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+<?php
+// set a namespace for the module
+namespace SkeletonConnector;
+
+// These can be left as is. We want to have access to the commonconnector tools as well as basic http / exception functions
+require_once(ROOT . '/src/Lib/default/local_tool_connectors/CommonConnectorTools.php');
+use CommonConnectorTools\CommonConnectorTools;
+use Cake\Http\Client;
+use Cake\Http\Exception\NotFoundException;
+use Cake\Http\Exception\MethodNotAllowedException;
+use Cake\Http\Client\Response;
+
+class SkeletonConnector extends CommonConnectorTools
+{
+
+    /*
+     *
+     * ====================================== Metainformation block ======================================
+     *
+     */
+    public $description = '';
+    public $connectorName = 'SkeletonConnector';
+    public $name = 'Skeleton';
+    public $version = '0.1';
+
+    // exposed function list and configuration
+    public $exposedFunctions = [
+        'myIndexAction' => [
+            'type' => 'index',
+            'scope' => 'child',
+            'params' => [
+                'quickFilter',
+                'sort',
+                'direction',
+                'page',
+                'limit'
+            ]
+        ],
+        'myFormAction' => [
+            'type' => 'formAction',
+            'scope' => 'childAction',
+            'params' => [
+                'setting',
+                'value'
+            ],
+            'redirect' => 'serverSettingsAction'
+        ]
+    ];
+
+    public function health(Object $connection): array
+    {
+        /*
+            returns an array with 2 keys:
+            [
+                status: the numeric response code (0: UNKNOWN, 1: OK, 2: ISSUES, 3: ERROR),
+                message: status message shown
+            ]
+        */
+        return $health;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     *
+     * ====================================== Exposed custom functions ======================================
+     *
+     */
+
+    public function myIndexAction(array $params): array
+    {
+        // $data = get data from local tool
+
+        //if we want to filter it via the quicksearch
+        if (!empty($params['quickFilter'])) {
+            // filter $data
+        }
+
+        // return the data embedded in a generic index parameter array
+
+        return [
+            'type' => 'index',
+            'title' => false,
+            'description' => false,
+            'data' => [
+                'data' => $data,
+                'skip_pagination' => 1,
+                'top_bar' => [
+                    'children' => [
+                        [
+                            'type' => 'search',
+                            'button' => __('Filter'),
+                            'placeholder' => __('Enter value to search'),
+                            'data' => '',
+                            'searchKey' => 'value',
+                            'additionalUrlParams' => $urlParams
+                        ]
+                    ]
+                ],
+                'fields' => [
+                    [
+                        'name' => 'field1_name',
+                        'sort' => 'field1.path',
+                        'data_path' => 'field1.path',
+                    ]
+                ],
+                'pull' => 'right',
+                'actions' => [
+                    [
+                        'open_modal' => '/localTools/action/' . h($params['connection']['id']) . '/myForm?myKey={{0}}',
+                        'modal_params_data_path' => ['myKey'],
+                        'icon' => 'font_awesome_icon_name',
+                        'reload_url' => '/localTools/action/' . h($params['connection']['id']) . '/myIndex'
+                    ]
+                ]
+            ]
+        ];
+    }
+
+
+    public function myFormAction(array $params): array
+    {
+        if ($params['request']->is(['get'])) {
+            return [
+                'data' => [
+                    'title' => __('My Form Title'),
+                    'description' => __('My form description'),
+                    'submit' => [
+                        'action' => $params['request']->getParam('action')
+                    ],
+                    'url' => ['controller' => 'localTools', 'action' => 'action', h($params['connection']['id']), 'myFormAction']
+                ]
+            ];
+        } elseif ($params['request']->is(['post'])) {
+            // handle posted data
+            if ($success) {
+                return ['success' => 1, 'message' => __('Action successful.')];
+            } else {
+                return ['success' => 0, 'message' => __('Action failed spectacularly.')];
+            }
+        }
+        throw new MethodNotAllowedException(__('Invalid http request type for the given action.'));
+    }
+
+    /*
+     *
+     * ====================================== Inter connection functions ======================================
+     *
+     */
+
+    public function initiateConnection(array $params): array
+    {
+        // encode initial connection in local tool
+        // build and return initiation payload
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    public function acceptConnection(array $params): array
+    {
+        // encode acceptance of the connection request in local tool, based on the payload from the initiation
+        // return payload for remote to encode the connection
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
+    public function finaliseConnection(array $params): bool
+    {
+        // based on the payload from the acceptance, finalise the connection
+        // return true on success
+        return $success;
+    }
+}
+
+ ?>