added JCB initial API frontend to run backups of JCB components, setup automated backup system with cronjob

site/models/api.php

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+<?php
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+
+	@version		@update number 7 of this MVC
+	@build			19th August, 2017
+	@created		19th August, 2017
+	@package		Component Builder
+	@subpackage		api.php
+	@author			Llewellyn van der Merwe <http://vdm.bz/component-builder>	
+	@copyright		Copyright (C) 2015. All Rights Reserved
+	@license		GNU/GPL Version 2 or later - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html 
+	
+	Builds Complex Joomla Components 
+                                                             
+/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+// No direct access to this file
+defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
+
+// import Joomla modelitem library
+jimport('joomla.application.component.modelitem');
+
+/**
+ * Componentbuilder Api Model
+ */
+class ComponentbuilderModelApi extends JModelItem
+{
+	/**
+	 * Model context string.
+	 *
+	 * @var        string
+	 */
+	protected $_context = 'com_componentbuilder.api';
+
+	/**
+	 * Model user data.
+	 *
+	 * @var        strings
+	 */
+	protected $user;
+	protected $userId;
+	protected $guest;
+	protected $groups;
+	protected $levels;
+	protected $app;
+	protected $input;
+	protected $uikitComp;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var object item
+	 */
+	protected $item;
+
+	/**
+	 * Method to auto-populate the model state.
+	 *
+	 * Note. Calling getState in this method will result in recursion.
+	 *
+	 * @since   1.6
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	protected function populateState()
+	{
+		$this->app	= JFactory::getApplication();
+		$this->input 	= $this->app->input;
+		// Get the itme main id
+		$id		= $this->input->getInt('id', null);
+		$this->setState('api.id', $id);
+
+		// Load the parameters.
+		$params = $this->app->getParams();
+		$this->setState('params', $params);
+		parent::populateState();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Method to get article data.
+	 *
+	 * @param   integer  $pk  The id of the article.
+	 *
+	 * @return  mixed  Menu item data object on success, false on failure.
+	 */
+	public function getItem($pk = null)
+	{
+		$this->user		= JFactory::getUser();
+		$this->userId		= $this->user->get('id');
+		$this->guest		= $this->user->get('guest');
+                $this->groups		= $this->user->get('groups');
+                $this->authorisedGroups	= $this->user->getAuthorisedGroups();
+		$this->levels		= $this->user->getAuthorisedViewLevels();
+		$this->initSet		= true;
+
+		$pk = (!empty($pk)) ? $pk : (int) $this->getState('api.id');
+		
+		if ($this->_item === null)
+		{
+			$this->_item = array();
+		}
+
+		if (!isset($this->_item[$pk]))
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				// Get a db connection.
+				$db = JFactory::getDbo();
+
+				// Create a new query object.
+				$query = $db->getQuery(true);
+
+				// Get from #__componentbuilder_joomla_component as a
+				$query->select($db->quoteName(
+			array('a.ordering'),
+			array('ordering')));
+				$query->from($db->quoteName('#__componentbuilder_joomla_component', 'a'));
+
+				// Reset the query using our newly populated query object.
+				$db->setQuery($query);
+				// Load the results as a stdClass object.
+				$data = $db->loadObject();
+
+				if (empty($data))
+				{
+					$app = JFactory::getApplication();
+					// If no data is found redirect to default page and show warning.
+					$app->enqueueMessage(JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_NOT_FOUND_OR_ACCESS_DENIED'), 'warning');
+					$app->redirect(JURI::root());
+					return false;
+				}
+
+				// set data object to item.
+				$this->_item[$pk] = $data;
+			}
+			catch (Exception $e)
+			{
+				if ($e->getCode() == 404)
+				{
+					// Need to go thru the error handler to allow Redirect to work.
+					JError::raiseWaring(404, $e->getMessage());
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					$this->setError($e);
+					$this->_item[$pk] = false;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $this->_item[$pk];
+	} 
+
+
+	/**
+	* Get the uikit needed components
+	*
+	* @return mixed  An array of objects on success.
+	*
+	*/
+	public function getUikitComp()
+	{
+		if (isset($this->uikitComp) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($this->uikitComp))
+		{
+			return $this->uikitComp;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}  
+}

site/models/index.html

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+<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></body></html>