/**
* Fetches an external dataset.
*
* @param string $strURL The URL or directory of the file
* @param string $strType Declares the type of data (plain*, xml, bean, json)
* @param string $strMethod Loading method for the external resource: open*, get, post
* @return object|string
*/
private function xdrRetriveExternal($strURL, $strType = 'plain', $strMethod = 'open')
{
// TESTING: $this->probe('xdrRetriveExternal', 'Trying to load the external resource now: '.$strURL.'; Method: '.$strMethod.'; Type: '.$strType, 4);
$strData = null;
$strMethod = strtolower($strMethod);
switch ($strMethod) {
case 'get':
if (class_exists('\\REST\\Client')) {
$req = new \REST\Client($strURL);
$strData = $req->post();
} else {
// If the REST library is not present, simply use file_get_contents
$strData = file_get_contents($strURL);
}
break;
case 'post':
if (!class_exists('\\REST\\Client')) {
throw new Exception('Class REST\\Client not found. Please include the library from https://github.com/zeyon/rest');
}
$req = new \REST\Client($strURL);
$strData = $req->post();
break;
default:
$strData = is_readable(self::$basepath . $strURL) ? file_get_contents(self::$basepath . $strURL) : false;
break;
}
if (!$strData) {
return;
}
if ($strType == 'xml') {
return Xml::create($strData);
} elseif ($strType == 'bean') {
return Bean::create($strData);
} elseif ($strType == 'json') {
return json_decode($strData, 1);
} else {
return $strData;
}
}
/**
* Fetches an external dataset.
*
* @param string $strURL The URL or directory of the file
* @param string strType Declares the type of data (plain*, xml, bean, json)
* @param string $strMethod Loading method for the external resource: open*, get, post
* @return object|string
*/
private function xdr_external($strURL, $strType = 'plain', $strMethod = 'open')
{
// TESTING: $this->probe('xdr_external', 'Trying to load the external resource now: '.$strURL.'; Method: '.$strMethod.'; Type: '.$strType, 4);
$strData = null;
$strMethod = strtolower($strMethod);
switch ($strMethod) {
case 'get':
case 'post':
if (class_exists('\\REST\\Client')) {
$req = new \REST\Client($strURL);
$strData = $strMethod == 'get' ? $req->get() : $req->post();
}
break;
default:
$strData = is_readable(self::$basepath . $strURL) ? file_get_contents(self::$basepath . $strURL) : false;
break;
}
if (!$strData) {
return;
}
if ($strType == 'xml') {
return Xml::create($strData);
} elseif ($strType == 'bean') {
return Bean::create($strData);
} elseif ($strType == 'json') {
return json_decode($strData, 1);
} else {
return $strData;
}
}
