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<?php
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/**
 * This file contains the basic structure for an abstract class defining a
 * transformation.
 * For instructions, read the documentation
 *
 * @package    PhpMyAdmin-Transformations
 * @subpackage [TransformationName]
 */
if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
    exit;
}

/* Get the transformations interface */
require_once 'libraries/plugins/TransformationsPlugin.class.php';

/**
 * Provides common methods for all of the [TransformationName] transformations plugins.
 *
 * @package PhpMyAdmin
 */
abstract class [TransformationName]TransformationsPlugin
    extends TransformationsPlugin
{
    /**
     * Gets the transformation description of the specific plugin
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public static function getInfo()
    {
        return __(
            'Description of the transformation.'
        );
    }

/**
     * Does the actual work of each specific transformations plugin.
     *
     * @param string $buffer  text to be transformed
     * @param array  $options transformation options
     * @param string $meta    meta information
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function applyTransformation($buffer, $options = array(), $meta = '')
    {
        // possibly use a global transform and feed it with special options

// further operations on $buffer using the $options[] array.

// You can evaluate the propagated $meta Object. It's contained fields are described in http://www.php.net/mysql_fetch_field.
        // This stored information can be used to get the field information about the transformed field.
        // $meta->mimetype contains the original MimeType of the field (i.e. 'text/plain', 'image/jpeg' etc.)

return $buffer;
    }

/**
     * This method is called when any PluginManager to which the observer
     * is attached calls PluginManager::notify()
     *
     * @param SplSubject $subject The PluginManager notifying the observer
     *                            of an update.
     *
     * @todo implement
     * @return void
     */
    public function update (SplSubject $subject)
    {
        ;
    }

/* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Getters and Setters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ */

/**
     * Gets the TransformationName of the specific plugin
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public static function getName()
    {
        return "[TransformationName]";
    }
}
?>

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