owa_module.php

<?php

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/**
 * Abstract Module Class
 * 
 * @author      Peter Adams <peter@openwebanalytics.com>
 * @copyright   Copyright &copy; 2006 Peter Adams <peter@openwebanalytics.com>
 * @license     http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL v2.0
 * @category    owa
 * @package     owa
 * @version		$Revision$	      
 * @since		owa 1.0.0
 */

abstract class owa_module extends owa_base {
	
	/**
	 * Name of module
	 *
	 * @var string
	 */
	var $name;
	
	/**
	 * Description of Module
	 *
	 * @var string
	 */
	var $description;
	
	/**
	 * Version of Module
	 *
	 * @var string
	 */
	var $version;
	
	/**
	 * Schema Version of Module
	 *
	 * @var string
	 */
	//var $schema_version = 1;
	
	/**
	 * Name of author of module
	 *
	 * @var string
	 */
	var $author;
	
	/**
	 * URL for author of module
	 *
	 * @var unknown_type
	 */
	var $author_url;
	
	/**
	 * Wiki Page title. Used to generate link to OWA wiki for this module.
	 * 
	 * Must be unique or else it will could clobber another wiki page.
	 *
	 * @var string
	 */
	var $wiki_title;
	
	/**
	 * name used in display situations
	 *
	 * @var unknown_type
	 */
	var $display_name;
	
	/**
	 * Array of event names that this module has handlers for
	 *
	 * @var array
	 */
	var $subscribed_events;
	
	/**
	 * Array of link information for admin panels that this module implements.
	 *
	 * @var array
	 */
	var $admin_panels;
	
	/**
	 * Array of navigation links that this module implements
	 *
	 * @var unknown_type
	 */
	var $nav_links;
	
	/**
	 * Array of metric names that this module implements
	 *
	 * @var unknown_type
	 */
	var $metrics;
	
	/**
	 * Array of graphs that are implemented by this module
	 *
	 * @var array
	 */
	var $graphs;
	
	/**
	 * The Module Group that the module belongs to. 
	 * 
	 * This is used often to group a module's features or functions together in the UI
	 * 
	 * @var string 
	 */
	var $group;
	
	/**
	 * Array of Entities that are implmented by the module
	 * 
	 * @var array 
	 */
	var $entities = array();
	
	/**
	 * Required Schema Version
	 * 
	 * @var array 
	 */
	var $required_schema_version;
	
	/**
	 * Available Updates
	 * 
	 * @var array 
	 */
	var $updates = array();
	
	/**
	 * Event Processors Map
	 * 
	 * @var array 
	 */
	var $event_processors = array();
	
	/**
	 * Dimensions
	 * 
	 * @var array 
	 */
	var $dimensions = array();
	
	/**
	 * Dimensions
	 * 
	 * @var array 
	 */
	var $denormalizedDimensions = array();
	
	/**
	 *
	 * @var array
	 */
	var $formatters = array();

	/**
	 * cli_commands
	 * 
	 * @var array 
	 */
	var $cli_commands = array();
	
	/**
	 * API Methods
	 * 
	 * @var array 
	 */
	var $api_methods = array();
	
	/**
	 * Background Jobs
	 * 
	 * @var array 
	 */
	var $background_jobs = array();
	
	/**
	 * Controllers
	 * 
	 * @var array 
	 */
	var $actionControllers = array();
	
	/**
	 * Update from CLI Required flag
	 *
	 * Used by controllers to see if an update error was becuase it needs
	 * to be applied from the command line instead of via the browser.
	 * 
	 * @var boolean 
	 */
	var $update_from_cli_required;
	
	/**
	 * Constructor
	 * 
	 *  
	 */
	function __construct() {
		
		parent::__construct();
		
		/**
		 * Register Filters
		 */
		//$this->registerFilters();
		
		/**
		 * Register Metrics
		 */
		$this->registerMetrics();
		
		/**
		 * Register Dimensions
		 */
		$this->registerDimensions();
		
		/**
		 * Register CLI Commands
		 */
		$this->registerCliCommands();
		
