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 * @param object $specimenOrObservations

function compose_specimen_array(array $specimenOrObservations){

    foreach ($specimenOrObservations as &$specimenOrObservation) {

        $items['data'] = $specimenOrObservation->listLabel ;

        $specimen = compose_cdm_specimen_or_observation_tree_entry($specimenOrObservation);

       if (isset($specimenOrObservation->derivates) && sizeof($specimenOrObservation->derivates) > 0){

           $child['children']= compose_specimen_array($specimenOrObservation->derivates);

/**

 * Composes a BOTTOM-UP-SPECIMEN-TABLE

 * @param $specimensOrObservations

 * @return array

 *  A drupal render array with the following keys:

 *   - 'specimen_list'

 *   - 'pager'

 *

 * @ingroup Compose

 */

function compose_specimens_table_bottom_up($specimensOrObservations)

{

  // --- generate the specimen list as table

  $specimen_table = array(

    '#theme' => 'table',

    '#weight' => 2,

    // prefix attributes and rows with '#' to let it pass toF the theme function,

    // otherwise it is handled as child render array

    '#attributes' => array('class' => 'specimens'),

    '#rows' => array(),

  );

  if ($specimensOrObservations) {

    foreach ($specimensOrObservations as $specimenOrObservation) {

      $mediaList = array();

      if (is_array($specimenOrObservation->_fieldObjectMedia)) {

        $mediaList = array_merge($mediaList, $specimenOrObservation->_fieldObjectMedia);

      }

      if (is_array($specimenOrObservation->_derivedUnitMedia)) {

        $mediaList = array_merge($mediaList, $specimenOrObservation->_derivedUnitMedia);

      }

      // typelabel will contain the typeStatus

      $type_label = '';

      $typeDesignationPager = cdm_ws_get(CDM_WS_OCCURRENCE . '/$0/specimenTypeDesignations', $specimenOrObservation->uuid);

      if (isset($typeDesignationPager) and isset($typeDesignationPager->records)) {

        $type_status = array();

        foreach ($typeDesignationPager->records as $typeDesignation) {

          if (isset($typeDesignation->typeStatus->representation_L10n)) {

            $type_status[] = $typeDesignation->typeStatus->representation_L10n;

          }

        }

        $type_label = implode(', ', $type_status);

        if ($type_label) {

          $type_label .= ': ';

        }

      }

      // --- Specimen entry as dynamic label:

      //     -> Dynabox for the specimenOrObservation

      $gallery_name = $specimenOrObservation->uuid;

      $derived_unit_ws_request = cdm_compose_url(CDM_WS_OCCURRENCE, array($specimenOrObservation->uuid));

      // --- Render associated media.

      $gallery_html = '';

      if (count($mediaList) > 0) {

        $gallery_settings = getGallerySettings(CDM_DATAPORTAL_SPECIMEN_GALLERY_NAME);

        $captionElements = array(

          '#uri' => t('open media'),

        );

        $gallery_html = compose_cdm_media_gallerie(array(

          'mediaList' => $mediaList,

          'galleryName' => $gallery_name,

          'maxExtend' => $gallery_settings['cdm_dataportal_media_maxextend'],

          'cols' => $gallery_settings['cdm_dataportal_media_cols'],

          'maxRows' => isset($gallery_settings['cdm_dataportal_media_maxRows']) ? isset($gallery_settings['cdm_dataportal_media_maxRows']) : null,

          'captionElements' => $captionElements,

          'mediaLinkType' => 'LIGHTBOX',

          'alternativeMediaUri' => NULL,

          'galleryLinkUri' => NULL,

        ));

      }

      //here we should use the data we already have

      $label_html = cdm_dynabox(

        $specimenOrObservation->uuid,

        $type_label . $specimenOrObservation->titleCache,

        $derived_unit_ws_request,

        'cdm_specimen_or_observation',

        'Click for details',

        array('div', 'div'),

        array(),

        null, // $content_element_selector

        'function(){ jQuery(\'#media_gallery_' . $gallery_name . '\').hide(); }', // open_callback

        'function(){ jQuery(\'#media_gallery_' . $gallery_name . '\').show(); }' // close_callback

      );

      // --- Render associated media.

      $gallery_html = '';

      if (count($mediaList) > 0) {

        $gallery_settings = getGallerySettings(CDM_DATAPORTAL_SPECIMEN_GALLERY_NAME);

        $captionElements = array(

          '#uri' => t('open media'),

        );

        $gallery_html = compose_cdm_media_gallerie(array(

          'mediaList' => $mediaList,

          'galleryName' => $gallery_name,

          'maxExtend' => $gallery_settings['cdm_dataportal_media_maxextend'],

          'cols' => $gallery_settings['cdm_dataportal_media_cols'],

          'maxRows' => isset($gallery_settings['cdm_dataportal_media_maxRows']) ? isset($gallery_settings['cdm_dataportal_media_maxRows']) : null,

          'captionElements' => $captionElements,

          'mediaLinkType' => 'LIGHTBOX',

          'alternativeMediaUri' => NULL,

          'galleryLinkUri' => NULL,

        ));

      }

      $specimen_table['#rows'][] = array(

        // An array of table rows. Every row is an array of cells, or an associative array

        'data' => array(

          // Each cell can be either a string or an associative array

          $label_html . $gallery_html

        ),

        'class' => array(

          'descriptionElement',

          'descriptionElement_IndividualsAssociation'

        ),

      );

    }

  }

  return $specimen_table;

}