datasift / storyplayer

     *         the ID of the user to retrieve

     * @return \DataSift\Stone\ObjectLib\BaseObject

     */

    public function getUser($userId)

    {

        // what are we doing?

        $log = Log::usingLog()->startAction("get user ID '{$userId}'");

        // do we have this user?

        $users = $this->st->getTestUsers();

        if (!isset($users->$userId)) {

            $msg = "user ID '{$userId}' not found";

            $log->endAction($msg);

            throw Exceptions::newActionFailedException($msg);

        }

        // all done

        $log->endAction($users->$userId);

        return $users->$userId;

    }

    /**

     * generates a random password of the requested length

     *         the name of the group that we want

     * @return BaseObject

     */

    public function getGroupFromTable($group)

    {

        // get our table name from the constructor

        $tableName = $this->args[0];

        // what are we doing?

        $log = Log::usingLog()->startAction("get '{$tableName}->{$group}' table group from runtime config");

        // get the table

        $table = $this->getTable();

        // make sure we have a group

        if (!isset($table->$group)) {

            $log->writeToLog("'{$group}' does not exist; creating");

            $table->$group = new BaseObject;

        }

        // all done

        $log->endAction();

        return $table->$group;

    }

    /**

     * Get the value of a specific key