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+<?php
+/* Icinga Web 2 | (c) 2013-2015 Icinga Development Team | GPLv2+ */
+
+namespace Icinga\Application\Modules;
+
+/**
+ * Container for module menus
+ */
+class MenuItemContainer
+{
+    /**
+     * This menu item's name
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $name;
+
+    /**
+     * This menu item's properties
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $properties;
+
+    /**
+     * This menu item's children
+     *
+     * @var MenuItemContainer[]
+     */
+    protected $children;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new MenuItemContainer
+     *
+     * @param   string  $name
+     * @param   array   $properties
+     */
+    public function __construct($name, array $properties = null)
+    {
+        $this->name = $name;
+        $this->children = array();
+        $this->properties = $properties;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set this menu item's name
+     *
+     * @param   string  $name
+     *
+     * @return  $this
+     */
+    public function setName($name)
+    {
+        $this->name = $name;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return this menu item's name
+     *
+     * @return  string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set this menu item's properties
+     *
+     * @param   array   $properties
+     *
+     * @return  $this
+     */
+    public function setProperties(array $properties)
+    {
+        $this->properties = $properties;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return this menu item's properties
+     *
+     * @return  array
+     */
+    public function getProperties()
+    {
+        return $this->properties ?: array();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set this menu item's children
+     *
+     * @param   MenuItemContainer[]     $children
+     *
+     * @return  $this
+     */
+    public function setChildren(array $children)
+    {
+        $this->children = $children;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return this menu item's children
+     *
+     * @return  array
+     */
+    public function getChildren()
+    {
+        return $this->children;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a new child
+     *
+     * @param   string  $name
+     * @param   array   $properties
+     *
+     * @return  MenuItemContainer   The newly added menu item
+     */
+    public function add($name, array $properties = null)
+    {
+        $child = new static($name, $properties);
+        $this->children[] = $child;
+        return $child;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Allow dynamic setters and getters for properties
+     *
+     * @param   string  $name
+     * @param   array   $arguments
+     *
+     * @return  mixed
+     *
+     * @throws  ProgrammingError    In case the called method is not supported
+     */
+    public function __call($name, $arguments)
+    {
+        if (method_exists($this, $name)) {
+            return call_user_method_array($name, $this, $arguments);
+        }
+
+        $type = substr($name, 0, 3);
+        if ($type !== 'set' && $type !== 'get') {
+            throw new ProgrammingError(
+                'Dynamic method %s is not supported. Only getters (get*) and setters (set*) are.',
+                $name
+            );
+        }
+
+        $propertyName = strtolower(join('_', preg_split('~(?=[A-Z])~', lcfirst(substr($name, 3)))));
+        if ($type === 'set') {
+            $this->properties[$propertyName] = $arguments[0];
+            return $this;
+        } else { // $type === 'get'
+            return array_key_exists($propertyName, $this->properties) ? $this->properties[$propertyName] : null;
+        }
+    }
+}