		/**
		 * Register API Methods
		 */
		$this->registerApiMethods();
		
		/**
		 * Register Background Jobs
		 */
		$this->registerBackgroundJobs();
		
		/**
		 * Register Build Packages
		 */
		$this->registerBuildPackages();
		
		$this->_registerEventHandlers();
		$this->_registerEventProcessors();
		$this->_registerEntities();
		
	}
	
	/**
	 * Method for registering event processors
	 *
	 */
	function _registerEventProcessors() {
		
		return false;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Returns array of admin Links for this module to be used in navigation
	 * 
	 * @access public
	 * @return array
	 */
	function getAdminPanels() {
		
		return $this->admin_panels;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Returns array of report links for this module that will be 
	 * used in report navigation
	 *
	 * @access public
	 * @return array
	 */
	function getNavigationLinks() {
		
		return $this->nav_links;
	}
			
	/**
	 * Abstract method for registering event handlers
	 *
	 * Must be defined by a concrete module class for any event handlers to be registered
	 * 
	 * @access public
	 * @return array
	 */
	function _registerEventHandlers() {
		
		return;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Attaches an event handler to the event queue
	 *
	 * @param array $event_name
	 * @param string $handler_name
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	function registerEventHandler($event_name, $handler_name, $method = 'notify', $dir = 'handlers') {
		
		if (!is_object($handler_name)) {
			
			//$handler = &owa_lib::factory($handler_dir,'owa_', $handler_name);
			$handler_name = owa_coreAPI::moduleGenericFactory($this->name, $dir, $handler_name, $class_suffix = null, $params = '', $class_ns = 'owa_');	
		}
				
		$eq = owa_coreAPI::getEventDispatch();
		$eq->attach($event_name, array($handler_name, $method));
	}
	
	/**
	 * Hooks a function to a filter
	 *
	 * @param array $event_name
	 * @param string $handler_name
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	function registerFilter($filter_name, $handler_name, $method = '', $priority = 10, $dir = 'filters') {
		
		// if it's an object
		if ( is_object( $handler_name ) ) {
		
			owa_coreAPI::registerFilter($filter_name, array($handler_name, $method), $priority);
		
		// if it's a static method name
		} elseif ( strpos( $handler_name, '::') ) {
			
			owa_coreAPI::registerFilter($filter_name, $handler_name, $priority);
			
		// else try to create the class object
		} else {
			// create object
			if ( ! class_exists( $handler_name ) ) {		
			
				//$handler = &owa_lib::factory($handler_dir,'owa_', $handler_name);
				$class = owa_coreAPI::moduleGenericFactory($this->name, $dir, $handler_name, $class_suffix = null, $params = '', $class_ns = 'owa_');
			}
			
			// register
			owa_coreAPI::registerFilter($filter_name, array($class, $method), $priority);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Attaches an event handler to the event queue
	 *
	 * @param array $event_name
	 * @param string $handler_name
	 * @return boolean
	 * @depricated
	 */
	function _addHandler($event_name, $handler_name) {
		
		return $this->registerEventHandler($event_name, $handler_name); 
				
	}
	
	/**
	 * Abstract method for registering administration/settings page
	 * 
	 * @access public
	 * @return array
	 */
	function registerAdminPanels() {
		
		return;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Registers an admin panel with this module 
	 * 
	 */
	function registerSettingsPanel($panel) {
	
		$this->admin_panels[] = $panel;
		
		return true;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Registers an admin panel with this module 
	 * @depricated
	 */
	function addAdminPanel($panel) {
		
		return $this->registerSettingsPanel($panel);
	}
		
	/**
	 * Registers Group Link with a particular View
	 * @DEPRICATED - use addNavigationSubGroup and addNavigationLinkInSubGroup
	 */
	function addNavigationLink($group, $subgroup = '', $ref, $anchortext, $order = 0, $priviledge = 'view_reports') {
					
		if (!empty($subgroup)):
			$this->addNavigationLinkInSubGroup($subgroup,$ref, $anchortext, $order = 0, $priviledge ,$group);
		else:
			$this->addNavigationSubGroup($anchortext,$ref, $anchortext, $order = 0, $priviledge ,$group);		
		endif;

