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POPHP autoloading helpers inside a class
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copied!<p>I currently have a manual method for registering helpers into my base connection class which goes pretty much as follows:</p> <pre><code>class db_con { // define the usual suspect properties.. public $helpers; // helper objects will get registered here.. public function __construct() { // fire up the connection or die trying $this->helpers = (object) array(); } public function __destruct() { $this->helpers = null; $this->connection = null; } // $name = desired handle for the helper // $helper = name of class to be registered public function register_helper($name, $helper) { if(!isset($this->helpers->$name, $helper)) { // tack on a helper.. $this->helpers->$name = new $helper($this); } } // generic DB interaction methods follow.. } </code></pre> <p>Then a helper class such as..</p> <pre><code>class user_auth { public function __construct($connection){ } public function __destruct(){ } public function user_method($somevars) { // do something with user details } } </code></pre> <p>So after creating the <code>$connection</code> object, i would then manually register a helper like so:</p> <pre><code>$connection->register_helper('users', 'user_auth'); </code></pre> <p>Now my question is, could I somehow autoload helper classes inside the base connection class? (within the <code>register_helper()</code> method or similar) Or am I limited to loading them manually or via an external autoloader of some form?</p> <p>My apologies if this question has been answered elsewhere, but I just haven't found it (not for lack of trying) and I haven't any real experience autoloading anything yet.</p> <p>Any help or pointers greatly appreciated, thanks in advance! :)</p> <p><strong>EDIT:</strong> As per Vic's suggestion this is the working solution I came up with for the register method..</p> <pre><code>public function register_handlers() { $handler_dir = 'path/to/database/handlers/'; foreach (glob($handler_dir . '*.class.php') as $handler_file) { $handler_bits = explode('.', basename($handler_file)); $handler = $handler_bits[0]; if(!class_exists($handler, false)) { include_once $handler_file; if(!isset($this->handle->$handler, $handler)) { $this->handle->$handler = new $handler($this); } } } } </code></pre> <p>This appears to include and register the objects absolutely fine for now, whether this solution is a "good" one or not, I can't know without more input or testing.</p>

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