/**
* Exports to the configuration.
*
* @return \TechDivision\Configuration\Interfaces\ConfigurationInterface The configuraton instance
*/
public function exportToConfiguration()
{
// create a new configuration instance
$configuration = new Configuration();
$configuration->setNodeName($this->getNodeName());
$configuration->setData('uuid', $this->getUuid());
// iterate over the PROTECTED properties and initialize them with the configuration data
$reflectionObject = new \ReflectionObject($this);
// iterate over all members and add their values to the configuration
foreach ($reflectionObject->getProperties(\ReflectionProperty::IS_PROTECTED) as $reflectionProperty) {
// ONLY use PROTECTED properties, NOT PRIVATE, else UUID's will be overwritten!!
$this->setConfigurationByReflectionProperty($reflectionProperty, $configuration);
}
// return the configuration instance
return $configuration;
}
