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authorAndrey Andreev <narf@bofh.bg>2012-10-27 16:46:52 +0200
committerAndrey Andreev <narf@bofh.bg>2012-10-27 16:46:52 +0200
commited4b258a204319c5a3a7c242c1cc7dfbfe14ad4e (patch)
treefcac19225398cee1ef8b5dba18920a17fa02cc92 /system/core
parent1887ec69c9230ff3fbde63f209b50ce69b28fc62 (diff)
Make CI_Loader::config() a proper alias for CI_Config::load() and improve the Loader class DocBlocks
Diffstat (limited to 'system/core')
-rw-r--r--system/core/Loader.php286
1 files changed, 152 insertions, 134 deletions
diff --git a/system/core/Loader.php b/system/core/Loader.php
index b316c8e1b..db56ab3ae 100644
--- a/system/core/Loader.php
+++ b/system/core/Loader.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
/**
* Loader Class
*
- * Loads views and files
+ * Loads framework components.
*
* @package CodeIgniter
* @subpackage Libraries
@@ -42,84 +42,84 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Nesting level of the output buffering mechanism
*
- * @var int
+ * @var int
*/
protected $_ci_ob_level;
/**
* List of paths to load views from
*
- * @var array
+ * @var array
*/
protected $_ci_view_paths = array();
/**
* List of paths to load libraries from
*
- * @var array
+ * @var array
*/
protected $_ci_library_paths = array();
/**
* List of paths to load models from
*
- * @var array
+ * @var array
*/
protected $_ci_model_paths = array();
/**
* List of paths to load helpers from
*
- * @var array
+ * @var array
*/
protected $_ci_helper_paths = array();
/**
* List of loaded base classes
*
- * @var array
+ * @var array
*/
protected $_base_classes = array(); // Set by the controller class
/**
* List of cached variables
*
- * @var array
+ * @var array
*/
protected $_ci_cached_vars = array();
/**
* List of loaded classes
*
- * @var array
+ * @var array
*/
protected $_ci_classes = array();
/**
* List of loaded files
*
- * @var array
+ * @var array
*/
protected $_ci_loaded_files = array();
/**
* List of loaded models
*
- * @var array
+ * @var array
*/
protected $_ci_models = array();
/**
* List of loaded helpers
*
- * @var array
+ * @var array
*/
protected $_ci_helpers = array();
/**
* List of class name mappings
*
- * @var array
+ * @var array
*/
protected $_ci_varmap = array(
'unit_test' => 'unit',
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ class CI_Loader {
);
/**
- * Constructor
+ * Class constructor
*
- * Sets the path to the view files and gets the initial output buffering level
+ * Sets component load paths gets the initial output buffering level.
*
* @return void
*/
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Initialize the Loader
*
- * This method is called once in CI_Controller.
- *
- * @return object
+ * @used-by CI_Controller
+ * @uses CI_Loader::_ci_autoloader()
+ * @return object $this
*/
public function initialize()
{
@@ -169,14 +169,12 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Is Loaded
*
- * A utility function to test if a class is in the self::$_ci_classes array.
- * This function returns the object name if the class tested for is loaded,
- * and returns FALSE if it isn't.
+ * A utility method to test if a class is in the self::$_ci_classes array.
*
- * It is mainly used in the form_helper -> _get_validation_object()
+ * @used-by Mainly used by Form Helper function _get_validation_object().
*
- * @param string class being checked for
- * @return mixed class object name on the CI SuperObject or FALSE
+ * @param string $class Class name to check for
+ * @return string|bool Class object name if loaded or FALSE
*/
public function is_loaded($class)
{
@@ -186,14 +184,14 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Class Loader
+ * Library Loader
*
- * This function lets users load and instantiate classes.
- * It is designed to be called from a user's app controllers.
+ * Loads and instantiates libraries.
+ * Designed to be called from application controllers.
*
- * @param string the name of the class
- * @param mixed the optional parameters
- * @param string an optional object name
+ * @param string $library Library name
+ * @param array $params Optional parameters to pass to the library class constructor
+ * @param string $object_name An optional object name to assign to
* @return void
*/
public function library($library = '', $params = NULL, $object_name = NULL)
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@ class CI_Loader {
if ($library === '' OR isset($this->_base_classes[$library]))
{
- return FALSE;
+ return;
}
if ( ! is_null($params) && ! is_array($params))
@@ -226,16 +224,20 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Model Loader
*
- * This function lets users load and instantiate models.
+ * Loads and instantiates libraries.
*
- * @param string the name of the class
- * @param string name for the model
- * @param bool database connection
+ * @param string $model Model name
+ * @param string $name An optional object name to assign to
+ * @param bool $db_conn An optional database connection configuration to initialize
* @return void
*/
public function model($model, $name = '', $db_conn = FALSE)
{
- if (is_array($model))
+ if (empty($model))
+ {
+ return;
+ }
+ elseif (is_array($model))
{
foreach ($model as $class)
{
@@ -244,11 +246,6 @@ class CI_Loader {
return;
}
- if ($model === '')
- {
- return;
- }
-
$path = '';
// Is the model in a sub-folder? If so, parse out the filename and path.
