I think static are also available to other functions, use them to store cached information across my code and they work.
2013/1/21 Darren Oh <darre...@sidepotsinternational.com> > Static variables are only saved for a single function. Global variables > are available to all functions during a single page request. Session > variables are available to all page requests during a session. > > On Jan 21, 2013, at 10:08 AM, Lluís Forns wrote: > > Darren, thanks for the link. What is the difference between using global > or static to save the data? > > > > 2013/1/21 Lluís Forns <enb...@gmail.com> > >> My code was from a module where impersonation recursively could happen, >> this is why I use a stack to save user state. I am also saving it to >> session and not using a static variable because I may uses batch functions. >> >> But I see some problems right now: >> - To be safe impersonation should be saved into static variables (and >> "using session_save_session(FALSE);" ), so if anything goes wrong, $user is >> not afected. >> - If I want to be able to execute every Rules action in a batch, I need >> to change user "per action" >> >> Any idea of how to "inject" code before and after a rule action? >> >> >> 2013/1/21 Walt Daniels <wdli...@gmail.com> >> >>> We do the latter simple trick in our store code so we can show people >>> the member prices. We have a dummy id that is a member so we switch to it, >>> pick up the price and use it so we can show both member and non-member >>> prices on the screen. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Christian López Espínola < >>> penyask...@computer.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Haven't tested your code, but maybe you want to take a look at >>>> masquerade_switch_user >>>> and masquerade_switch_back: >>>> http://drupalcode.org/project/masquerade.git/blob/HEAD:/masquerade.module >>>> . >>>> >>>> And if the impersonation is only for the given request, maybe just >>>> >>>> global $user; >>>> $previous = $user; >>>> $user = user_load($uid); >>>> // Do your stuff. >>>> $user = $previous; >>>> >>>> would work. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Lluís Forns <enb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Some of my scheduled task needs to run as the user who triggered them >>>>> (not anonymous neither admin); so I thought of writing two actions: >>>>> - One to impersonate a user, which will receive uid as an argument. >>>>> - Another to undo the impersonate. >>>>> All the called actions should be between them. >>>>> >>>>> Anybody see any fault in this idea or the actions code? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> function wu_action_impersonate($uid) { >>>>> global $user; >>>>> if (!array_key_exists('wu_action_impersonate', $_SESSION)) { >>>>> $_SESSION['wu_action_impersonate'] = array(); >>>>> } >>>>> array_push($_SESSION['wu_action_impersonate'], $user); >>>>> session_save_session(FALSE); >>>>> $user = user_load($uid); >>>>> user_load($uid); >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> function wu_action_unimpersonate() { >>>>> global $user; >>>>> if (array_key_exists('wu_action_impersonate', $_SESSION)) { >>>>> if (!empty($_SESSION['wu_action_impersonate'])) { >>>>> $user = array_pop($_SESSION['wu_action_impersonate']); >>>>> } >>>>> if (empty($_SESSION['wu_action_impersonate'])) { >>>>> unset($_SESSION['wu_action_impersonate']); >>>>> } >>>>> } >>>>> session_save_session(TRUE); >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Ser freak no és imprescindible per ser informàtic, però ajuda. >>>>> *La vida no ha de ser feliç, ha de ser plena. >>>>> *Abans d'imprimir aquest missatge, pensa en el medi ambient. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Christian López Espínola <penyaskito AT computer DOT org> >>>> http://twitter.com/penyaskito | http://penyaskito.com >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Ser freak no és imprescindible per ser informàtic, però ajuda. >> *La vida no ha de ser feliç, ha de ser plena. >> *Abans d'imprimir aquest missatge, pensa en el medi ambient. >> > > > > -- > *Ser freak no és imprescindible per ser informàtic, però ajuda. > *La vida no ha de ser feliç, ha de ser plena. > *Abans d'imprimir aquest missatge, pensa en el medi ambient. > > > -- *Ser freak no és imprescindible per ser informàtic, però ajuda. *La vida no ha de ser feliç, ha de ser plena. *Abans d'imprimir aquest missatge, pensa en el medi ambient.
