/**
* Loads the factory from the storage (if it exists) and returns a reference to the
* Kettenrad object.
*
* @param null $tag
*
* @return AliceCoreKettenrad A reference to the Kettenrad object
*/
public static function &load($tag = null)
{
if (!$tag) {
$tag = 'alice';
}
AliceUtilLogger::openLog($tag);
AliceUtilLogger::WriteLog(_AE_LOG_DEBUG, "Kettenrad :: Attempting to load from file");
$serialized_factory = AliceUtilTempvars::get($tag);
if ($serialized_factory !== false) {
AliceUtilLogger::WriteLog(_AE_LOG_DEBUG, " -- Loaded stored Alice Factory");
AliceFactory::unserialize($serialized_factory);
} else {
// There is no serialized factory. Nuke the in-memory factory.
AliceUtilLogger::WriteLog(_AE_LOG_DEBUG, " -- Stored Alice Factory not found - hard reset");
AliceFactory::nuke();
}
unset($serialized_factory);
return AliceFactory::getKettenrad();
}
