3 * An abstract database access class for handling database I/O requests
5 * @see DatabaseFrontendInterface - An interface for database frontends (front-end to the application)
6 * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@mxchange.org>
8 * @copyright Copyright(c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, this is free software
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10 * @link http://www.ship-simu.org
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25 abstract class BaseDatabaseFrontend extends BaseFrameworkSystem implements DatabaseFrontendInterface, LimitableObject {
27 * The limiter instance
29 private $limitInstance = null;
32 * Protected constructor
36 protected function __construct($class) {
37 // Call parent constructor
38 parent::__construct($class);
41 $this->removeNumberFormaters();
45 * Getter for limitation instance
47 * @return $limitInstance The instance to the object ObjectLimits
49 public final function getLimitInstance () {
50 return $this->limitInstance;
54 * Setup limitation for the saving process
56 * @param $limitInstance An instance of ObjectLimits which contains
57 * elements we shall exclusivly include in
61 public final function limitObject (ObjectLimits $limitInstance) {
62 // Get limitArray for validation
63 $array = $limitInstance->getLimitArray();
65 // Sanity-check if some limitations are in the object
66 if ($array->count() > 0) {
67 // Okay, there is enougth
68 $this->limitInstance = $limitInstance;