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+<?php
+// $Id$
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Functions for use with Drupal's AJAX framework.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup ajax AJAX framework
+ * @{
+ * Drupal's AJAX framework is used to dynamically update parts of a page's HTML
+ * based on data from the server. Upon a specified event, such as a button
+ * click, a callback function is triggered which performs server-side logic and
+ * may return updated markup, which is then replaced on-the-fly with no page
+ * refresh necessary.
+ *
+ * This framework creates a PHP macro language that allows the server to
+ * instruct JavaScript to perform actions on the client browser. When using
+ * forms, it can be used with the #ajax property.
+ * The #ajax property can be used to bind events to the AJAX framework. By
+ * default, #ajax uses 'system/ajax' as path, along with its defined page
+ * callback. However, you may optionally specify a different path to request or
+ * a different callback function to invoke, which can return updated HTML or can
+ * also return a richer set of AJAX framework commands.
+ *
+ * @see ajax_commands
+ *
+ * To implement AJAX handling in a normal form, just add '#ajax' to the form
+ * definition of a field. That field will trigger an AJAX event when it is
+ * clicked (or changed, depending on the kind of field). #ajax supports
+ * the following parameters (either 'path' or 'callback' is required at least):
+ * - #ajax['path']: The menu path to use for the request. This path should map
+ * to a menu page callback that returns data using ajax_render(). By default,
+ * this is 'system/ajax'. Be warned that the default path currently only works
+ * for buttons. It will not work for selects, textfields, or textareas.
+ * - #ajax['callback']: The callback to invoke, which will receive a $form and
+ * $form_state as arguments, and should return the HTML to replace. By
+ * default, the page callback defined for the menu path 'system/ajax' is
+ * triggered to handle the server side of the #ajax event.
+ * - #ajax['wrapper']: The CSS ID of the AJAX area. The HTML returned from the
+ * callback will replace whatever is currently in this wrapper. It is
+ * important to ensure that this wrapper exists in the form. The wrapper is
+ * usually created using #prefix and #suffix properties in the form.
+ * - #ajax['effect']: The jQuery effect to use when placing the new HTML.
+ * Defaults to no effect. Valid options are 'none', 'slide', or 'fade'.
+ * - #ajax['speed']: The effect speed to use. Defaults to 'slow'. May be
+ * 'slow', 'fast' or a number in milliseconds which represents the length
+ * of time the effect should run.
+ * - #ajax['event']: The JavaScript event to respond to. This is normally
+ * selected automatically for the type of form widget being used, and
+ * is only needed if you need to override the default behavior.
+ * - #ajax['method']: The jQuery method to use to place the new HTML.
+ * Defaults to 'replace'. May be: 'replace', 'append', 'prepend',
+ * 'before', 'after', or 'html'. See the jQuery documentation for more
+ * information on these methods.
+ *
+ * In addition to using Form API for doing in-form modification, AJAX may be
+ * enabled by adding classes to buttons and links. By adding the 'use-ajax'
+ * class to a link, the link will be loaded via an AJAX call. When using this
+ * method, the href of the link can contain '/nojs/' as part of the path. When
+ * the AJAX framework makes the request, it will convert this to '/ajax/'.
+ * The server is then able to easily tell if this request was made through an
+ * actual AJAX request or in a degraded state, and respond appropriately.
+ *
+ * Similarly, submit buttons can be given the class 'use-ajax-submit'. The
+ * form will then be submitted via AJAX to the path specified in the #action.
+ * Like the ajax-submit class above, this path will have '/nojs/' replaced with
+ * '/ajax/' so that the submit handler can tell if the form was submitted
+ * in a degraded state or not.
+ *
+ * When responding to AJAX requests, the server should do what it needs to do
+ * for that request, then create a commands array. This commands array will
+ * be converted to a JSON object and returned to the client, which will then
+ * iterate over the array and process it like a macro language.
+ *
+ * @see ajax_commands
+ *
+ * Each command is an object. $object->command is the type of command and will
+ * be used to find the method (it will correlate directly to a method in
+ * the Drupal.ajax[command] space). The object may contain any other data that
+ * the command needs to process.
+ *
+ * Commands are usually created with a couple of helper functions, so they
+ * look like this:
+ *
+ * @code
+ * $commands = array();
+ * // Replace the content of '#object-1' on the page with 'some html here'.
