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+<?php
+/**
+ * A generic template engine
+ *
+ * @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 BaseTemplateEngine extends BaseFrameworkSystem {
+       /**
+        * The local path name where all templates and sub folders for special
+        * templates are stored. We will internally determine the language plus
+        * "html" for web templates or "emails" for email templates
+        */
+       private $basePath = "";
+
+       /**
+        * Template type
+        */
+       private $templateType = "html";
+
+       /**
+        * The extension for web and email templates (not compiled templates)
+        */
+       private $templateExtension = ".tpl";
+
+       /**
+        * The extension for code templates (not compiled templates)
+        */
+       private $codeExtension = ".ctp";
+
+       /**
+        * Path relative to $basePath and language code for compiled code-templates
+        */
+       private $compileOutputPath = "templates/_compiled";
+
+       /**
+        * The raw (maybe uncompiled) template
+        */
+       private $rawTemplateData = "";
+
+       /**
+        * Template data with compiled-in variables
+        */
+       private $compiledData = "";
+
+       /**
+        * The last loaded template's FQFN for debugging the engine
+        */
+       private $lastTemplate = "";
+
+       /**
+        * The variable stack for the templates
+        */
+       private $varStack = array();
+
+       /**
+        * Configuration variables in a simple array
+        */
+       private $configVariables = array();
+
+       /**
+        * Loaded templates for recursive protection and detection
+        */
+       private $loadedTemplates = array();
+
+       /**
+        * Compiled templates for recursive protection and detection
+        */
+       private $compiledTemplates = array();
+
+       /**
+        * Loaded raw template data
+        */
+       private $loadedRawData = null;
+
+       /**
+        * Raw templates which are linked in code templates
+        */
+       private $rawTemplates = null;
+
+       /**
+        * A regular expression for variable=value pairs
+        */
+       private $regExpVarValue = '/([\w_]+)(="([^"]*)"|=([\w_]+))?/';
+
+       /**
+        * A regular expression for filtering out code tags
+        *
+        * E.g.: {?template:variable=value;var2=value2;[...]?}
+        */
+       private $regExpCodeTags = '/\{\?([a-z_]+)(:("[^"]+"|[^?}]+)+)?\?\}/';
+
+       /**
+        * Loaded helpers
+        */
+       private $helpers = array();
+
+       /**
+        * Current variable group
+        */
+       private $currGroup = 'general';
+
+       /**
+        * All template groups except "general"
+        */
+       private $varGroups = array();
+
+       // Exception codes for the template engine
+       const EXCEPTION_TEMPLATE_TYPE_IS_UNEXPECTED   = 0x110;
+       const EXCEPTION_TEMPLATE_CONTAINS_INVALID_VAR = 0x111;
+       const EXCEPTION_INVALID_VIEW_HELPER           = 0x112;
+
+       /**
+        * Protected constructor
+        *
+        * @param       $className      Name of the class
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected function __construct ($className) {
+               // Call parent constructor
+               parent::__construct($className);
+
+               // Clean up a little
+               $this->removeNumberFormaters();
+               $this->removeSystemArray();
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Search for a variable in the stack
+        *
+        * @param       $var    The variable we are looking for
+        * @return      $idx    FALSE means not found, >=0 means found on a specific index
+        */
+       private function isVariableAlreadySet ($var) {
+               // First everything is not found
+               $found = false;
+
+               // Is the group there?
+               if (isset($this->varStack[$this->currGroup])) {
+                       // Now search for it
+                       foreach ($this->varStack[$this->currGroup] as $idx=>$currEntry) {
+                               // Is the entry found?
+                               if ($currEntry['name'] == $var) {
+                                       // Found!
+                                       $found = $idx;
+                                       break;
+                               } // END - if
+                       } // END - foreach
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Return the current position
+               return $found;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Return a content of a variable or null if not found
+        *
+        * @param       $var            The variable we are looking for
+        * @return      $content        Content of the variable or null if not found
+        */
+       protected function readVariable ($var) {
+               // First everything is not found
+               $content = null;
+
+               // Get variable index
+               $found = $this->isVariableAlreadySet($var);
+
+               // Is the variable found?
