/app/protected/core/utils/ModelAttributeToCastTypeUtil.php

<?php
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    /**
     * Given a model and its attribute, find the appropriate cast.
     */
    class ModelAttributeToCastTypeUtil
    {
        /**
         * For a given $attributeName on a $model, set the cast of the $value based on what the castType should be for
         * that attribute.
         * @param $model
         * @param $attributeName
         * @param $value
         * @see ModelAttributeToCastTypeUtil::getCastType
         * @return casted $value
         */
        public static function resolveValueForCast($model, $attributeName, $value)
        {
            $castType = self::getCastType($model, $attributeName);
            settype($value, $castType);
            return $value;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the cast type that should be used with the named attribute
         * of the given model.  If the model is a customField, it assumes some sort of dropdown and returns
         * 'equals'.
         */
        public static function getCastType($model, $attributeName)
        {
            assert('$model instanceof RedBeanModel || $model instanceof RedBeanModels || $model instanceof ModelForm');
            assert('is_string($attributeName) && $attributeName != ""');
            if ($attributeName == 'id')
            {
                return 'int';
            }
            if ($model instanceof CustomField)
            {
                return 'string';
            }
            if ($model instanceof MultipleValuesCustomField)
            {
                return 'array';
            }
            $metadata = $model->getMetadata();
            foreach ($metadata as $className => $perClassMetadata)
            {
                if (isset($perClassMetadata['elements'][$attributeName]))
                {
                    $castType = self::getOperatorTypeFromModelMetadataElement($perClassMetadata['elements'][$attributeName]);
                    if ($castType == null)
                    {
                        break;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return $castType;
                    }
                }
            }
            if ($model->isRelation($attributeName))
            {
                throw new NotSupportedException();
            }
            else
            {
                $validators = $model->getValidators($attributeName);
                foreach ($validators as $validator)
                {
                    switch(get_class($validator))
                    {
                        case 'CBooleanValidator':
                            return 'bool';

                        case 'CEmailValidator':
                            return 'string';

                        case 'RedBeanModelTypeValidator':
                        case 'TypeValidator':
                            switch ($validator->type)
                            {
                                case 'date':
                                    return 'string';

                                case 'datetime':
                                    return 'string';

                                case 'integer':
                                    return 'int';

                                case 'float':
                                    return 'float';

                                case 'time':
                                    return 'string';

                                case 'array':
                                    throw new NotSupportedException();
                            }
                            break;

                        case 'CUrlValidator':
                            return 'string';
                    }
                }
            }
            return 'string';
        }

        protected static function getOperatorTypeFromModelMetadataElement($element)
        {
            assert('is_string($element)');
            switch ($element)
            {
                case 'CurrencyValue': //todo: once currency has validation rules, this can be removed.
                    return 'float';

                case 'DropDown':
                    return 'int';

                case 'MultiSelectDropDown':        //tbd.
                    return 'string';        //tbd.

                case 'Phone':
                    return 'string';

                case 'RadioDropDown':
                    return 'int';

                default :
                    return null;
            }
        }
    }
?>