@@ -318,10 +315,13 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Database Loader
*
- * @param mixed $params = '' the DB settings
- * @param bool $return = FALSE whether to return the DB object
- * @param bool $query_builder = NULL whether to enable query builder (overrides the config setting)
- * @return object
+ * @param mixed $params Database configuration options
+ * @param bool $return Whether to return the database object
+ * @param bool $query_builder Whether to enable Query Builder
+ * (overrides the configuration setting)
+ *
+ * @return void|object|bool Database object if $return is set to TRUE,
+ * FALSE on failure, void in any other case
*/
public function database($params = '', $return = FALSE, $query_builder = NULL)
{
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Load the Utilities Class
+ * Load the Database Utilities Class
*
- * @return string
+ * @return void
*/
public function dbutil()
{
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Load the Database Forge Class
*
- * @return string
+ * @return void
*/
public function dbforge()
{
@@ -402,19 +402,15 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Load View
- *
- * This function is used to load a "view" file. It has three parameters:
+ * View Loader
*
- * 1. The name of the "view" file to be included.
- * 2. An associative array of data to be extracted for use in the view.
- * 3. TRUE/FALSE - whether to return the data or load it. In
- * some cases it's advantageous to be able to return data so that
- * a developer can process it in some way.
+ * Loads "view" files.
*
- * @param string
- * @param array
- * @param bool
+ * @param string $view View name
+ * @param array $vars An associative array of data
+ * to be extracted for use in the view
+ * @param bool $return Whether to return the view output
+ * or leave it to the Output class
* @return void
*/
public function view($view, $vars = array(), $return = FALSE)
@@ -425,13 +421,11 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Load File
- *
- * This is a generic file loader
+ * Generic File Loader
*
- * @param string
- * @param bool
- * @return string
+ * @param string $path File path
+ * @param bool $return Whether to return the file output
+ * @return void|string
*/
public function file($path, $return = FALSE)
{
@@ -446,8 +440,10 @@ class CI_Loader {
* Once variables are set they become available within
* the controller class and its "view" files.
*
- * @param array
- * @param string
+ * @param array|object|string $vars
+ * An associative array or object containing values
+ * to be set, or a value's name if string
+ * @param string $val Value to set, only used if $vars is a string
* @return void
*/
public function vars($vars = array(), $val = '')
@@ -475,8 +471,8 @@ class CI_Loader {
*
* Check if a variable is set and retrieve it.
*
- * @param array
- * @return void
+ * @param string $key Variable name
+ * @return mixed The variable or NULL if not found
*/
public function get_var($key)
{
@@ -488,7 +484,7 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Get Variables
*
- * Retrieve all loaded variables
+ * Retrieves all loaded variables.
*
* @return array
*/
@@ -500,11 +496,9 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Load Helper
- *
- * This function loads the specified helper file.
+ * Helper Loader
*
- * @param mixed
+ * @param string|string[] $helpers Helper name(s)
* @return void
*/
public function helper($helpers = array())
@@ -562,10 +556,11 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Load Helpers
*
- * This is simply an alias to the above function in case the
- * user has written the plural form of this function.
+ * An alias for the helper() method in case the developer has
+ * written the plural form of it.
*
- * @param array
+ * @uses CI_Loader::helper()
+ * @param string|string[] $helpers Helper name(s)
* @return void
*/
public function helpers($helpers = array())
@@ -576,22 +571,21 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Loads a language file
+ * Language Loader
*
- * @param array
- * @param string
+ * Loads language files.
+ *
+ * @param string|string[] $files List of language file names to load
+ * @param string Language name
* @return void
*/
- public function language($file = array(), $lang = '')
+ public function language($files = array(), $lang = '')
{
$CI =& get_instance();
- if ( ! is_array($file))
- {
- $file = array($file);
- }
+ is_array($files) OR $files = array($files);
- foreach ($file as $langfile)
+ foreach ($files as $langfile)
{
$CI->lang->load($langfile, $lang);
}
@@ -600,30 +594,35 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Loads a config file
+ * Config Loader
*
- * @param string
- * @param bool
- * @param bool
- * @return void
+ * Loads a config file (an alias for CI_Config::load()).
+ *
+ * @uses CI_Config::load()
+ * @param string $file Configuration file name
+ * @param bool $use_sections Whether configuration values should be loaded into their own section
+ * @param bool $fail_gracefully Whether to just return FALSE or display an error message
+ * @return bool TRUE if the file was loaded correctly or FALSE on failure
*/
public function config($file = '', $use_sections = FALSE, $fail_gracefully = FALSE)
{
$CI =& get_instance();
- $CI->config->load($file, $use_sections, $fail_gracefully);
+ return $CI->config->load($file, $use_sections, $fail_gracefully);
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Driver
+ * Driver Loader
*
- * Loads a driver library
+ * Loads a driver library.
