Reports Shell

gistfile1.php

<?php
App::import('Core', 'Controller');
App::import('Component', 'Email');
class ReportsShell extends Shell {
	var $uses = array('PaymentException');
/**
 * Controller/EmailComponent instances.
 * 
 * @var class
 */
	var $Controller = null;
	var $Email = null;
/**
 * Main shell method: Parses arguments to determine which methods to run.
 * 
 * @param mixed List of methods to call
 */	
	function main() {
		if (!empty($this->args[0])) {
			$this->Controller =& new Controller();
			$this->Email =& new EmailComponent(null);
			$this->Email->initialize($this->Controller); 

			foreach ($this->args as $param) {
				$method = Inflector::variable($param);
				if (method_exists($this, $method)) {
					$this->$method();
				}
			}
		}
	}
/**
 * Run exception aging report and send as email.
 * 
 */	
	private function aging() {
		$this->Controller->set('results', $this->PaymentException->report('aging'));
		$report = $this->Controller->render('/exceptions/xls/report_aging');

		# Send notification email
		// set recipients ...

		$this->Email->subject = 'Exception Aging Report - ' . date('m/d/Y');
		$this->Email->sendAs = 'html';
		
		$this->Email->send($report);
	}
}