Introspection for ACL resource->role mapping.

ErrorController.php

<?php
class ErrorController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
    /**
     * @aclRole annonymous
     * @aclRole admin
     */
    public function errorAction()
    {
    }
}

Parser.php

<?php
/**
 * Parses all Controller and generates the ACL lists examines the @aclRole 
 * annotation for declared roles.
 * 
 * @author zircote
 *
 */
class PinCrowd_Application_Acl_Parser
{
    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @var Zend_Controller_Front
     */
    protected $_frontController;
    
    public function __construct(Zend_Controller_Front $frontController)
    {
        $this->_frontController = $frontController;
    }
    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @return array
     */
    public function run()
    {
        $files = array();
        foreach ($this->_frontController->getControllerDirectory() as $module => $directory) {
            $dir = new DirectoryIterator($directory);
            foreach ($dir as $fileInfo) {
                if(!$fileInfo->isDot()){
                    if($module !=  'default'){
                        $prefix = ucfirst($module) . '_' ;
                    } else {
                        $prefix = null;
                    }
                    $class = str_replace('.php','',$prefix . $fileInfo->getFileName());
                    require_once ($directory . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $fileInfo->getFileName());
                    $controller = strtolower(str_replace('Controller', '', str_replace('.php','',$fileInfo->getFileName())));
                    $files[$module][$controller] = $this->_reflect($class);
                }
            }
        }
        return $files;
    }
    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param string $class (classname for introspection)
     */
    protected function _reflect($class)
    {
        $response = array();
        $reflect = new Zend_Reflection_Class($class);
        $methods = $reflect->getMethods(ReflectionMethod::IS_PUBLIC);
        /* @var $method Zend_Reflection_Method */
        foreach ($methods as $method) {
            if(substr($method->name,-6) == 'Action'){
                $roles = array();
                if($method->getDocComment()){
                    $docblock = new Zend_Reflection_Docblock($method->getDocComment());
                    /* @var $tag Zend_Reflection_Docblock_Tag */
                    foreach ($docblock->getTags('aclRole') as $tag) {
                        $roles[] = $tag->getDescription();
                    }
                } else {
                    $roles[] = 'admin';
                }
                $response[substr($method->name,0,-6)] = $roles;
            }
        }
        return $response;
    }
}

sample.out

Array
(
    [default] => Array
        (
            [about] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => annonymous
                        )

                )

            [contact] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => annonymous
                        )

                )

            [error] => Array
                (
                    [error] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => annonymous
                            [1] => admin
                        )

                )

            [index] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => annonymous
                        )

                )

        )

    [alley] => Array
        (
            [shoes] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

        )

    [auth] => Array
        (
            [account] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

            [index] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

            [login] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

            [logout] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

            [password] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

            [register] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

        )

    [company] => Array
        (
            [index] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

            [info] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

            [signup] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

        )

    [game] => Array
        (
            [lane] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

            [match] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

            [overview] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

        )

    [player] => Array
        (
            [ranking] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

            [statistics] => Array
                (
                    [index] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => admin
                        )

                )

        )

)