How to catch values from controller to library? - php

Question

I have a library that requires a constant value from a controller. I want to catch those values "customer_id" and "date_preset" from a controller to supply them in my library.
This is my Library.
class GoogleAdsCustomerInfoLib {
private const CUSTOMER_ID = $customer_id; //need to catch the value from here
private const DATE_PRESET = $date_preset; //need to catch the value from here
public static function customer() {
//some more codes here
}
}
This is a method from my controller
public function customer(){
$data = array(
'customer_id' => '123456789',
'date_preset' => 'LAST_7_DAYS'
);
$customer = $this->googleadscustomerinfolib->customer();
return $customer;
}

Answer 1

You cannot change the value of a CONSTANT, as its name suggests.
You must then pass the values from your controller to your library using standard properties (declared public, or via a setter).
For example you lib :
class GoogleAdsCustomerInfoLib {
public $customer_id;
public $date_preset;
public static function getCustomer() {
//some more codes here
//you can here access $this->customer_id and $this->date_preset
}
}
and your controller:
public function getCustomerCompleted(){
$customer = new GoogleAdsCustomerInfoLib();
$customer->customer_id = 1234567;
$customer->date_preset = 'LAST_7_DAYS';
$customer = googleadscustomerinfolib->getCustomer();
return $customer;
}
Another way to do it is to call your lib function with given parameters, like this :
class GoogleAdsCustomerInfoLib {
public static function getCustomer($customer_id, $date_preset) {
//some more codes here
//you can here access $customer_id and $date_preset
}
}
and use it in your controller like this :
public function getCustomerCompleted(){
$customer = new GoogleAdsCustomerInfoLib();
$customer = googleadscustomerinfolib->getCustomer(12456,'LAST_7_DAYS');
return $customer;
}