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+<?php
+/*
+An XML-RPC implementation by Keith Devens, version 2.5c.
+http://www.keithdevens.com/software/xmlrpc/
+
+Release history available at:
+http://www.keithdevens.com/software/xmlrpc/history/
+
+This code is Open Source, released under terms similar to the Artistic License.
+Read the license at http://www.keithdevens.com/software/license/
+
+Note: this code requires version 4.1.0 or higher of PHP.
+*/
+
+function & XML_serialize(&$data, $level = 0, $prior_key = NULL){
+	#assumes a hash, keys are the variable names
+	$xml_serialized_string = "";
+	while(list($key, $value) = each($data)){
+		$inline = false;
+		$numeric_array = false;
+		$attributes = "";
+		#echo "My current key is '$key', called with prior key '$prior_key'<br>";
+		if(!strstr($key, " attr")){ #if it's not an attribute
+			if(array_key_exists("$key attr", $data)){
+				while(list($attr_name, $attr_value) = each($data["$key attr"])){
+					#echo "Found attribute $attribute_name with value $attribute_value<br>";
+					$attr_value = &htmlspecialchars($attr_value, ENT_QUOTES);
+					$attributes .= " $attr_name=\"$attr_value\"";
+				}
+			}
+
+			if(is_numeric($key)){
+				#echo "My current key ($key) is numeric. My parent key is '$prior_key'<br>";
+				$key = $prior_key;
+			}else{
+				#you can't have numeric keys at two levels in a row, so this is ok
+				#echo "Checking to see if a numeric key exists in data.";
+				if(is_array($value) and array_key_exists(0, $value)){
+				#	echo " It does! Calling myself as a result of a numeric array.<br>";
+					$numeric_array = true;
+					$xml_serialized_string .= XML_serialize($value, $level, $key);
+				}
+				#echo "<br>";
+			}
+
+			if(!$numeric_array){
+				$xml_serialized_string .= str_repeat("\t", $level) . "<$key$attributes>";
+
+				if(is_array($value)){
+					$xml_serialized_string .= "\r\n" . XML_serialize($value, $level+1);
+				}else{
+					$inline = true;
+					$xml_serialized_string .= $value;
+				}
+
+				$xml_serialized_string .= (!$inline ? str_repeat("\t", $level) : "") . "</$key>\r\n";
+			}
+		}else{
+			#echo "Skipping attribute record for key $key<bR>";
+		}
+	}
+	if($level == 0){
+		$xml_serialized_string = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>\r\n" . $xml_serialized_string;
+		return $xml_serialized_string;
+	}else{
+		return $xml_serialized_string;
+	}
+}
+
+class XML {
+	var $parser; #a reference to the XML parser
+	var $document; #the entire XML structure built up so far
+	var $current; #a pointer to the current item - what is this
+	var $parent; #a pointer to the current parent - the parent will be an array
+	var $parents; #an array of the most recent parent at each level
+
+	var $last_opened_tag;
+
+	function XML($data=null){
+		$this->parser = xml_parser_create();
+
+		xml_parser_set_option ($this->parser, XML_OPTION_CASE_FOLDING, 0);
+		xml_set_object($this->parser, &$this);
+		xml_set_element_handler($this->parser, "open", "close");
+		xml_set_character_data_handler($this->parser, "data");
+#		register_shutdown_function(array(&$this, 'destruct'));
+	}
+
+	function destruct(){
+		xml_parser_free($this->parser);
+	}
+
+	function parse($data){
+		$this->document = array();
+		$this->parent = &$this->document;
+		$this->parents = array();
+		$this->last_opened_tag = NULL;
+		xml_parse($this->parser, $data);
