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+<?php
+/**
+* package lib.roles
+* 
+* Class Role
+* Represents a role as per the roles database table
+*
+* @author Rob Cherry, Jam Warehouse (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
+* @date 20 January 2003
+*/
+
+class Role {
+	
+	/** role object primary key */
+	var $iId;
+	/** role name */
+	var $sName;
+	/** role has document read permission */
+	var $bCanRead;
+	/** role has document write */
+	var $bCanWrite;
+	
+	/**
+	* Default constructor
+	*
+	* @param 	String		Role name
+	* @param 	boolean		Role has document read permission
+	* @param 	boolean		Role has document write permission
+	*
+	*/
+	function Role($sNewName, $bNewCanRead, $bNewCanWrite) {
+		//object not yet created in database
+		$this->iId = -1;
+		$this->sName = $sNewName;
+		$this->bCanRead = $bNewCanRead;
+		$this->bCanWrite = $bNewCanWrite;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	* Create the current object in the database
+	*
+	* @return boolean on successful store, false otherwise and set $_SESSION["errorMessage"]
+	*
+	*/
+	function create() {
+		global $default, $lang_err_database, $lang_err_object_exists;
+		//if the object hasn't been created
+		if ($this->iId < 0) {
+			$sql = new Owl_DB();
+			$result = $sql->query("INSERT INTO " . $default->owl_roles_table . " (name, can_read, can_write) VALUES ('" . addslashes($this->sName) . "', " . ($this->bCanRead ? 1 : 0) . ", " . ($this->bCanWrite ? 1 : 0) . ")");
+			if ($result) {
+				$this->iId = $sql->insert_id();
+				return  true;
+			}
+			$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_database;
+			return false;
+		}
+		$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_object_exists . "id = " . $this->iId . " table = document_fields";
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	* Update the values in the database table with the object's current values
+	*
+	* @return boolean true on successful update, false otherwise and set $_SESSION["errorMessage"]
+	*
+	*/
+	function update() {
+		global $default, $lang_err_database, $lang_err_object_key;
+		//only update if the object has been stored
+		if ($this->iId > 0) {
+			$sql = new Owl_DB();
+			$result = $sql->query("UPDATE " . $default->owl_roles_table . " SET name = '" . addslashes($this->sName) . "', can_read = " . ($this->bCanRead ? 1 : 0) . ", can_write = " . ($this->bCanWrite ? 1 : 0) . " WHERE id = $this->iId");
+			if ($result) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_database;
+			return false;
+		}
+		$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_object_key;
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	* Delete the current object from the database
+	*
+	* @return boolean true on successful deletion, false otherwise and set $_SESSION["errorMessage"]
+	*
+	*/
+	function delete() {
+		global $default, $lang_err_database, $lang_err_object_key;
+		//only delete the object if it exists in the database
+		if ($this->iId >= 0) {
+			$sql = new Owl_DB();
+			$result = $sql->query("DELETE FROM $default->owl_roles_table WHERE id = $this->iId");
+			if ($result) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_database;
+			return false;
+		}
+		$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_object_key;
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	* Static function.
+	* Given a roles primary key it will create a 
+	* Roles object and populate it with the 
+	* corresponding database values
+	*
+	* @return WebDocument populated WebDocument object on successful query, false otherwise and set $_SESSION["errorMessage"]
+	*/
+	function & get($iRoleID) {
+		global $default;
+		$sql = new Owl_DB();
+		$result = $sql->query("SELECT * FROM $default->owl_roles_table WHERE id = $iRoleID");
+		if ($result) {
+			if ($sql->next_record()) {
+				$oRole = & new Role($sql->f("document_id"), $sql->f("web_site_id"), $sql->f("unit_id"), $sql->f("status_id"), $sql->f("datetime"));
+				$oRole->iId = $iRoleID;
+				return $oRole;
+			}
+			$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_object_not_exist . "id = " . $iRoleID . " table = $default->owl_roles_table";
+			return false;
+		}
+		$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_database;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+/**
+	* Static function
+	* Get a list of web documents
+	*
+	* @param 	String		Where clause (not required)
+	*
+	* @return Array array of WebDocument objects, false otherwise and set $_SESSION["errorMessage"]
+	*/
+	function getList($sWhereClause = null) {
+		global $default, $lang_err_database;
+		$aRoleArray;
+		settype($aRoleArray, "array");
+		$sql = new Owl_DB();
+		$result = $sql->query("SELECT * FROM " . $default->owl_roles_table  . (isset($sWhereClause) ? " " . $sWhereClause : ""));
+		if ($result) {			
+			$iCount = 0;
+			while ($sql->next_record()) {
+				$oRole = & Role::get($sql->f("id"));
+				$aRoleArray[$iCount] = $oRole;
+				$iCount++;
+			}
+			return $aRoleArray;
+		}
+		$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_database;
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+?>