some more code examples

DataMapper/Test.php

@@ -10,10 +10,18 @@ namespace DesignPatterns;
 
 	$userMapper = new UserMapper();
 
-	$user = $userMapper->find(1);
+	// fetch a record from Database
+	$user = $userMapper->findById(1);
 
 	if ($user !== null) {
 		echo "Hello " . $user->getUsername() . ". Your email is " . $user->getEmail();
 	}
 
+	// save a new record on Database 
+	var $newUser = new User('', 'Odysseus', 'Odysseus@ithaca.gr');
+	$userMapper->save($newUser);
+
+	// fetch all from a table on Database
+	var $user = $userMapper->findAll();
+
 ?>

DataMapper/User.php

@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ class User
     protected $username;
     protected $email;
 
-	public function __construct(array $options = null)
+	public function __construct($id, $username, $email)
     {
-        if (is_array($options)) {
+        $this->id = $id;
-            $this->setOptions($options);
+        $this->username = $username;
-        }
+        $this->email = $email;
     }
 
 	public function getUserId() {

DataMapper/UserMapper.php

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class UserMapper
         /**
          * create new Database connector on $_adapter using specific table
          *
-         * $_adapter var could be a specific to a table class or a generic interface for 
+         * $_adapter var could be a specific to a table class or a generic 
-         * connecting to Database and do certain jobs
+         * interface for connecting to Database and do certain jobs
          */
     }
 
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ class UserMapper
      */
     public function save(User $user)
     {
+        // $data keys shoulds correspond to valid Table columns on the Database
         $data = array(
             'userid'   => $user->getUserId(),
             'username' => $user->getUsername(),
             'email'   => $user->getEmail(),
         );
 
+        // if no ID specified create new user else update the one in the Database
         if (null === ($id = $user->getUserId())) {
             unset($data['userid']);
             $this->_adapter->insert($data);