REST Client

<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
/**
 * @author Philip Sturgeon
 * @created 04/06/2009
 */

class REST {
	
    private $CI;                // CodeIgniter instance

    private $rest_server;
    
    private $supported_formats = array(
		'xml' 				=> 'application/xml',
		'json' 				=> 'application/json',
		'serialize' 		=> 'text/plain',
		'php' 				=> 'text/plain',
	);
    
    private $auto_detect_formats = array(
		'application/xml' 	=> 'xml',
		'text/xml' 			=> 'xml',
		'application/json' 	=> 'json',
		'text/json' 		=> 'json',
		'text/csv' 			=> 'csv',
		'application/csv' 	=> 'csv'
	);
	
	private $format;
	private $mime_type;
    
    private $responce_string;
    
    function __construct($config = NULL)
    {
        $this->CI =& get_instance();
        log_message('debug', 'REST Class Initialized');
        
		$this->CI->load->library('curl');
		
		// If a URL was passed to the library
		if($config !== NULL)
		{
			$this->initialize($config);
		}
    }
    
    public function initialize($config)
    {
		$this->rest_server = @$config['server'];
    }
    
    public function get($uri, $format = NULL)
    {
		if($format !== NULL)
		{
			$this->format($format);
		}

		$this->_set_headers();
        
        // Make a basic get call to recieve formatted data
        $responce = $this->CI->curl->simple_get($this->rest_server.$uri);

        // Format and return
        return $this->_format_responce($responce);
    }
    
    public function post($uri, $params = array(), $format = NULL)
    {
		if($format !== NULL)
		{
			$this->format($format);
		}

		$this->_set_headers();
        
        // Make a basic get call to recieve formatted data
        $responce = $this->CI->curl->simple_post($this->rest_server.$uri, $params);

        // Format and return
        return $this->_format_responce($responce);
    }
    
    public function delete($uri, $format = NULL)
    {
		if($format !== NULL)
		{
			$this->format($format);
		}

		$this->_set_headers();
        
        // Make a basic get call to recieve formatted data
        $responce = $this->CI->curl->simple_delete($this->rest_server.$uri);

        // Format and return
        return $this->_format_responce($responce);
    }
    
    // If a type is passed in that is not supported, use it as a mime type
    public function format($format)
	{
		if(array_key_exists($format, $this->supported_formats))
		{
			$this->format = $format;
			$this->mime_type = $this->supported_formats[$format];
		}
		
		else
		{
			$this->mime_type = $format;
		}
						 
		return $this;
	}
	
	public function debug()
	{
		echo "=============================================<br/>\n";
		echo "<h2>REST Test</h2>\n";
		echo "=============================================<br/>\n";
		echo "<h3>Responce</h3>\n";
		
		if($this->responce_string)
		{
			echo "<code>".nl2br(htmlentities($this->responce_string))."</code><br/>\n\n";
		}
		
		else
		{
			echo "No responce<br/>\n\n";
		}
		
		echo "=============================================<br/>\n";
				
		if($this->CI->curl->error_string)
		{
			echo "<h3>Errors</h3>";
			echo "<strong>Code:</strong> ".$this->CI->curl->error_code."<br/>\n";
			echo "<strong>Message:</strong> ".$this->CI->curl->error_string."<br/>\n";
			echo "=============================================<br/>\n";
		}
		
		echo "<h3>Call details</h3>";
		echo "<pre>";
		print_r($this->CI->curl->info);
		echo "</pre>";
		
	}
	
	
	private function _set_headers()
	{
		$this->CI->curl->http_header('Accept: '.$this->mime_type);
	}
	
	private function _format_responce($responce)
	{
		$this->responce_string =& $responce;
		
		// It is a supported format, so just run its formatting method
		if(array_key_exists($this->format, $this->supported_formats))
		{
			return $this->{"_".$this->format}($responce);
		}

		$returned_mime = @$this->CI->curl->info['content_type'];
		if(array_key_exists($returned_mime, $this->auto_detect_formats))
		{
			return $this->{"_".$this->auto_detect_formats[$returned_mime]}($responce);
		}
		
		return $responce;
	}
	
	
    // Format XML for output
    private function _xml($string)
    {
    	return (array) simplexml_load_string($string);
    }
    
    // Format HTML for output
    // This function is DODGY! Not perfect CSV support but works with my REST_Controller
    private function _csv($string)
    {
		return str_getcsv($string);
    }
    
    // Encode as JSON
    private function _json($string)
    {
    	return json_decode(trim($string));
    }
    
    // Encode as Serialized array
    private function _serialize($string)
    {
    	return unserialize(trim($string));
    }
    
    // Encode raw PHP
    private function _php($string)
    {
    	$string = trim($string);
    	$populated = array();
    	eval("\$populated = \"$string\";");
    	return $populated;
    }
    
}
// END REST Class

/* End of file REST.php */
/* Location: ./application/libraries/REST.php */