		return;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Adds a new Subgroup in the navigation
	 * 
	 * @param string $subgroupName
	 * @param string $ref
	 * @param string $anchortext
	 * @param integer $order
	 * @param string $priviledge
	 * @param string $groupName
	 */
	public function addNavigationSubGroup($subgroupName, $ref, $anchortext, $order = 0, $priviledge = 'view_reports', $groupName = 'Reports') {		
		$this->nav_links[$groupName][$subgroupName] = $this->getLinkStruct($ref, $anchortext, $order,$priviledge);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Adds a new Link to an existing Subgroup in the navigation
	 * 
	 * @param string $subgroupName
	 * @param string $ref
	 * @param string $anchortext
	 * @param integer $order
	 * @param string $priviledge
	 * @param string $groupName
	 */
	public function addNavigationLinkInSubGroup($subgroupName, $ref, $anchortext, $order = 0, $priviledge = 'view_reports', $groupName = 'Reports') {		
		$this->nav_links[$groupName][$subgroupName]['subgroup'][] = $this->getLinkStruct($ref, $anchortext, $order,$priviledge);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Abstract method for registering a module's entities
	 *
	 * This method must be defined in concrete module classes in order for entities to be registered.
	 */
	function _registerEntities() {
		
		return false;
	}
	
	function registerNavigation() {
		
		return false;
	}
	
	
	/**
	 * Registers an Entity
	 *
	 * Can take an array of entities or just a single entity as a string.
	 * Will add an enetiy to the module's entity array. Required for entity installation, etc.
	 *
	 * @param $entity_name array or string 
	 */
	function registerEntity($entity_name) {
	
		if (is_array($entity_name)) {
			$this->entities = array_merge($this->entities, $entity_name);
		} else {
			$this->entities[] = $entity_name;
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Registers Entity
	 *
	 * Depreicated see registerEntity
	 *
	 * @depricated 
	 */ 
	function _addEntity($entity_name) {
		
		return $this->registerEntity($entity_name);
	}
	
	
	function getEntities() {
		
		return $this->entities;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Installation method
	 * 
	 * Creates database tables and sets schema version
	 * 
	 */
	function install() {
		
		$this->e->notice('Starting installation of module: '.$this->name);

		$errors = '';

		// Install schema
		if (!empty($this->entities)) {
		
			foreach ($this->entities as $k => $v) {
			
				$entity = owa_coreAPI::entityFactory($this->name.'.'.$v);
				//$this->e->debug("about to  execute createtable");
				$status = $entity->createTable();
				
				if ($status != true) {
					$this->e->notice("Entity Installation Failed.");
					$errors = true;
					//return false;
				}
				
			}
		}
		
		// activate module and persist configuration changes 
		if ($errors != true) {
			
			// run post install hook
			$ret = $this->postInstall();
			
			if ($ret == true):
				$this->e->notice("Post install proceadure was a success.");;
			else:
				$this->e->notice("Post install proceadure failed.");
			endif;
			
			// save schema version to configuration
			$this->c->persistSetting($this->name, 'schema_version', $this->getRequiredSchemaVersion());
			//activate the module and save the configuration
			$this->activate();
			$this->e->notice("Installation complete.");
			return true;
			
		} else {
			$this->e->notice("Installation failed.");
			return false;
		}

	}
	
	/**
	 * Post installation hook
	 *
	 */
	function postInstall() {
	
		return true;
	}
	
	function isCliUpdateModeRequired() {
	
		return $this->update_from_cli_required;
	}
		
	/**
	 * Checks for and applies schema upgrades for the module
	 *
	 */
	function update() {
		
		// list files in a directory
		$files = owa_lib::listDir(OWA_DIR.'modules'.'/'.$this->name.'/'.'updates', false);
		//print_r($files);
		
		$current_schema_version = $this->c->get($this->name, 'schema_version');
		
