function getTechnology()
{
static $_technology;
$app = JFactory::getApplication('site');
$input = $app->input;
$params = $app->getParams();
$indCookie = $params->get('indCookies', true);
if ($indCookie) {
$cookie = new JInputCookie();
}
// use cookies
if (!isset($_technology)) {
// Find the value for tech - first from the cookie when cookies are used
if ($indCookie) {
$tmp = $cookie->get('tech');
}
if (!isset($tmp)) {
// if not found in cookie -> look in url
$tmp = $input->get('tech');
}
if (!isset($tmp)) {
// if not found in url -> set default value of 'a'
$_technology = 'a';
} else {
if ($tmp != 'a' and $tmp != 'j' and $tmp != 'b') {
// if technology is wrong value -> set default value of 'a'
$_technology = 'a';
} else {
$_technology = $tmp;
}
}
}
if ($indCookie) {
// set up a cookie for non default value
if ($_technology != 'a') {
//set a cookie for 1 hour = 3600 seconds
$expire = time() + 60 * 60;
//setcookie("tech", $_technology, time()+3600, "/","", 0);
} else {
//delete cookie by setting 1 hour (= 3600 seconds) in the past
$expire = time() - 60 * 60;
//setcookie("tech", $_technology, time()-3600, "/","", 0);
}
$cookie->set('tech', $_technology, $expire, '/');
}
return $_technology;
}
public function setCookie()
{
static $indOneTime;
if (isset($indOneTime) && $indOneTime) {
return true;
}
// set up cookie
$params = JoaktreeHelper::getJTParams();
$indCookie = $params->get('indCookies', true);
if ($indCookie) {
// we fetch the cookie
$cookie = new JInputCookie();
$tmp = $cookie->get('jt_last_persons', '', 'string');
// prepare the array
if ($tmp) {
$personList = (array) json_decode(base64_decode($tmp));
} else {
$personList = array();
}
// check whether this person is already in array
$person =& $this->getPerson();
$value = $person->app_id . '!' . $person->id . '!' . $person->tree_id;
if (in_array($value, $personList)) {
// loop through array and move person to first position
$newList = array();
$newList[] = $value;
foreach ($personList as $item) {
if ($item != $value) {
$newList[] = $item;
}
}
} else {
// place the first person to start of array
$newList = $personList;
array_unshift($newList, $value);
}
// if the array is too big, remove the last person
if (count($newList) > 10) {
array_pop($newList);
}
// and store the new cookie
//$expire = mktime().time()+60*60*24*180;
$expire = time() + 60 * 60 * 24 * 180;
$cookie->set('jt_last_persons', base64_encode(json_encode($newList)), $expire, '/');
}
$indOneTime = true;
return true;
}
