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+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package extension
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+	exit;
+}
+
+/**
+* The extension metadata manager validates and gets meta-data for extensions
+*
+* @package extension
+*/
+class phpbb_extension_metadata_manager
+{
+	protected $phpEx;
+	protected $extension_manager;
+	protected $db;
+	protected $phpbb_root_path;
+	protected $ext_name;
+	protected $template;
+	protected $metadata;
+	protected $metadata_file;
+
+	/**
+	* Creates the metadata manager
+	* 
+	* @param dbal $db A database connection
+	* @param string $extension_manager An instance of the phpbb extension manager
+	* @param string $phpbb_root_path Path to the phpbb includes directory.
+	* @param string $phpEx php file extension
+	*/
+	public function __construct($ext_name, dbal $db, phpbb_extension_manager $extension_manager, $phpbb_root_path, $phpEx = '.php', template $template)
+	{
+		$this->phpbb_root_path = $phpbb_root_path;
+		$this->db = $db;
+		$this->phpEx = $phpEx;
+		$this->extension_manager = $extension_manager;
+		$this->ext_name = $ext_name;
+		$this->template = $template;
+		$this->metadata = array();
+		$this->metadata_file = '';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Processes and gets the metadata requested
+	 * 
+	 * @param  string $element         All for all metadata that it has and is valid, otherwise specify which section you want by its shorthand term.
+	 * @param  bool $template_output   True if you want the requested metadata assigned to template vars
+	 * @return array                   Contains all of the requested metadata
+	 */
+	public function get_meta_data($element = 'all', $template_output = false)
+	{
+		// TODO: Check ext_name exists and is an extension that exists
+		if (!$this->set_meta_data_file())
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		switch ($element) 
+		{
+			case 'all':
+			default:
+				if (!$this->clean_metadata_array())
+				{
+					return false;
+				}
+
+				if ($template_output) 
+				{
+					$this->output_template_data();
+				}
+
+				return $this->metadata;
+			break;
+			
+			case 'name':
+				if($this->validate_name)
+				{
+					if ($template_output)
+					{
+						$this->template->assign_vars(array(
+							'MD_NAME'	=> htmlspecialchars($this->metadata['name']),
+						));
+					}
+					return $this->metadata['name'];
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					return false;
+				}
+			break;
+			// TODO: Add remaining cases
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the filepath of the metadata file
+	 * 
+	 * @return null
+	 */
+	private function set_meta_data_file()
+	{
+		$ext_filepath = $this->extension_manager->get_extension_path($this->ext_name);
+		$metadata_filepath = $this->phpbb_root_path . $ext_filepath . '/composer.json';
+
+		$this->metadata_file = $metadata_filepath;
+
+		if(!file_exists($this->metadata_file))
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This array handles the validation and cleaning of the array
+	 * 
+	 * @return array Contains the cleaned and validated metadata array
+	 */
+	private function clean_metadata_array()
+	{
+		if (!$this->validate_name() || !$this->validate_type() || !$this->validate_license() || !$this->validate_description() || !$this->validate_version() || !$this->validate_require_phpbb() || !$this->validate_extra_display_name())
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		$this->check_for_optional(true);
+
+//		TODO: Remove all parts of the array we don't want or shouldn't be there due to nub mod authors
+//		$this->metadata = $metadata_finished;
+		$metadata_finished = $this->metadata;
+
+		return $metadata_finished;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validates the contents of the name field
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool True when passes validation
+	 */
+	private function validate_name()
+	{
+		if(preg_match('^[a-zA-Z0-9_\x7f-\xff]{2,}/[a-zA-Z0-9_\x7f-\xff]{2,}$', $this->metadata['name']))
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validates the contents of the type field
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool True when passes validation
+	 */
+	private function validate_type()
+	{
+		if ($this->metadata['type'] != 'phpbb3-extension')
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validates the contents of the description field
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool True when passes validation
+	 */
+	private function validate_description()
+	{
+		if(preg_match('^{10,}$', $this->metadata['description']))
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validates the contents of the version field
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool True when passes validation
+	 */
+	private function validate_version()
+	{
+		if(preg_match('^[0-9]{1,2}\.[0-9]{1,2}\.[0-9]{1,2}$', $this->metadata['version']))
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validates the contents of the license field
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool True when passes validation
+	 */
+	private function validate_license()
+	{
+		if ($this->metadata['license'] != 'GPLv2')
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validates the contents of the phpbb requirement field
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool True when passes validation
+	 */
+	private function validate_require_phpbb()
+	{
+		if(preg_match('^[0-9]{1,2}\.[0-9]{1,2}\.[0-9]{1,2}$', $this->metadata['require']['phpbb']) && version_compare($this->metadata['require']['phpbb']), '3.1.0', '>')
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validates the contents of the display name field
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool True when passes validation
+	 */
+	private function validate_extra_display_name()
+	{
+		if(preg_match('^[a-zA-Z0-9_]{2,0}$', $this->metadata['name']))
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks which optional fields exist
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean           False if any that exist fail validation, otherwise true.
+	 */
+	public function check_for_optional()
+	{
+		if ((isset($this->metadata['require']['php']) && !$this->validate_require_php()) || (isset($this->metadata['time']) && !$this->validate_time()) || (isset($this->metadata['validate_homepage']) && !$this->validate_homepage()))
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validates the contents of the php requirement field
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool True when passes validation
+	 */
+	private function validate_require_php()
+	{
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validates the contents of the time field
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool True when passes validation
+	 */
+	private function validate_time()
+	{
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validates the contents of the homepage field
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool True when passes validation
+	 */
+	private function validate_homepage()
+	{
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validates the contents of the authors field
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool True when passes validation
+	 */
+	private function validate_authors()
+	{
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the contents of the composer.json file and can also assign template vars
+	 *
+	 * @return array  Contains everything from the meta data file. Do not use without validating and cleaning first
+	 */
+	private function fetch_metadata()
+	{
+		// Read it
+		$metadata_file = file_get_contents($metadata_filepath);
+		$metadata = json_decode($metadata_file, true)
+
+		$this->metadata = $metadata;
+
+		return $metadata;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Outputs the metadata into the template
+	 * 
+	 * @return null
+	 */
+	public function output_template_data()
+	{
+		$template->assign_vars(array(
+			'MD_NAME'			=> htmlspecialchars($this->metadata['name']),
+			'MD_TYPE'			=> htmlspecialchars($this->metadata['type']),
+			'MD_DESCRIPTION'	=> htmlspecialchars($this->metadata['description']),
+			'MD_HOMEPAGE'		=> $this->metadata['homepage'],
+			'MD_VERSION'		=> htmlspecialchars($this->metadata['version']),
+			'MD_TIME'			=> htmlspecialchars($this->metadata['time']),
+			'MD_LICENSE'		=> htmlspecialchars($this->metadata['license']),
+			'MD_REQUIRE_PHP'	=> htmlspecialchars($this->metadata['require']['php']),
+			'MD_REQUIRE_PHPBB'	=> htmlspecialchars($this->metadata['require']['phpbb']),
+			'MD_DISPLAY_NAME'	=> htmlspecialchars($this->metadata['extra']['display-name']),
+		));
+
+		foreach ($this->metadata['authors'] as $author)
+		{
+			$template->assign_block_vars('md_authors', array(
+				'AUTHOR_NAME'		=> htmlspecialchars($author['name']),
+				'AUTHOR_EMAIL'		=> $author['email'],
+				'AUTHOR_HOMEPAGE'	=> $author['homepage'],
+				'AUTHOR_ROLE'		=> htmlspecialchars($author['role']),
+			));
+		}
+
+		return;
+	}