/**
* Get a configuration object
*
* Returns the global {@link JConfig} object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.
*
* @param string $file The path to the configuration file
* @param string $type The type of the configuration file
* @param string $namespace The namespace of the configuration file
*
* @return Registry
*
* @see Registry
* @since 11.1
* @deprecated 5.0 Use the configuration object within the application.
*/
public static function getConfig($file = null, $type = 'PHP', $namespace = '')
{
JLog::add(sprintf('%s() is deprecated. The configuration object should be read from the application.', __METHOD__), JLog::WARNING, 'deprecated');
// If there is an application object, fetch the configuration from there
if (self::$application) {
return self::$application->getConfig();
}
if (!self::$config) {
if ($file === null) {
$file = JPATH_CONFIGURATION . '/configuration.php';
}
self::$config = self::createConfig($file, $type, $namespace);
}
return self::$config;
}
