core/model/modx/modrequest.class.php
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- Package
- modx
\modRequest
Encapsulates the interaction of MODX with an HTTP request.
This class represents the functional portion of the MODX {@link http://www.martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/frontController.html front- controller}, and is responsible for sanitizing, interpretting, and dispatching a web request to the appropriate MODX {@link modResource Web Resource}.
- Children
- \modManagerRequest
Properties
Methods

__construct(
\modX $modx
)
:
void| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $modx | \modX | A reference to the modX object |

_cleanResourceIdentifier(
string $identifier
)
:
string | integerCleans the resource identifier from the request params.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $identifier | string | The raw identifier. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | integer | The cleansed identifier. |

getActionIDs(
array $actions
=
array(), string $namespace
=
'core'
)
:
arrayGet the IDs for a collection of string action keys
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $actions | array | |
| $namespace | string |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array |

getAllActionIDs(
string $namespace
=
''
)
:
arrayGet a list of all modAction IDs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $namespace | string |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array |

getClientIp(
)
:
arrayGet the true client IP. Returns an array of values:
- ip - The real, true client IP
- suspected - The suspected IP, if not alike to REMOTE_ADDR
- network - The client's network IP
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array |
- Access
- public

getHeaders(
boolean $ucKeys
=
false
)
:
arrayReturn the HTTP headers sent through the request
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $ucKeys | boolean | if true, upper-case all keys for the headers |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array |

getParameters(
string | array $keys
=
array(), string $type
=
'GET'
)
:
mixedGet a GPC/REQUEST variable value or an array of values from the request.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $keys | string | array | A key or array of keys to retrieve from the GPC variable. An empty array means get all keys of the variable. |
| $type | string | The type of GPC variable, GET by default (GET, POST, COOKIE or REQUEST). |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| mixed |

getResource(
string $method, string | integer $identifier, array $options
=
array()
)
:
\modResourceGets a requested resource and all required data.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $method | string | The method, 'id', or 'alias', by which to perform the resource lookup. |
| $identifier | string | integer | The identifier with which to search. |
| $options | array | An array of options for the resource fetching |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| \modResource | The requested modResource instance or request is forwarded to the error page, or unauthorized page. |

getResourceIdentifier(
string $method
)
:
stringGets the idetifier used to request a resource.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $method | string | 'alias' or 'id'. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | The identifier for the requested resource. |

getResourceMethod(
)
:
stringGets the method used to request a resource.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | 'alias', 'id', or an empty string. |

handleRequest(
)
:
booleanThe primary MODX request handler (a.k.a. controller).
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if a request is handled without interruption. |

loadErrorHandler(
string $class
=
'modError'
)
:
voidLoads the error handling class for the request.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $class | string | The class to use as the error handler. |

prepareResponse(
array $options
=
array()
)
:
booleanPrepares the MODX response to a web request that is being handled.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $options | array | An array of options |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if the response is properly prepared. |

preserveRequest(
string $key
=
'referrer'
)
:
voidPreserves the $_REQUEST superglobal to the $_SESSION.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | A key to save the $_REQUEST as; default is 'referrer'. |

registerLogging(
array $options
=
array()
)
:
voidProvides an easy way to initiate register logging.
Through an array of options, you can have all calls to modX::log() recorded in a topic of a modRegister instance. The options include:
- register: the name of the register (required)
- topic: the topic to record to (required)
- register_class: the modRegister class (defaults to modFileRegister)
- log_level: the logging level (defaults to MODX_LOG_LEVEL_INFO)
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $options | array | An array containing all the options required to initiate and configure logging to a modRegister instance. |

retrieveRequest(
string $key
=
'referrer'
)
:
stringRetrieve a preserved $_REQUEST from $_SESSION.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | A key to identify a specific $_REQUEST; default is 'referrer'. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string |