/**
* getSpecific
* --------------------------------------------------
* Getting the correct widget from a general widget,
* @return mixed A specific Widget object.
* --------------------------------------------------
*/
public function getSpecific()
{
$className = WidgetDescriptor::find($this->descriptor_id)->getClassName();
return $className::find($this->id);
}
/**
* getWidgetDescriptor
* --------------------------------------------------
* Returns the widget descriptor's data in json.
* @param (int) ($descriptorID) The ID of the descriptor.
* @return Json with descriptor data.
* --------------------------------------------------
*/
public function getWidgetDescriptor()
{
/* Escaping invalid data. */
if (!Input::get('descriptorID')) {
return Response::json(array('error' => 'Descriptor not found'));
}
/* Getting descriptor from DB. */
$descriptor = WidgetDescriptor::find(Input::get('descriptorID'));
/* Descriptor not found */
if (is_null($descriptor)) {
return Response::json(array('error' => 'Descriptor not found'));
}
/* Returning widget descriptor description. */
return Response::json(array('description' => $descriptor->description, 'name' => $descriptor->name, 'type' => $descriptor->type));
}
