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TopicSplit
in package
implements ActionInterface Uses BackwardCompatibility

Handles splitting of topics.

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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.
execute()  : void
Splits a topic into two topics.
exportStatic()  : void
Provides a way to export a class's public static properties and methods to global namespace.
index()  : mixed
Screen shown before the actual split.
load()  : object
Static wrapper for constructor.
select()  : mixed
Allows the user to select the messages to be split.
split()  : mixed
Do the actual split.
splitExecute()  : void
Backward compatibility wrapper for the split sub-action.
splitIndex()  : void
Backward compatibility wrapper for the index sub-action.
splitSelection()  : mixed
Do the actual split of a selection of topics.
SplitSelectionExecute()  : void
Backward compatibility wrapper for the splitSelection sub-action.
splitSelectTopics()  : void
Backward compatibility wrapper for the selectTopics sub-action.
splitTopic()  : int
General function to split off a topic.
__construct()  : mixed
Constructor. Protected to force instantiation via self::load().

Properties

$subaction

public string $subaction = 'index'

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

$subactions

public static array<string|int, mixed> $subactions = ['index' => 'index', 'split' => 'split', 'selectTopics' => 'select', 'splitSelection' => 'splitSelection']

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' => 'SplitTopics', 'splitTopic' => 'splitTopic', 'splitIndex' => 'SplitIndex', 'splitExecute' => 'SplitExecute', 'splitSelectTopics' => 'SplitSelectTopics', 'SplitSelectionExecute' => 'SplitSelectionExecute']]

BackwardCompatibility settings for this class.

Methods

call()

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

public static call() : void

execute()

Splits a topic into two topics.

public execute() : void
  • Delegates to the other functions (based on the URL parameter 'sa').
  • Loads the SplitTopics template.
  • Requires the split_any permission.
  • Accessed via ?action=splittopics.

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.

index()

Screen shown before the actual split.

public index() : mixed
  • Default sub action for ?action=splittopics.
  • Accessed via ?action=splittopics;sa=index.
  • Uses 'ask' sub template of the SplitTopics template.
  • Redirects to select if the message given turns out to be the first message of a topic.
  • Shows the user three ways to split the current topic.

load()

Static wrapper for constructor.

public static load() : object
Return values
object

An instance of this class.

select()

Allows the user to select the messages to be split.

public select() : mixed
  • Accessed via ?action=splittopics;sa=selectTopics.
  • Uses 'select' sub template of the SplitTopics template or (for XMLhttp) the 'split' sub template of the Xml template.
  • Supports XMLhttp for adding/removing a message to the selection.
  • Uses a session variable to store the selected topics.
  • Shows two independent page indexes for both the selected and not-selected messages (;topic=1.x;start2=y).

split()

Do the actual split.

public split() : mixed
  • Accessed via ?action=splittopics;sa=merge.
  • Uses the main SplitTopics template.
  • Supports three ways of splitting: (1) only one message is split off. (2) all messages after and including a given message are split off. (3) select topics to split (redirects to select()).
  • Uses splitTopic function to do the actual splitting.

splitExecute()

Backward compatibility wrapper for the split sub-action.

public static splitExecute() : void

splitIndex()

Backward compatibility wrapper for the index sub-action.

public static splitIndex() : void

splitSelection()

Do the actual split of a selection of topics.

public splitSelection() : mixed
  • Accessed via ?action=splittopics;sa=splitSelection.
  • Uses the main SplitTopics template.
  • Uses splitTopic function to do the actual splitting.

SplitSelectionExecute()

Backward compatibility wrapper for the splitSelection sub-action.

public static SplitSelectionExecute() : void

splitSelectTopics()

Backward compatibility wrapper for the selectTopics sub-action.

public static splitSelectTopics() : void

splitTopic()

General function to split off a topic.

public static splitTopic(int $split1_ID_TOPIC, array<string|int, mixed> $splitMessages, string $new_subject) : int
  • Creates a new topic and moves the messages with the IDs in array messagesToBeSplit to the new topic.
  • The subject of the newly created topic is set to 'newSubject'.
  • Marks the newly created message as read for the user splitting it.
  • Updates the statistics to reflect a newly created topic.
  • Logs the action in the moderation log.
  • A notification is sent to all users monitoring this topic.
Parameters
$split1_ID_TOPIC : int

The ID of the topic we're splitting

$splitMessages : array<string|int, mixed>

The IDs of the messages being split

$new_subject : string

The subject of the new topic

Return values
int

The ID of the new split topic.

__construct()

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

protected __construct() : mixed

        
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