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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Support functions for RedBeanPHP.
+ * Additional convenience shortcut functions for RedBeanPHP.
+ *
+ * @file RedBeanPHP/Functions.php
+ * @author Gabor de Mooij and the RedBeanPHP community
+ * @license BSD/GPLv2
+ *
+ * @copyright
+ * copyright (c) G.J.G.T. (Gabor) de Mooij and the RedBeanPHP Community.
+ * This source file is subject to the BSD/GPLv2 License that is bundled
+ * with this source code in the file license.txt.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Convenience function for ENUM short syntax in queries.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *
+ * <code>
+ * R::find( 'paint', ' color_id = ? ', [ EID('color:yellow') ] );
+ * </code>
+ *
+ * If a function called EID() already exists you'll have to write this
+ * wrapper yourself ;)
+ *
+ * @param string $enumName enum code as you would pass to R::enum()
+ *
+ * @return mixed
+ */
+if (!function_exists('EID')) {
+
+ function EID($enumName)
+ {
+ return \RedBeanPHP\Facade::enum( $enumName )->id;
+ }
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Prints the result of R::dump() to the screen using
+ * print_r.
+ *
+ * @param mixed $data data to dump
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+if ( !function_exists( 'dmp' ) ) {
+
+ function dmp( $list )
+ {
+ print_r( \RedBeanPHP\Facade::dump( $list ) );
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Function alias for R::genSlots().
+ */
+if ( !function_exists( 'genslots' ) ) {
+
+ function genslots( $slots, $tpl = NULL )
+ {
+ return \RedBeanPHP\Facade::genSlots( $slots, $tpl );
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Function alias for R::flat().
+ */
+if ( !function_exists( 'array_flatten' ) ) {
+
+ function array_flatten( $array )
+ {
+ return \RedBeanPHP\Facade::flat( $array );
+ }
+}