3 * External storage in some particular medium.
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21 * @ingroup ExternalStorage
22 * @author Aaron Schulz
26 * Accessable external objects
27 * @ingroup ExternalStorage
29 abstract class ExternalStoreMedium
{
31 protected $params = array();
34 * @param $params array Options
36 public function __construct( array $params = array() ) {
37 $this->params
= $params;
41 * Fetch data from given external store URL
43 * @param $url string An external store URL
44 * @return string|bool The text stored or false on error
47 public abstract function fetchFromURL( $url );
50 * Insert a data item into a given location
52 * @param $location string: the location name
53 * @param $data string: the data item
54 * @return string|bool The URL of the stored data item, or false on error
57 public abstract function store( $location, $data );