/**
* parseLogFileData
*
* returns data from inside log file in array
* if $data is array then grabs multiple files of data and
* uses array_merge when log files are across multiple days / ranges
*
*/
public static function parseLogFileData($data, &$newDataArray)
{
//do some checks first
if (!$data || $data == null || !isset($data)) {
return false;
}
//loop through all data files and add them up here
//data is a array of log files to parse, the depth being used for multiple days
//for eg when we have a date range
//log file data is then read from disk and parsed into newDataArray
$contents = "";
$loop = 0;
//used to show log files that are being parsed
//var_dump($data);
foreach ($data as $dataKey => $logFileArray) {
//now grab data from disk
$contents = LoadUtility::getLogFileDataFromDisk($logFileArray);
//merge results sequentially when more than one file is read in
$newDataArray = array_merge($newDataArray, $contents);
}
//echo '<pre>';
//print_r ($newDataArray);
//echo '</pre>';
//TODO: what if getLogFileDataFromDisk was false ? need to return false here
return true;
}