plugin.class.php

<?php

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/** Configurable Reports
  * A Moodle block for creating customizable reports
  * @package blocks
  * @author: Juan leyva <http://www.twitter.com/jleyvadelgado>
  * @date: 2009
  */

class plugin_base {

    public $fullname = '';
    public $type = '';
    public $report = null;
    public $form = false;
    public $cache = array();
    public $unique = false;
    public $reporttypes = array();

    public function __construct($report) {
        global $DB, $CFG, $remoteDB;

        if (is_numeric($report)) {
            $this->report = $DB->get_record('block_configurable_reports', array('id' => $report));
        } else {
            $this->report = $report;
        }
        $this->init();

        // Use a custom $DB (and not current system's $DB)
        // TODO: major security issue.
        $remoteDBhost = get_config('block_configurable_reports', 'dbhost');
        if (empty($remoteDBhost)) {
            $remoteDBhost = $CFG->dbhost;
        }
        $remoteDBname = get_config('block_configurable_reports', 'dbname');
        if (empty($remoteDBname)) {
            $remoteDBname = $CFG->dbname;
        }
        $remoteDBuser = get_config('block_configurable_reports', 'dbuser');
        if (empty($remoteDBuser)) {
            $remoteDBuser = $CFG->dbuser;
        }
        $remoteDBpass = get_config('block_configurable_reports', 'dbpass');
        if (empty($remoteDBpass)) {
            $remoteDBpass = $CFG->dbpass;
        }

        $db_class = get_class($DB);
        $remoteDB = new $db_class();
        $remoteDB->connect($remoteDBhost, $remoteDBuser, $remoteDBpass, $remoteDBname, $CFG->prefix);

    }

    public function summary($data) {
        return '';
    }

    // Should be override.
    public function init() {
        return '';
    }

}