Welcome to the Prospectus Builder
MESSAGE;
}
public static function getEndUserSubject() {
return <<json_data = CacheHandler::CacheUpToDate($json);
// if the latest cache is not the latest version of the JSON
if($this->json_data == false) {
// read the original JSON file
$this->json_data = $this->returnStructure($json);
// Write the new structure to the Cache
CacheHandler::WriteNewerCache($this->json_data);
}
}
function returnStructure($json) {
//replace the last ',' from the file
$json = $this->str_lreplace(',', '', $json);
$json = json_decode($json);
if($json === null) {
die("JSON is invalid.");
}
// initialise structure array
$structure = array();
// foreach of the json prospectus keys
foreach($json->prospectus as $obj => &$data) {
// explode on the sectionParent and take second last element (this is the actual parent from the URL)
$data->sectionParent = explode('/', $data->sectionParent);
$data->sectionParent = $data->sectionParent[count($data->sectionParent) - 2];
if(!isset($structure[$data->sectionParent]['display_title']) || ($structure[$data->sectionParent]['display_title'] !== CONFIG::getFirstPage() && $structure[$data->sectionParent]['display_title'] !== CONFIG::getLastPage())) {
$data->sectionParent = strtolower($data->sectionParent);
$data->sectionParent = replaceCommasHyphens($data->sectionParent);
$data->sectionTitle = replaceCommasHyphens((string)$data->sectionTitle);
// if the sectionParent doesn't have a key in the structure array
if(!isset($structure[$data->sectionParent])) {
// set the array up with a total_ranges value of the current section ranges
$structure[$data->sectionParent] = array ('total_ranges' => $data->sectionRanges );
} else if($structure[$data->sectionParent]['total_ranges'] !== ''){
// else just append onto what already exists
$structure[$data->sectionParent]['total_ranges'] .= ',' . $data->sectionRanges;
} else {
// else set the total_ranges to the section_ranges value
$structure[$data->sectionParent]['total_ranges'] = $data->sectionRanges;
}
if($data->sectionParent !== $data->sectionTitle) {
$thisArray = array();
$thisArray[$data->sectionTitle] = $data->sectionRanges;
$structure[$data->sectionParent] = array_merge($structure[$data->sectionParent], $thisArray);
}
$structure[$data->sectionParent]['display_title'] = $data->sectionParentTitle;
}
}
$structure['md5_checksum'] = md5(file_get_contents(CONFIG::getJSON_FILE()));
return $structure;
}
function str_lreplace($search, $replace, $subject) {
$pos = strrpos($subject, $search);
if($pos !== false)
{
$subject = substr_replace($subject, $replace, $pos, strlen($search));
}
return $subject;
}
}
class CacheHandler {
public static function CacheUpToDate($json) {
if(CONFIG::getENABLE_CACHING() === false) {
return false;
}
$cached_file = CONFIG::getJSON_CACHED_FILE();
// if the cached file exists
if(file_exists($cached_file)) {
$json_cached = json_decode(file_get_contents($cached_file), true);
$md5_main_json = md5($json);
// if the MD5 strings are the same, return the cached version
if($json_cached['md5_checksum'] === $md5_main_json) {
return $json_cached;
} else {
// else return false
return false;
}
} else {
// else return false
return false;
}
}
public static function WriteNewerCache($structure) {
if(CONFIG::getENABLE_CACHING() === false) {
return false;
}
if(file_exists(CONFIG::getJSON_CACHED_FILE())) {
// we write the cached file
file_put_contents(CONFIG::getJSON_CACHED_FILE(), json_encode($structure));
} else {
// else we make the directory, then write the cached file
$dir_to_write_json = CONFIG::getPROSPECTUS_BUILDER_LOCATION() . '/' . CONFIG::getJSON_CACHED_FILE();
$dir_to_write_json = str_replace('\\', '/', $dir_to_write_json);
$dir_to_write_json = str_replace('/index.json', '', $dir_to_write_json);
// check if the directory exists
if(is_dir($dir_to_write_json)) {
// write the file
file_put_contents(CONFIG::getJSON_CACHED_FILE(), json_encode($structure));
} else {
if(mkdir($dir_to_write_json) === false) {
die("error creating directory");
} else {
// we write the file
file_put_contents(CONFIG::getJSON_CACHED_FILE(), json_encode($structure));
}
}
}
}
}
class send_emails {
private $email_add;
private $port;
private $from;
private $content;
function __construct($email_addr) {
ini_set('SMTP', CONFIG::getSMTP_HOST());
ini_set('smtp_port', CONFIG::getSMTP_PORT());
$this->sendEmailToEndUser($email_addr);
$selections = $this->getUserSelections($_POST['selections']);
$this->sendEmailToSite($selections, $email_addr);
}
private function getUserSelections($selections) {
$selections = str_replace('-=-', ' ', $selections);
$selections = ucwords($selections);
return $selections;
}
private function sendEmailToSite($selections, $email_addr)
{
$this->from = CONFIG::getEmail_Address_From();
$this->msg = $this->formatSiteEmailMessage($_POST['selections'], $email_addr);
$this->headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0" . "\r\n" .
"Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8" . "\r\n" .
"From: " . $this->from . "\r\n" .
"Reply-To: " . $this->from . "\r\n" .
'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
$this->subject = "User downloaded a Prospectus";
$client_email_address = CONFIG::getEmail_Address_Site();
$sent = mail($client_email_address, $this->subject, $this->msg, $this->headers);
if($sent === false) {
die("false");
}
}
private function sendEmailToEndUser($email_addr)
{
$this->from = CONFIG::getEmail_Address_From();
$this->msg = $this->getEndUserEmailMessage();
$this->subject = $this->getEndUserEmailSubject();
$validEmail = filter_var($email_addr, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL);
if($validEmail === false) {
die('Please enter a valid email address');
}
if($this->msg && $this->subject) {
$this->headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0" . "\r\n" .
"Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8" . "\r\n" .
"From: " . $this->from . "\r\n" .
"Reply-To: " . $this->from . "\r\n" .
'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
$sent = mail($email_addr, $this->subject, $this->msg, $this->headers);
if($sent === false) {
die("Failed to attempt sending email");
}
}
}
function formatSiteEmailMessage($subs, $end_user_email) {
$msg = "A user downloaded a prospectus with an email address of " . $end_user_email;
$msg .= "
List of topics included in the Prospectus were: ";
//$selections = implode(' ', $subs );
$selections = '';
// add blank value to subs, in case only one value was selected.
$subs[] = '';
foreach($subs as &$selection) {
$selection = str_replace('-=-', ' -> ', $selection);
$selection = str_replace('_', ' ', $selection);
$selection = ucwords($selection);
$selections .= $selection . ' ';
}
$msg .= $selections;
return $msg;
}
function getEndUserEmailMessage() {
return CONFIG::getEndUserMessage();
}
function getEndUserEmailSubject() {
return CONFIG::getEndUserSubject();
}
}
class GeneratePDF {
public $ranges;
public $pdf;
function __construct($choices, $json_data) {
$this->json_data = $json_data;
$this->ranges = $this->getRanges($choices, $json_data);
$this->ranges = $this->formatRanges($this->ranges);
// check if the first and past page data is set, and if so, include it.
