Added the ability to auto-load Models

5 files changed, 45 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/system/application/config/autoload.php b/system/application/config/autoload.php
index 8bb4181b5..2dfbe422c 100644
--- a/system/application/config/autoload.php
+++ b/system/application/config/autoload.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 | 3. Plugins

 | 4. Custom config files

 | 5. Language files

+| 6. Models

 |

 */

 

@@ -96,6 +97,20 @@ $autoload['config'] = array();
 

 $autoload['language'] = array();

 

+

+/*

+| -------------------------------------------------------------------

+|  Auto-load Models

+| -------------------------------------------------------------------

+| Prototype:

+|

+|	$autoload['model'] = array('model1', 'model2');

+|

+*/

+

+$autoload['model'] = array();

+

+

 /*

 | -------------------------------------------------------------------

 |  Auto-load Core Libraries

diff --git a/system/libraries/Loader.php b/system/libraries/Loader.php
index 051d3d899..dd639798d 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Loader.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Loader.php
@@ -107,8 +107,19 @@ class CI_Loader {
 	 */	

 	function model($model, $name = '', $db_conn = FALSE)

 	{		

+		if (is_array($model))

+		{

+			foreach($model as $babe)

+			{

+				$this->model($babe);	

+			}

+			return;

+		}

+

 		if ($model == '')

+		{

 			return;

+		}

 	

 		// Is the model in a sub-folder? If so, parse out the filename and path.

 		if (strpos($model, '/') === FALSE)

@@ -855,6 +866,12 @@ class CI_Loader {
 			}		

 		}

 

+		// Autoload models

+		if (isset($autoload['model']))

+		{

+			$this->model($autoload['model']);

+		}

+

 		// A little tweak to remain backward compatible

 		// The $autoload['core'] item was deprecated

 		if ( ! isset($autoload['libraries']))

@@ -875,6 +892,7 @@ class CI_Loader {
 			// Load the model class.

 			if (in_array('model', $autoload['libraries']))

 			{

+				die('made it in!');

 				$this->model();

 				$autoload['libraries'] = array_diff($autoload['libraries'], array('model'));

 			}

diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index fdd870a9a..eb2e3ef7a 100644
--- a/user_guide/changelog.html
+++ b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ Change Log
 <p>Release Date: -- still in development </p>

 <ul>

 	<li>Added Flashdata variables, session_id regeneration and configurable session update   times to the <a href="./libraries/sessions.html">Session class.</a></li>

+	<li>Added the ability to <a href="./general/autoloader.html">auto-load</a> <a href="./general/models.html">Models</a></li>

 	<li>Added $this->DB->save_queries variable to DB driver, enabling queries to get saved or no. Previously they were always saved.</li>

 	<li>Added <dfn>$assign_to_controller</dfn> variable in the main <kbd>index.php</kbd> file.  Anything that this variable contains will be passed automatically to a controller constructor when initialized.</li>

 	<li>Reorganized the URI and Routes classes for better clarity.</li>

diff --git a/user_guide/general/autoloader.html b/user_guide/general/autoloader.html
index 55b3c0d38..c90120cc8 100644
--- a/user_guide/general/autoloader.html
+++ b/user_guide/general/autoloader.html
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ consider auto-loading them for convenience.</p>
 <li>Plugins found in the "plugins" folder</li>

 <li>Custom config files found in the "config" folder</li>

 <li>Language files found in the "system/language" folder </li>

+<li>Models found in the &quot;models&quot; folder</li>

 </ul>

 

 <p>To autoload resources, open the <var>application/config/autoload.php</var> file and add the item you want

diff --git a/user_guide/general/models.html b/user_guide/general/models.html
index f2a676188..b111eacca 100644
--- a/user_guide/general/models.html
+++ b/user_guide/general/models.html
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ Models
 <li><a href="#what">What is a Model?</a></li>

 <li><a href="#anatomy">Anatomy of a Model</a></li>

 <li><a href="#loading">Loading a Model</a></li>

+<li><a href="#auto_load_model">Auto-Loading a Model</a> </li>

 <li><a href="#conn">Connecting to your Database</a></li>

-

 </ul>

 

 

-<a name="what"></a>

-<h2>What is a Model?</h2>

+

+<h2><a name="what"></a>What is a Model?</h2>

 

 <p>Models are PHP classes that are designed to work with information in your database.  For example, let's say

 you use CodeIgniter to manage a blog.  You might have a model class that contains functions to insert, update, and

@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ class&nbsp;Blogmodel&nbsp;extends&nbsp;Model&nbsp;{<br />
 <p>Note: The functions in the above example use the <a href="../database/active_record.html">Active Record</a> database functions.</p>

 

 

-<a name="anatomy"></a>

-<h2>Anatomy of a Model</h2>

+

+<h2><a name="anatomy"></a>Anatomy of a Model</h2>

 

 <p>Model classes are stored in your <dfn>application/models/</dfn> folder.  They can be nested within sub-folders if you

 want this type of organization.</p>

@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ class&nbsp;<var>User_model</var>&nbsp;extends&nbsp;Model&nbsp;{<br />
 <code>application/models/<var>user_model.php</var></code>

 

 

-<a name="loading"></a>

-<h2>Loading a Model</h2>

+

+<h2><a name="loading"></a>Loading a Model</h2>

 

 <p>Your models will typically be loaded and called from within your <a href="controllers.html">controller</a> functions.

 To load a model you will use the following function:</p>

@@ -207,10 +207,11 @@ class&nbsp;Blog_controller&nbsp;extends&nbsp;Controller&nbsp;{<br />
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />

 }</code>

 

+<h2><a name="auto_load_model" id="auto_load_model"></a>Auto-loading Models</h2>

+<p>If you find that you need a particular model globally throughout your  application, you can tell CodeIgniter to auto-load it during system  initialization.  This is done by opening the application/config/autoload.php file and adding the mdoel to the autoload array.</p>

 

 

-<a name="conn"></a>

-<h2>Connecting to your Database</h2>

+<h2><a name="conn"></a>Connecting to your Database</h2>

 

 <p>When a model is loaded it does <strong>NOT</strong> connect automatically to your database.  The following options for connecting are available to you:</p>