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+<?php
+/**
+ * Zend Framework
+ *
+ * LICENSE
+ *
+ * This source file is subject to the new BSD license that is bundled
+ * with this package in the file LICENSE.txt.
+ * It is also available through the world-wide-web at this URL:
+ * http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd
+ * If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to
+ * obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send an email
+ * to license@zend.com so we can send you a copy immediately.
+ *
+ * @category   Zend
+ * @package    Zend_XmlRpc
+ * @subpackage Client
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
+ * @version    $Id: ServerIntrospection.php 20096 2010-01-06 02:05:09Z bkarwin $
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Wraps the XML-RPC system.* introspection methods
+ *
+ * @category   Zend
+ * @package    Zend_XmlRpc
+ * @subpackage Client
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
+ */
+class Zend_XmlRpc_Client_ServerIntrospection
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Zend_XmlRpc_Client_ServerProxy
+     */
+    private $_system = null;
+
+
+    /**
+     * @param Zend_XmlRpc_Client $client
+     */
+    public function __construct(Zend_XmlRpc_Client $client)
+    {
+        $this->_system = $client->getProxy('system');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the signature for each method on the server,
+     * autodetecting whether system.multicall() is supported and
+     * using it if so.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getSignatureForEachMethod()
+    {
+        $methods = $this->listMethods();
+
+        require_once 'Zend/XmlRpc/Client/FaultException.php';
+        try {
+            $signatures = $this->getSignatureForEachMethodByMulticall($methods);
+        } catch (Zend_XmlRpc_Client_FaultException $e) {
+            // degrade to looping
+        }
+
+        if (empty($signatures)) {
+            $signatures = $this->getSignatureForEachMethodByLooping($methods);
+        }
+
+        return $signatures;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attempt to get the method signatures in one request via system.multicall().
+     * This is a boxcar feature of XML-RPC and is found on fewer servers.  However,
+     * can significantly improve performance if present.
+     *
+     * @param  array $methods
+     * @return array array(array(return, param, param, param...))
+     */
+    public function getSignatureForEachMethodByMulticall($methods = null)
+    {
+        if ($methods === null) {
+            $methods = $this->listMethods();
+        }
+
+        $multicallParams = array();
+        foreach ($methods as $method) {
+            $multicallParams[] = array('methodName' => 'system.methodSignature',
+                                       'params'     => array($method));
+        }
+
+        $serverSignatures = $this->_system->multicall($multicallParams);
+
+        if (! is_array($serverSignatures)) {
+            $type = gettype($serverSignatures);
+            $error = "Multicall return is malformed.  Expected array, got $type";
+            require_once 'Zend/XmlRpc/Client/IntrospectException.php';
+            throw new Zend_XmlRpc_Client_IntrospectException($error);
+        }
+
+        if (count($serverSignatures) != count($methods)) {
+            $error = 'Bad number of signatures received from multicall';
+            require_once 'Zend/XmlRpc/Client/IntrospectException.php';
+            throw new Zend_XmlRpc_Client_IntrospectException($error);
+        }
+
+        // Create a new signatures array with the methods name as keys and the signature as value
+        $signatures = array();
+        foreach ($serverSignatures as $i => $signature) {
+            $signatures[$methods[$i]] = $signature;
+        }
+
+        return $signatures;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the method signatures for every method by
+     * successively calling system.methodSignature
+     *
+     * @param array $methods
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getSignatureForEachMethodByLooping($methods = null)
+    {
+        if ($methods === null) {
+            $methods = $this->listMethods();
+        }
+
+        $signatures = array();
+        foreach ($methods as $method) {
+            $signatures[$method] = $this->getMethodSignature($method);
+        }
+
+        return $signatures;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Call system.methodSignature() for the given method
+     *
+     * @param  array  $method
+     * @return array  array(array(return, param, param, param...))
+     */
+    public function getMethodSignature($method)
+    {
+        $signature = $this->_system->methodSignature($method);
+        if (!is_array($signature)) {
+            $error = 'Invalid signature for method "' . $method . '"';
+            require_once 'Zend/XmlRpc/Client/IntrospectException.php';
+            throw new Zend_XmlRpc_Client_IntrospectException($error);
+        }
+        return $signature;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Call system.listMethods()
+     *
+     * @param  array  $method
+     * @return array  array(method, method, method...)
+     */
+    public function listMethods()
+    {
+        return $this->_system->listMethods();
+    }
+
+}