MDL-12886 refactored function return full external function info and improved reporting of access control problems

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skodak 2009-10-20 22:30:18 +00:00
parent 472f56d926
commit 5593d2dc36
5 changed files with 103 additions and 101 deletions

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* @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
*/
/**
* Returns detailed functio information
* @param string|object $function name of external function or record from external_function
* @param int $strictness IGNORE_MISSING means compatible mode, false returned if record not found, debug message if more found;
* MUST_EXIST means throw exception if no record or multiple records found
* @return object description or false if not found or exception thrown
*/
function external_function_info($function, $strictness=MUST_EXIST) {
global $DB, $CFG;
if (!is_object($function)) {
if (!$function = $DB->get_record('external_functions', array('name'=>$function), '*', $strictness)) {
return false;
}
}
//first find and include the ext implementation class
$function->classpath = empty($function->classpath) ? get_component_directory($function->component).'/externallib.php' : $CFG->dirroot.'/'.$function->classpath;
if (!file_exists($function->classpath)) {
throw new coding_exception('Can not find file with external function implementation');
}
require_once($function->classpath);
$function->parameters_method = $function->methodname.'_parameters';
$function->returns_method = $function->methodname.'_returns';
// make sure the implementaion class is ok
if (!method_exists($function->classname, $function->methodname)) {
throw new coding_exception('Missing implementation method');
}
if (!method_exists($function->classname, $function->parameters_method)) {
throw new coding_exception('Missing parameters description');
}
if (!method_exists($function->classname, $function->returns_method)) {
throw new coding_exception('Missing returned values description');
}
// fetch the parameters description
$function->parameters_desc = call_user_func(array($function->classname, $function->parameters_method));
if (!($function->parameters_desc instanceof external_function_parameters)) {
throw new coding_exception('Invalid parameters description');
}
// fetch the return values description
$function->returns_desc = call_user_func(array($function->classname, $function->returns_method));
// null means void result or result is ignored
if (!is_null($function->returns_desc) and !($function->returns_desc instanceof external_description)) {
throw new coding_exception('Invalid return description');
}
//now get the function description
//TODO: use localised lang pack descriptions, it would be nice to have
// easy to understand descriptiosn in admin UI,
// on the other hand this is still a bit in a flux and we need to find some new naming
// conventions for these descriptions in lang packs
$function->description = null;
$servicesfile = get_component_directory($function->component).'/db/services.php';
if (file_exists($servicesfile)) {
$functions = null;
include($servicesfile);
if (isset($functions[$function->name]['description'])) {
$function->description = $functions[$function->name]['description'];
}
}
return $function;
}
/**
* Exception indicating user is not allowed to use external function in
* the current context.