+		return $this->document;
+	}
+
+	function open($parser, $tag, $attributes){
+		#echo "Opening tag $tag<br>\n";
+		$this->data = "";
+		$this->last_opened_tag = $tag; #tag is a string
+		if(array_key_exists($tag, $this->parent)){
+			#echo "There's already an instance of '$tag' at the current level ($level)<br>\n";
+			if(is_array($this->parent[$tag]) and array_key_exists(0, $this->parent[$tag])){ #if the keys are numeric
+				#need to make sure they're numeric (account for attributes)
+				$key = count_numeric_items($this->parent[$tag]);
+				#echo "There are $key instances: the keys are numeric.<br>\n";
+			}else{
+				#echo "There is only one instance. Shifting everything around<br>\n";
+				$temp = &$this->parent[$tag];
+				unset($this->parent[$tag]);
+				$this->parent[$tag][0] = &$temp;
+
+				if(array_key_exists("$tag attr", $this->parent)){
+					#shift the attributes around too if they exist
+					$temp = &$this->parent["$tag attr"];
+					unset($this->parent["$tag attr"]);
+					$this->parent[$tag]["0 attr"] = &$temp;
+				}
+				$key = 1;
+			}
+			$this->parent = &$this->parent[$tag];
+		}else{
+			$key = $tag;
+		}
+		if($attributes){
+			$this->parent["$key attr"] = $attributes;
+		}
+
+		$this->parent[$key] = array();
+		$this->parent = &$this->parent[$key];
+		array_unshift($this->parents, &$this->parent);
+	}
+
+	function data($parser, $data){
+		#echo "Data is '", htmlspecialchars($data), "'<br>\n";
+		if($this->last_opened_tag != NULL){
+			$this->data .= $data;
+		}
+	}
+
+	function close($parser, $tag){
+		#echo "Close tag $tag<br>\n";
+		if($this->last_opened_tag == $tag){
+			$this->parent = $this->data;
+			$this->last_opened_tag = NULL;
+		}
+		array_shift($this->parents);
+		$this->parent = &$this->parents[0];
+	}
+}
+
+function & XML_unserialize(&$xml){
+	$xml_parser = new XML();
+	$data = &$xml_parser->parse(&$xml);
+	$xml_parser->destruct();
+	return $data;
+}
+
+function & XMLRPC_parse(&$request){
+	if(defined('XMLRPC_DEBUG') and XMLRPC_DEBUG){
+		XMLRPC_debug('XMLRPC_parse', "<p>Received the following raw request:</p>" . XMLRPC_show($request, 'print_r', true));
+	}
+	$data = &XML_unserialize(&$request);
+	if(defined('XMLRPC_DEBUG') and XMLRPC_DEBUG){
+		XMLRPC_debug('XMLRPC_parse', "<p>Returning the following parsed request:</p>" . XMLRPC_show($data, 'print_r', true));
+	}
+	return $data;
+}
+
+function & XMLRPC_prepare($data, $type = NULL){
+	if(is_array($data)){
+		$num_elements = count($data);
+		if((array_key_exists(0, $data) or !$num_elements) and $type != 'struct'){ #it's an array
+			if(!$num_elements){ #if the array is empty
+				$returnvalue =  array('array' => array('data' => NULL));
+			}else{
+				$returnvalue['array']['data']['value'] = array();
+				$temp = &$returnvalue['array']['data']['value'];
+				$count = count_numeric_items($data);
+				for($n=0; $n<$count; $n++){
+					$type = NULL;
+					if(array_key_exists("$n type", $data)){
+						$type = $data["$n type"];
+					}
+					$temp[$n] = XMLRPC_prepare(&$data[$n], $type);
+				}
+			}
+		}else{ #it's a struct
+			if(!$num_elements){ #if the struct is empty
+				$returnvalue = array('struct' => NULL);
+			}else{
+				$returnvalue['struct']['member'] = array();
+				$temp = &$returnvalue['struct']['member'];
+				while(list($key, $value) = each($data)){
+					if(substr($key, -5) != ' type'){ #if it's not a type specifier