+ * $commands[] = ajax_command_replace('#object-1', 'some html here');
+ * // Add a visual "changed" marker to the '#object-1' element.
+ * $commands[] = ajax_command_changed('#object-1');
+ * // Output new markup to the browser and end the request.
+ * ajax_render($commands);
+ * @endcode
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Render a commands array into JSON and exit.
+ *
+ * Commands are immediately handed back to the AJAX requester. This function
+ * will render and immediately exit.
+ *
+ * @param $commands
+ * A list of macro commands generated by the use of ajax_command_*()
+ * functions.
+ * @param $header
+ * If set to FALSE the 'text/javascript' header used by drupal_json() will
+ * not be used, which is necessary when using an IFRAME. If set to
+ * 'multipart' the output will be wrapped in a textarea, which can also be
+ * used as an alternative method when uploading files.
+ */
+function ajax_render($commands = array(), $header = TRUE) {
+ // Automatically extract any 'settings' added via drupal_add_js() and make
+ // them the first command.
+ $scripts = drupal_add_js(NULL, NULL);
+ if (!empty($scripts['settings'])) {
+ array_unshift($commands, ajax_command_settings($scripts['settings']['data']));
+ }
+
+ // Allow modules to alter any AJAX response.
+ drupal_alter('ajax_render', $commands);
+
+ // Use === here so that bool TRUE doesn't match 'multipart'.
+ if ($header === 'multipart') {
+ // We do not use drupal_json() here because the header is not true. We are
+ // not really returning JSON, strictly-speaking, but rather JSON content
+ // wrapped in a textarea as per the "file uploads" example here:
+ // http://malsup.com/jquery/form/#code-samples
+ print '<textarea>' . drupal_to_js($commands) . '</textarea>';
+ }
+ else if ($header) {
+ drupal_json($commands);
+ }
+ else {
+ print drupal_to_js($commands);
+ }
+ exit;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Send an error response back via AJAX and immediately exit.
+ *
+ * This function can be used to quickly create a command array with an error
+ * string and send it, short-circuiting the error handling process.
+ *
+ * @param $error
+ * A string to display in an alert.
+ */
+function ajax_render_error($error = '') {
+ $commands = array();
+ $commands[] = ajax_command_error(empty($error) ? t('An error occurred while handling the request: The server received invalid input.') : $error);
+ ajax_render($commands);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get a form submitted via #ajax during an AJAX callback.
+ *
+ * This will load a form from the form cache used during AJAX operations. It
+ * pulls the form info from $_POST.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array containing the $form and $form_state. Use the list() function
+ * to break these apart:
+ * @code
+ * list($form, $form_state, $form_id, $form_build_id) = ajax_get_form();
+ * @endcode
+ */
+function ajax_get_form() {
+ $form_state = form_state_defaults();
+
+ $form_build_id = $_POST['form_build_id'];
+
+ // Get the form from the cache.
+ $form = form_get_cache($form_build_id, $form_state);
+ if (!$form) {
+ // If $form cannot be loaded from the cache, the form_build_id in $_POST
+ // must be invalid, which means that someone performed a POST request onto
+ // system/ajax without actually viewing the concerned form in the browser.
+ // This is likely a hacking attempt as it never happens under normal
+ // circumstances, so we just do nothing.
+ exit;
+ }
+
+ // Since some of the submit handlers are run, redirects need to be disabled.
+ $form['#redirect'] = FALSE;
+
+ // The form needs to be processed; prepare for that by setting a few internal
+ // variables.
+ $form_state['input'] = $_POST;
+ $form_state['args'] = $form['#args'];
+ $form_id = $form['#form_id'];
+
+ return array($form, $form_state, $form_id, $form_build_id);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Menu callback for AJAX callbacks through the #ajax['callback'] Form API property.
+ */
+function ajax_form_callback() {
+ list($form, $form_state, $form_id, $form_build_id) = ajax_get_form();
+
+ // Build, validate and if possible, submit the form.
+ drupal_process_form($form_id, $form, $form_state);
+
+ // This call recreates the form relying solely on the $form_state that
+ // drupal_process_form() set up.
+ $form = drupal_rebuild_form($form_id, $form_state, $form_build_id);
+
+ // Get the callback function from the clicked button.
