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+<?php defined("SYSPATH") or die("No direct script access.");
+/**
+ * Gallery - a web based photo album viewer and editor
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2009 Bharat Mediratta
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+class items_rest_Core {
+  static function get($request) {
+
+    $items = array();
+    if (isset($request->params->url)) {
+      foreach($request->params->url as $url) {
+        $item = rest::resolve($url);
+        if (access::can("view", $item)) {
+          $members = array();
+          if ($item->type == "album") {
+            foreach ($item->children() as $child) {
+              $members[] = rest::url("item", $child);
+            }
+          }
+          $items[] = array("url" => $url,
+                           "entity" => $item->as_restful_array(),
+                           "members" => $members,
+                           "relationship" => rest::relationships("item", $item));
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $items;
+  }
+}