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 ====== System Classes ====== ====== System Classes ======
  
-The web/sys folder in VuFind contains a variety of useful classes that may help with the [[building a module|building of modules]] and other code changes.  This page documents some of the key files and classes.+:!: // This page refers to VuFind 1.x; for information on newer versions, see the current [[:development:architecture]] page. // 
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 +The web/sys folder in VuFind contains a variety of useful classes that may help with the [[legacy:vufind_1.x_developer_manual:building_a_module|building of modules]] and other code changes.  This page documents some of the key files and classes.
  
 ===== Accessing System Classes ===== ===== Accessing System Classes =====
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 This section details the actual files and classes available under web/sys.  This is only an overview, and information of this nature tends to become stale quickly, so look at the code itself for more details and to check for additional modules beyond the ones documented here. This section details the actual files and classes available under web/sys.  This is only an overview, and information of this nature tends to become stale quickly, so look at the code itself for more details and to check for additional modules beyond the ones documented here.
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 ==== General Purpose ==== ==== General Purpose ====
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 +=== Autoloader.php ===
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 +Not currently formatted as a class, this file contains a single function for autoloading classes.
  
 === Cart_Model.php === === Cart_Model.php ===
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 The CitationBuilder class is used to build APA and MLA citations for use in the VuFind interface. The CitationBuilder class is used to build APA and MLA citations for use in the VuFind interface.
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 +=== ConfigArray.php ===
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 +Not currently formatted as a class, this module contains an assortment of stand-alone functions for dealing with configuration files.
  
 === ConnectionManager.php === === ConnectionManager.php ===
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 The DataGrid class is an extension of the PEAR Structures_DataGrid class.  As of this writing, it does not appear to be used by any existing code.  //This file has been removed from newer versions of VuFind.// The DataGrid class is an extension of the PEAR Structures_DataGrid class.  As of this writing, it does not appear to be used by any existing code.  //This file has been removed from newer versions of VuFind.//
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 +=== HoldLogic.php ===
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 +Used to help with formatting (and deciding when to display) hold/recall links.
  
 === Interface.php === === Interface.php ===
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 This module contains the UserAccount class that handles user authentication by a variety of methods (method used varies based on config.ini settings). This module contains the UserAccount class that handles user authentication by a variety of methods (method used varies based on config.ini settings).
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 +=== VuFindDate.php ===
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 +Either converts date and times from a defined time string to a universal display format or from the universal display format to a requested format (often used by ILS drivers for normalization of time representation).
  
 ==== External Content ==== ==== External Content ====
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 ==== Session Interface ==== ==== Session Interface ====
  
-These files offer a variety of methods of maintaining a user's session information; the exact class to be included and instantiated is based on the [Session] type setting in web/conf/config.ini.  See [[Creating a Session Handler]] for more details.+These files offer a variety of methods of maintaining a user's session information; the exact class to be included and instantiated is based on the [Session] type setting in web/conf/config.ini.  See [[legacy:vufind_1.x_developer_manual:creating_a_session_handler|Creating a Session Handler]] for more details.
  
 === MemcacheSession.php === === MemcacheSession.php ===
legacy/vufind_1.x_developer_manual/system_classes.txt · Last modified: 2018/12/19 14:18 by demiankatz