NewsListing Class Conversion

<?php

// NewsListing Snippet --- Class Edition
$output = "";

$nl = new NewsListing();

$currentPage = $_GET["currentPage"];
	// make into an inline if when I get the chance
	
$parameters[] = array();
	// array of parameters
	// normally this would be full of all the normal parameters for NewsListing such as summarize, etc.
	
$nl->setParameters($parameters);
	// send the properties to the class

$nl->setTemplate($tpl);
	// set and verify the template

$nl->setFormat($format);
	// set the output format: either html, rss, or podcast
	
$resources = $nl->getDocuments();
	// retrieves the documents and puts fills the $resource array
	
$documents = $nl->parseDocuents($resources);
	// sets $documents to an array of the parsed documents
	
$documents = $nl->sortDocuments($documents);
	// sorts the documents array by the specified fields

if($nl->parameters["paginate"] == 1) {
	$documents = $nl->paginate($currentPage);
	// paginates the documents array, autoinheriting the parameters that were sent to the class, sets placeholders for items, 
}

return $nl->generateOutput($documents);
	// handles outputting headers for specified formats, and generating archives (if neccessary)

// END SNIPPET

?>