ConfigurationComponent.php

<?php

	namespace App\Controller\Component;

	use Cake\Controller\Component;
	use Cake\Filesystem\File;

	class ConfigurationComponent extends Component {

		private $session = NULL;
		private $folder = null;

		public function initialize(array $config) {
			$this->session = $this->request->session();
		}

		public function getConfiguration($session_key, $config_name = '', $config_type = 'panel') {
			if (!is_string($session_key)
			|| !is_string($config_name)
			|| !is_string($config_type)
			|| empty($session_key)) {
				return FALSE;
			}
			// load data from session or reload data to session?
//			if ($this->session->check($session_key)) {
				// return configuration
//				return $this->session->read($session_key);
//			} else {
				// reload configuration
				return $this->getReloadedConfiguration($session_key, $config_name, $config_type);
//			}
		}

		public function getReloadedConfiguration($session_key, $config_name = '', $config_type = 'panel') {
			if (!is_string($session_key)
			|| !is_string($config_name)
			|| !is_string($config_type)
			|| (strpos($config_type, ".."))
			|| empty($config_name)
			|| empty($session_key)) {
				return FALSE;
			}
			// get filename for configuration
			$file = new File(ROOT.'/config/'.$config_type.'/'.$config_name.'.json');
			// can we get our configuration?
			if ($file->exists() && $file->readable()
			&& !(($file_content = $file->read()) === false)) {
				// decode, save and return configuration
				$result = json_decode($file_content,true);
				$this->session->write($session_key, $result);
				return $result;
			} else {
				// ERROR!
				return FALSE;
			}
		}

	}