/**
* @method OC_Shorty_Type::normalize
* @brief Cleanup and formal normalization of a given value according to its type
* Normalizes a given value according to its claimed type.
* This typically means trimming of string values, but somet imes also more specific actions.
* @param mixed value: Value to be normalized
* @param OC_Shorty_Type::type type: Supposed type of the va lue
* @param bool strict: Flag indicating if the normalization should be done in a strict way
* @return mixed: The normalized value
* @throws error Indicating a parameter violation
* @access public
* @author Christian Reiner
*/
static function normalize ( $value, $type, $strict=FALSE )
{
if (NULL===(self::validate($value,$type,$strict)))
{
if ( ! $strict)
return NULL;
else
throw new OC_Shorty_Exception ( "invalid value '%1\$s' for type '%2\$s'", array($value,$type) );
} // if
switch ( $type )
{
case self::ID:
return trim ( $value );
case self::STATUS:
return trim ( $value );
case self::SORTKEY:
return trim ( $value );
case self::SORTVAL:
return trim ( $value );
case self::JSON:
return trim ( $value );
case self::STRING:
return trim ( $value );
case self::URL:
return trim ( $value );
case self::PATH:
return trim ( $value );
case self::INTEGER:
return sprintf ( '%d', $value );
case self::FLOAT:
return sprintf ( '%f', $value );
case self::TIMESTAMP:
return trim ( $value );
case self::DATE:
return date ( 'Y-m-d', self::validate($value,OC_Shorty_Type::DATE) );
case self::BOOLEAN:
return OC_Shorty_Tools::toBoolean(trim($value)) ? TRUE : FALSE;
} // switch $type
throw new OC_Shorty_Exception ( "unknown request argument type '%s'", array($type) );
} // function normalize
