Class TableLocator
Provides a default registry/factory for Table objects.
Property Summary
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$_config protected
array
Configuration for aliases.
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$_fallbacked protected
Cake\ORM\Table[]
Contains a list of Table objects that were created out of the built-in Table class. The list is indexed by table alias
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$instances protected
Cake\ORM\Table[]
Instances that belong to the registry.
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$locations protected
array
Contains a list of locations where table classes should be looked for.
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$options protected
array
Contains a list of options that were passed to get() method.
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Constructor.
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_create() protected
Wrapper for creating table instances
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_getClassName() protected
Gets the table class name.
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addLocation() public
Adds a location where tables should be looked for.
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clear() public
Clears the registry of configuration and instances.
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createInstance() protected
Create an instance of a given classname.
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exists() public
Check to see if an instance exists in the registry.
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genericInstances() public
Returns the list of tables that were created by this registry that could not be instantiated from a specific subclass. This method is useful for debugging common mistakes when setting up associations or created new table classes.
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get() public
Get a table instance from the registry.
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getConfig() public
Returns configuration for an alias or the full configuration array for all aliases.
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remove() public
Removes an repository instance from the registry.
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set() public
Set a Table instance.
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setConfig() public
Stores a list of options to be used when instantiating an object with a matching alias.
Method Detail
__construct() ¶ public
__construct(array|null $locations = null)
Constructor.
Parameters
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array|null
$locations optional Locations where tables should be looked for. If none provided, the default
Model\Table
under your app's namespace is used.
_create() ¶ protected
_create(array $options): Cake\ORM\Table
Wrapper for creating table instances
Parameters
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array
$options The alias to check for.
Returns
Cake\ORM\Table
_getClassName() ¶ protected
_getClassName(string $alias, array $options = []): string|null
Gets the table class name.
Parameters
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string
$alias The alias name you want to get. Should be in CamelCase format.
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array
$options optional Table options array.
Returns
string|null
addLocation() ¶ public
addLocation(string $location): $this
Adds a location where tables should be looked for.
Parameters
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string
$location Location to add.
Returns
$this
createInstance() ¶ protected
createInstance(string $alias, array $options): Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface
Create an instance of a given classname.
Parameters
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string
$alias -
array
$options
Returns
Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface
exists() ¶ public
exists(string $alias): bool
Check to see if an instance exists in the registry.
Parameters
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string
$alias
Returns
bool
genericInstances() ¶ public
genericInstances(): Cake\ORM\Table[]
Returns the list of tables that were created by this registry that could not be instantiated from a specific subclass. This method is useful for debugging common mistakes when setting up associations or created new table classes.
Returns
Cake\ORM\Table[]
get() ¶ public
get(string $alias, array $options = []): Cake\ORM\Table
Get a table instance from the registry.
Tables are only created once until the registry is flushed. This means that aliases must be unique across your application. This is important because table associations are resolved at runtime and cyclic references need to be handled correctly.
The options that can be passed are the same as in Cake\ORM\Table::__construct(), but the
className
key is also recognized.
Options
className
Define the specific class name to use. If undefined, CakePHP will generate the class name based on the alias. For example 'Users' would result inApp\Model\Table\UsersTable
being used. If this class does not exist, then the defaultCake\ORM\Table
class will be used. By setting theclassName
option you can define the specific class to use. The className option supports plugin short class references {@link \Cake\Core\App::shortName()}.table
Define the table name to use. If undefined, this option will default to the underscored version of the alias name.connection
Inject the specific connection object to use. If this option andconnectionName
are undefined, The table class'defaultConnectionName()
method will be invoked to fetch the connection name.connectionName
Define the connection name to use. The named connection will be fetched from {@link \Cake\Datasource\ConnectionManager}.
Note If your $alias
uses plugin syntax only the name part will be used as
key in the registry. This means that if two plugins, or a plugin and app provide
the same alias, the registry will only store the first instance.
Parameters
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string
$alias The alias name you want to get. Should be in CamelCase format.
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array
$options optional The options you want to build the table with. If a table has already been loaded the options will be ignored.
Returns
Cake\ORM\Table
Throws
RuntimeException
When you try to configure an alias that already exists.
getConfig() ¶ public
getConfig(string|null $alias = null): array
Returns configuration for an alias or the full configuration array for all aliases.
Parameters
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string|null
$alias optional
Returns
array
remove() ¶ public
remove(string $alias): void
Removes an repository instance from the registry.
Parameters
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string
$alias
Returns
void
set() ¶ public
set(string $alias, Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface $repository): Cake\ORM\Table
Set a Table instance.
Parameters
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string
$alias The alias to set.
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Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface
$repository The Table to set.
Returns
Cake\ORM\Table
setConfig() ¶ public
setConfig(string|array $alias, array|null $options = null): $this
Stores a list of options to be used when instantiating an object with a matching alias.
Parameters
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string|array
$alias -
array|null
$options optional
Returns
$this