+ $ajax = $form_state['clicked_button']['#ajax'];
+ $callback = $ajax['callback'];
+ if (drupal_function_exists($callback)) {
+ $html = $callback($form, $form_state);
+
+ // If the returned value is a string, assume it is HTML and create
+ // a command object to return automatically.
+ if (is_string($html)) {
+ $commands = array(ajax_command_replace(NULL, $html));
+ }
+ // Otherwise, $html is supposed to be an array of commands, suitable for
+ // Drupal.ajax, so we pass it on as is.
+ else {
+ $commands = $html;
+ }
+
+ ajax_render($commands);
+ }
+
+ // Return a 'do nothing' command if there was no callback.
+ ajax_render(array());
+}
+
+/**
+ * Add AJAX information about a form element to the page to communicate with JavaScript.
+ *
+ * If #ajax['path'] is set on an element, this additional JavaScript is added
+ * to the page header to attach the AJAX behaviors. See ajax.js for more
+ * information.
+ *
+ * @param $element
+ * An associative array containing the properties of the element.
+ * Properties used:
+ * - #ajax['event']
+ * - #ajax['path']
+ * - #ajax['wrapper']
+ * - #ajax['parameters']
+ * - #ajax['effect']
+ *
+ * @return
+ * None. Additional code is added to the header of the page using
+ * drupal_add_js().
+ */
+function ajax_process_form($element) {
+ $js_added = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, array());
+
+ // Add a reasonable default event handler if none was specified.
+ if (isset($element['#ajax']) && !isset($element['#ajax']['event'])) {
+ switch ($element['#type']) {
+ case 'submit':
+ case 'button':
+ case 'image_button':
+ // Use the mousedown instead of the click event because form
+ // submission via pressing the enter key triggers a click event on
+ // submit inputs, inappropriately triggering AJAX behaviors.
+ $element['#ajax']['event'] = 'mousedown';
+ // Attach an additional event handler so that AJAX behaviors
+ // can be triggered still via keyboard input.
+ $element['#ajax']['keypress'] = TRUE;
+ break;
+
+ case 'password':
+ case 'textfield':
+ case 'textarea':
+ $element['#ajax']['event'] = 'blur';
+ break;
+
+ case 'radio':
+ case 'checkbox':
+ case 'select':
+ $element['#ajax']['event'] = 'change';
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ return $element;
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Adding the same JavaScript settings twice will cause a recursion error,
+ // we avoid the problem by checking if the JavaScript has already been added.
+ if (!isset($js_added[$element['#id']]) && (isset($element['#ajax']['callback']) || isset($element['#ajax']['path'])) && isset($element['#ajax']['event'])) {
+ drupal_add_library('system', 'form');
+ $element['#attached_js'] = array('misc/ajax.js');
+
+ $ajax_binding = array(
+ 'url' => isset($element['#ajax']['callback']) ? url('system/ajax') : url($element['#ajax']['path']),
+ 'event' => $element['#ajax']['event'],
+ 'keypress' => empty($element['#ajax']['keypress']) ? NULL : $element['#ajax']['keypress'],
+ 'wrapper' => empty($element['#ajax']['wrapper']) ? NULL : $element['#ajax']['wrapper'],
+ 'selector' => empty($element['#ajax']['selector']) ? '#' . $element['#id'] : $element['#ajax']['selector'],
+ 'effect' => empty($element['#ajax']['effect']) ? 'none' : $element['#ajax']['effect'],
+ 'speed ' => empty($element['#ajax']['effect']) ? 'none' : $element['#ajax']['effect'],
+ 'method' => empty($element['#ajax']['method']) ? 'replace' : $element['#ajax']['method'],
+ 'progress' => empty($element['#ajax']['progress']) ? array('type' => 'throbber') : $element['#ajax']['progress'],
+ 'button' => isset($element['#executes_submit_callback']) ? array($element['#name'] => $element['#value']) : FALSE,
+ );
+
+ // Convert a simple #ajax['progress'] type string into an array.
+ if (is_string($ajax_binding['progress'])) {
+ $ajax_binding['progress'] = array('type' => $ajax_binding['progress']);
+ }
+ // Change progress path to a full URL.