+               if ($found !== false) {
+                       // Read it
+                       $found = $this->varStack[$this->currGroup][$found]['value'];
+               } // END - if
+
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.": group=".$this->currGroup.",var=".$var.", found=".$found."<br />\n";
+
+               // Return the current position
+               return $found;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Add a variable to the stack
+        *
+        * @param       $var    The variable we are looking for
+        * @param       $value  The value we want to store in the variable
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function addVariable ($var, $value) {
+               // Set general variable group
+               $this->setVariableGroup('general');
+
+               // Add it to the stack
+               $this->addGroupVariable($var, $value);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Returns all variables of current group or empty array
+        *
+        * @return      $result         Wether array of found variables or empty array
+        */
+       private function readCurrentGroup () {
+               // Default is not found
+               $result = array();
+
+               // Is the group there?
+               if (isset($this->varStack[$this->currGroup])) {
+                       // Then use it
+                       $result = $this->varStack[$this->currGroup];
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Return result
+               return $result;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Settter for variable group
+        *
+        * @param       $groupName      Name of variable group
+        * @param       $add            Wether add this group
+        * @retur4n     void
+        */
+       public function setVariableGroup ($groupName, $add = true) {
+               // Set group name
+               //* DEBIG: */ echo __METHOD__.": currGroup=".$groupName."<br />\n";
+               $this->currGroup = $groupName;
+
+               // Skip group 'general'
+               if (($groupName != 'general') && ($add === true)) {
+                       $this->varGroups[$groupName] = 'OK';
+               } // END - if
+       }
+
+
+       /**
+        * Adds a variable to current group
+        *
+        * @param       $var    Variable to set
+        * @param       $value  Value to store in variable
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function addGroupVariable ($var, $value) {
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.": group=".$this->currGroup.", var=".$var.", value=".$value."<br />\n";
+
+               // Get current variables in group
+               $currVars = $this->readCurrentGroup();
+
+               // Append our variable
+               $currVars[] = array(
+                       'name'  => $var,
+                       'value' => $value
+               );
+
+               // Add it to the stack
+               $this->varStack[$this->currGroup] = $currVars;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Modify an entry on the stack
+        *
+        * @param       $var    The variable we are looking for
+        * @param       $value  The value we want to store in the variable
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function modifyVariable ($var, $value) {
+               // Get index for variable
+               $idx = $this->isVariableAlreadySet($var);
+
+               // Is the variable set?
+               if ($idx !== false) {
+                       // Then modify it
+                       $this->varStack[$this->currGroup][$idx]['value'] = $value;
+               } // END - if
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for template type. Only "html", "emails" and "compiled" should
+        * be sent here
+        *
+        * @param       $templateType   The current template's type
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private final function setTemplateType ($templateType) {
+               $this->templateType = (string) $templateType;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for the last loaded template's FQFN
+        *
+        * @param       $template       The last loaded template
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private final function setLastTemplate ($template) {
+               $this->lastTemplate = (string) $template;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for the last loaded template's FQFN
+        *
+        * @return      $template       The last loaded template
+        */
+       private final function getLastTemplate () {
+               return $this->lastTemplate;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for base path
+        *
+        * @param               $basePath               The local base path for all templates
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public final function setBasePath ($basePath) {
+               // And set it
+               $this->basePath = (string) $basePath;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for base path
+        *
+        * @return      $basePath               The local base path for all templates
+        */
+       public final function getBasePath () {
+               // And set it
+               return $this->basePath;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for template extension
+        *
+        * @param               $templateExtension      The file extension for all uncompiled
+        *                                                      templates
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public final function setRawTemplateExtension ($templateExtension) {
+               // And set it
+               $this->templateExtension = (string) $templateExtension;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for code template extension
+        *
+        * @param               $codeExtension          The file extension for all uncompiled
+        *                                                      templates
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public final function setCodeTemplateExtension ($codeExtension) {
+               // And set it
+               $this->codeExtension = (string) $codeExtension;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for template extension
+        *
+        * @return      $templateExtension      The file extension for all uncompiled
+        *                                                      templates
+        */
+       public final function getRawTemplateExtension () {
+               // And set it
+               return $this->templateExtension;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for code-template extension
+        *
+        * @return      $codeExtension          The file extension for all code-
+        *                                                      templates
+        */
+       public final function getCodeTemplateExtension () {
+               // And set it
+               return $this->codeExtension;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for path of compiled templates
+        *
+        * @param       $compileOutputPath      The local base path for all compiled
+        *                                                              templates
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public final function setCompileOutputPath ($compileOutputPath) {
+               // And set it
+               $this->compileOutputPath = (string) $compileOutputPath;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for template type
+        *
+        * @return      $templateType   The current template's type
+        */
+       public final function getTemplateType () {
+               return $this->templateType;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Assign (add) a given variable with a value
+        *
+        * @param       $var    The variable we are looking for
+        * @param       $value  The value we want to store in the variable
+        * @return      void
+        * @throws      EmptyVariableException  If the variable name is left empty
+        */
+       public final function assignVariable ($var, $value) {
+               // Trim spaces of variable name
+               $var = trim($var);
+
+               // Empty variable found?
