/**
* Deserializes a json file into a readable ArrayCollection of setting.
*
* @param string $jsonString
*
* @return Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection
*/
public static function deserialize($jsonString)
{
if ($jsonString == "") {
throw new \Exception('File is empty.');
}
$collection = new ArrayCollection();
$groups = json_decode($jsonString, true);
foreach ($groups as $group) {
if (!empty($group['name'])) {
$newGroup = new SettingGroup();
$newGroup->setName($group['name']);
if (isset($group['inMenu'])) {
$newGroup->setInMenu($group['inMenu']);
}
if (!empty($group['settings'])) {
foreach ($group['settings'] as $setting) {
// do not use !empty on type as it can be 0.
if (!empty($setting['name']) && isset($setting['type'])) {
$newSetting = new Setting();
$newSetting->setName($setting['name']);
$newSetting->setType($setting['type']);
if ($setting['type'] == NodeTypeField::DATETIME_T) {
$dt = new \DateTime($setting['value']['date'], new \DateTimeZone($setting['value']['timezone']));
$newSetting->setValue($dt);
} else {
$newSetting->setValue($setting['value']);
}
$newSetting->setVisible($setting['visible']);
$newGroup->addSetting($newSetting);
$newSetting->setSettingGroup($newGroup);
}
}
}
$collection[] = $newGroup;
}
}
return $collection;
}