+ if (isset($ajax_binding['progress']['path'])) {
+ $ajax_binding['progress']['url'] = url($ajax_binding['progress']['path']);
+ }
+ // Add progress.js if we're doing a bar display.
+ if ($ajax_binding['progress']['type'] == 'bar') {
+ drupal_add_js('misc/progress.js', array('cache' => FALSE));
+ }
+
+ drupal_add_js(array('ajax' => array($element['#id'] => $ajax_binding)), 'setting');
+
+ $js_added[$element['#id']] = TRUE;
+ $element['#cache'] = TRUE;
+ }
+ return $element;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @} End of "defgroup ajax".
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup ajax_commands AJAX framework commands
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'alert' command.
+ *
+ * The 'alert' command instructs the client to display a JavaScript alert
+ * dialog box.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.alert()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $text
+ * The message string to dipslay to the user.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ */
+function ajax_command_alert($text) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'alert',
+ 'text' => $text,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'insert/replaceWith' command.
+ *
+ * The 'insert/replace' command instructs the client to use jQuery's
+ * replaceWith() method to replace each element matched matched by the given
+ * selector with the given HTML.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.insert()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $selector
+ * A jQuery selector string. If the command is a response to a request from
+ * an #ajax form element then this value can be NULL.
+ * @param $html
+ * The data to use with the jQuery replaceWith() method.
+ * @param $settings
+ * An optional array of settings that will be used for this command only.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ *
+ * @see http://docs.jquery.com/Manipulation/replaceWith#content
+ */
+function ajax_command_replace($selector, $html, $settings = NULL) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'insert',
+ 'method' => 'replaceWith',
+ 'selector' => $selector,
+ 'data' => $html,
+ 'settings' => $settings,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'insert/html' command.
+ *
+ * The 'insert/html' command instructs the client to use jQuery's html()
+ * method to set the HTML content of each element matched by the given
+ * selector while leaving the outer tags intact.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.insert()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $selector
+ * A jQuery selector string. If the command is a response to a request from
+ * an #ajax form element then this value can be NULL.
+ * @param $html
+ * The data to use with the jQuery html() method.
+ * @param $settings
+ * An optional array of settings that will be used for this command only.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ *
+ * @see http://docs.jquery.com/Attributes/html#val
+ */
+function ajax_command_html($selector, $html, $settings = NULL) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'insert',
+ 'method' => 'html',
+ 'selector' => $selector,
+ 'data' => $html,
+ 'settings' => $settings,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'insert/prepend' command.
+ *
+ * The 'insert/prepend' command instructs the client to use jQuery's prepend()
+ * method to prepend the given HTML content to the inside each element matched
+ * by the given selector.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.insert()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $selector
+ * A jQuery selector string. If the command is a response to a request from
+ * an #ajax form element then this value can be NULL.
+ * @param $html
+ * The data to use with the jQuery prepend() method.
+ * @param $settings
+ * An optional array of settings that will be used for this command only.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ *
+ * @see http://docs.jquery.com/Manipulation/prepend#content
+ */
+function ajax_command_prepend($selector, $html, $settings = NULL) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'insert',
+ 'method' => 'prepend',
+ 'selector' => $selector,
+ 'data' => $html,
+ 'settings' => $settings,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'insert/append' command.
+ *
+ * The 'insert/append' command instructs the client to use jQuery's append()
+ * method to append the given HTML content to the inside each element matched
+ * by the given selector.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.insert()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $selector
+ * A jQuery selector string. If the command is a response to a request from
+ * an #ajax form element then this value can be NULL.
+ * @param $html
+ * The data to use with the jQuery append() method.
+ * @param $settings
+ * An optional array of settings that will be used for this command only.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ *
+ * @see http://docs.jquery.com/Manipulation/append#content
+ */
+function ajax_command_append($selector, $html, $settings = NULL) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'insert',
+ 'method' => 'append',
+ 'selector' => $selector,
+ 'data' => $html,
+ 'settings' => $settings,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'insert/after' command.
+ *
+ * The 'insert/after' command instructs the client to use jQuery's after()
+ * method to insert the given HTML content after each element matched by
+ * the given selector.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.insert()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $selector
+ * A jQuery selector string. If the command is a response to a request from
+ * an #ajax form element then this value can be NULL.
+ * @param $html
+ * The data to use with the jQuery after() method.