+               if (empty($var)) {
+                       // Throw an exception
+                       throw new EmptyVariableException(array($this, 'var'), self::EXCEPTION_UNEXPECTED_EMPTY_STRING);
+               } // END - if
+
+               // First search for the variable if it was already added
+               $idx = $this->isVariableAlreadySet($var);
+
+               // Was it found?
+               if ($idx === false) {
+                       // Add it to the stack
+                       //* DEBUG: */ echo "ADD: ".$var."<br />\n";
+                       $this->addVariable($var, $value);
+               } elseif (!empty($value)) {
+                       // Modify the stack entry
+                       //* DEBUG: */ echo "MOD: ".$var."<br />\n";
+                       $this->modifyVariable($var, $value);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Removes a given variable
+        *
+        * @param       $var    The variable we are looking for
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public final function removeVariable ($var) {
+               // First search for the variable if it was already added
+               $idx = $this->isVariableAlreadySet($var);
+
+               // Was it found?
+               if ($idx !== false) {
+                       // Remove this variable
+                       $this->varStack->offsetUnset($idx);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Private setter for raw template data
+        *
+        * @param       $rawTemplateData        The raw data from the template
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected final function setRawTemplateData ($rawTemplateData) {
+               // And store it in this class
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.":".$this->getUniqueId().": ".strlen($rawTemplateData)." Bytes set.<br />\n";
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo $this->currGroup." variables: ".count($this->varStack[$this->currGroup]).", groups=".count($this->varStack)."<br />\n";
+               $this->rawTemplateData = (string) $rawTemplateData;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for raw template data
+        *
+        * @return      $rawTemplateData        The raw data from the template
+        */
+       public final function getRawTemplateData () {
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.":".$this->getUniqueId().": ".strlen($this->rawTemplateData)." Bytes read.<br />\n";
+               return $this->rawTemplateData;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Private setter for compiled templates
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private final function setCompiledData ($compiledData) {
+               // And store it in this class
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.":".$this->getUniqueId().": ".strlen($compiledData)." Bytes set.<br />\n";
+               $this->compiledData = (string) $compiledData;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for compiled templates
+        *
+        * @return      $compiledData   Compiled template data
+        */
+       public final function getCompiledData () {
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.":".$this->getUniqueId().": ".strlen($this->compiledData)." Bytes read.<br />\n";
+               return $this->compiledData;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Private loader for all template types
+        *
+        * @param       $template       The template we shall load
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function loadTemplate ($template) {
+               // Get extension for the template
+               $ext = $this->getRawTemplateExtension();
+
+               // If we shall load a code-template we need to switch the file extension
+               if ($this->getTemplateType() == $this->getConfigInstance()->readConfig('code_template_type')) {
+                       // Switch over to the code-template extension
+                       $ext = $this->getCodeTemplateExtension();
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Construct the FQFN for the template by honoring the current language
+               $fqfn = sprintf("%s%s/%s/%s%s",
+                       $this->getBasePath(),
+                       $this->getLanguageInstance()->getLanguageCode(),
+                       $this->getTemplateType(),
+                       (string) $template,
+                       $ext
+               );
+
+               // Load the raw template data
+               $this->loadRawTemplateData($fqfn);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * A private loader for raw template names
+        *
+        * @param       $fqfn   The full-qualified file name for a template
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function loadRawTemplateData ($fqfn) {
+               // Get a input/output instance from the middleware
+               $ioInstance = $this->getFileIoInstance();
+
+               // Some debug code to look on the file which is being loaded
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.": FQFN=".$fqfn."<br />\n";
+
+               // Load the raw template
+               $rawTemplateData = $ioInstance->loadFileContents($fqfn);
+
+               // Store the template's contents into this class
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($rawTemplateData);
+
+               // Remember the template's FQFN
+               $this->setLastTemplate($fqfn);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Try to assign an extracted template variable as a "content" or 'config'
+        * variable.
