app/Model/BoardModel.php

<?php

namespace Kanboard\Model;

use Kanboard\Core\Base;

/**
 * Board model
 *
 * @package  Kanboard\Model
 * @author   Frederic Guillot
 */
class BoardModel extends Base
{
    /**
     * Get Kanboard default columns
     *
     * @access public
     * @return string[]
     */
    public function getDefaultColumns()
    {
        return array(t('Backlog'), t('Ready'), t('Work in progress'), t('Done'));
    }

    /**
     * Get user default columns
     *
     * @access public
     * @return array
     */
    public function getUserColumns()
    {
        $column_names = array_unique(explode_csv_field($this->configModel->get('board_columns', implode(',', $this->getDefaultColumns()))));
        $columns = array();

        foreach ($column_names as $column_name) {
            $columns[] = array(
                'title' => $column_name,
                'task_limit' => 0,
                'description' => '',
                'hide_in_dashboard' => 0,
            );
        }

        return $columns;
    }

    /**
     * Create a board with default columns, must be executed inside a transaction
     *
     * @access public
     * @param  integer  $project_id   Project id
     * @param  array    $columns      Column parameters [ 'title' => 'boo', 'task_limit' => 2 ... ]
     * @return boolean
     */
    public function create($project_id, array $columns)
    {
        $position = 0;

        foreach ($columns as $column) {
            $values = array(
                'title' => $column['title'],
                'position' => ++$position,
                'project_id' => $project_id,
                'task_limit' => $column['task_limit'],
                'description' => $column['description'],
                'hide_in_dashboard' => $column['hide_in_dashboard'] ?: 0, // Avoid SQL error with Postgres
            );

            if (! $this->db->table(ColumnModel::TABLE)->save($values)) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Copy board columns from a project to another one
     *
     * @author Antonio Rabelo
     * @param  integer    $project_from      Project Template
     * @param  integer    $project_to        Project that receives the copy
     * @return boolean
     */
    public function duplicate($project_from, $project_to)
    {
        $columns = $this->db->table(ColumnModel::TABLE)
                            ->columns('title', 'task_limit', 'description', 'hide_in_dashboard')
                            ->eq('project_id', $project_from)
                            ->asc('position')
                            ->findAll();

        return $this->boardModel->create($project_to, $columns);
    }
}