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+<?php
+
+namespace Chill\MainBundle\Tests\Util;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Chill\MainBundle\Util\CountriesInfo;
+
+/**
+ * tests for CountriesInfos
+ *
+ * @author julien.fastre@champs-libre.coop
+ */
+class CountriesInfoTest extends TestCase {
+    
+    public function testGetCountryData() 
+    {
+        $raw = CountriesInfo::getCountriesData();
+        
+        $this->assertStringStartsWith("AS AF AFG 004 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of",
+                $raw);
+    }
+    
+    public function testGetArrayCountriesData() 
+    {
+        $data = CountriesInfo::getArrayCountriesData();
+        
+        $this->assertNotNull($data);
+        $this->assertContains(array(
+            "AS", "AF", "AFG", "004", "Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of"
+        ), $data);
+    }
+    
+    public function testGetCountryCodeByContinents()
+    {
+        $countries = CountriesInfo::getCountriesCodeByContinent('EU');
+        
+        $this->assertContains('BE', $countries);
+        $this->assertContains('FR', $countries);
+        $this->assertContains('GB', $countries);
+    }
+    
+    public function getGetContinentsCodes()
+    {
+        $continents = CountriesInfo::getContinentsCodes();
+        
+        $this->assertContains('EU', $continents);
+    }
+}
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+<?php
+
+namespace Chill\MainBundle\Util;
+
+/**
+ * Get information about countries.
+ * 
+ * This class is used to get the continent of countries.
+ *
+ * @author julien.fastre@champs-libre.coop
+ */
+class CountriesInfo {
+    
+    private static $preparedData;
+    
+    /**
+     * get the information about country in arrays where :
+     * 
+     * - key 0 = continent
+     * - key 1 = country code, in 2 letters
+     * - key 2 = country code, in 3 letters 
+     * - key 3 = country number
+     * - key 4 = country name, in english
+     * 
+     * @return array an array of countries array
+     */
+    public static function getArrayCountriesData()
+    {
+        if (self::$preparedData === null) {
+            $raw = self::getCountriesData();
+            
+            // parse data line by line
+            $separator = "\r\n";
+            $line = strtok($raw, $separator);
+            
+            while ($line !== false) {
+                self::$preparedData[] = explode(" ", $line, 5);
+                
+                $line = strtok($separator);
+            }
+            
+            return self::$preparedData;
+        } else {
+            return self::$preparedData;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private static $cacheCountriesCodeByContinent;
+    
+    private static function prepareCacheCountriesByContinent()
+    {
+        if (self::$cacheCountriesCodeByContinent === null) {
+            $data = self::getArrayCountriesData();
+            
+            array_walk($data, function($item, $key) {
+                self::$cacheCountriesCodeByContinent[$item[0]][] = $item[1];
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public static function getCountriesCodeByContinent($continent)
+    {
+        self::prepareCacheCountriesByContinent();
+        
+        if (array_key_exists($continent, self::$cacheCountriesCodeByContinent)) {
+            return self::$cacheCountriesCodeByContinent[$continent];
+        } else {
+            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf("The continent with prefix "
+                    . "%s is unknown.", $continent));
+        }
+        
+    }
+    
+    public static function getContinentsCodes()
+    {
+        self::prepareCacheCountriesByContinent();
+        
+        return array_keys(self::$cacheCountriesCodeByContinent);
+    }
+    
+    public static function getCountriesData()
+    {
+        // this list is extracted by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_by_continent_%28data_file%29
+        // 
+        // The columns are :
+        // - continent code ;
+        // - country code (two letters) ;
+        // - country code (three letters) ;
+        // - country number
+        // - english name
+        // 
+        // source : 
+        // Wikipedia contributors, "List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent (data file)," 
+        // Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_by_continent_(data_file)&oldid=688980440 
+        // (accessed January 2, 2016). 
