3 * External storage in some particular medium.
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21 * @ingroup ExternalStorage
22 * @author Aaron Schulz
26 * Accessable external objects in a particular storage medium
28 * @ingroup ExternalStorage
31 abstract class ExternalStoreMedium
{
33 protected $params = array();
36 * @param array $params Options
38 public function __construct( array $params = array() ) {
39 $this->params
= $params;
43 * Fetch data from given external store URL
45 * @param string $url An external store URL
46 * @return string|bool The text stored or false on error
49 abstract public function fetchFromURL( $url );
52 * Fetch data from given external store URLs.
54 * @param array $urls A list of external store URLs
55 * @return array Map from the url to the text stored. Unfound data is not represented
57 public function batchFetchFromURLs( array $urls ) {
59 foreach ( $urls as $url ) {
60 $data = $this->fetchFromURL( $url );
61 // Dont return when false to allow for simpler implementations.
62 // errored urls are handled in ExternalStore::batchFetchFromURLs
63 if ( $data !== false ) {
64 $retval[$url] = $data;
72 * Insert a data item into a given location
74 * @param string $location The location name
75 * @param string $data The data item
76 * @return string|bool The URL of the stored data item, or false on error
79 abstract public function store( $location, $data );