*
- * @param mixed the name of the class or array of classes
- * @param mixed the optional parameters
- * @param string an optional object name
- * @return void
+ * @param string|string[] $library Driver name(s)
+ * @param array $params Optional parameters to pass to the driver
+ * @param string $object_name An optional object name to assign to
+ *
+ * @return void|object|bool Object or FALSE on failure if $library is a string
+ * and $object_name is set. void otherwise.
*/
public function driver($library = '', $params = NULL, $object_name = NULL)
{
@@ -656,10 +655,16 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Add Package Path
*
- * Prepends a parent path to the library, model, helper, and config path arrays
+ * Prepends a parent path to the library, model, helper and config
+ * path arrays.
+ *
+ * @see CI_Loader::$_ci_library_paths
+ * @see CI_Loader::$_ci_model_paths
+ * @see CI_Loader::$_ci_helper_paths
+ * @see CI_Config::$_config_paths
*
- * @param string
- * @param bool
+ * @param string $path Path to add
+ * @param bool $view_cascade (default: TRUE)
* @return void
*/
public function add_package_path($path, $view_cascade = TRUE)
@@ -682,10 +687,10 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Get Package Paths
*
- * Return a list of all package paths, by default it will ignore BASEPATH.
+ * Return a list of all package paths.
*
- * @param string
- * @return void
+ * @param bool $include_base Whether to include BASEPATH (default: TRUE)
+ * @return array
*/
public function get_package_paths($include_base = FALSE)
{
@@ -697,14 +702,14 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Remove Package Path
*
- * Remove a path from the library, model, and helper path arrays if it exists
- * If no path is provided, the most recently added path is removed.
+ * Remove a path from the library, model, helper and/or config
+ * path arrays if it exists. If no path is provided, the most recently
+ * added path will be removed removed.
*
- * @param string
- * @param bool
+ * @param string $path Path to remove
* @return void
*/
- public function remove_package_path($path = '', $remove_config_path = TRUE)
+ public function remove_package_path($path = '')
{
$config =& $this->_ci_get_component('config');
@@ -749,13 +754,16 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Loader
+ * Internal CI Data Loader
+ *
+ * Used to load views and files.
*
- * This function is used to load views and files.
* Variables are prefixed with _ci_ to avoid symbol collision with
- * variables made available to view files
+ * variables made available to view files.
*
- * @param array
+ * @used-by CI_Loader::view()
+ * @used-by CI_Loader::file()
+ * @param array $_ci_data Data to load
* @return void
*/
protected function _ci_load($_ci_data)
@@ -883,13 +891,14 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Load class
+ * Internal CI Class Loader
*
- * This function loads the requested class.
+ * @used-by CI_Loader::library()
+ * @uses CI_Loader::_ci_init_class()
*
- * @param string the item that is being loaded
- * @param mixed any additional parameters
- * @param string an optional object name
+ * @param string $class Class name to load
+ * @param mixed $params Optional parameters to pass to the class constructor
+ * @param string $object_name Optional object name to assign to
* @return void
*/
protected function _ci_load_class($class, $params = NULL, $object_name = NULL)
@@ -1024,12 +1033,17 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Instantiates a class
+ * Internal CI Class Instantiator
+ *
+ * @used-by CI_Loader::_ci_load_class()
*
- * @param string
- * @param string
- * @param bool
- * @param string an optional object name
+ * @param string $class Class name
+ * @param string $prefix Class name prefix
+ * @param array|null|bool $config Optional configuration to pass to the class constructor:
+ * FALSE to skip;
+ * NULL to search in config paths;
+ * array containing configuration data
+ * @param string $object_name Optional object name to assign to
* @return void
*/
protected function _ci_init_class($class, $prefix = '', $config = FALSE, $object_name = NULL)
@@ -1131,11 +1145,11 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Autoloader
+ * CI Autoloader
*
- * The config/autoload.php file contains an array that permits sub-systems,
- * libraries, and helpers to be loaded automatically.
+ * Loads component listed in the config/autoload.php file.
*
+ * @used-by CI_Loader::initialize()
* @return void
*/
protected function _ci_autoloader()
@@ -1218,11 +1232,12 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Object to Array
+ * CI Object to Array translator
*
- * Takes an object as input and converts the class variables to array key/vals
+ * Takes an object as input and converts the class variables to
+ * an associative array with key/value pairs.
*
- * @param object
+ * @param object $object Object data to translate
* @return array
*/
protected function _ci_object_to_array($object)
@@ -1233,9 +1248,11 @@ class CI_Loader {
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
- * Get a reference to a specific library or model
+ * CI Component getter
+ *
+ * Get a reference to a specific library or model.
*
- * @param string
+ * @param string $component Component name
* @return bool
*/
protected function &_ci_get_component($component)
@@ -1249,10 +1266,11 @@ class CI_Loader {
/**
* Prep filename
*
- * This function preps the name of various items to make loading them more reliable.
+ * This function prepares filenames of various items to
+ * make their loading more reliable.
*
- * @param mixed
- * @param string
+ * @param string|string[] $filename Filename(s)
+ * @param string $extension Filename extension
* @return array
*/
protected function _ci_prep_filename($filename, $extension)