Helper Functions

In /vendor/atorscho/backend/src/helpers folder you may find several files:

• misc.php: other functions.
• outputs.php: all functions that output an HTML.
• users.php: functions that have direct relation to users.

Misc

1. toObjects(): recursively converts nested arrays to nested objects of stdClass.
2. getSetting(): returns the value of a setting handle stored in settings DB table.
3. index(): simply increments a static variable with each call. Useful for counters and tabindex HTML attributes.
4. getDateFormat(): outputs a date in a date format specified in Settings.
5. getDateTimeFormat(): outputs a date in a datetime format specified in Settings.
6. datetimePicker(): outputs a datetime in a format that DatetimePicker jQuery plugin uses.
7. saveCustomField(): created rules and field names from custom field names.
8. counter(): a counter for paginated pages. You can see an example on Users page.
9. transIfExists(): the function that is used to dynamically display a localized or normal string in FlashHelper and TemplateHelper.

Outputs

1. flash(): a helper to output the Flash Message alert.
2. customFieldInput(): a function that outputs a correct input depending on the field type and options.
3. iconList(): simply returns an array of all Font-Awesome icons.

Users

1. addPermissionsToGroup(): attach permissions to specified group.
2. in(): check whether the authenticated user is in specified group.
3. can(): check whether the authenticated user has specific permission.