public static function create($data = NULL)
{
if ($data instanceof \stdClass) {
$data = (array) $data;
}
if (!is_array($data)) {
throw new \Exception("Creating a connection needs a data structure, array or stdClass");
}
$missing = \apf\validate\Vector::mustHaveKeys(["id", "host", "port", "schemas", "user", "pass", "driver"], $data, $throw = FALSE);
if (is_string($missing)) {
throw new \Exception("Missing {$missing} parameter, when attempting to create connection structure");
}
if (empty($data["id"])) {
throw new \Exception("Must provide a unique identifier (id) for this connection");
}
$user = new \apf\type\User($data["user"], $data["pass"]);
$host = new \apf\net\Host($data["host"]);
$class = __CLASS__;
return new $class($host, $data["port"], $user, $data["id"], $data["schemas"], $data["driver"]);
}
