Req #52385 [Opn->Sus]: Support for autoloading functions

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52385&edit=1 ID: 52385 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: php-bugs at majkl578 dot cz Summary: Support for autoloading functions -Status: Open +Status: Suspended Type: Feature/Change Request Package: SPL related Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: 5.3.3RC3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This feature clearly requires the RFC process. Either the existing RFC “Function Autoloading”[1] may be revived, or a new RFC should be submitted[2]. I'm suspending this ticket for the time being. [1] <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/function_autoloading> [2] <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/howto> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-08-07 15:38:24] php-bugs at majkl578 dot cz It doesn't make any difference to me. I'm using tokenizer to look up for classes in all files. Then I store them in an associative array (class=>file) and when the class is requested, it is loaded according to this list. With functions it'd be completely same. I don't think PHP should provide anything more, just an autoloader to be used with user-defined callback (like spl_autoload_register does). "With classes you often have one class per file…" Often, but not always. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-08-07 01:51:34] johannes@php.net With classes you often have one class per file, with functions not which makes the lookup usually way more complex; I don't see us adding this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-24 07:00:14] php-bugs at majkl578 dot cz Decoded version (really nice bug :)): Would it be possible to add a support for autoloading user-defined functions? Currently only classes are supported by either __autoload or spl_autoload or spl_autoload_register. Including all functions is really awful job whereas classess could be autoloaded nicely (imagine implementation for spl_autoload_register which scans a directory for classess and then includes specific file). I suggest to make possible something similar to the example above for normal functions (global as well as those in namespaces). PS: I know that it could be hacked by emulating namespace with class (eg. static method String::webalize()) but since PHP 5.3 it would be probably nicier not to hack it with classes, but place it to namespace as a regular function (String\webalize()). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-21 05:29:55] php-bugs at majkl578 dot cz Description: ------------ Would it be possible to add a support for autoloading user-defined functions? Currently only classes are supported by either __autoload or spl_autoload or spl_autoload_register.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Including all functions is really awful job whereas classess could be autoloaded nicely (imagine implementation for spl_autoload_register which scans a directory for classess and then includes specific file).&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;I suggest to make possible something similar to the example above for normal functions (global as well as those in namespaces).&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;PS: I know that it could be hacked by emulating namespace with class (eg. static method String::webalize()) but since PHP 5.3 it would be probably nicier not to hack it with classes, but place it to namespace as a regular function (String\webalize()). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52385&edit=1