Nodes in the Chain system exist to process data (dispatches). They are connected to each other to
form chains using the ChainHelper class, and receive a DispatchBase when they are asked
to execute their process() method by the ChainHelper.
All nodes used with the provided ChainHelper must implement the NodeBase abstract
class. This provides meta information for the node and reqiures developers to implement a
process() method. The following properties and methods are available on the
NodeBase abstract:
protected string $_key String identifier for node, must be set for node to be usable protected string $_version String version for node, must be set for node to be usable
public string __toString() Converts the class into a readable string public string getKey() Returns the node key value public string getVersion() Returns the node version value public boolean isValid() Returns whether or not the node is considered valid for processing (both key and version set, at minimum) abstract public void process(mixed $sender, DispatchBase &$dispatch) Abstract method for processing dispatch; Only called if node is valid protected NodeBase setKey(string $key) Sets the node's key value protected NodeBase setVersion(string $version) Sets the node's version value
For examples, see the 'Node' section of the Examples page.
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