state_machine.api.php in State Machine 7

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state_machine.api.php

<?php

/**
 * State Machine Developer Documentation
 *
 * The State Machine module is an API only.  You must extend the StateMachine class to use this module.
 * Extend the StateMachine class to get started
 *
 * @see the state_flow module for a complete example.
 */
class TestMachine extends StateMachine {

  /**
   * Called from StateMachine::__construct to initialize the states and events.
   *
   * Defines States Draft, Published and Unpublished.
   * Define Events Publish, Unpublish and To Draft
   */
  public function init() {

    // Initialize states
    // @see StateMachine::create_state
    // Add Draft State
    $this
      ->create_state('draft');

    // Add Published State
    // We Use the the "on_enter and on_exit functionality."
    $this
      ->create_state('published', array(
      # When the state is set to "Published" run the mehtod "on_enter_published" on this object.
      'on_enter' => array(
        $this,
        'on_enter_published',
      ),
      # When leaving the state "Published" then run the method "on_exit_published" on this object.
      'on_exit' => array(
        $this,
        'on_exit_published',
      ),
    ));

    // Add the state "unpublished"
    $this
      ->create_state('unpublished');

    // Initialize events
    // @see StateMachine::create_event
    // Add the pusblish event to  move the state from "draft" to "published"
    $this
      ->create_event('publish', array(
      'origin' => 'draft',
      'target' => 'published',
    ));

    // Add the unpusblish event to  move the state from "published" to "unpublished"
    $this
      ->create_event('unpublish', array(
      'origin' => 'published',
      'target' => 'unpublished',
    ));

    // Add the "to draft" event to move the state from unpublished to draft
    $this
      ->create_event('to draft', array(
      'origin' => 'unpublished',
      'target' => 'draft',
    ));
  }
  public function on_enter_published() {

    // Do some stuff
  }
  public function on_exit_published() {

    // Do some stuff
  }

}

Classes

Name	Description
TestMachine	State Machine Developer Documentation