I am creating a little system which will allow users to extend the system with their own classes.
Class Core {
static $confArray;
static $extendArray;
protected static $instance;
public function read($name)
{
return self::$confArray[$name];
}
public function put($name, $value)
{
self::$confArray[$name] = $value;
}
public function extend($function, $handler, $args=null){
self::$extendArray[$function] = new $handler($args);
}
public function __call($method, $args){
return self::$extendArray[$method];
}
public static function getInstance()
{
if (!isset(self::$instance))
{
$object =__CLASS__;
self::$instance= new $object;
}
return self::$instance;
}
}
With That, now a user can come and register a simple extension from such a class:
class WorkersTest{
function isWorking($who){
echo "$who is working";
}
function isNotWorking($who){
echo "$who is not working";
}
}
To call the function (isworking/ isNotWorking), a the programmer needs to register the test
class through:
Core::getInstance->extend("worker","WorkersTest");
Then it can now be called through:
Core::getInstance->worker()->isWorking("George");
This is working perfectly. My question is how i can remove the ()
in the call (dont worry why) and have:
Core::getInstance->worker->isWorking("George");
Is it possible?
You can use the magic __get()
method, just like __call()
:
public function __get($name)
{
return $this->$name();
}
Try overriding the magic __get() method to return what you need:
Class Core {
// (...)
public function __get($name) {
if (isset( self::$extendArray[$function] )) {
return $this->$name();
}
//if there is no function registered under named "$name"
//throwing Exception is by design better, as @scragar suggested
throw new Exception("No function registered under named {$name}");
//return NULL;
}
}