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[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / includes / externalstore / ExternalStoreMedium.php
1 <?php
2 /**
3 * External storage in some particular medium.
4 *
5 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
6 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
7 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
8 * (at your option) any later version.
9 *
10 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
13 * GNU General Public License for more details.
14 *
15 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
16 * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
17 * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
18 * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
19 *
20 * @file
21 * @ingroup ExternalStorage
22 * @author Aaron Schulz
23 */
24
25 /**
26 * Accessable external objects in a particular storage medium
27 *
28 * @ingroup ExternalStorage
29 * @since 1.21
30 */
31 abstract class ExternalStoreMedium {
32 /** @var Array */
33 protected $params = array();
34
35 /**
36 * @param array $params Options
37 */
38 public function __construct( array $params = array() ) {
39 $this->params = $params;
40 }
41
42 /**
43 * Fetch data from given external store URL
44 *
45 * @param string $url An external store URL
46 * @return string|bool The text stored or false on error
47 * @throws MWException
48 */
49 abstract public function fetchFromURL( $url );
50
51 /**
52 * Insert a data item into a given location
53 *
54 * @param string $location the location name
55 * @param string $data the data item
56 * @return string|bool The URL of the stored data item, or false on error
57 * @throws MWException
58 */
59 abstract public function store( $location, $data );
60 }