+						$type = NULL;
+						if(array_key_exists("$key type", $data)){
+							$type = $data["$key type"];
+						}
+						$temp[] = array('name' => $key, 'value' => XMLRPC_prepare(&$value, $type));
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}else{ #it's a scalar
+		if(!$type){
+			if(is_int($data)){
+				$returnvalue['int'] = $data;
+				return $returnvalue;
+			}elseif(is_float($data)){
+				$returnvalue['double'] = $data;
+				return $returnvalue;
+			}elseif(is_bool($data)){
+				$returnvalue['boolean'] = ($data ? 1 : 0);
+				return $returnvalue;
+			}elseif(preg_match('/\d{8}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}/', $data, $matches)){ #it's a date
+				$returnvalue['dateTime.iso8601'] = $data;
+				return $returnvalue;
+			}elseif(is_string($data)){
+				$returnvalue['string'] = htmlspecialchars($data);
+				return $returnvalue;
+			}
+		}else{
+			$returnvalue[$type] = htmlspecialchars($data);
+		}
+	}
+	return $returnvalue;
+}
+
+function & XMLRPC_adjustValue(&$current_node){
+	if(is_array($current_node)){
+		if(isset($current_node['array'])){
+			if(!is_array($current_node['array']['data'])){
+				#If there are no elements, return an empty array
+				return array();
+			}else{
+				#echo "Getting rid of array -> data -> value<br>\n";
+				$temp = &$current_node['array']['data']['value'];
+				if(is_array($temp) and array_key_exists(0, $temp)){
+					$count = count($temp);
+					for($n=0;$n<$count;$n++){
+						$temp2[$n] = &XMLRPC_adjustValue(&$temp[$n]);
+					}
+					$temp = &$temp2;
+				}else{
+					$temp2 = &XMLRPC_adjustValue(&$temp);
+					$temp = array(&$temp2);
+					#I do the temp assignment because it avoids copying,
+					# since I can put a reference in the array
+					#PHP's reference model is a bit silly, and I can't just say:
+					# $temp = array(&XMLRPC_adjustValue(&$temp));
+				}
+			}
+		}elseif(isset($current_node['struct'])){
+			if(!is_array($current_node['struct'])){
+				#If there are no members, return an empty array
+				return array();
+			}else{
+				#echo "Getting rid of struct -> member<br>\n";
+				$temp = &$current_node['struct']['member'];
+				if(is_array($temp) and array_key_exists(0, $temp)){
+					$count = count($temp);
+					for($n=0;$n<$count;$n++){
+						#echo "Passing name {$temp[$n][name]}. Value is: " . show($temp[$n][value], var_dump, true) . "<br>\n";
+						$temp2[$temp[$n]['name']] = &XMLRPC_adjustValue(&$temp[$n]['value']);
+						#echo "adjustValue(): After assigning, the value is " . show($temp2[$temp[$n]['name']], var_dump, true) . "<br>\n";
+					}
+				}else{
+					#echo "Passing name $temp[name]<br>\n";
+					$temp2[$temp['name']] = &XMLRPC_adjustValue(&$temp['value']);
+				}
+				$temp = &$temp2;
+			}
+		}else{
+			$types = array('string', 'int', 'i4', 'double', 'dateTime.iso8601', 'base64', 'boolean');
+			$fell_through = true;
+			foreach($types as $type){
+				if(array_key_exists($type, $current_node)){
+					#echo "Getting rid of '$type'<br>\n";
+					$temp = &$current_node[$type];
+					#echo "adjustValue(): The current node is set with a type of $type<br>\n";
+					$fell_through = false;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if($fell_through){
+				$type = 'string';
+				#echo "Fell through! Type is $type<br>\n";
+			}
+			switch ($type){
+				case 'int': case 'i4': $temp = (int)$temp;    break;