+        *
+        * @param       $varName        The variable's name (shall be content orconfig) by
+        *                                              default
+        * @param       $var            The variable we want to assign
+        */
+       private function assignTemplateVariable ($varName, $var) {
+               // Is it not a config variable?
+               if ($varName != 'config') {
+                       // Regular template variables
+                       $this->assignVariable($var, "");
+               } else {
+                       // Configuration variables
+                       $this->assignConfigVariable($var);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Extract variables from a given raw data stream
+        *
+        * @param       $rawData        The raw template data we shall analyze
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function extractVariablesFromRawData ($rawData) {
+               // Cast to string
+               $rawData = (string) $rawData;
+
+               // Search for variables
+               @preg_match_all('/\$(\w+)(\[(\w+)\])?/', $rawData, $variableMatches);
+
+               // Did we find some variables?
+               if ((is_array($variableMatches)) && (count($variableMatches) == 4) && (count($variableMatches[0]) > 0)) {
+                       // Initialize all missing variables
+                       foreach ($variableMatches[3] as $key=>$var) {
+                               // Variable name
+                               $varName = $variableMatches[1][$key];
+
+                               // Workarround: Do not assign empty variables
+                               if (!empty($var)) {
+                                       // Try to assign it, empty strings are being ignored
+                                       $this->assignTemplateVariable($varName, $var);
+                               } // END - if
+                       } // END - foreach
+               } // END - if
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Main analysis of the loaded template
+        *
+        * @param       $templateMatches        Found template place-holders, see below
+        * @return      void
+        *
+        *---------------------------------
+        * Structure of $templateMatches:
+        *---------------------------------
+        * [0] => Array - An array with all full matches
+        * [1] => Array - An array with left part (before the ":") of a match
+        * [2] => Array - An array with right part of a match including ":"
+        * [3] => Array - An array with right part of a match excluding ":"
+        */
+       private function analyzeTemplate (array $templateMatches) {
+               // Backup raw template data
+               $backup = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // Initialize some arrays
+               if (is_null($this->loadedRawData)) { $this->loadedRawData = array(); $this->rawTemplates = array(); }
+
+               // Load all requested templates
+               foreach ($templateMatches[1] as $template) {
+
+                       // Load and compile only templates which we have not yet loaded
+                       // RECURSIVE PROTECTION! BE CAREFUL HERE!
+                       if ((!isset($this->loadedRawData[$template])) && (!in_array($template, $this->loadedTemplates))) {
+
+                               // Template not found, but maybe variable assigned?
+                               if ($this->isVariableAlreadySet($template) !== false) {
+                                       // Use that content here
+                                       $this->loadedRawData[$template] = $this->readVariable($template);
+
+                                       // Recursive protection:
+                                       $this->loadedTemplates[] = $template;
+                               } else {
+                                       // Then try to search for code-templates
+                                       try {
+                                               // Load the code template and remember it's contents
+                                               $this->loadCodeTemplate($template);
+                                               $this->loadedRawData[$template] = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+                                               // Remember this template for recursion detection
+                                               // RECURSIVE PROTECTION!
+                                               $this->loadedTemplates[] = $template;
+                                       } catch (FileNotFoundException $e) {
+                                               // Even this is not done... :/
+                                               $this->rawTemplates[] = $template;
+                                       } catch (FilePointerNotOpenedException $e) {
+                                               // Even this is not done... :/
+                                               $this->rawTemplates[] = $template;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       } // END - if
+               } // END - foreach
+
+               // Restore the raw template data
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($backup);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Compile a given raw template code and remember it for later usage
+        *
+        * @param       $code           The raw template code
+        * @param       $template       The template's name
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function compileCode ($code, $template) {
+               // Is this template already compiled?
+               if (in_array($template, $this->compiledTemplates)) {
+                       // Abort here...