		// extract sequence
		foreach ($files as $k => $v) {
			// the use of %d casts the sequence number as an int which is critical for maintaining the 
			// order of the keys in the array that we are going ot create that holds the update objs
			//$n = sscanf($v['name'], '%d_%s', $seq, $classname);
			$seq = substr($v['name'], 0, -4);
			
			settype($seq, "integer");
			
			if ($seq > $current_schema_version) {
			
				if ($seq <= $this->required_schema_version) {
					$this->updates[$seq] = owa_coreAPI::updateFactory($this->name, substr($v['name'], 0, -4));
					// if the cli update mode is required and we are not running via cli then return an error.
					owa_coreAPI::debug('cli update mode required: '.$this->updates[$seq]->isCliModeRequired());
					if ($this->updates[$seq]->isCliModeRequired() === true && !defined('OWA_CLI')) {
						//set flag in module
						$this->update_from_cli_required = true;
						owa_coreAPI::notice("Aborting update $seq. This update must be applied using the command line interface.");
						return false;
					}
					// set schema version from sequence number in file name. This ensures that only one update
					// class can ever be in use for a particular schema version
					$this->updates[$seq]->schema_version = $seq;
				}
			}	
			
		}
		
		// sort the array
		ksort($this->updates, SORT_NUMERIC);
		
		//print_r(array_keys($this->updates));
		
		foreach ($this->updates as $k => $obj) {
			
			$this->e->notice(sprintf("Applying Update %d (%s)", $k, get_class($obj)));
			
			$ret = $obj->apply();
			
			if ($ret == true):
				$this->e->notice("Update Suceeded");
			else:
				$this->e->notice("Update Failed");
				return false;
			endif;
		}
		
		return true;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Deactivates and removes schema for the module
	 * 
	 */
	function uninstall() {
		
		return;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Places the Module into the active module list in the global configuration
	 * 
	 */
	function activate() {
		
		//if ($this->name != 'base'):
		
			$this->c->persistSetting($this->name, 'is_active', true);
			$this->c->save();
			$this->e->notice("Module $this->name activated");
			
		//endif;
		
		return;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Deactivates the module by removing it from 
	 * the active module list in the global configuration
	 * 
	 */
	function deactivate() {
		
		if ($this->name != 'base'):
			
			$this->c->persistSetting($this->name, 'is_active', false);
			$this->c->save();
			
		endif;
		
		return;
	}
		
	/**
	 * Checks to se if the schema is up to date
	 *
	 */
	function isSchemaCurrent() {
		
		$current_schema = $this->getSchemaVersion();
		$required_schema = $this->getRequiredSchemaVersion(); 
		
		owa_coreAPI::debug("$this->name Schema version is $current_schema");
		owa_coreAPI::debug("$this->name Required Schema version is $required_schema");
		
		if ($current_schema >= $required_schema) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	}
	
	function getSchemaVersion() {
		
		$current_schema = owa_coreAPI::getSetting($this->name, 'schema_version');
		
		if (empty($current_schema)) {
			$current_schema = 1;
			
			// if this is the base module then we need to let filters know to install the base schema
			if ($this->name === 'base') {
			//	$s = owa_coreAPI::serviceSingleton();
			//	$s->setInstallRequired();
			}
		}
		
		return $current_schema;
	}
	
	function getRequiredSchemaVersion() {
		
		return $this->required_schema_version;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Registers updates
	 *
	 */
	function _registerUpdates() {
		
		return;
	
	}
	
	/**
	 * Adds an update class into the update array.
	 * This should be used to within the _registerUpdates method or else
	 * it will not get called.
	 *
	 */
	function _addUpdate($sequence, $class) {
		
