Req #69663 [Fbk->Csd]: spl_autoload_error_callback(): registering a callback when all autoloaders fail

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69663&edit=1 ID: 69663 User updated by: himself at alexanderjank dot de Reported by: himself at alexanderjank dot de Summary: spl_autoload_error_callback(): registering a callback when all autoloaders fail -Status: Feedback +Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request Package: SPL related Operating System: * PHP Version: 5.6.9 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Yes, I think, that would be okay like this, until PHP 7. I just want to say, that for me it would be good, if this Exception would have a good name, where you can see directly, that there was an error in including that class. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-05-20 10:32:52] danack@php.net In PHP 7, trying to instantiate a class that is not present will throw an exception: try { $foo = new Bar(); } catch(\EngineException $e) { echo "Missing class ".$e->getMessage(); } (the actual name of the exception name may change). Presumably your workaround will tide you over until that's released? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-05-19 16:16:33] himself at alexanderjank dot de Description: ------------ Today I want to request the feature of having a function callback (callable) in case all autoloaders on the SPL-Autoloader-Stack failed. Personally, I'll find it useful, to trow an Exception when all the autoloaders weren't able to load the class. For me a workaround is, the register a last SPL-Autoload function, in which I throw the Exception (the autoloaders before my last wren't successful, if my function runs). But I don't thing, that this is a semantically correct way to do this. In my opinion, something like a error callback should exist. Greetings from Germany, Alexander Jank Test script: --------------- <?php class ClassNotFoundException extends \RuntimeException{ public function __construct($className) { parent::__construct(sprintf( 'Class "%s" does not exist', $className )); } } //Workaround function MainAutoloader($class) { //look for the class and include it (if file exists) if(class_exists($class)) { return true; } else { return false; /* next autoloader will be called */ } } function MainAutoloadErrorHandler($class) { throw new ClassNotFoundException($class); } spl_autoload_register('MainAutoloader'); spl_autoload_register('MainAutoloadErrorHandler'); ?> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69663&edit=1