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implements ActionInterface Uses BackwardCompatibility

The admin screen to change the search settings.

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Interfaces

ActionInterface
Interface for all action classes.

Properties

$subaction  : string
$subactions  : array<string|int, mixed>
$obj  : object
$backcompat  : array<string|int, mixed>

Methods

call()  : void
Convenience method to load() and execute() an instance of this class.
createMessageIndex()  : void
Backward compatibility wrapper for the createmsgindex sub-action.
createmsgindex()  : mixed
Create a custom search index for the messages table.
detectFulltextIndex()  : mixed
Checks if the message table already has a fulltext index created and returns the key name Determines if a db is capable of creating a fulltext index
editSearchMethod()  : void
Backward compatibility wrapper for the method sub-action.
editSearchSettings()  : void|array<string|int, mixed>
Backward compatibility wrapper for the _____ sub-action.
editWeights()  : void
Backward compatibility wrapper for the weights sub-action.
execute()  : void
Dispatcher to whichever sub-action method is necessary.
exportStatic()  : void
Provides a way to export a class's public static properties and methods to global namespace.
getConfigVars()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Gets the configuration variables for this admin area.
load()  : object
Static wrapper for constructor.
method()  : mixed
Edit the search method and search index used.
settings()  : void
Edit some general settings related to the search function.
weights()  : mixed
Edit the relative weight of the search factors.
__construct()  : mixed
Constructor. Protected to force instantiation via self::load().

Properties

$subaction

public string $subaction = 'weights'

The requested sub-action. This should be set by the constructor.

$subactions

public static array<string|int, mixed> $subactions = ['settings' => 'settings', 'weights' => 'weights', 'method' => 'method', 'createfulltext' => 'method', 'removecustom' => 'method', 'removefulltext' => 'method', 'createmsgindex' => 'createmsgindex']

Available sub-actions.

$obj

protected static object $obj

An instance of this class. This is used by the load() method to prevent mulitple instantiations.

$backcompat

private static array<string|int, mixed> $backcompat = ['func_names' => ['call' => 'ManageSearch', 'editWeights' => 'EditWeights', 'editSearchMethod' => 'EditSearchMethod', 'createMessageIndex' => 'CreateMessageIndex']]

BackwardCompatibility settings for this class.

Methods

call()

Convenience method to load() and execute() an instance of this class.

public static call() : void

createMessageIndex()

Backward compatibility wrapper for the createmsgindex sub-action.

public static createMessageIndex() : void

createmsgindex()

Create a custom search index for the messages table.

public createmsgindex() : mixed

Called by ?action=admin;area=managesearch;sa=createmsgindex. Linked from the method screen. Requires the admin_forum permission. Depending on the size of the message table, the process is divided in steps.

detectFulltextIndex()

Checks if the message table already has a fulltext index created and returns the key name Determines if a db is capable of creating a fulltext index

public detectFulltextIndex() : mixed

editSearchMethod()

Backward compatibility wrapper for the method sub-action.

public static editSearchMethod() : void

editSearchSettings()

Backward compatibility wrapper for the _____ sub-action.

public editSearchSettings([bool $return_config = false ]) : void|array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$return_config : bool = false

Whether or not to return the config_vars array (used for admin search)

Return values
void|array<string|int, mixed>

Returns nothing or returns the $config_vars array if $return_config is true

editWeights()

Backward compatibility wrapper for the weights sub-action.

public static editWeights() : void

execute()

Dispatcher to whichever sub-action method is necessary.

public execute() : void

exportStatic()

Provides a way to export a class's public static properties and methods to global namespace.

public static exportStatic() : void

To do so:

  1. Use this trait in the class.
  2. At the END of the class's file, call its exportStatic() method.

Although it might not seem that way at first glance, this approach conforms to section 2.3 of PSR 1, since executing this method is simply a dynamic means of declaring functions when the file is included; it has no other side effects.

Regarding the $backcompat items:

A class's static properties are not exported to global variables unless explicitly included in $backcompat['prop_names']. Likewise, a class's static methods are not exported as global functions unless explicitly included in $backcompat['func_names'].

$backcompat['prop_names'] is a simple array where the keys are the names of one or more of a class's static properties, and the values are the names of global variables. In each case, the global variable will be set to a reference to the static property. Static properties that are not named in this array will not be exported.

$backcompat['func_names'] is a simple array where the keys are the names of one or more of a class's static methods, and the values are the names that should be used for global functions that will encapsulate those methods. Methods that are not named in this array will not be exported.

Adding non-static properties or methods to the $backcompat arrays will produce runtime errors. It is the responsibility of the developer to make sure not to do this.

getConfigVars()

Gets the configuration variables for this admin area.

public static getConfigVars() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

$config_vars for the search area.

load()

Static wrapper for constructor.

public static load() : object
Return values
object

An instance of this class.

method()

Edit the search method and search index used.

public method() : mixed

Calculates the size of the current search indexes in use. Allows to create and delete a fulltext index on the messages table. Allows to delete a custom index (that createmsgindex() created). Called by ?action=admin;area=managesearch;sa=method. Requires the admin_forum permission.

settings()

Edit some general settings related to the search function.

public settings() : void

Called by ?action=admin;area=managesearch;sa=settings. Requires the admin_forum permission.

weights()

Edit the relative weight of the search factors.

public weights() : mixed

Called by ?action=admin;area=managesearch;sa=weights. Requires the admin_forum permission.

__construct()

Constructor. Protected to force instantiation via self::load().

protected __construct() : mixed

        
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