translation exists- Default Value: false
- boolean $include_default_locale
Defaults to true in which case we include the nodes values under the default locale- Default Value: true
getType()
Return the type of this node.
- Signature: public function getType()
- Returns: int or false on failure
getValue()
Return the value of this configuration object if the type == 1 and the current object if type is anything else.
- Signature: public function getValue()
- Returns: mixed
hasAttribute()
Checks to see if an attribute is present
- Signature: public function hasAttribute($key)
- Returns: mixed boolean. true if key exists, false if it does not, null if an invalid key
Parameters:
- string $key
hasChildren()
whether the current key has children or not. this is _not_ whether this has a children or not
- Signature: public function hasChildren()
isScalar()
- Signature: private function isScalar()
is_indeterminate()
Check to see if the value at the specified path is indeterminate @param strign $key. A key or path in the magic data. If null (default) then we are checking on the node itself
- Signature: public function is_indeterminate($path)
- Returns: boolean. True if it is a scalar value
Parameters:
- $path
- Default Value: null
is_parent()
Check to see if the value at the specified path is set and is a parent node. @param strign $key. A key or path in the magic data. If null (default) then we are checking on the node itself
- Signature: public function is_parent($path)
- Returns: boolean. True if it is a scalar value
Parameters:
- $path
- Default Value: null
is_populated()
Check to see if the value at the specified path is populated @param strign $key. A key or path in the magic data. If null (default) then we are checking on the node itself
- Signature: protected function is_populated($path)
- Returns: boolean. True if it is a scalar value
Parameters:
- $path
- Default Value: null
is_root()
- Signature: public function is_root($path)
Parameters:
- $path
- Default Value: null
is_scalar()
Check to see if the value at the specified path is set and is a scalar. @param strign $key. A key or path in the magic data. If null (default) then we are checking on the node itself
- Signature: public function is_scalar($path)
- Returns: boolean. True if it is a scalar value
Parameters:
- $path
- Default Value: null
is_translatable()
Checked to see if the node referenced is translatable
- Signature: public function is_translatable($path)
- Returns: boolean.
Parameters:
- string $path
Defaults to null, meaning the current node.- Default Value: null
is_translated()
Checked to see if the node referenced is translated ito the given locale
- Signature: public function is_translated($locale,$path)
- Returns: boolean.
Parameters:
key()
- Signature: public function key()
krsort()
- Signature: public function krsort($sort_flags,$recurse)
Parameters:
- $sort_flags
- Default Value: SORT_REGULAR
- $recurse
- Default Value: false
ksort()
- Signature: public function ksort($sort_flags,$recurse)
Parameters:
- $sort_flags
- Default Value: SORT_REGULAR
- $recurse
- Default Value: false
newAttribute()
Make a new attribute this object with the given key. The $nosave flag should only be set when populating a parent node from storage.
- Signature: protected function newAttribute($key,$save,$prefix)
- Returns: mixed. false on failure, the attribute created on succes
Parameters:
- scalar $key
the key - boolean $save
Set to true to not save the parent and attribute - $prefix
newChild()
Make a new child for this object with the given key. The $nosave flag should only be set when populating a parent node from storage.
end of the array. Otherwise we use the given key as a key.
after creating this child.
- Signature: protected function newChild($key,$save)
- Returns: I2CE_MagicDataNode The child that was created or
null on failure Parameters:
- scalar $key
If a boolean and true, we add to the - boolean $save
Set to true to not save the parent- Default Value: TRUE
next()
- Signature: public function next()
offsetExists()
- Signature: public function offsetExists($key)
Parameters:
- $key
offsetGet()
- Signature: public function offsetGet($key)
Parameters:
- $key
offsetSet()
- Signature: public function offsetSet($key,$val)
Parameters:
- $key
- $val
offsetUnset()
- Signature: public function offsetUnset($key)
Parameters:
- $key
pathDivider()
Return the path divider for this MagicDataNode object
- Signature: protected function pathDivider()
- Returns: string
pathExists()
Check to see if a given key key or path exists
returns mixed. Booolean true or false if the magic data referenced by the given path is set. null on failure (invalid path)
- Signature: public function pathExists($path)
Parameters:
- mixed $path
{@see traverse()}
pop()
Pop a value off the end of a parent/indeterminate node. @param mixed. Scalar value if the node is scalar, an array if it is a parent, otherwise null.
- Signature: public function pop()
populate()
Populate any stored data based on the storage objects set in the top node.
- Signature: protected function populate()
- Returns: true on success.
push()
Push a value onto the end of a parent/indeterminate node.