		$this->updates[$sequence] = $class;
		
		return true;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Adds an event processor class to the processor array. This is used to determin
	 * which class to use to process a particular event
	 */
	function addEventProcessor($event_type, $processor) {
		$this->event_processors[$event_type] = $processor;
		return;
	}
	
	function registerMetric($metric_name, $classes, $params = array(), $label = '', $description = '', $group = '') {
		
		if ( ! $label ) {
			$label = $metric_name;
		}
		
		if ( ! $description ) {
			$description = 'No description available.';
		}
		
		if ( ! is_array( $classes ) ) {
			
			$classes = array($classes);
		}
		
		foreach ($classes as $class_name) {
		
			$map = array('name' => $metric_name, 'class' => $class_name, 'params' => $params, 'label' => $label, 'description' => $description, 'group' => $group);
			$this->metrics[$metric_name][] = $map;
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Registers a metric definition which is used by the
	 * resultSetExplorer and getResultSet API methods
	 *
	 * This method dynamically creates an owa_metric class and 
	 * properly configures it based on the properties passed in. 
	 *
	 * Map properties include:
	 *
	 * 		'name'			=> '', 			// the name of the metric as called via the API
	 *		'label'			=> '', 			// the label that will be displayed in result sets
	 *		'description'	=> '', 			// the descript displayed in the GUI
	 *		'group'			=> 'unknown',	// the group that this metric will belong to in the UI
	 *		'entity'		=> '',          // the entity to use when calculating this metric
	 *		                                // you must register the same metric for each entity that
	 *		                                // it can be calculated on.
	 *		'metric_type'	=> '',          // 'count', 'distinct_count', 'sum', or 'calculated'
	 *		'data_type'		=> '',          // 'integrer', 'currency', 'average'
	 *		'column'		=> '',          // the column of the entity to use when calculating
	 *		'child_metrics'	=> array(),     // if it's a clculated metric, the child metrics used in the formula.
	 *		'formula'		=> ''           // if it's a calculated metric, the formula to use (e.g. pageViews / visits). 
	 *
	 *
	 */
	function registerMetricDefinition( $params ) {
		
		$map = array(
			'name'			=> '',
			'label'			=> '',
			'description'	=> '',
			'group'			=> 'unknown',
			'entity'		=> '',
			'metric_type'	=> '', 
			'data_type'		=> '',
			'column'		=> '',
			'child_metrics'	=> array(),
			'formula'		=> ''
		);
		
		$map = array_intersect_key( array_merge( $map, $params ), $map );
		
		if ( ! isset( $map['name'] ) ) {
			// throw exception
		}
		
		if ( ! isset( $map['label'] ) ) {
			$map['label'] = $map['name'];
		}
		
		if ( ! isset( $map['entity'] ) ) {
			// throw exception
		}
		
		if ( ! isset( $map['metric_type'] ) ) {
			// throw exception
		}
		
		if ( ! isset( $map['data_type'] ) ) {
			// throw exception
		}
		
		if ( isset( $map['metric_type'] ) 
			 && $map['metric_type'] != 'calculated' 
			 && ! isset( $map['column'] ) ) 
		{
			
			// throw exception			
		
		}
		
		if ( isset( $map['metric_type'] ) 
			 && $map['metric_type'] === 'calculated' 
			 && ! isset( $map['child_metrics'] ) ) 
		{
			
			// throw exception			
		
		}
		
		if ( isset( $map['metric_type'] ) 
			 && $map['metric_type'] === 'calculated' 
			 && ! isset( $map['formula'] ) ) 
		{
			
			// throw exception			
		
		}
		
		$definition = array(
			'name' 			=> $map['name'], 
			'class' 		=> 'base.configurableMetric', 
			'params' 		=> $map, 
			'label' 		=> $map['label'], 
			'description' 	=> $map['description'], 
			'group' 		=> $map['group']
		);
		//print_r($definition);
		$this->metrics[ $map['name'] ][] = $definition;
		
