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<?php
/**
 * @package     Joomla.Site
 * @subpackage  com_weblinks
 *
 * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
 */

defined('_JEXEC') or die;

/**
 * This models supports retrieving lists of article categories.
 *
 * @since  1.6
 */
class WeblinksModelCategories extends JModelList
{
	/**
	 * Context string for the model type.  This is used to handle uniqueness
	 * when dealing with the getStoreId() method and caching data structures.
	 *
	 * @var  string
	 */
	protected $context = 'com_weblinks.categories';

/**
	 * The category context (allows other extensions to derived from this model).
	 *
	 * @var  string
	 */
	protected $_extension = 'com_weblinks';

private $_parent = null;

private $_items = null;

/**
	 * Method to auto-populate the model state.
	 *
	 * Note. Calling getState in this method will result in recursion.
	 *
	 * @since   1.6
	 */
	protected function populateState($ordering = null, $direction = null)
	{
		$app = JFactory::getApplication();
		$this->setState('filter.extension', $this->_extension);

// Get the parent id if defined.
		$parentId = $app->input->getInt('id');
		$this->setState('filter.parentId', $parentId);

$params = $app->getParams();
		$this->setState('params', $params);

$this->setState('filter.published',	1);
		$this->setState('filter.access',	true);
	}

/**
	 * Method to get a store id based on model configuration state.
	 *
	 * This is necessary because the model is used by the component and
	 * different modules that might need different sets of data or different
	 * ordering requirements.
	 *
	 * @param   string  $id	A prefix for the store id.
	 *
	 * @return  string  A store id.
	 */
	protected function getStoreId($id = '')
	{
		// Compile the store id.
		$id	.= ':'.$this->getState('filter.extension');
		$id	.= ':'.$this->getState('filter.published');
		$id	.= ':'.$this->getState('filter.access');
		$id	.= ':'.$this->getState('filter.parentId');

return parent::getStoreId($id);
	}

/**
	 * redefine the function an add some properties to make the styling more easy
	 *
	 * @return mixed An array of data items on success, false on failure.
	 */
	public function getItems()
	{
		if (!count($this->_items))
		{
			$app = JFactory::getApplication();
			$menu = $app->getMenu();
			$active = $menu->getActive();
			$params = new JRegistry;

if ($active)
			{
				$params->loadString($active->params);
			}

$options = array();
			$options['countItems'] = $params->get('show_cat_num_links', 1) || !$params->get('show_empty_categories_cat', 0);
			$categories = JCategories::getInstance('Weblinks', $options);
			$this->_parent = $categories->get($this->getState('filter.parentId', 'root'));

if (is_object($this->_parent))
			{
				$this->_items = $this->_parent->getChildren();
			}
			else
			{
				$this->_items = false;
			}
		}

return $this->_items;
	}

public function getParent()
	{
		if (!is_object($this->_parent))
		{
			$this->getItems();
		}
		return $this->_parent;
	}
}

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