jedchecker/source/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/models/rule.php

<?php
/**
 * @author     eaxs
 * @date       07/06/2012
 * @copyright  Copyright (C) 2008 - 2012 compojoom.com . All rights reserved.
 * @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE
 */

defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');


/**
 * Serves as a base class for all JED rules.
 *
 */
class JEDcheckerRule extends JObject
{
    /**
     * The formal ID of this rule. For example: SE1.
     *
     * @var    string
     */
    protected $id;

    /**
     * The title or caption of this rule.
     *
     * @var    string
     */
    protected $title;

    /**
     * The description of this rule.
     *
     * @var    string
     */
    protected $description;

    /**
     * The absolute path to the target extension.
     *
     * @var    string
     */
    protected $basedir;

    /**
     * Optional rule parameters.
     *
     * @var    object
     */
    protected $params;

    /**
     * The report summary
     *
     * @var    array
     */
    protected $report;


    /**
     * Constructor. Initialises variables.
     *
     * @param     mixed    $properties    See JObject::__construct
     *
     * @return    void
     */
    public function __construct($properties = null)
    {
        // Construct JObject
        parent::__construct($properties);


        // Initialise vars
        if(empty($this->report)) {
            // Create a new report
            require_once (JPATH_COMPONENT_ADMINISTRATOR.'/models/report.php');
            $this->report = new JEDcheckerReport($properties);
        }

        // Try to load the params
        if(empty($this->params)) {
            $this->params = $this->loadParams();
        }
    }


    /**
     * Performs the rule check. This method should be overloaded!
     *
     */
    public function check()
    {

    }


    /**
     * Attempts to load a .ini param file of this rule.
     *
     * @return    JRegistry
     */
    protected function loadParams()
    {
        // Try to determine the name and location of the params file
        $file_name   = str_replace('jedcheckerrules', '', strtolower(get_class($this)));
        $params_file = JPATH_COMPONENT_ADMINISTRATOR.'/libraries/rules/'.$file_name.'.ini';

        $params = JRegistry::getInstance('jedchecker.rule.'.$file_name);

        // Load the params from the ini file
        if (file_exists($params_file)) {
            // Due to a bug in Joomla 2.5.6, this method cannot be used
            //$params->loadFile($params_file, 'INI');

            // Get the contents of the file
		    jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
		    $data = JFile::read($params_file);

            if($data) {
                $obj = (object) parse_ini_string($data);

                if(is_object($obj)) {
                    $params->loadObject($obj);
                }
            }
        }

        return $params;
    }
}