+				case 'string':         $temp = (string)$temp; break;
+				case 'double':         $temp = (double)$temp; break;
+				case 'boolean':        $temp = (bool)$temp;   break;
+			}
+		}
+	}else{
+		$temp = (string)$current_node;
+	}
+	return $temp;
+}
+
+function XMLRPC_getParams($request){
+	if(!is_array($request['methodCall']['params'])){
+		#If there are no parameters, return an empty array
+		return array();
+	}else{
+		#echo "Getting rid of methodCall -> params -> param<br>\n";
+		$temp = &$request['methodCall']['params']['param'];
+		if(is_array($temp) and array_key_exists(0, $temp)){
+			$count = count($temp);
+			for($n = 0; $n < $count; $n++){
+				#echo "Serializing parameter $n<br>";
+				$temp2[$n] = &XMLRPC_adjustValue(&$temp[$n]['value']);
+			}
+		}else{
+			$temp2[0] = &XMLRPC_adjustValue($temp['value']);
+		}
+		$temp = &$temp2;
+		return $temp;
+	}
+}
+
+function XMLRPC_getMethodName($methodCall){
+	#returns the method name
+	return $methodCall['methodCall']['methodName'];
+}
+
+function XMLRPC_request($site, $location, $methodName, $params = NULL, $user_agent = NULL){
+	$site = explode(':', $site);
+	if(isset($site[1]) and is_numeric($site[1])){
+		$port = $site[1];
+	}else{
+		$port = 80;
+	}
+	$site = $site[0];
+
+	$data["methodCall"]["methodName"] = $methodName;
+	$param_count = count($params);
+	if(!$param_count){
+		$data["methodCall"]["params"] = NULL;
+	}else{
+		for($n = 0; $n<$param_count; $n++){
+			$data["methodCall"]["params"]["param"][$n]["value"] = $params[$n];
+		}
+	}
+	$data = XML_serialize($data);
+
+	if(defined('XMLRPC_DEBUG') and XMLRPC_DEBUG){
+		XMLRPC_debug('XMLRPC_request', "<p>Received the following parameter list to send:</p>" . XMLRPC_show($params, 'print_r', true));
+	}
+	$conn = fsockopen ($site, $port); #open the connection
+	if(!$conn){ #if the connection was not opened successfully
+		if(defined('XMLRPC_DEBUG') and XMLRPC_DEBUG){
+			XMLRPC_debug('XMLRPC_request', "<p>Connection failed: Couldn't make the connection to $site.</p>");
+		}
+		return array(false, array('faultCode'=>10532, 'faultString'=>"Connection failed: Couldn't make the connection to $site."));
+	}else{
+		$headers =
+			"POST $location HTTP/1.0\r\n" .
+			"Host: $site\r\n" .
+			"Connection: close\r\n" .
+			($user_agent ? "User-Agent: $user_agent\r\n" : '') .
+			"Content-Type: text/xml\r\n" .
+			"Content-Length: " . strlen($data) . "\r\n\r\n";
+
+		fputs($conn, "$headers");
+		fputs($conn, $data);
+
+		if(defined('XMLRPC_DEBUG') and XMLRPC_DEBUG){
+			XMLRPC_debug('XMLRPC_request', "<p>Sent the following request:</p>\n\n" . XMLRPC_show($headers . $data, 'print_r', true));
+		}
+
+		#socket_set_blocking ($conn, false);
+		$response = "";
+		while(!feof($conn)){
+			$response .= fgets($conn, 1024);
+		}
+		fclose($conn);
+
+		#strip headers off of response
+		$data = XML_unserialize(substr($response, strpos($response, "\r\n\r\n")+4));
+
+		if(defined('XMLRPC_DEBUG') and XMLRPC_DEBUG){
+			XMLRPC_debug('XMLRPC_request', "<p>Received the following response:</p>\n\n" . XMLRPC_show($response, 'print_r', true) . "<p>Which was serialized into the following data:</p>\n\n" . XMLRPC_show($data, 'print_r', true));
+		}
+		if(isset($data['methodResponse']['fault'])){
+			$return =  array(false, XMLRPC_adjustValue(&$data['methodResponse']['fault']['value']));
+			if(defined('XMLRPC_DEBUG') and XMLRPC_DEBUG){
