3 * An general object factory
5 * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
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24 class ObjectFactory extends BaseFactory {
26 * Protected constructor
30 protected function __construct () {
31 // Call parent constructor
32 parent::__construct(__CLASS__);
34 // Set object description
35 $this->setObjectDescription("Simple generic object factory");
37 // Create unique ID number
38 $this->generateUniqueId();
42 * Creates a new object given by the name or throws an exception if
43 * the class was not found. No parameters for the object are currently
46 * @param $className Name of the class we shall construct
47 * @param $args Arguments in an indexed array
48 * @return $objectInstance An instance of the requested object
49 * @throws ClassNotFoundException If the requested class was not found
50 * @throws EmptyVariableException If a variable is empty unexpectly
52 public final static function createObjectByName ($className, array $args=array()) {
53 // First get an instance of this factory
54 $factoryInstance = new ObjectFactory();
56 // Is the class name valid and is the class there?
57 if (empty($className)) {
58 // Throw an exception here
59 throw new EmptyVariableException(array($factoryInstance, 'className'), self::EXCEPTION_UNEXPECTED_EMPTY_STRING);
60 } elseif (!class_exists($className)) {
61 // Then throw an exception
62 throw new ClassNotFoundException(array($factoryInstance, $className), self::EXCEPTION_CLASS_NOT_FOUND);
65 // Then Prepare the call-back function
66 $callback = sprintf("%s::create%s",
71 // Run the user function
72 $objectInstance = call_user_func_array($callback, $args);
74 // Return the prepared instance
75 return $objectInstance;
79 * Creates an object by it's configured name
81 * @param $configEnttry Configuration entry to read
82 * @param $args Arguments in an indexed array
83 * @return $objectInstance An instance of the requested object
85 public final static function createObjectByConfiguredName ($configEntry, array $args=array()) {
86 // Read the configuration entry
87 $className = FrameworkConfiguration::getInstance()->readConfig($configEntry);
89 // Send this to the other factory...
90 $objectInstance = self::createObjectByName($className, $args);
92 // Return the instance
93 return $objectInstance;