+        return <<<EOT
+AS AF AFG 004 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
+EU AL ALB 008 Albania, Republic of
+AN AQ ATA 010 Antarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)
+AF DZ DZA 012 Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of
+OC AS ASM 016 American Samoa
+EU AD AND 020 Andorra, Principality of
+AF AO AGO 024 Angola, Republic of
+NA AG ATG 028 Antigua and Barbuda
+EU AZ AZE 031 Azerbaijan, Republic of
+AS AZ AZE 031 Azerbaijan, Republic of
+SA AR ARG 032 Argentina, Argentine Republic
+OC AU AUS 036 Australia, Commonwealth of
+EU AT AUT 040 Austria, Republic of
+NA BS BHS 044 Bahamas, Commonwealth of the
+AS BH BHR 048 Bahrain, Kingdom of
+AS BD BGD 050 Bangladesh, People's Republic of
+EU AM ARM 051 Armenia, Republic of
+AS AM ARM 051 Armenia, Republic of
+NA BB BRB 052 Barbados
+EU BE BEL 056 Belgium, Kingdom of
+NA BM BMU 060 Bermuda
+AS BT BTN 064 Bhutan, Kingdom of
+SA BO BOL 068 Bolivia, Republic of
+EU BA BIH 070 Bosnia and Herzegovina
+AF BW BWA 072 Botswana, Republic of
+AN BV BVT 074 Bouvet Island (Bouvetoya)
+SA BR BRA 076 Brazil, Federative Republic of
+NA BZ BLZ 084 Belize
+AS IO IOT 086 British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago)
+OC SB SLB 090 Solomon Islands
+NA VG VGB 092 British Virgin Islands
+AS BN BRN 096 Brunei Darussalam
+EU BG BGR 100 Bulgaria, Republic of
+AS MM MMR 104 Myanmar, Union of
+AF BI BDI 108 Burundi, Republic of
+EU BY BLR 112 Belarus, Republic of
+AS KH KHM 116 Cambodia, Kingdom of
+AF CM CMR 120 Cameroon, Republic of
+NA CA CAN 124 Canada
+AF CV CPV 132 Cape Verde, Republic of
+NA KY CYM 136 Cayman Islands
+AF CF CAF 140 Central African Republic
+AS LK LKA 144 Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of
+AF TD TCD 148 Chad, Republic of
+SA CL CHL 152 Chile, Republic of
+AS CN CHN 156 China, People's Republic of
+AS TW TWN 158 Taiwan
+AS CX CXR 162 Christmas Island
+AS CC CCK 166 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
+SA CO COL 170 Colombia, Republic of
+AF KM COM 174 Comoros, Union of the
+AF YT MYT 175 Mayotte
+AF CG COG 178 Congo, Republic of the
+AF CD COD 180 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
+OC CK COK 184 Cook Islands
+NA CR CRI 188 Costa Rica, Republic of
+EU HR HRV 191 Croatia, Republic of
+NA CU CUB 192 Cuba, Republic of
+EU CY CYP 196 Cyprus, Republic of
+AS CY CYP 196 Cyprus, Republic of
+EU CZ CZE 203 Czech Republic
+AF BJ BEN 204 Benin, Republic of
+EU DK DNK 208 Denmark, Kingdom of
+NA DM DMA 212 Dominica, Commonwealth of
+NA DO DOM 214 Dominican Republic
+SA EC ECU 218 Ecuador, Republic of
+NA SV SLV 222 El Salvador, Republic of
+AF GQ GNQ 226 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of
+AF ET ETH 231 Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of
+AF ER ERI 232 Eritrea, State of
+EU EE EST 233 Estonia, Republic of
+EU FO FRO 234 Faroe Islands
+SA FK FLK 238 Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
+AN GS SGS 239 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
+OC FJ FJI 242 Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands
+EU FI FIN 246 Finland, Republic of
+EU AX ALA 248 Åland Islands
+EU FR FRA 250 France, French Republic
+SA GF GUF 254 French Guiana
+OC PF PYF 258 French Polynesia
+AN TF ATF 260 French Southern Territories
+AF DJ DJI 262 Djibouti, Republic of
+AF GA GAB 266 Gabon, Gabonese Republic
+EU GE GEO 268 Georgia
+AS GE GEO 268 Georgia
+AF GM GMB 270 Gambia, Republic of the
+AS PS PSE 275 Palestinian Territory, Occupied
