<?php
/**
 * A helper class for cryptographical things like hashing passwords and so on
 *
 * @author		Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
 * @version		0.3.0
 * @copyright	Copyright(c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, this is free software
 * @license		GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
 * @link		http://www.mxchange.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 CryptoHelper extends BaseFrameworkSystem {
	/**
	 * An instance of this own clas
	 */
	private static $selfInstance = null;

	/**
	 * Instance of the random number generator
	 */
	private $rngInstance = null;

	/**
	 * Salt for hashing operations
	 */
	private $salt = "";

	/**
	 * Private constructor
	 *
	 * @return	void
	 */
	protected function __construct () {
		// Call parent constructor
		parent::__construct(__CLASS__);

		// Set part description
		$this->setObjectDescription("Cryptographical helper");

		// Create unique ID number
		$this->createUniqueID();

		// Clean up a little
		$this->removeNumberFormaters();
		$this->removeSystemArray();
	}

	/**
	 * Creates an instance of this class
	 *
	 * @return	$cryptoInstance		An instance of this crypto helper class
	 */
	public final static function createCryptoHelper () {
		// Get a new instance
		$cryptoInstance = self::getInstance();

		// Initialize the hasher
		$cryptoInstance->initHasher();

		// Return the instance
		return $cryptoInstance;
	}

	/**
	 * Get a singleton instance of this class
	 *
	 * @return	$selfInstance	An instance of this crypto helper class
	 */
	public final static function getInstance () {
		// Is no instance there?
		if (is_null(self::$selfInstance)) {
			// Then get a new one
			self::$selfInstance = new CryptoHelper();
		}

		// Return the instance
		return self::$selfInstance;
	}

	/**
	 * Initializes the hasher for different purposes.
	 *
	 * @return	void
	 */
	protected function initHasher () {
		// Initialize the random number generator which is required by some crypto methods
		$this->rngInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('rng_class');

		// Generate a salt for the hasher
		$this->generateSalt();
	}

	/**
	 * Generates the salt based on configured length
	 *
	 * @return	void
	 */
	private function generateSalt () {
		// Get a random string from the RNG
		$randomString = $this->rngInstance->makeRandomString();

		// Get config entry for salt length
		$length = $this->getConfigInstance()->readConfig('salt_length');

		// Keep only defined number of characters
		$this->salt = substr($randomString, -$length, $length);
	}
}

// [EOF]
?>