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+<?php
+/*
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | CiviCRM version 4.7                                                |
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+ */
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @package CRM
+ * @copyright CiviCRM LLC (c) 2004-2017
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Class to represent the actions that can be performed on a group of contacts used by the search forms.
+ */
+abstract class CRM_Core_Task {
+  const
+    // General (Implemented by more than one entity)
+    GROUP_REMOVE = 1,
+    GROUP_ADD = 2,
+    PDF_LETTER = 3,
+    DELETE = 4,
+    PRINT = 5,
+    BATCH_UPDATE = 6,
+    SMS = 7,
+    EXPORT = 8,
+    EMAIL = 9,
+    TAG_ADD = 10,
+    TAG_REMOVE = 11,
+    // Contact tasks
+    SAVE_SEARCH = 12,
+    SAVE_SEARCH_UPDATE = 13,
+    CREATE_MAILING = 14,
+    DELETE_PERMANENTLY = 15,
+    LABEL_CONTACTS = 16;
+
+
+  /**
+   * The task array
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $_tasks = NULL;
+
+  static $objectType = NULL;
+
+  public static function tasks() {
+    CRM_Utils_Hook::searchTasks(self::$objectType, self::$_tasks);
+    asort(self::$_tasks);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * These tasks are the core set of tasks that the user can perform
+   * on a contact / group of contacts
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   the set of tasks for a group of contacts
+   */
+  public static function taskTitles() {
+    static::tasks();
+
+    $titles = array();
+    foreach (self::$_tasks as $id => $value) {
+      $titles[$id] = $value['title'];
+    }
+
+    if (!CRM_Utils_Mail::validOutBoundMail()) {
+      unset($titles[self::EMAIL]);
+      unset($titles[self::CREATE_MAILING]);
+    }
+
+    // CRM-6806
+    if (!CRM_Core_Permission::check('access deleted contacts') ||
+      !CRM_Core_Permission::check('delete contacts')
+    ) {
+      unset($titles[self::DELETE_PERMANENTLY]);
+    }
+    return $titles;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Show tasks selectively based on the permission level
+   * of the user
+   * This function should be call parent::corePermissionedTaskTitles
+   *
+   * @param int $permission
+   * @param array $params
+   *             "ssID: Saved Search ID": If !empty we are in saved search context
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   set of tasks that are valid for the user
+   */
+  abstract public static function permissionedTaskTitles($permission, $params);
+
+  /**
+   * Show tasks selectively based on the permission level
+   * of the user
+   * This function should be called by permissionedTaskTitles in children
+   *
+   * @param array $tasks The array of tasks generated by permissionedTaskTitles
+   * @param int $permission
+   * @param array $params
+   *             "ssID: Saved Search ID": If !empty we are in saved search context
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   set of tasks that are valid for the user
+   */
+  public static function corePermissionedTaskTitles($tasks, $permission, $params) {
+    // Only offer the "Update Smart Group" task if a smart group/saved search is already in play and we have edit permissions
+    if (!empty($params['ssID']) && ($permission == CRM_Core_Permission::EDIT)) {
+      $tasks[self::SAVE_SEARCH_UPDATE] = self::$_tasks[self::SAVE_SEARCH_UPDATE]['title'];
+    }
+    else {
+      unset($tasks[self::SAVE_SEARCH_UPDATE]);
+    }
+
+    asort($tasks);
+    return $tasks;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param $value
+   *
+   * @return array
+   */
+  public static function getTask($value) {
+    static::tasks();
+
+    if (!CRM_Utils_Array::value($value, self::$_tasks)) {
+      // Children can specify a default task (eg. print), we don't here
+      return array();
+    }
+    return array(
+      CRM_Utils_Array::value('class', self::$_tasks[$value]),
+      CRM_Utils_Array::value('result', self::$_tasks[$value]),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Function to return the task information on basis of provided task's form name
+   *
+   * @param string $className
+   *
+   * @return array
+   */
+  public static function getTaskAndTitleByClass($className) {
+    static::tasks();
+
+    foreach (self::$_tasks as $task => $value) {
+      if ((!empty($value['url']) || $task == self::EXPORT) && (
+          (is_array($value['class']) && in_array($className, $value['class'])) ||
+          ($value['class'] == $className)
+        )
+      ) {
+        return array(
+          $task,
+          CRM_Utils_Array::value('title', $value),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+}