+EU DE DEU 276 Germany, Federal Republic of
+AF GH GHA 288 Ghana, Republic of
+EU GI GIB 292 Gibraltar
+OC KI KIR 296 Kiribati, Republic of
+EU GR GRC 300 Greece, Hellenic Republic
+NA GL GRL 304 Greenland
+NA GD GRD 308 Grenada
+NA GP GLP 312 Guadeloupe
+OC GU GUM 316 Guam
+NA GT GTM 320 Guatemala, Republic of
+AF GN GIN 324 Guinea, Republic of
+SA GY GUY 328 Guyana, Co-operative Republic of
+NA HT HTI 332 Haiti, Republic of
+AN HM HMD 334 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
+EU VA VAT 336 Holy See (Vatican City State)
+NA HN HND 340 Honduras, Republic of
+AS HK HKG 344 Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
+EU HU HUN 348 Hungary, Republic of
+EU IS ISL 352 Iceland, Republic of
+AS IN IND 356 India, Republic of
+AS ID IDN 360 Indonesia, Republic of
+AS IR IRN 364 Iran, Islamic Republic of
+AS IQ IRQ 368 Iraq, Republic of
+EU IE IRL 372 Ireland
+AS IL ISR 376 Israel, State of
+EU IT ITA 380 Italy, Italian Republic
+AF CI CIV 384 Cote d'Ivoire, Republic of
+NA JM JAM 388 Jamaica
+AS JP JPN 392 Japan
+EU KZ KAZ 398 Kazakhstan, Republic of
+AS KZ KAZ 398 Kazakhstan, Republic of
+AS JO JOR 400 Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of
+AF KE KEN 404 Kenya, Republic of
+AS KP PRK 408 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
+AS KR KOR 410 Korea, Republic of
+AS KW KWT 414 Kuwait, State of
+AS KG KGZ 417 Kyrgyz Republic
+AS LA LAO 418 Lao People's Democratic Republic
+AS LB LBN 422 Lebanon, Lebanese Republic
+AF LS LSO 426 Lesotho, Kingdom of
+EU LV LVA 428 Latvia, Republic of
+AF LR LBR 430 Liberia, Republic of
+AF LY LBY 434 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
+EU LI LIE 438 Liechtenstein, Principality of
+EU LT LTU 440 Lithuania, Republic of
+EU LU LUX 442 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of
+AS MO MAC 446 Macao, Special Administrative Region of China
+AF MG MDG 450 Madagascar, Republic of
+AF MW MWI 454 Malawi, Republic of
+AS MY MYS 458 Malaysia
+AS MV MDV 462 Maldives, Republic of
+AF ML MLI 466 Mali, Republic of
+EU MT MLT 470 Malta, Republic of
+NA MQ MTQ 474 Martinique
+AF MR MRT 478 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
+AF MU MUS 480 Mauritius, Republic of
+NA MX MEX 484 Mexico, United Mexican States
+EU MC MCO 492 Monaco, Principality of
+AS MN MNG 496 Mongolia
+EU MD MDA 498 Moldova, Republic of
+EU ME MNE 499 Montenegro, Republic of
+NA MS MSR 500 Montserrat
+AF MA MAR 504 Morocco, Kingdom of
+AF MZ MOZ 508 Mozambique, Republic of
+AS OM OMN 512 Oman, Sultanate of
+AF NA NAM 516 Namibia, Republic of
+OC NR NRU 520 Nauru, Republic of
+AS NP NPL 524 Nepal, State of
+EU NL NLD 528 Netherlands, Kingdom of the
+NA AN ANT 530 Netherlands Antilles
+NA CW CUW 531 Curaçao
+NA AW ABW 533 Aruba
+NA SX SXM 534 Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
+NA BQ BES 535 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
+OC NC NCL 540 New Caledonia
+OC VU VUT 548 Vanuatu, Republic of
+OC NZ NZL 554 New Zealand
+NA NI NIC 558 Nicaragua, Republic of
+AF NE NER 562 Niger, Republic of
+AF NG NGA 566 Nigeria, Federal Republic of
+OC NU NIU 570 Niue
+OC NF NFK 574 Norfolk Island
+EU NO NOR 578 Norway, Kingdom of
+OC MP MNP 580 Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of the
+OC UM UMI 581 United States Minor Outlying Islands
+NA UM UMI 581 United States Minor Outlying Islands
+OC FM FSM 583 Micronesia, Federated States of
+OC MH MHL 584 Marshall Islands, Republic of the
+OC PW PLW 585 Palau, Republic of
