/**
* @brief Delete this element
*
* @note This function overrides the same-named function from the parent class.
* This is required to delete the attachements of an element too.
*
* @param boolean $delete_files_from_hdd @li if true, the attached files will be deleted from harddisc drive (!!)
* If some files are used for other elements, they won't be deleted.
* @li if false, the files will be deleted from database,
* but not from the harddisc drive.
*
* @throws Exception if there was an error
*/
public function delete($delete_files_from_hdd = false)
{
try {
$transaction_id = $this->database->begin_transaction();
// start transaction
// first, we will delete all files of this element
$attachements = $this->get_attachements();
$this->reset_attributes();
// set $this->attachements to NULL
foreach ($attachements as $attachement) {
$attachement->delete($delete_files_from_hdd);
}
parent::delete();
// now delete this element
$this->database->commit($transaction_id);
// commit transaction
} catch (Exception $e) {
$this->database->rollback();
// rollback transaction
// restore the settings from BEFORE the transaction
$this->reset_attributes();
throw new Exception("Das Element \"" . $this->get_name() . "\" konnte nicht gelöscht werden!\nGrund: " . $e->getMessage());
}
}
/**
* @brief Create a new attachement
*
* @param Database &$database reference to the database object
* @param User &$current_user reference to the user which is logged in
* @param Log &$log reference to the Log-object
* @param object &$element @li the element on which the file will be attached
* @li For supported elements see Attachement::check_values_validity()
* @param integer $type_id the ID of the attachement type (see Attachement::set_type_id())
* @param string $filename the filename of the new attachement (see Attachement::set_filename())
* @param string $name the name of the new attachement (see Attachement::set_name())
* @param boolean $show_in_table the "show_in_table" attribute of the new filename (see Attachement::set_show_in_table())
*
* @warning You have to supply the full path from filesystem root in $filename!!
* For more details see Attachement::set_filename().
*
* @retval Attachement the new attachement
*
* @throws Exception if (this combination of) values is not valid
* @throws Exception if there was an error
*
* @see DBElement::add()
*/
public static function add(&$database, &$current_user, &$log, &$element, $type_id, $filename, $name = '', $show_in_table = false)
{
if (!is_object($element)) {
throw new Exception('$element ist kein Objekt!');
}
return parent::add($database, $current_user, $log, 'attachements', array('name' => $name, 'class_name' => get_class($element), 'element_id' => $element->get_id(), 'type_id' => $type_id, 'filename' => $filename, 'show_in_table' => $show_in_table));
}