Interface.php 2.57 KB
<?php

/**
 * Rest_Interface
 * These are all public functions that implemented in the
 * Rest Interface
 *
 */
interface Rest_Interface
{
    /**
     * Attach a function as a server method
     *
     * Namespacing is primarily for xmlrpc, but may be used with other
     * implementations to prevent naming collisions.
     *
     * @param string $function
     * @param string $namespace
     * @param null|array Optional array of arguments to pass to callbacks at
     * dispatch.
     * @return void
     */
    public function addFunction($function, $namespace = '');

    /**
     * Attach a class to a server
     *
     * The individual implementations should probably allow passing a variable
     * number of arguments in, so that developers may define custom runtime
     * arguments to pass to server methods.
     *
     * Namespacing is primarily for xmlrpc, but could be used for other
     * implementations as well.
     *
     * @param mixed $class Class name or object instance to examine and attach
     * to the server.
     * @param string $namespace Optional namespace with which to prepend method
     * names in the dispatch table.
     * methods in the class will be valid callbacks.
     * @param null|array Optional array of arguments to pass to callbacks at
     * dispatch.
     * @return void
     */
    public function setClass($class, $namespace = '', $argv = null);

    /**
     * Generate a server fault
     *
     * @param mixed $fault
     * @param int $code
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function fault($fault = null, $code = 404);

    /**
     * Handle a request
     *
     * Requests may be passed in, or the server may automagically determine the
     * request based on defaults. Dispatches server request to appropriate
     * method and returns a response
     *
     * @param mixed $request
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle($request = false);

    /**
     * Return a server definition array
     *
     * Returns a server definition array as created using
     * {@link * Rest_Reflection}. Can be used for server introspection,
     * documentation, or persistence.
     *
     * @access public
     * @return array
     */
    public function getFunctions();

    /**
     * Load server definition
     *
     * Used for persistence; loads a construct as returned by {@link getFunctions()}.
     *
     * @param array $array
     * @return void
     */
    public function loadFunctions($definition);

    /**
     * Set server persistence
     * 
     * @param int $mode
     * @return void
     */
    public function setPersistence($mode);
}