<?php
class Tx_xxx_Controller_AbstractController extends Tx_Extbase_MVC_Controller_ActionController {

	/**
	 * Session storage key used
	 * @var string
	 */
	protected $sessionDataStorageKey = 'tx_xxx';

	/**
	 * The session data container
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $sessionData = array();

	protected function getExtConf() {
		return unserialize($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXT']['extConf']['xxx']);
	}

	public function initializeAction() {
		$this->loadSessionData();
                if(!$this->sessionData['productcategory']){
                    $this->sessionData['productcategory'] = 1;
                    $this->storeSessionData();
                }
	}

	/**
	 * Loads data from session
	 * @return void
	 */
	protected function loadSessionData() {
		$GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user->fetchSessionData();
		$this->sessionData = $GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user->getKey('ses', $this->sessionDataStorageKey);
	}

	/**
	 * Stores data to session
	 * @return void
	 */
	protected function storeSessionData() {
		$GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user->setKey('ses', $this->sessionDataStorageKey, $this->sessionData);
		$GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user->storeSessionData();
	}

	/**
	 * removes all date from session
	 * @return void
	 */
	protected function clearSessionData() {
		$this->sessionData = array();
		$GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user->setKey('ses', $this->sessionDataStorageKey, $this->sessionData);
		$GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user->storeSessionData();
	}

	/**
	 * fetches the cookie of a given name and handles magic quotes
	 *
	 * @param string $cookieName
	 */
	protected static function getCookie($cookieName) {
		$cookie = $_COOKIE[$cookieName];
		if ($cookie && get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
			$cookie = stripslashes($cookie);
		}
		return $cookie;
	}
}
?>