class SomeComponent
{
protected $_connection;
/**
* Sets the connection externally
*/
public function setConnection($connection)
{
$this->_connection = $connection;
}
/**
* This method always needs the shared connection
*/
public function someDbTask()
{
$connection = $this->_connection;
// ...
}
/**
* This method always needs a new connection
*/
public function someOtherDbTask($connection)
{
}
}
$some = new SomeComponent();
//This injects the shared connection
$some->setConnection(Registry::getSharedConnection());
$some->someDbTask();
//Here, we always pass a new connection as parameter
$some->someOtherDbTask(Registry::getConnection());