+AS PK PAK 586 Pakistan, Islamic Republic of
+NA PA PAN 591 Panama, Republic of
+OC PG PNG 598 Papua New Guinea, Independent State of
+SA PY PRY 600 Paraguay, Republic of
+SA PE PER 604 Peru, Republic of
+AS PH PHL 608 Philippines, Republic of the
+OC PN PCN 612 Pitcairn Islands
+EU PL POL 616 Poland, Republic of
+EU PT PRT 620 Portugal, Portuguese Republic
+AF GW GNB 624 Guinea-Bissau, Republic of
+AS TL TLS 626 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
+NA PR PRI 630 Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of
+AS QA QAT 634 Qatar, State of
+AF RE REU 638 Reunion
+EU RO ROU 642 Romania
+EU RU RUS 643 Russian Federation
+AS RU RUS 643 Russian Federation
+AF RW RWA 646 Rwanda, Republic of
+NA BL BLM 652 Saint Barthelemy
+AF SH SHN 654 Saint Helena
+NA KN KNA 659 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of
+NA AI AIA 660 Anguilla
+NA LC LCA 662 Saint Lucia
+NA MF MAF 663 Saint Martin
+NA PM SPM 666 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
+NA VC VCT 670 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
+EU SM SMR 674 San Marino, Republic of
+AF ST STP 678 Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of
+AS SA SAU 682 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
+AF SN SEN 686 Senegal, Republic of
+EU RS SRB 688 Serbia, Republic of
+AF SC SYC 690 Seychelles, Republic of
+AF SL SLE 694 Sierra Leone, Republic of
+AS SG SGP 702 Singapore, Republic of
+EU SK SVK 703 Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
+AS VN VNM 704 Vietnam, Socialist Republic of
+EU SI SVN 705 Slovenia, Republic of
+AF SO SOM 706 Somalia, Somali Republic
+AF ZA ZAF 710 South Africa, Republic of
+AF ZW ZWE 716 Zimbabwe, Republic of
+EU ES ESP 724 Spain, Kingdom of
+AF SS SSD 728 South Sudan
+AF EH ESH 732 Western Sahara
+AF SD SDN 736 Sudan, Republic of
+SA SR SUR 740 Suriname, Republic of
+EU SJ SJM 744 Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
+AF SZ SWZ 748 Swaziland, Kingdom of
+EU SE SWE 752 Sweden, Kingdom of
+EU CH CHE 756 Switzerland, Swiss Confederation
+AS SY SYR 760 Syrian Arab Republic
+AS TJ TJK 762 Tajikistan, Republic of
+AS TH THA 764 Thailand, Kingdom of
+AF TG TGO 768 Togo, Togolese Republic
+OC TK TKL 772 Tokelau
+OC TO TON 776 Tonga, Kingdom of
+NA TT TTO 780 Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of
+AS AE ARE 784 United Arab Emirates
+AF TN TUN 788 Tunisia, Tunisian Republic
+EU TR TUR 792 Turkey, Republic of
+AS TR TUR 792 Turkey, Republic of
+AS TM TKM 795 Turkmenistan
+NA TC TCA 796 Turks and Caicos Islands
+OC TV TUV 798 Tuvalu
+AF UG UGA 800 Uganda, Republic of
+EU UA UKR 804 Ukraine
+EU MK MKD 807 Macedonia, The Republic of
+AF EG EGY 818 Egypt, Arab Republic of
+EU GB GBR 826 United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
+EU GG GGY 831 Guernsey, Bailiwick of
+EU JE JEY 832 Jersey, Bailiwick of
+EU IM IMN 833 Isle of Man
+AF TZ TZA 834 Tanzania, United Republic of
+NA US USA 840 United States of America
+NA VI VIR 850 United States Virgin Islands
+AF BF BFA 854 Burkina Faso
+SA UY URY 858 Uruguay, Eastern Republic of
+AS UZ UZB 860 Uzbekistan, Republic of
+SA VE VEN 862 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
+OC WF WLF 876 Wallis and Futuna
+OC WS WSM 882 Samoa, Independent State of
+AS YE YEM 887 Yemen
+AF ZM ZMB 894 Zambia, Republic of
+OC XX null null Disputed Territory
+AS XE null null Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone
+AS XD null null United Nations Neutral Zone
+AS XS null null Spratly Islands
+EOT;
+    }
+}