/**
* Initializes Amazon data into $datas array
*/
public function __construct()
{
//This is the XML document string
//We loop through the XML string starting at child node Items -> Item
$this->_datas = parent::_getArrayData()->Items->Item;
}
/**
* Main request to grab Amazon data in xml format. This is where the api gets called.
* @return xml array
*/
protected function _getArrayData()
{
if (self::$_counter == 0) {
//Only run curl on first iteration, until data has been purged
$curl = curl_init($this->_authenticatedUrl);
//Initialize the url
$this->_curlOptions($curl, $this->_method);
//Set the options, also set GET command
self::$_arrayData = simplexml_load_string(curl_exec($curl));
//Executes rest command via curl, and converts json output into php array
}
self::$_counter = 1;
return self::$_arrayData;
}