+ * @param $settings
+ * An optional array of settings that will be used for this command only.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ *
+ * @see http://docs.jquery.com/Manipulation/after#content
+ */
+function ajax_command_after($selector, $html, $settings = NULL) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'insert',
+ 'method' => 'after',
+ 'selector' => $selector,
+ 'data' => $html,
+ 'settings' => $settings,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'insert/before' command.
+ *
+ * The 'insert/before' command instructs the client to use jQuery's before()
+ * method to insert the given HTML content before each of elements matched by
+ * the given selector.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.insert()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $selector
+ * A jQuery selector string. If the command is a response to a request from
+ * an #ajax form element then this value can be NULL.
+ * @param $html
+ * The data to use with the jQuery before() method.
+ * @param $settings
+ * An optional array of settings that will be used for this command only.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ *
+ * @see http://docs.jquery.com/Manipulation/before#content
+ */
+function ajax_command_before($selector, $html, $settings = NULL) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'insert',
+ 'method' => 'before',
+ 'selector' => $selector,
+ 'data' => $html,
+ 'settings' => $settings,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'remove' command.
+ *
+ * The 'remove' command instructs the client to use jQuery's remove() method
+ * to remove each of elements matched by the given selector, and everything
+ * within them.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.remove()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $selector
+ * A jQuery selector string. If the command is a response to a request from
+ * an #ajax form element then this value can be NULL.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ *
+ * @see http://docs.jquery.com/Manipulation/remove#expr
+ */
+function ajax_command_remove($selector) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'remove',
+ 'selector' => $selector,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'changed' command.
+ *
+ * This command instructs the client to mark each of the elements matched by the
+ * given selector as 'ajax-changed'.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.changed()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $selector
+ * A jQuery selector string. If the command is a response to a request from
+ * an #ajax form element then this value can be NULL.
+ * @param $asterisk
+ * An optional CSS selector which must be inside $selector. If specified,
+ * an asterisk will be appended to the HTML inside the $asterisk selector.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ */
+function ajax_command_changed($selector, $asterisk = '') {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'changed',
+ 'selector' => $selector,
+ 'star' => $asterisk,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'css' command.
+ *
+ * The 'css' command will instruct the client to use the jQuery css() method
+ * to apply the CSS arguments to elements matched by the given selector.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.insert()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $selector
+ * A jQuery selector string. If the command is a response to a request from
+ * an #ajax form element then this value can be NULL.
+ * @param $argument
+ * An array of key/value pairs to set in the CSS for the selector.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ *
+ * @see http://docs.jquery.com/CSS/css#properties
+ */
+function ajax_command_css($selector, $argument) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'css',
+ 'selector' => $selector,
+ 'argument' => $argument,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'settings' command.
+ *
+ * The 'settings' command instructs the client to extend Drupal.settings with
+ * the given array.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.settings()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $argument
+ * An array of key/value pairs to add to the settings. This will be utilized
+ * for all commands after this if they do not include their own settings
+ * array.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ */
+function ajax_command_settings($argument) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'settings',
+ 'argument' => $argument,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'data' command.
+ *
+ * The 'data' command instructs the client to attach the name=value pair of
+ * data to the selector via jQuery's data cache.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.data()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $selector
+ * A jQuery selector string. If the command is a response to a request from
+ * an #ajax form element then this value can be NULL.
+ * @param $name
+ * The name or key (in the key value pair) of the data attached to this
+ * selector.
+ * @param $value
+ * The value of the data. Not just limited to strings can be any format.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ *
+ * @see http://docs.jquery.com/Core/data#namevalue
+ */
+function ajax_command_data($selector, $name, $value) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'data',
+ 'selector' => $selector,
+ 'name' => $name,
+ 'value' => $value,
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Drupal AJAX 'restripe' command.
+ *
+ * The 'restripe' command instructs the client to restripe a table. This is
+ * usually used after a table has been modifed by a replace or append command.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented by Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.restripe()
+ * defined in misc/ajax.js.
+ *
+ * @param $selector
+ * A jQuery selector string.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * An array suitable for use with the ajax_render() function.
+ */
+function ajax_command_restripe($selector) {
+ return array(
+ 'command' => 'restripe',
+ 'selector' => $selector,
+ );
+}
+