matrix hack for channel entries api

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<?php

// hacks to ft.matrix.php to allow import of matrix data via channel_entries api 
// which doesn't call the validate() method in the fieldtype

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// CHANGE 1 
// update save method which is currently:

	/**
	 * Save
	 */
	function save()
	{
		$field_id = $this->settings['field_id'];



// to call the validate method if the cache hasn't been set:

	/**
	 * Save
	 */
	function save($data)
	{
		$field_id = $this->settings['field_id'];
		
		if(!isset($this->cache['fields'][$field_id]['cols']))
		{
			$this->validate($data);
		}


// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// CHANGE 2 
// unset $this->cache for the next import otherwise all entries have same data.
// insert the following right at the end of the post_save() method

		unset($this->cache["field_cols"][$field_id]);
		unset($this->cache["fields"][$field_id]);


// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// CHANGE 3 
// $this->settings['field_required'] isn't set when calling the validate method on save()
// update the following line (~1778) to prevent notices

		if ($this->settings['field_required'] == 'y')

// to become 

		if (isset($this->settings['field_required']) && $this->settings['field_required'] == 'y')


// thats all.

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// EXAMPLE CODE FOR IMPORT


// basic EE field data
$data = array(
		'title'			=> $operator['nameoflisting'],
		'entry_date'	=> date("Y-m-d h:i A", $entry_date),
		'channel_id'	=> $channel_id,
		'status' 		=> 'open',
		'field_id_1' 	=> $operator['unique_id'],
		'field_id_2' 	=> $operator['latitude'],
		'field_id_3' 	=> $operator['longitude']
);

// matrix field_id_4
if(count($operator['online_profiles']))
{
	$i = 0;
	foreach($operator['online_profiles'] as $profile)
	{
		$data["field_id_4"]['row_order'][] = "row_new_$i";
		$data["field_id_4"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_1"] = $profile['PROFILE_DATA'];
		$data["field_id_4"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_2"] = $profile['PROFILE_TYPE'];
		$i++;
	}
}

// matrix field_id_5
if(count($operator['assets']))
{
	$i = 0;
	foreach($operator['assets'] as $type => $item)
	{
		foreach($item as $asset)
		{
			$data["field_id_6"]['row_order'][] = "row_new_$i";
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_19"] = $type;
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_20"] = $asset['o_id'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_21"] = $asset['description'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_22"] = $asset['label'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_23"] = $asset['height'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_24"] = $asset['market'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_25"] = $asset['latitude'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_26"] = $asset['width'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_27"] = $asset['unique_id'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_28"] = $asset['asset_type'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_29"] = $asset['credit'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_30"] = $asset['exists'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_31"] = $asset['caption'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_32"] = $asset['longitude'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_33"] = $asset['url'];
			$data["field_id_6"]["row_new_$i"]["col_id_34"] = $asset['type_o_id'];
			$i++;
		}
	}
}