+                       return;
+               }
+
+               // Remember this template being compiled
+               $this->compiledTemplates[] = $template;
+
+               // Compile the loaded code in five steps:
+               //
+               // 1. Backup current template data
+               $backup = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // 2. Set the current template's raw data as the new content
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($code);
+
+               // 3. Compile the template data
+               $this->compileTemplate();
+
+               // 4. Remember it's contents
+               $this->loadedRawData[$template] = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // 5. Restore the previous raw content from backup variable
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($backup);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Insert all given and loaded templates by running through all loaded
+        * codes and searching for their place-holder in the main template
+        *
+        * @param       $templateMatches        See method analyzeTemplate()
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function insertAllTemplates (array $templateMatches) {
+               // Run through all loaded codes
+               foreach ($this->loadedRawData as $template=>$code) {
+
+                       // Search for the template
+                       $foundIndex = array_search($template, $templateMatches[1]);
+
+                       // Lookup the matching template replacement
+                       if (($foundIndex !== false) && (isset($templateMatches[0][$foundIndex]))) {
+
+                               // Get the current raw template
+                               $rawData = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+                               // Replace the space holder with the template code
+                               $rawData = str_replace($templateMatches[0][$foundIndex], $code, $rawData);
+
+                               // Set the new raw data
+                               $this->setRawTemplateData($rawData);
+                       } // END - if
+               } // END - foreach
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Load all extra raw templates
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function loadExtraRawTemplates () {
+               // Are there some raw templates we need to load?
+               if (count($this->rawTemplates) > 0) {
+                       // Try to load all raw templates
+                       foreach ($this->rawTemplates as $key => $template) {
+                               try {
+                                       // Load the template
+                                       $this->loadWebTemplate($template);
+
+                                       // Remember it's contents
+                                       $this->rawTemplates[$template] = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+                                       // Remove it from the loader list
+                                       unset($this->rawTemplates[$key]);
+
+                                       // Remember this template for recursion detection
+                                       // RECURSIVE PROTECTION!
+                                       $this->loadedTemplates[] = $template;
+                               } catch (FileNotFoundException $e) {
+                                       // This template was never found. We silently ignore it
+                                       unset($this->rawTemplates[$key]);
+                               } catch (FilePointerNotOpenedException $e) {
+                                       // This template was never found. We silently ignore it
+                                       unset($this->rawTemplates[$key]);
+                               }
+                       } // END - foreach
+               } // END - if
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Assign all found template variables
+        *
+        * @param       $varMatches             An array full of variable/value pairs.
+        * @return      void
+        * @todo        Unfinished work or don't die here.
+        */
+       private function assignAllVariables (array $varMatches) {
+               // Search for all variables
+               foreach ($varMatches[1] as $key=>$var) {
+
+                       // Detect leading equals
+                       if (substr($varMatches[2][$key], 0, 1) == "=") {
+                               // Remove and cast it
+                               $varMatches[2][$key] = (string) substr($varMatches[2][$key], 1);
+                       }
+
+                       // Do we have some quotes left and right side? Then it is free text
+                       if ((substr($varMatches[2][$key], 0, 1) == "\"") && (substr($varMatches[2][$key], -1, 1) == "\"")) {
+                               // Free string detected! Which we can assign directly
+                               $this->assignVariable($var, $varMatches[3][$key]);
+                       } elseif (!empty($varMatches[2][$key])) {
+                               // Non-string found so we need some deeper analysis...
+                               die("Deeper analysis not yet implemented!");
+                       }
+
+               } // for ($varMatches ...
+       }
+       /**
+        * Compiles all loaded raw templates
+        *
+        * @param               $templateMatches        See method analyzeTemplate() for details
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function compileRawTemplateData (array $templateMatches) {
+               // Are some code-templates found which we need to compile?
+               if (count($this->loadedRawData) > 0) {
+
+                       // Then compile all!
+                       foreach ($this->loadedRawData as $template=>$code) {
+
+                               // Is this template already compiled?
+                               if (in_array($template, $this->compiledTemplates)) {
+                                       // Then skip it
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+
+                               // Search for the template
+                               $foundIndex = array_search($template, $templateMatches[1]);
+
+                               // Lookup the matching variable data
+                               if (($foundIndex !== false) && (isset($templateMatches[3][$foundIndex]))) {
+
+                                       // Split it up with another reg. exp. into variable=value pairs
+                                       preg_match_all($this->regExpVarValue, $templateMatches[3][$foundIndex], $varMatches);
+
+                                       // Assign all variables
+                                       $this->assignAllVariables($varMatches);
+
+                               } // END - if (isset($templateMatches ...
+
+                               // Compile the loaded template
+                               $this->compileCode($code, $template);
+
+                       } // END - foreach ($this->loadedRawData ...
+
+                       // Insert all templates
+                       $this->insertAllTemplates($templateMatches);
+
+               } // END - if (count($this->loadedRawData) ...
