<?php
 
  class someTest extends PluginBase {
 
    // some code skipped
 
    // settings on global level
    protected $settings = array(
      'scriptActivate' => array(
                'type'    => 'checkbox',
                'label'   => 'Activate/deactivate script execution for all surveys',
                'default' => '1',
            )
    )
 
    // settings on survey level
    public function beforeSurveySettings()
    {
      $event = $this->event;
      $event->set("surveysettings.{$this->id}", array(
        'name' => get_class($this),
        'settings' => array(
          'scriptsActivate'=>array(
            'type'=>'boolean',
            'label'=>'Activate script execution for this survey',
            'help'=>'If this switch is off no script will be executed in this survey.',
            'current' => 1, 
          )
        )
      ));
    }
 
    // settings on question level
    public function newQuestionAttributes()
    {
      $event = $this->event;
      $questionAttributes = array (
        'scriptActivate' => array(
          'types'    => '15ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQRSTUWXYZ!:;|*', /* all question types */
          'category'  => gT('someTest'),            
          'sortorder' => 1,
          'inputtype' => 'switch',
          'caption'   => 'Activate script execution',
          'default'   => '0',
        )
      )
    }
 
    // some code skipped
 
 
    /**
    * now use the attributes e.g. in question rendering
    */
    public function beforeQuestionRender()
    {
      // global level
      $message1 = "global settings: " . $this->get('scriptActivate',null,null,$this->settings['scriptActivate']['default']) . '<br />';
 
      // question level
      $aAttributes=QuestionAttribute::model()->getQuestionAttributes($this->getEvent()->get('qid'));
      $message2 = "question settings: " . $aAttributes["scriptActivate"] . '<br />';
 
      // survey level ???
      //$message3 = "survey settings: " . // SOME HELP REQUIRED - THANKS!!!
 
        }
 
  }