Class AbstractLocator

Provides an abstract registry/factory for repository objects.

Abstract
Namespace: Cake\Datasource\Locator

Properties summary

  • $instances protected
    \Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface[]

    Instances that belong to the registry.

  • $options protected
    array

    Contains a list of options that were passed to get() method.

Method Summary

  • clear() public

    Clears the registry of configuration and instances.

  • createInstance() abstract protected

    Create an instance of a given classname.

  • exists() public

    Check to see if an instance exists in the registry.

  • get() public

    Get a repository instance from the registry.

  • remove() public

    Removes an repository instance from the registry.

  • set() public

    Set a repository instance.

Method Detail

clear() public 

clear()

Clears the registry of configuration and instances.

createInstance() abstract protected 

createInstance(string $alias, array $options)

Create an instance of a given classname.

Parameters

string $alias

Repository alias.

array $options

The options you want to build the instance with.

Returns

\Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface

exists() public 

exists(string $alias)

Check to see if an instance exists in the registry.

Parameters

string $alias

The alias to check for.

Returns

bool

get() public 

get(string $alias, array $options)

Get a repository instance from the registry.

Parameters

string $alias

The alias name you want to get.

array $options optional

The options you want to build the table with.

Returns

\Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface

Throws

RuntimeException
When trying to get alias for which instance has already been created with different options.

remove() public 

remove(string $alias)

Removes an repository instance from the registry.

Parameters

string $alias

The alias to remove.

set() public 

set(string $alias, \Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface $repository)

Set a repository instance.

Parameters

string $alias

The alias to set.

\Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface $repository

The repository to set.

Returns

\Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface

Property Detail

$instances protected

Instances that belong to the registry.

Type

\Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface[]

$options protected

Contains a list of options that were passed to get() method.

Type

array

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