	}
	
	/**
	 * Register a dimension
	 *
	 * registers a dimension for use by metrics in producing results sets.
	 * 
	 * @param	$dim_name string
	 * @param	$entity_names	string||array the names of entity housing the dimension. uses module.name format
	 * @param	$column	string the name of the column that represents the dimension
	 * @param 	$family	string the name of the group or family that this dimension belongs to. optional.
	 * @param	$description	string	a short description of this metric, used in various interfaces.
	 * @param	$label	string the lable of the dimension
	 * @param 	$foreign_key_name the name of the foreign key column that should 
	 *          be used to relate the metric entity to the dimension's entity. 
	 *          If one is not specfied, metrics will use any valid foreign key column they can find.
	 *          Specifying this is important when the same column in a table is used by
	 *          two different dimensions but the meaning of the column differs based on the value of the foreign key.
	 *          a good example is the page_title column in the documents table. It is used by three dimensions:
	 *          pageTitle, entryPageTitle, and existPageTitle. 
	 * @param	$denormalized	boolean	flag marks the dimension as being denormalized into a fact table
	 *          as opposed to being housed in a related table.
	 */
	function registerDimension(
			$dim_name, $entity_names, $column, $label = '', $family, 
			$description = '', $foreign_key_name = '', 
			$denormalized = false, $data_type = 'string') {
		
		if ( ! is_array( $entity_names ) ) {
			$entity_names = array($entity_names);
		}
		
		foreach ($entity_names as $entity) {
	
			$dim = array(
				'family' 			=> $family, 
				'name' 				=> $dim_name, 
				'entity' 			=> $entity, 
				'column' 			=> $column, 
				'label' 			=> $label, 
				'description' 		=> $description, 
				'foreign_key_name' 	=> $foreign_key_name, 
				'data_type' 		=> $data_type, 
				'denormalized' 		=> $denormalized
			);
		
			if ($denormalized) {
				$this->denormalizedDimensions[$dim_name][$entity] = $dim;
			} else {
				$this->dimensions[$dim_name] = $dim;
			}
		}
	}
	
	function registerActions() {
		
		return false;
	}
	
	
	/**
	 * Registers an Action Controller
	 *
	 * @param	$action_name	string	the name of the action used as the value in the 'do' url param
	 * @param	$class_name 	string	the name of the controller class
	 * @param	$file			string	the path to the file housing the class
	 *
	 */
	protected function registerAction( $action_name, $class_name, $file = '' ) {
		
		$s = owa_coreAPI::serviceSingleton();
		$s->setMapValue( 'actions', $action_name, array( 'class_name' => $class_name, 'file' => $file ) );
		
	}
	
	function registerCliCommand($command, $class) {
		
		$this->cli_commands[$command] = $class;
	}
	
	function registerFormatter($type, $formatter) {
	
		$this->formatters[$type] = $formatter;
	}

	function registerApiMethod($api_method_name, $user_function, $argument_names, $file = '', $required_capability = '') {
			
		$map = array('callback' => $user_function, 'args' => $argument_names, 'file' => $file);
		
		if ($required_capability) {
			$map['required_capability'] = $required_capability;
		}
		
		$this->api_methods[$api_method_name] = $map;
	}
	
	function registerImplementation($type, $name, $class_name, $file) {
		
		$s = owa_coreAPI::serviceSingleton();
		$class_info = array($class_name, $file);
		$s->setMapValue($type, $name, $class_info);
	}
	
	function registerBackgroundJob($name, $command, $cron_tab, $max_processes = 1) {
		
		$job = array('name'				=>	$name,
					 'cron_tab'			=>	$cron_tab,
					 'command'			=>	$command,
					 'max_processes'	=>	$max_processes);
					 
		$s = owa_coreAPI::serviceSingleton();
		$s->setMapValue('background_jobs', $name, $job);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Register Environmental Tracking Properties
	 *
	 * These are tracking properties that are derived from the Server environment
	 * and should be added to all tracking tracking events as they are recieved.
	 *
	 *
	 * @var $type			string	the type of tracking property environmental|regular|derived
	 *
	 * 		environmental = properties that are only dependant on the PHP SERVER environment.
	 *		regular 	  = properties that are set by clients
	 *		derived		  = properties that are derived from or dependant on other properties				
	 *
	 * @var	$properties 	array 	an associative array of tracking properties
	 *
	 * Example:
	 *
	 * 		'REMOTE_HOST'		=> array(
	 *			'default_value'		=> array( 'owa_trackingEventHelpers::remoteHostDefault' ),
	 *			'required'			=> true,
	 *			'data_type'			=> 'string',
	 *			'filter'			=> true
	 *		)
	 *
	 *
	 * The key of the array is the name the property
	 */
	
