Re: PHP_Func

What name are we going with? PHP_Compat Or PHP_Compatability "Alan Knowles" <alan@akbkhome.com> wrote in message news:408DB533.4060506@akbkhome.com... > Although PEAR is supposted to be a class library, we did discuss this as > part of the PHP_CompactInfo proposal.. - I do wonder if this should not > be made available as part of PEAR > > PEAR::ensureFunction('file_get_contents'); > > function ensureFunction($name) { > if (function_exists($name)) { > return; > } > require_once 'PEAR/CompatFunctions/'.$name.'.php'; > } > > .. the actual CompatFunctions could be in the PEAR_CompatFunctions > package... > > i dont think getting clever and putting them in a class would be quite > as predictable as just defining the function... > > Feel free to propose it.. > ** I could really do with the clone one :) > > Regards > Alan > > > > > Aidan Lister wrote: > > I was thinking to myself, why doesn't PEAR have a set of functions that > > everyone, for every project ends up rewriting? Surely that's what we're > > about here, reusability. > > > > > > include 'function.microtime_str.php'; // tell me you haven't recreated this > > function at least 100 times > > > > http://ircphp.com/users/imho/?file=function.microtime_str.php > > > > Then I was thinking, well, why stop there - why not introduce > > implementations of functions that are lacking in older versions of php - god > > knows the PHP Manual is full of them. > > > > For example, > > http://ircphp.com/users/imho/?file=function.scandir.php > > > > http://ircphp.com/users/imho/?file=function.file_get_contents.php > > > > http://ircphp.com/users/imho/?file=function.file_put_contents.php > > > > Then lsmith said "why not put them in a class", and immediately my brain > > started ticking. > > > > PHP_Func, a class for extending and replacing basic PHP functionality. All > > functions would be abstract, and called as such. > > > > eg. PHP_Func::file_get_contents(); > > > > In a PHP5 implementation, the __get method could be used for a factory > > pattern. > > > > Anyway, that's my idea... I'd love any feedback, whether people think it's a > > good idea, etc. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Aidan > > > > > -- > Can you help out? > Need Consulting Services or Know of a Job? > http://www.akbkhome.com