1 files changed, 145 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggData.php b/engine/classes/ElggData.php
index 5f152024c..f200a7c21 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggData.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggData.php
@@ -1,5 +1,149 @@
 <?php
-abstract class ElggData
+abstract class ElggData implements
+	Iterator,	// Override foreach behaviour
+	ArrayAccess // Override for array access
 {
+	/**
+	 * The main attributes of an entity.
+	 * Holds attributes to save to database
+	 * This contains the site's main properties (id, etc)
+	 * Blank entries for all database fields should be created by the constructor.
+	 * Subclasses should add to this in their constructors.
+	 * Any field not appearing in this will be viewed as a
+	 */
+	protected $attributes;
 	
+	/*
+	 * ITERATOR INTERFACE
+	 */
+
+	/*
+	 * This lets an entity's attributes be displayed using foreach as a normal array.
+	 * Example: http://www.sitepoint.com/print/php5-standard-library
+	 */
+	protected $valid = FALSE;
+
+	/**
+	 * Iterator interface
+	 *
+	 * @see Iterator::rewind()
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function rewind() {
+		$this->valid = (FALSE !== reset($this->attributes));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Iterator interface
+	 *
+	 * @see Iterator::current()
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function current() {
+		return current($this->attributes);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Iterator interface
+	 *
+	 * @see Iterator::key()
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function key() {
+		return key($this->attributes);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Iterator interface
+	 *
+	 * @see Iterator::next()
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function next() {
+		$this->valid = (FALSE !== next($this->attributes));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Iterator interface
+	 *
+	 * @see Iterator::valid()
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function valid() {
+		return $this->valid;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * ARRAY ACCESS INTERFACE
+	 */
+
+	/*
+	 * This lets an entity's attributes be accessed like an associative array.
+	 * Example: http://www.sitepoint.com/print/php5-standard-library
+	 */
+
+	/**
+	 * Array access interface
+	 *
+	 * @see ArrayAccess::offsetSet()
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $key   Name
+	 * @param mixed $value Value
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function offsetSet($key, $value) {
+		if (array_key_exists($key, $this->attributes)) {
+			$this->attributes[$key] = $value;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Array access interface
+	 *
+	 * @see ArrayAccess::offsetGet()
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $key Name
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function offsetGet($key) {
+		if (array_key_exists($key, $this->attributes)) {
+			return $this->attributes[$key];
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Array access interface
+	 *
+	 * @see ArrayAccess::offsetUnset()
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $key Name
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function offsetUnset($key) {
+		if (array_key_exists($key, $this->attributes)) {
+			// Full unsetting is dangerous for our objects
+			$this->attributes[$key] = "";
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Array access interface
+	 *
+	 * @see ArrayAccess::offsetExists()
+	 *
+	 * @param int $offset Offset
+	 *
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function offsetExists($offset) {
+		return array_key_exists($offset, $this->attributes);
+	}
 }
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