$this->ranges = $this->addFirstLastPage($this->ranges, $json_data);
$this->pdf = $this->returnPDF($this->ranges);
}
function getRanges($choices, $json_data) {
$ranges = '';
// add compulsory, if exists
if(isset($json_data->json_data[CONFIG::getCOMPULSORY_SECTION()])) {
$ranges .= $json_data->json_data[CONFIG::getCOMPULSORY_SECTION()]['total_ranges'] . ',';
}
// loop over the user selections
foreach($choices['selections'] as $index => $course_selections) {
// flag to append comma or not
$append_comma = true;
// if there is no hyphen, we are dealing with a main course
if(strpos($course_selections, '-=-') === false) {
$ranges .= $json_data->json_data[$course_selections]['total_ranges'];
} else {
// else we explode by the hyphen to get the main course and sub course name
$sections = explode('-=-', $course_selections);
$course = $sections[0];
$sub_section = $sections[1];
if(!in_array($course, $choices['selections'])) {
$ranges .= $json_data->json_data[$course][$sub_section];
// we also need to include the compulsory section, if it is set
if(CONFIG::getCOMPULSORY_SECTION() && isset($json_data->json_data[$course][CONFIG::getCOMPULSORY_SECTION()]) && strpos($ranges, $json_data->json_data[$course][CONFIG::getCOMPULSORY_SECTION()]) === false ) {
$ranges .= ',' . $json_data->json_data[$course][CONFIG::getCOMPULSORY_SECTION()];
}
} else {
$append_comma = false;
}
}
// if we are not on the last index of the choices, add a trailing comma
if($index !== count($choices['selections']) -1 && $append_comma == true) {
$ranges .= ',';
}
/*
// we also need to include the compulsory section, if it is set
if(CONFIG::getCOMPULSORY_SECTION() && isset($json_data->json_data[$course][CONFIG::getCOMPULSORY_SECTION()]) && strpos($ranges, $json_data->json_data[$course][CONFIG::getCOMPULSORY_SECTION()]) === false ) {
$ranges .= $json_data->json_data[$course][CONFIG::getCOMPULSORY_SECTION()] . ',';
}
*/
}
// return the ranges
return $ranges;
}
/**
* Format the $range so that it is a comma delimitted string and replace all ranges with singular values
* that are comma delimitted
**/
function formatRanges($ranges) {
$ranges_array = array();
$ranges_array = explode(',', $ranges);
$ranges_array = array_filter($ranges_array);
foreach($ranges_array as &$range) {
// if there is a range
if(strpos($range, '-') !== false) {
// Explode by the hyphen
$numbers = explode('-', $range);
// Ensure the data is numeric, there are only 2 numbers, and the number on the left is less than the right
if((is_numeric($numbers[0]) && is_numeric($numbers[1]) && count($numbers) == 2) && ($numbers[0] < $numbers[1])) {
$new_range = '';
// Create the new page numbers with comma delimmitted values
for($i = $numbers[0]; $i<= $numbers[1]; $i++) {
$new_range .= $i;
if($i != $numbers[1]) {
$new_range .= ',';
}
}
$range = $new_range;
} else {
// there was an error with the data
$this->throw_range_error();
}
}
}
// implode by comma
$ranges = implode(',', $ranges_array);
// explode again by comma
$ranges = explode(',', $ranges);
// make ranges unique (remove duplicates so that same pages dont appear twice)
$ranges = array_unique($ranges);
// sort ranges so pages appear in order
sort($ranges, SORT_NUMERIC );
// reimplode and return
$ranges = implode(',', $ranges);
return $ranges;
}
function addFirstLastPage($ranges, $json_data) {
if(CONFIG::getFirstPage() && CONFIG::getLastPage()) {
$first_page_name = CONFIG::getFirstPage();
$last_page_name = CONFIG::getLastPage();
$first_page_range = $json_data->json_data[$first_page_name]['total_ranges'];
$last_page_range = $json_data->json_data[$last_page_name]['total_ranges'];
$ranges = $first_page_range . ',' . $ranges . ',' . $last_page_range;
return $ranges;
} else {
return $ranges;
}
}
function returnPDF($ranges, $type = 'download') {
require_once(CONFIG::getPDF_PHP_LIBRARY_FILE());
$pdf = new PDFMerger;
try {
$pdf->addPDF(CONFIG::getMAIN_PDF_FILE(), $ranges)
->merge($type, CONFIG::getPDF_NAME());
} catch (Exception $e) {}
return $pdf;
}
function checkExists($string, $json_data) {
}
function formatChoices($choices) {
}
function throw_range_error() {
die("Data error.");
}
}
class GetHTML {
public $html;
private $json_data;
private $parent_class;
private $child_class;
function __construct($json_data) {
$this->parent_class = CONFIG::getHTML_PARENT_CLASS();
$this->child_class = CONFIG::getHTML_CHILD_CLASS();
$this->json_data = $json_data;
$this->html = $this->generateHTML($this->json_data);
echo $this->html;
}
function generateHTML($json_data) {
$html = '';
$html .= "";
$html .= '
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