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+<?php
+/**
+ * A pre-filter for downloading news from a source. This can be a XML feed or
+ * the local database. You *can* register this filter as post filter but for
+ * output on web pages it makes no sense.
+ *
+ * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
+ * @version 0.0.0
+ * @copyright Copyright(c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, this is free software
+ * @license GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
+ * @link http://www.ship-simu.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+class NewsDownloadFilter extends BaseFilter implements Filterable {
+ /**
+ * Protected constructor
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+ protected function __construct () {
+ // Call parent constructor
+ parent::__construct(__CLASS__);
+
+ // Set part description
+ $this->setObjectDescription("A filter for downloading news");
+
+ // Create unique ID number
+ $this->generateUniqueId();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Creates an instance of this filter class
+ *
+ * @return $filterInstance An instance of this filter class
+ */
+ public final static function createNewsDownloadFilter () {
+ // Get a new instance
+ $filterInstance = new NewsDownloadFilter();
+
+ // Return the instance
+ return $filterInstance;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Executes the filter with given request and response objects
+ *
+ * @param $requestInstance An instance of a class with an Requestable interface
+ * @param $responseInstance An instance of a class with an Responseable interface
+ * @return void
+ */
+ public function execute (Requestable $requestInstance, Responseable $responseInstance) {
+ // Get a news instance
+ $newsInstance = WebNewsFactory::createFactoryByRequest($requestInstance);
+
+ // TODO Need to extend/rewrite this
+ $this->partialStub("Unfinished work.");
+ }
+}
+
+// [EOF]
+?>