/**
* add a PDopeParameter object to the parameter collection
*
* @example
* <code>
* $pdo->add_parameter("id", "STRING");
* $pdo->add_parameter("active", "BOOLEAN");
* </code>
*
* @return VOID
*
* @since 2016-5-21
* @author Jim Harney <*****@*****.**>
**/
public function add_parameter($name, $type = NULL)
{
// if we are not given a type, look it up in model_object
if (empty($type)) {
$type = $this->model_object->get_data_property($name)->get_type();
}
// check for and handle special type UUID
if ($type == "UUID") {
$value = \PDope\Utilities::UUID();
// also write this back to the model object
$this->model_object->{$name} = $value;
} else {
$value = $this->model_object->{$name};
}
$this->log_debug("add_parameter() name [{$name}], type [{$type}], value [{$value}]");
// if parameter already exists, then overwrite it
$exists = FALSE;
foreach ($this->parameters as $parameter) {
if ($parameter->name == $name) {
// $this->log_debug("add_parameter() overwriting existing parameter name [$name], type [$type]");
$exists = TRUE;
$parameter->type = $type;
}
}
if (!$exists) {
// $this->log_debug("add_parameter() adding parameter name [$name], type [$type]");
$parameter = new \PDope\Parameter($name, $type);
$this->parameters[] = $parameter;
}
}
