Class ObjectRegistry
Acts as a registry/factory for objects.
Provides registry & factory functionality for object types. Used as a super class for various composition based re-use features in CakePHP.
Each subclass needs to implement the various abstract methods to complete the template method load().
The ObjectRegistry is EventManager aware, but each extending class will need to use \Cake\Event\EventDispatcherTrait to attach and detach on set and bind
Namespace: Cake\Core
See: \Cake\Controller\ComponentRegistry
See: \Cake\View\HelperRegistry
See: \Cake\Console\TaskRegistry
Property Summary
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        $_loaded protectedobject[]Map of loaded objects. 
Method Summary
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          __debugInfo() publicDebug friendly object properties. 
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          __get() publicProvide public read access to the loaded objects 
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          __isset() publicProvide isset access to _loaded 
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          __set() publicSets an object. 
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          __unset() publicUnsets an object. 
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          _checkDuplicate() protectedCheck for duplicate object loading. 
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          _create() abstract protectedCreate an instance of a given classname. 
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          _resolveClassName() abstract protectedShould resolve the classname for a given object type. 
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          _throwMissingClassError() abstract protectedThrow an exception when the requested object name is missing. 
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          count() publicReturns the number of loaded objects. 
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          get() publicGet loaded object instance. 
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          getIterator() publicReturns an array iterator. 
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          has() publicCheck whether or not a given object is loaded. 
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          load() publicLoads/constructs an object instance. 
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          loaded() publicGet the list of loaded objects. 
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          normalizeArray() publicNormalizes an object array, creates an array that makes lazy loading easier 
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          reset() publicClear loaded instances in the registry. 
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          set() publicSet an object directly into the registry by name. 
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          unload() publicRemove an object from the registry. 
Method Detail
__get() ¶ public
__get(string $name): object|nullProvide public read access to the loaded objects
Parameters
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                string$name
- Name of property to read 
Returns
object|null__isset() ¶ public
__isset(string $name): boolProvide isset access to _loaded
Parameters
- 
                string$name
- Name of object being checked. 
Returns
bool__set() ¶ public
__set(string $name, object $object): voidSets an object.
Parameters
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                string$name
- Name of a property to set. 
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                object$object
- Object to set. 
Returns
void__unset() ¶ public
__unset(string $name): voidUnsets an object.
Parameters
- 
                string$name
- Name of a property to unset. 
Returns
void_checkDuplicate() ¶ protected
_checkDuplicate(string $name, array $config): voidCheck for duplicate object loading.
If a duplicate is being loaded and has different configuration, that is bad and an exception will be raised.
An exception is raised, as replacing the object will not update any references other objects may have. Additionally, simply updating the runtime configuration is not a good option as we may be missing important constructor logic dependent on the configuration.
Parameters
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                string$name
- The name of the alias in the registry. 
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                array$config
- The config data for the new instance. 
Returns
voidThrows
RuntimeExceptionWhen a duplicate is found.
_create() ¶ abstract protected
_create(string|object $class, string $alias, array $config): objectCreate an instance of a given classname.
This method should construct and do any other initialization logic required.
Parameters
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                string|object$class
- The class to build. 
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                string$alias
- The alias of the object. 
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                array$config
- The Configuration settings for construction 
Returns
object_resolveClassName() ¶ abstract protected
_resolveClassName(string $class): string|nullShould resolve the classname for a given object type.
Parameters
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                string$class
- The class to resolve. 
Returns
string|nullThe resolved name or null for failure.
_throwMissingClassError() ¶ abstract protected
_throwMissingClassError(string $class, string|null $plugin): voidThrow an exception when the requested object name is missing.
Parameters
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                string$class
- The class that is missing. 
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                string|null$plugin
- The plugin $class is missing from. 
Returns
voidThrows
Exceptionget() ¶ public
get(string $name): objectGet loaded object instance.
Parameters
- 
                string$name
- Name of object. 
Returns
objectObject instance.
Throws
RuntimeExceptionIf not loaded or found.
has() ¶ public
has(string $name): boolCheck whether or not a given object is loaded.
Parameters
- 
                string$name
- The object name to check for. 
Returns
boolTrue is object is loaded else false.
load() ¶ public
load(string $name, array $config = []): mixedLoads/constructs an object instance.
Will return the instance in the registry if it already exists.
If a subclass provides event support, you can use $config['enabled'] = false
to exclude constructed objects from being registered for events.
Using Cake\Controller\Controller::$components as an example. You can alias an object by setting the 'className' key, i.e.,
protected $components = [
  'Email' => [
    'className' => 'App\Controller\Component\AliasedEmailComponent'
  ];
];All calls to the Email component would use AliasedEmail instead.
Parameters
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                string$name
- The name/class of the object to load. 
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                array$config optional
- Additional settings to use when loading the object. 
Returns
mixedThrows
ExceptionIf the class cannot be found.
loaded() ¶ public
loaded(): string[]Get the list of loaded objects.
Returns
string[]List of object names.
normalizeArray() ¶ public
normalizeArray(array $objects): array[]Normalizes an object array, creates an array that makes lazy loading easier
Parameters
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                array$objects
- Array of child objects to normalize. 
Returns
array[]Array of normalized objects.
reset() ¶ public
reset(): $thisClear loaded instances in the registry.
If the registry subclass has an event manager, the objects will be detached from events as well.
Returns
$thisset() ¶ public
set(string $name, object $object): $thisSet an object directly into the registry by name.
If this collection implements events, the passed object will be attached into the event manager
Parameters
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                string$name
- The name of the object to set in the registry. 
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                object$object
- instance to store in the registry 
Returns
$thisunload() ¶ public
unload(string $name): $thisRemove an object from the registry.
If this registry has an event manager, the object will be detached from any events as well.
Parameters
- 
                string$name
- The name of the object to remove from the registry. 
Returns
$this