Removed in favor of autoloading

README.md

@@ -88,8 +88,16 @@ Database connections are set in /app/config/db.php
 	
 * Loading a class
 	
-	Load a system library, or a custom library from the `app/classes` folder.
-
-	`$this->load_class($class)` - creates an instance of that class as a member of the current class. After loading the class, you can call its methods like so
+	Librarys / classes found in `app/classes` or `sys/libraries` are autoloaded.
+	To call a library, simply instantiate that class.
 	
-	`$this->[class name]->method()`
+	Classes with a `get_instance` static methods should be called like so:
+	
+	`$obj =& class::get_instance()`
+	
+	
+	Other classes should be called using the new operator
+	
+	`$obj = new class()`
+	
+	

sys/common.php

@@ -24,6 +24,41 @@
 // ! Error handling / messages
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+/**
+ * Function to autoload libraries
+ *
+ * @param string
+ */
+function autoload($name)
+{
+	// In a subdirectory? No problem
+	if (strpos("/", $name) !== FALSE)
+	{
+		$n = explode("/", $name);
+		$name = $n[count($n) -1];
+	}
+	
+	// Try system library first, then app library
+	$name = strtolower($name);
+	$path = MM_SYS_PATH . "libraries/{$name}.php";
+	
+	if ( ! is_file($path))
+	{
+		$path = MM_APP_PATH . "classes/{$name}.php";
+	}
+	
+	// Load the class file if need be
+	if ( ! class_exists($name))
+	{
+		if (is_file($path))
+		{
+			require_once($path);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 /**
  * Function to run on script shutdown
  * -used to catch most fatal errors, and 
@@ -272,6 +307,9 @@ function init()
 	require_once(MM_SYS_PATH . 'core/miniMVC.php');
 	array_map('do_include', glob(MM_SYS_PATH . 'core/*.php'));
 	
+	// Start the library autoloader
+	spl_autoload_register('autoload');
+	
 	// Map to the appropriate module/controller/function
 	route();
 }

sys/core/miniMVC.php

@@ -36,63 +36,6 @@ class miniMVC extends MM {
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	
-	/**
-	 * Method to load classes into the singleton
-	 *
-	 * @param string $name
-	 * @return object
-	 */
-	public function load_class($name)
-	{
-		// In a subdirectory? No problem
-		if (strpos("/", $name) !== FALSE)
-		{
-			$n = explode("/", $name);
-			$name = $n[count($n) -1];
-		}
-		
-		// Try system library first, then app library
-		$path = MM_SYS_PATH . "libraries/{$name}.php";
-		$name = "MM_{$name}";
-		
-		if ( ! is_file($path))
-		{
-			$path = MM_APP_PATH . "classes/{$name}.php";
-			$name = str_replace('MM_', '', $name);
-		}
-		
-		$class = "{$name}";
-		
-		// Load the class file if need be
-		if ( ! class_exists($class, FALSE))
-		{
-			if (is_file($path))
-			{
-				require_once($path);
-			}
-		}
-		
-		// Create the object, and add it to the current miniMVC object
-		if (class_exists($class, FALSE))
-		{
-			// Remove MM_ prefix from name
-			$name = str_replace('MM_', '', $name);
-		
-			if ( ! isset($this->$name))
-			{
-				// Call a singleton, if the get_instance method exists
-				if (method_exists($class, 'get_instance'))
-				{
-					return $this->$name =& $class::get_instance();
-				}
-			
-				return $this->$name = new $class;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	
 	/**
 	 * Convenience function to remove an object from the singleton
 	 *

sys/core/page.php

@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ class MM_Page extends MM_Output {
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	
+	/**
+	 * call the parent destructor
+	 */
+	public function __destruct()
+	{
+		parent::__destruct();
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
 	/**
 	 * Sets server headers and doctype
 	 *

sys/libraries/data_store.php

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * @package miniMVC
  * @subpackage Libraries
  */
-class MM_Data_Store {
+class Data_Store {
 	
 	/**
 	 * Settings object represented by the currently loaded JSON file

sys/libraries/session.php

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * @package miniMVC
  * @subpackage Libraries
  */
-class MM_Session {
+class Session {
 
 	// Combine traits for more dynamic behavior
 	// but use Singleton for __invoke, so calling