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Inserts all raw templates into their respective variables
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function insertRawTemplates () {
+               // Load all templates
+               foreach ($this->rawTemplates as $template=>$content) {
+                       // Set the template as a variable with the content
+                       $this->assignVariable($template, $content);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Finalizes the compilation of all template variables
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function finalizeVariableCompilation () {
+               // Get the content
+               $content = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.": content before=".strlen($content)." (".md5($content).")<br />\n";
+
+               // Walk through all variables
+               foreach ($this->varStack['general'] as $currEntry) {
+                       //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.": name=".$currEntry['name'].", value=<pre>".htmlentities($currEntry['value'])."</pre>\n";
+                       // Replace all [$var] or {?$var?} with the content
+                       // Old behaviour, will become obsolete!
+                       $content = str_replace("\$content[".$currEntry['name']."]", $currEntry['value'], $content);
+
+                       // Yet another old way
+                       $content = str_replace("[".$currEntry['name']."]", $currEntry['value'], $content);
+
+                       // The new behaviour
+                       $content = str_replace("{?".$currEntry['name']."?}", $currEntry['value'], $content);
+               } // END - for
+
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.": content after=".strlen($content)." (".md5($content).")<br />\n";
+
+               // Set the content back
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($content);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Load a specified web template into the engine
+        *
+        * @param       $template       The web template we shall load which is located in
+        *                                              "html" by default
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function loadWebTemplate ($template) {
+               // Set template type
+               $this->setTemplateType($this->getConfigInstance()->readConfig('web_template_type'));
+
+               // Load the special template
+               $this->loadTemplate($template);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Assign a given congfiguration variable with a value
+        *
+        * @param       $var    The configuration variable we want to assign
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function assignConfigVariable ($var) {
+               // Sweet and simple...
+               $this->configVariables[$var] = $this->getConfigInstance()->readConfig($var);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Load a specified email template into the engine
+        *
+        * @param       $template       The email template we shall load which is located in
+        *                                              "emails" by default
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function loadEmailTemplate ($template) {
+               // Set template type
+               $this->setTemplateType($this->getConfigInstance()->readConfig('email_template_type'));
+
+               // Load the special template
+               $this->loadTemplate($template);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Load a specified code template into the engine
+        *
+        * @param               $template               The code template we shall load which is
+        *                                              located in "code" by default
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function loadCodeTemplate ($template) {
+               // Set template type
+               $this->setTemplateType($this->getConfigInstance()->readConfig('code_template_type'));
+
+               // Load the special template
+               $this->loadTemplate($template);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Compile all variables by inserting their respective values
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        * @todo        Make this code some nicer...
+        */
+       public final function compileVariables () {
+               // Initialize the $content array
+               $validVar = $this->getConfigInstance()->readConfig('tpl_valid_var');
+               $dummy = array();
+
+               // Iterate through all general variables
+               foreach ($this->varStack['general'] as $currVariable) {
+                       // Transfer it's name/value combination to the $content array
+                       //* DEBUG: */ echo $currVariable['name']."=<pre>".htmlentities($currVariable['value'])."</pre>\n";
+                       $dummy[$currVariable['name']] = $currVariable['value'];
+
+               }// END - if
+
+               // Set the new variable (don't remove the second dollar !)
+               $$validVar = $dummy;
+
+               // Prepare all configuration variables
+               $config = $this->configVariables;
+
+               // Remove some variables
+               unset($idx);
+               unset($currVariable);
+
+               // Run the compilation twice to get content from helper classes in
+               $cnt = 0;
+               while ($cnt < 3) {
+                       // Finalize the compilation of template variables
+                       $this->finalizeVariableCompilation();
+
+                       // Prepare the eval() command for comiling the template
+                       $eval = sprintf("\$result = \"%s\";",
+                               addslashes($this->getRawTemplateData())
+                       );
+
+                       // This loop does remove the backslashes (\) in PHP parameters
+                       while (strpos($eval, "<?php") !== false) {
+                               // Get left part before "<?"
+                               $evalLeft = substr($eval, 0, strpos($eval, "<?php"));
+
+                               // Get all from right of "<?"
+                               $evalRight = substr($eval, (strpos($eval, "<?php") + 5));
+
+                               // Cut middle part out and remove escapes
+                               $evalMiddle = trim(substr($evalRight, 0, strpos($evalRight, "?>")));
+                               $evalMiddle = stripslashes($evalMiddle);
+
+                               // Remove the middle part from right one
+                               $evalRight = substr($evalRight, (strpos($evalRight, "?>") + 2));
+
+                               // And put all together
+                               $eval = sprintf("%s<%%php %s %%>%s", $evalLeft, $evalMiddle, $evalRight);
+                       } // END - while
+
+                       // Prepare PHP code for eval() command
+                       $eval = str_replace(
+                               "<%php", "\";",
+                               str_replace(
+                                       "%>", "\n\$result .= \"", $eval
+                               )
+                       );
+
+                       // Run the constructed command. This will "compile" all variables in
+                       @eval($eval);
+
+                       // Goes something wrong?