+				XMLRPC_debug('XMLRPC_request', "<p>Returning:</p>\n\n" . XMLRPC_show($return, 'var_dump', true));
+			}
+			return $return;
+		}else{
+			$return = array(true, XMLRPC_adjustValue(&$data['methodResponse']['params']['param']['value']));
+			if(defined('XMLRPC_DEBUG') and XMLRPC_DEBUG){
+				XMLRPC_debug('XMLRPC_request', "<p>Returning:</p>\n\n" . XMLRPC_show($return, 'var_dump', true));
+			}
+			return $return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+function XMLRPC_response($return_value, $server = NULL){
+	$data["methodResponse"]["params"]["param"]["value"] = &$return_value;
+	$return = XML_serialize(&$data);
+
+	if(defined('XMLRPC_DEBUG') and XMLRPC_DEBUG){
+		XMLRPC_debug('XMLRPC_response', "<p>Received the following data to return:</p>\n\n" . XMLRPC_show($return_value, 'print_r', true));
+	}
+
+	header("Connection: close");
+	header("Content-Length: " . strlen($return));
+	header("Content-Type: text/xml");
+	header("Date: " . date("r"));
+	if($server){
+		header("Server: $server");
+	}
+
+	if(defined('XMLRPC_DEBUG') and XMLRPC_DEBUG){
+		XMLRPC_debug('XMLRPC_response', "<p>Sent the following response:</p>\n\n" . XMLRPC_show($return, 'print_r', true));
+	}
+	echo $return;
+}
+
+function XMLRPC_error($faultCode, $faultString, $server = NULL){
+	$array["methodResponse"]["fault"]["value"]["struct"]["member"] = array();
+	$this = &$array["methodResponse"]["fault"]["value"]["struct"]["member"];
+	$this[0]["name"] = "faultCode";
+	$this[0]["value"]["int"] = $faultCode;
+	$this[1]["name"] = "faultString";
+	$this[1]["value"]["string"] = $faultString;
+
+	$return = XML_serialize($array);
+
+	header("Connection: close");
+	header("Content-Length: " . strlen($return));
+	header("Content-Type: text/xml");
+	header("Date: " . date("r"));
+	if($server){
+		header("Server: $server");
+	}
+	if(defined('XMLRPC_DEBUG') and XMLRPC_DEBUG){
+		XMLRPC_debug('XMLRPC_error', "<p>Sent the following error response:</p>\n\n" . XMLRPC_show($return, 'print_r', true));
+	}
+	echo $return;
+}
+
+function XMLRPC_convert_timestamp_to_iso8601($timestamp){
+	#takes a unix timestamp and converts it to iso8601 required by XMLRPC
+	#an example iso8601 datetime is "20010822T03:14:33"
+	return date("Ymd\TH:i:s", $timestamp);
+}
+
+function XMLRPC_convert_iso8601_to_timestamp($iso8601){
+	return strtotime($iso8601);
+}
+
+function count_numeric_items(&$array){
+	return is_array($array) ? count(array_filter(array_keys($array), 'is_numeric')) : 0;
+}
+
+function XMLRPC_debug($function_name, $debug_message){
+	$GLOBALS['XMLRPC_DEBUG_INFO'][] = array($function_name, $debug_message);
+}
+
+function XMLRPC_debug_print(){
+	if($GLOBALS['XMLRPC_DEBUG_INFO']){
+		echo "<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n";
+		foreach($GLOBALS['XMLRPC_DEBUG_INFO'] as $debug){
+			echo "<tr><th style=\"vertical-align: top\">$debug[0]</th><td>$debug[1]</td></tr>\n";
+		}
+		echo "</table>\n";
+		unset($GLOBALS['XMLRPC_DEBUG_INFO']);
+	}else{
+		echo "<p>No debugging information available yet.</p>";
+	}
+}
+
+function XMLRPC_show($data, $func = "print_r", $return_str = false){
+	ob_start();
+	$func($data);
+	$output = ob_get_contents();
+	ob_end_clean();
+	if($return_str){
+		return "<pre>" . htmlspecialchars($output) . "</pre>\n";
+	}else{
+		echo "<pre>", htmlspecialchars($output), "</pre>\n";
+	}
+}
+
+?>
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