	function registerTrackingProperties( $type, $properties = array() ) {
	
		switch( strtolower( $type ) ) {
			
			case 'environmental':
				$map_key = 'tracking_properties_environmental';
				break;
				
			case 'regular':
				$map_key = 'tracking_properties_regular';
				break;
			
			case 'derived':
				$map_key = 'tracking_properties_derived';
				break;
				
			default:
				$map_key = '';
		}
		
		if ( is_array( $properties ) && $map_key ) {
			
			$s = owa_coreAPI::serviceSingleton();
		
			foreach ( $properties as $k => $property ) {
				
				$s->setMapValue( $map_key, $k, $property);
			}			
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Abstract method for registering individual API methods
	 *
	 * This method is called by a module's constructor 
	 * and should be redefined in a concrete module class.
	 */
	function registerApiMethods() {
		
		return false;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Abstract method for registering individual CLI commands
	 *
	 * This method is called by a module's constructor 
	 * and should be redefined in a concrete module class.
	 */
	function registerCliCommands() {
		
		return false;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Abstract method for registering individual Metrics
	 *
	 * This method is called by a module's constructor 
	 * and should be redefined in a concrete module class.
	 */
	function registerMetrics() {
		
		return false;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Abstract method for registering individual CLI commands
	 *
	 * This method is called by a module's constructor 
	 * and should be redefined in a concrete module class.
	 */
	function registerDimensions() {
		
		return false;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Abstract method for registering individual Filter Methods
	 *
	 * This method is called by a module's constructor 
	 * and should be redefined in a concrete module class.
	 */
	function registerFilters() {
		
		return false;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Abstract method for registering individual Filter Methods
	 *
	 * This method is called by a module's constructor 
	 * and should be redefined in a concrete module class.
	 */
	function registerBackgroundJobs() {
		
		return false;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Abstract method for registering package files to build
	 *
	 * This method is called by a module's constructor 
	 * and should be redefined in a concrete module class.
	 */
	function registerBuildPackages() {
		
		return false;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Registers a new package of files to be built by 
	 * the 'build' CLI command.
	 *
	 * $package array	the package array takes the form of 
	 *
	 * 		'name'			=> 'mypackage'
	 *		'output_dir'	=> '/path/to/output'
	 *		'files'			=> array('foo' => array('path' => '/path/to/file/file.js', 
	 *                                              'compression' => 'minify'))	
	 */
	protected function registerBuildPackage( $package ) {
		
		if (! isset( $package['name'] ) ) {
			
			throw exception('Build Package does not have a name.');
		}
		
		if (! isset( $package['output_dir'] ) ) {
			
			throw exception('Build Package does not have an output directory.');
		} else {
			//check for trailing slash
			$check = substr($package['output_dir'], -1, 1);
			if ($check != '/') {
				$package['output_dir'] = $package['output_dir'].'/';
			}
		}
		
		if (! isset( $package['files'] ) ) {
			
			throw exception('Build Package does not any files.');
		}
		
		// filter the pcakge in case other modules want to change something.
		$eq = owa_coreAPI::getEventDispatch();
		$package = $eq->filter( 'register_build_package', $package );
		
		$s = owa_coreAPI::serviceSingleton();
		$s->setMapValue('build_packages', $package['name'], $package);
	}
	
	
	/**
	 * Retuns internal struct array used for saving link infos
	 * @param string $ref
	 * @param string $anchortext
	 * @param integer $order
	 * @param string $priviledge
	 * @return array
	 */
	private function getLinkStruct($ref,$anchortext,$order,$priviledge) {
		return array('ref' => $ref, 
					'anchortext' => $anchortext, 
					'order' => $order, 
					'priviledge' => $priviledge);
	}
	
	protected function registerEventQueue( $name, $map ) {
		
		$map['queue_name'] = $name;
		$s = owa_coreAPI::serviceSingleton();
		$s->setMapValue( 'event_queues', $name, $map );
	}
	
}

?>