+                       if (!isset($result)) {
+                               // Output eval command
+                               $this->debugOutput(sprintf("Failed eval() code: <pre>%s</pre>", $this->markupCode($eval, true)), true);
+
+                               // Output backtrace here
+                               $this->debugBackTrace();
+                       } // END - if
+
+                       // Set raw template data
+                       $this->setRawTemplateData($result);
+                       $cnt++;
+               } // END - while
+
+               // Final variable assignment
+               $this->finalizeVariableCompilation();
+
+               // Set the new content
+               $this->setCompiledData($this->getRawTemplateData());
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Compile all required templates into the current loaded one
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        * @throws      UnexpectedTemplateTypeException If the template type is
+        *                                                                                      not "code"
+        * @throws      InvalidArrayCountException              If an unexpected array
+        *                                                                                      count has been found
+        */
+       public function compileTemplate () {
+               // We will only work with template type "code" from configuration
+               if ($this->getTemplateType() != $this->getConfigInstance()->readConfig('code_template_type')) {
+                       // Abort here
+                       throw new UnexpectedTemplateTypeException(array($this, $this->getTemplateType(), $this->getConfigInstance()->readConfig('code_template_type')), self::EXCEPTION_TEMPLATE_TYPE_IS_UNEXPECTED);
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Get the raw data.
+               $rawData = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // Remove double spaces and trim leading/trailing spaces
+               $rawData = trim(str_replace("  ", " ", $rawData));
+
+               // Search for raw variables
+               $this->extractVariablesFromRawData($rawData);
+
+               // Search for code-tags which are {? ?}
+               preg_match_all($this->regExpCodeTags, $rawData, $templateMatches);
+
+               // Analyze the matches array
+               if ((is_array($templateMatches)) && (count($templateMatches) == 4) && (count($templateMatches[0]) > 0)) {
+                       // Entries are found:
+                       //
+                       // The main analysis
+                       $this->analyzeTemplate($templateMatches);
+
+                       // Compile raw template data
+                       $this->compileRawTemplateData($templateMatches);
+
+                       // Are there some raw templates left for loading?
+                       $this->loadExtraRawTemplates();
+
+                       // Are some raw templates found and loaded?
+                       if (count($this->rawTemplates) > 0) {
+
+                               // Insert all raw templates
+                               $this->insertRawTemplates();
+
+                               // Remove the raw template content as well
+                               $this->setRawTemplateData("");
+
+                       } // END - if
+
+               } // END - if($templateMatches ...
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * A old deprecated method
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        * @deprecated
+        * @see         BaseTemplateEngine::transferToResponse
+        */
+       public function output () {
+               // Check which type of template we have
+               switch ($this->getTemplateType()) {
+               case "html": // Raw HTML templates can be send to the output buffer
+                       // Quick-N-Dirty:
+                       $this->getWebOutputInstance()->output($this->getCompiledData());
+                       break;
+
+               default: // Unknown type found
+                       // Construct message
+                       $msg = sprintf("[%s-&gt;%s] Unknown/unsupported template type <strong>%s</strong> detected.",
+                               $this->__toString(),
+                               __FUNCTION__,
+                               $this->getTemplateType()
+                       );
+
+                       // Write the problem to the world...
+                       $this->debugOutput($msg);
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Loads a given view helper (by name)
+        *
+        * @param       $helperName             The helper's name
+        * @return      void
+        * @throws      ViewHelperNotFoundException     If the given view helper was not found
+        */
+       protected function loadViewHelper ($helperName) {
+               // Make first character upper case, rest low
+               $helperName = ucfirst($helperName);
+
+               // Is this view helper loaded?
+               if (!isset($this->helpers[$helperName])) {
+                       // Create a class name
+                       $className = "{$helperName}ViewHelper";
+
+                       // Does this class exists?
+                       if (!class_exists($className)) {
+                               // Abort here!
