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AdminSectionController extends AdminController

Controller responsible for managing the administration section users.

Handles listing, filtering, and performing actions (promote, demote, block, unblock) on users.

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BDELIVE - Groupe 8

version
1.0.0

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Properties

$app  : Application
$auth  : AuthManager
$csrf  : CsrfProtection
$request  : Request
$response  : Response
$session  : SessionManager

Methods

__construct()  : void
Initializes the controller, handles user actions, and renders the administration view.
getCsrfTokenForJs()  : string
Get the CSRF token for JavaScript usage
redirect()  : never
Redirect to a URL
redirectWithError()  : never
Redirect with an error message
redirectWithSuccess()  : never
Redirect with a success message
render()  : void
Render a view with automatic variable injection
setError()  : void
Set an error flash message
setFlash()  : void
Set a flash message
setInfo()  : void
Set an info flash message
setSuccess()  : void
Set a success flash message
setWarning()  : void
Set a warning flash message
validateCsrf()  : bool
Validate the CSRF token from the request
handleAction()  : void
Handles administrative actions performed on users.

Properties

Methods

__construct()

Initializes the controller, handles user actions, and renders the administration view.

public __construct() : void

Processes filters, search, and pagination for the user list.

getCsrfTokenForJs()

Get the CSRF token for JavaScript usage

protected getCsrfTokenForJs() : string

This method is useful for embedding the token in JavaScript or as a meta tag for automatic AJAX injection.

Return values
string

The current CSRF token

redirect()

Redirect to a URL

protected redirect(string $url) : never
Parameters
$url : string

Destination URL

Return values
never

Terminates execution

redirectWithError()

Redirect with an error message

protected redirectWithError(string $url, string $message) : never
Parameters
$url : string

Destination URL

$message : string

Error message

Return values
never

Terminates execution

redirectWithSuccess()

Redirect with a success message

protected redirectWithSuccess(string $url, string $message) : never
Parameters
$url : string

Destination URL

$message : string

Success message

Return values
never

Terminates execution

render()

Render a view with automatic variable injection

protected render(string $viewPath[, array<string, mixed> $data = [] ]) : void

This method automatically injects services and data that all views need, eliminating the need to directly access $_SESSION or global functions.

Automatically injected variables:

  • $csrf: CsrfProtection service
  • $auth: AuthManager service
  • $request: Request object
  • $flash: Flash messages array (success, error, warning, info)
  • $user: Current user data (null if not logged in)
Parameters
$viewPath : string

View path (e.g., 'users/loginPageView')

$data : array<string, mixed> = []

View-specific data

setError()

Set an error flash message

protected setError(string $message) : void
Parameters
$message : string

Error message

setFlash()

Set a flash message

protected setFlash(string $type, string $message) : void
Parameters
$type : string

Message type (success, error, warning, info)

$message : string

Message to display

setInfo()

Set an info flash message

protected setInfo(string $message) : void
Parameters
$message : string

Info message

setSuccess()

Set a success flash message

protected setSuccess(string $message) : void
Parameters
$message : string

Success message

setWarning()

Set a warning flash message

protected setWarning(string $message) : void
Parameters
$message : string

Warning message

validateCsrf()

Validate the CSRF token from the request

protected validateCsrf([string|null $token = null ]) : bool

Supports both traditional POST body tokens and modern AJAX header tokens. Checks in order:

  1. Provided token parameter
  2. POST body 'csrf_token' field
  3. X-CSRF-Token HTTP header (for AJAX requests)
Parameters
$token : string|null = null

Token to validate (if null, retrieves from POST or header)

Return values
bool

True if valid, false otherwise

handleAction()

Handles administrative actions performed on users.

private handleAction(UserManager $manager) : void

Enforces strict role hierarchy:

  • super_admin: all actions on admin/user (including promote to super_admin), no actions on other super_admins
  • admin: only block/unblock on user targets
Parameters
$manager : UserManager

The user manager instance to perform operations.


        
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