/**
* A content handler knows how do deal with a specific type of content on a wiki page.
* Content is stored in the database in a serialized form (using a serialization format aka mime type)
- * and is be unserialized into it's native PHP represenation (the content model).
+ * and is be unserialized into it's native PHP represenation (the content model), which is wrappe in
+ * an instance of the appropriate subclass of Content.
*
* Some content types have a flat model, that is, their native represenation is the
* same as their serialized form. Examples would be JavaScript and CSS code. As of now,
*/
abstract class ContentHandler {
+ /**
+ * Conveniance function for getting flat text from a Content object. This shleould only
+ * be used in the context of backwards compatibility with code that is not yet able
+ * to handle Content objects!
+ *
+ * If $content is equal to null or false, this method returns the empty string.
+ *
+ * If $content is an instance of TextContent, this method returns the flat text as returned by $content->getnativeData().
+ *
+ * If $content is not a TextContent object, the bahaviour of this method depends on the global $wgContentHandlerTextFallback:
+ * If $wgContentHandlerTextFallback is 'fail' and $content is not a TextContent object, an MWException is thrown.
+ * If $wgContentHandlerTextFallback is 'serialize' and $content is not a TextContent object, $content->serialize()
+ * is called to get a string form of the content.
+ * Otherwise, this method returns null.
+ *
+ * @static
+ * @param Content|null $content
+ * @return null|string the textual form of $content, if available
+ * @throws MWException if $content is not an instance of TextContent and $wgContentHandlerTextFallback was set to 'fail'.
+ */
public static function getContentText( Content $content = null ) {
global $wgContentHandlerTextFallback;
return null;
}
+ /**
+ * Conveniance function for creating a Content object from a given textual representation.
+ *
+ * $text will be deserialized into a Content object of the model specified by $modelName (or,
+ * if that is not given, $title->getContentModelName()) using the given format.
+ *
+ * @static
+ * @param $text the textual represenation, will be unserialized to create the Content object
+ * @param Title $title the title of the page this text belongs to, required as a context for deserialization
+ * @param null|String $modelName the model to deserialize to. If not provided, $title->getContentModelName() is used.
+ * @param null|String $format the format to use for deserialization. If not given, the model's default format is used.
+ *
+ * @return Content a Content object representing $text
+ */
public static function makeContent( $text, Title $title, $modelName = null, $format = null ) {
if ( !$modelName ) {
$modelName = $title->getContentModelName();
return $handler->unserialize( $text, $format );
}
+ /**
+ * Returns the name of the default content model to be used for the page with the given title.
+ *
+ * Note: There should rarely be need to call this method directly.
+ * To determine the actual content model for a given page, use Title::getContentModelName().
+ *
+ * Which model is to be used per default for the page is determined based on several factors:
+ * * The global setting $wgNamespaceContentModels specifies a content model per namespace.
+ * * The hook DefaultModelFor may be used to override the page's default model.
+ * * Pages in NS_MEDIAWIKI and NS_USER default to the CSS or JavaScript model if they end in .js or .css, respectively.
+ * * Pages in NS_MEDIAWIKI default to the wikitext model otherwise.
+ * * The hook TitleIsCssOrJsPage may be used to force a page to use the CSS or JavaScript model if they end in .js or .css, respectively.
+ * * The hook TitleIsWikitextPage may be used to force a page to use the wikitext model.
+ *
+ * If none of the above applies, the wikitext model is used.
+ *
+ * Note: this is used by, and may thus not use, Title::getContentModelName()
+ *
+ * @static
+ * @param Title $title
+ * @return null|string default model name for the page given by $title
+ */
public static function getDefaultModelFor( Title $title ) {
global $wgNamespaceContentModels;
return CONTENT_MODEL_WIKITEXT;
}
+ /**
+ * returns the appropriate ContentHandler singleton for the given title
+ *
+ * @static
+ * @param Title $title
+ * @return ContentHandler
+ */
public static function getForTitle( Title $title ) {
$modelName = $title->getContentModelName();
return ContentHandler::getForModelName( $modelName );
}
+ /**
+ * returns the appropriate ContentHandler singleton for the given Content object
+ *
+ * @static
+ * @param Title $title
+ * @return ContentHandler
+ */
public static function getForContent( Content $content ) {
$modelName = $content->getModelName();
return ContentHandler::getForModelName( $modelName );
}
/**
+ * returns the ContentHandler singleton for the given model name. Use the CONTENT_MODEL_XXX constants to
+ * identify the desired content model.
+ *
+ * ContentHandler singletons are take from the global $wgContentHandlers array. Keys in that array are
+ * model names, the values are either ContentHandler singleton objects, or strings specifying the appropriate
+ * subclass of ContentHandler.
+ *
+ * If a class name in encountered when looking up the singleton for a given model name, the class is
+ * instantiated and the class name is replaced by te resulting singleton in $wgContentHandlers.
+ *
+ * If no ContentHandler is defined for the desired $modelName, the ContentHandler may be provided by the
+ * a ContentHandlerForModelName hook. if no Contenthandler can be determined, an MWException is raised.
+ *
* @static
* @param $modelName String the name of the content model for which to get a handler. Use CONTENT_MODEL_XXX constants.
- * @return ContentHandler
- * @throws MWException
+ * @return ContentHandler the ContentHandler singleton for handling the model given by $modelName
+ * @throws MWException if no handler is known for $modelName.
*/
public static function getForModelName( $modelName ) {
global $wgContentHandlers;
}
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Constructor, initializing the ContentHandler instance with it's model name and a list of supported formats.
+ * Values for the parameters are typically provided as literals by subclasses' constructors.
+ *
+ * @param String $modelName (use CONTENT_MODEL_XXX constants).
+ * @param array $formats list for supported serialization formats (typically as MIME types)
+ */
public function __construct( $modelName, $formats ) {
$this->mModelName = $modelName;
$this->mSupportedFormats = $formats;
}
+ /**
+ *
+ * @return String the model name
+ */
public function getModelName() {
# for wikitext: wikitext; in the future: wikiast, wikidom?
# for wikidata: wikidata