+                               throw new ViewHelperNotFoundException(array($this, $helperName), self::EXCEPTION_INVALID_VIEW_HELPER);
+                       } // END - if
+
+                       // Generate new instance
+                       $eval = sprintf("\$this->helpers[%s] = %s::create%s();",
+                               $helperName,
+                               $className,
+                               $className
+                       );
+
+                       // Run the code
+                       eval($eval);
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Return the requested instance
+               return $this->helpers[$helperName];
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Assigns the last loaded raw template content with a given variable
+        *
+        * @param       $templateName   Name of the template we want to assign
+        * @param       $variableName   Name of the variable we want to assign
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function assignTemplateWithVariable ($templateName, $variableName) {
+               // Get the content from last loaded raw template
+               $content = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // Assign the variable
+               $this->assignVariable($variableName, $content);
+
+               // Purge raw content
+               $this->setRawTemplateData("");
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Transfers the content of this template engine to a given response instance
+        *
+        * @param       $responseInstance       An instance of a response class
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function transferToResponse (Responseable $responseInstance) {
+               // Get the content and set it in the response class
+               $responseInstance->writeToBody($this->getCompiledData());
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Assigns all the application data with template variables
+        *
+        * @param       $appInstance    A manageable application instance
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function assignApplicationData (ManageableApplication $appInstance) {
+               // Get long name and assign it
+               $this->assignVariable('app_full_name' , $appInstance->getAppName());
+
+               // Get short name and assign it
+               $this->assignVariable('app_short_name', $appInstance->getAppShortName());
+
+               // Get version number and assign it
+               $this->assignVariable('app_version'   , $appInstance->getAppVersion());
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * "Compiles" a variable by replacing {?var?} with it's content
+        *
+        * @param       $rawCode        Raw code to compile
+        * @return      $rawCode        Compile code with inserted variable value
+        */
+       public function compileRawCode ($rawCode) {
+               // Find the variables
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo "rawCode=<pre>".htmlentities($rawCode)."</pre>\n";
+               preg_match_all($this->regExpVarValue, $rawCode, $varMatches);
+
+               // Compile all variables
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo "<pre>".print_r($varMatches, true)."</pre>";
+               foreach ($varMatches[0] as $match) {
+                       // Add variable tags around it
+                       $varCode = "{?".$match."?}";
+
+                       // Is the variable found in code? (safes some calls)
+                       if (strpos($rawCode, $varCode) !== false) {
+                               // Replace the variable with it's value, if found
+                               //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.": match=".$match."<br />\n";
+                               $rawCode = str_replace($varCode, $this->readVariable($match), $rawCode);
+                       } // END - if
+               } // END - foreach
+
+               // Return the compiled data
+               return $rawCode;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for variable group array
+        *
+        * @return      $vargroups      All variable groups
+        */
+       public final function getVariableGroups () {
+               return $this->varGroups;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Renames a variable in code and in stack
+        *
+        * @param       $oldName        Old name of variable
+        * @param       $newName        New name of variable
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function renameVariable ($oldName, $newName) {
+               //* DEBUG: */ echo __METHOD__.": oldName={$oldName}, newName={$newName}<br />\n";
+               // Get raw template code
+               $rawData = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // Replace it
+               $rawData = str_replace($oldName, $newName, $rawData);
+
+               // Set the code back
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($rawData);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Renders the given XML content
+        *
+        * @param       $content        Valid XML content or if not set the current loaded raw content
+        * @return      void
+        * @throws      XmlParserException      If an XML error was found
+        */
+       public final function renderXmlContent ($content = null) {
+               // Is the content set?
+               if (is_null($content)) {
+                       // Get current content
+                       $content = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Convert all to UTF8
+               $content = recode("html..utf8", $content);
+
+               // Get an XML parser
+               $xmlParser = xml_parser_create();
+
+               // Force case-folding to on
+               xml_parser_set_option($xmlParser, XML_OPTION_CASE_FOLDING, true);
+
+               // Set object
+               xml_set_object($xmlParser, $this);
+
+               // Set handler call-backs
+               xml_set_element_handler($xmlParser, 'startElement', 'endElement');
+               xml_set_character_data_handler($xmlParser, 'characterHandler');
+
+               // Now parse the XML tree
+               if (!xml_parse($xmlParser, $content)) {
+                       // Error found in XML!
+                       //die("<pre>".htmlentities($content)."</pre>");
+                       throw new XmlParserException(array($this, $xmlParser), BaseHelper::EXCEPTION_XML_PARSER_ERROR);
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Free the parser
+               xml_parser_free($xmlParser);
+       }
+}
+
+// [EOF]
+?>