- Signature: public function push($val)
- Returns: int the number of children the current node has. null on failure
Parameters:
- mixed $val
;
raiseError()
Raise an error and redirect the user for any critical errors.
The default redirect will go to the home page for the site. @param string/mixed $message The error message. @global array
- Signature: static public function raiseError($message,$type,$redirect)
Parameters:
- $message
- integer $type
The error type.- Default Value: E_USER_NOTICE
- string $redirect
The page to redirect to for critical errors.- Default Value: ""
removeAttribute()
Removes an attribute
- Signature: public function removeAttribute($key)
- Returns: true if the attribute was removed. false if the attribute did not exist
Parameters:
- string $key
removeTranslation()
- Signature: public function removeTranslation($locale)
Parameters:
- $locale
rewind()
- Signature: public function rewind()
save()
Call all the storage methods associated with this configuration. of this node as well.
- Signature: protected function save($recurse)
Parameters:
- boolean $recurse
Defaults to false. If true, and we were able to succesfully save this node, we recrusively save all the populated children- Default Value: false
setAttribute()
- Signature: public function setAttribute($key,$val)
Parameters:
- $key
- $val
setIfIsSet()
If the data referenced by that path is set, we set the value of $data to that data magic data referenced by $path. If false then we only set $data if the magic data node refrenced by $path is a leaf node/value
- Signature: public function setIfIsSet($data,$path,$as_array)
- Returns: boolean. true if the value was set
Parameters:
- mixed &$data
where you wish to store the magic data if it is set - mixed $path
{@see traverse()}. Defaults to null which means we get at this node - boolean $as_array
defaults to false. If true, will set $data to be the result of calling getAsArray() on the- Default Value: false
setTranslatable()
Sets the translatable attribute for the referenced node @param boolean $transtable. Defaults to true
- Signature: public function setTranslatable($path,$translatable)
- Returns: true on success, false on failure
Parameters:
- string $path
Defaults to null, meaning the current node- Default Value: null
- $translatable
- Default Value: true
setTranslation()
- Signature: public function setTranslation($locale,$translation,$path)
Parameters:
- $locale
- $translation
- $path
- Default Value: null
setType()
Set the type for this object. The nosave flag should be set to true if the calling function is going to save so that it doesn't get saved twice.
- Signature: protected function setType($type)
- Returns: boolean true on success
Parameters:
- integer $type
setValue()
Set the scalar value for this object.
- Signature: public function setValue($value,$locale,$set_default_locale)
- Returns: true on sucess
Parameters:
- mixed $value
- string $locale
The locale we wish to set the value for. Defaults to null meaning we are not setting tranlsated values.- Default Value: null
- boolean $set_default_locale
Defautls to true. When setting values, make sure the default locale is set.- Default Value: true
set_parent()
Set the magic data node at the specified path to be a parent node if is indeterminate @param strign $key. A key or path in the magic data. If null (default) then we are checking on the node itself
- Signature: public function set_parent($path)
- Returns: boolean. True on success
Parameters:
- $path
- Default Value: null
set_scalar()
Set the magic data node at the specified path to be scalar if is indeterminate @param strign $key. A key or path in the magic data. If null (default) then we are checking on the node itself
- Signature: public function set_scalar($path)
- Returns: boolean. True on success
Parameters:
- $path
- Default Value: null
traverse()
Traverse magic data by a given path
e.g. array('some','magic','data','path). There are three special path components, , '.' and '..' The first two mean don't go anywhere, while the third means go to the parent node. return null if the path is not already set.
- Signature: public function traverse($path,$create,$return_value)
- Returns: mixed. String, if the path is valid and refers to a leaf node.
I2CE_MagicDataNode if the path is valid but not a leaf node, or null on ffailure (invalid path/path not set) Parameters:
- array $path
A string which is a path e.g. '/some/magic/data/path' or an array of path components - boolean $create
Defaults to false. If true, it will create the magic data path as it goes. If false, it will- Default Value: false
- boolean $return_value
Defaults to true. If true returns the value of of a leaf node rather than the node itself- Default Value: true
uksort()
- Signature: public function uksort($cmp_function,$recurse)
Parameters:
- $cmp_function
- $recurse
- Default Value: false
unpopulate()
- Signature: public function unpopulate($deep)
Parameters:
- $deep
- Default Value: true
valid()
- Signature: public function valid()
volatile()
Check/set whether this magic data is volatile or not
this node (does not apply to subnodes). If not set we return the volatility state of this node. Defaults to not set (null). Recursively sets all sub-nodes to volatile.
- Signature: public function volatile($volatile)
- Returns: mixed
Parameters:
- boolean $volatile
If set, we set the volatility of- Default Value: null