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+<?php
+
+/**
+* Class FolderLib
+*
+* Contains static miscellaneous functions used for folder management
+*/
+
+class FolderLib {
+
+	/**
+	* Check if the folder is a public folder
+	*
+	* @param $iFolderID		Primary key of folder to check
+	*
+	* @return boolean true if folder is public, false otherwise and set $_SESSION["errorMessage"]
+	*/
+	function isPublicFolder($iFolderID) {
+		global $default, $lang_err_database;
+		if (FolderManager::folderExists($iFolderID)) {
+			$sql = new Owl_DB();
+			$sql->query("SELECT is_public FROM " . $default->owl_folders_table . " WHERE id = " . $iFolderID);
+			if ($sql->next_record()) {
+				return $sql->f("is_public");
+			}
+			$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_database;
+			return false;			
+		}
+		//error message set by FolderManager::folderExists
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	* Get the document type for a folder
+	*
+	* @param $iFolderID
+	*
+	* @return integer document type primary key, false otherwise and set $_SESSION["errorMessage"]
+	*/
+	function getFolderDocumentType($iFolderID) {
+		global $default, $lang_err_database;
+		if (FolderManager::folderExists($iFolderID)) {
+			$sql = new Owl_DB();
+			$sql->query("SELECT document_type_id FROM " . $default->owl_documents_table . " WHERE id = " . $iFolderID);
+			if ($sql->next_record()) {
+				return $sql->f("document_type_id");
+			}
+			$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_database;
+			
+		}
+		//error message set by FolderManager::folderExists
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	function getFolderName($iFolderID) {
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	* Get the primary key of the parent folder
+	*
+	* @param $iFolderID		Primary key of folder to get parent for
+	*
+	* @return integer primary key of parent folder
+	*/
+	function getParentFolderID($iFolderID) {
+		$sql = new Owl_DB();
+		$sql->query("SELECT parent_id FROM " . $default->owl_folders_table . " WHERE id = " . $iFolderID);
+		$sql->next_record();
+		return $sql->f("parent_id");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	* Get the full path for a folder
+	* 
+	* @param $iFolderID		Primary key of folder to generate path for
+	* @param $sFolderName	Name of folder to generate path for
+	*
+	* @return String full path of folder
+	*/
+	function getFolderPath($iFolderID, $sFolderName) {
+		global $default;
+		//if the folder has a parent
+		if (getParentFolderID($iFolderID) != 0) {			
+			$sCurrentPath = getFolderPath(getParentFolder($iFolderID), getFolderName($iFolderID)) . "/" . $sCurremtPath;
+		}
+		return $default->owl_fs_root . "/" . getFolderName($iFolderID);
+		
+	}
+}
+?>