/**
* throw exception if entity is not valid
* @param IEntity $entity
* @throws Exception
*/
protected function checkIsValid(IEntity $entity)
{
if (!$entity->isValid()) {
$msg = Utility::getClassName($entity) . ' is not valid';
throw new Exception($msg, Http::STATUS_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
}
}
/**
* generate output for one backend
*
* @param IEntity $entity
* @return array
*/
protected function generate(IEntity $entity)
{
$data = [];
$properties = Utility::getPublicProperties($entity);
foreach ($properties as $key => $value) {
$getter = 'get' . ucfirst($key);
$value = $entity->{$getter}();
$this->setProperty($data, strtolower($key), $value);
}
return $data;
}
/**
* checks if current object contains null values
*
* @return boolean
*/
public function doesContainNullValues()
{
return in_array(null, Utility::getPublicProperties($this));
}
