Class AbstractLocator
Provides an abstract registry/factory for repository objects.
Property Summary
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$instances protected
array<string, \Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface>Instances that belong to the registry.
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$options protected
array<string, array>Contains a list of options that were passed to get() method.
Method Summary
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clear() public
Clears the registry of configuration and instances.
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createInstance() abstract 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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get() public
Get a repository instance from the registry.
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remove() public
Removes an repository instance from the registry.
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set() public
Set a repository instance.
Method Detail
createInstance() ¶ abstract protected
createInstance(string $alias, array<string, mixed> $options): Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterfaceCreate an instance of a given classname.
Parameters
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string$alias Repository alias.
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array<string, mixed>$options The options you want to build the instance with.
Returns
Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterfaceexists() ¶ public
exists(string $alias): boolCheck to see if an instance exists in the registry.
Parameters
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string$alias
Returns
boolget() ¶ public
get(string $alias, array<string, mixed> $options = []): Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterfaceGet a repository instance from the registry.
Parameters
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string$alias The alias name you want to get.
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array<string, mixed>$options optional The options you want to build the table with.
Returns
Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterfaceThrows
RuntimeExceptionWhen trying to get alias for which instance has already been created with different options.
remove() ¶ public
remove(string $alias): voidRemoves an repository instance from the registry.
Parameters
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string$alias
Returns
voidset() ¶ public
set(string $alias, Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface $repository): Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterfaceSet a repository instance.
Parameters
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string$alias -
Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface$repository
Returns
Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface