/**
* Registers Akeeba's class autoloader with Joomla!
*/
public static function register_autoloader()
{
// Try to register AEAutoloader with SPL, or fall back to making use of JLoader
// Obviously, performance is better with SPL, but not all systems support it.
if( function_exists('spl_autoload_register') )
{
// Joomla! is using its own autoloader function which has to be registered first...
if(function_exists('__autoload')) spl_autoload_register('__autoload');
// ...and then register ourselves.
spl_autoload_register('AEAutoloader');
}
else
{
// We can't redefine __autoload, since Joomla! is already using that. So, we'll just push
// our classes to JLoader's stack using JLoader::register($class, $file). In order to do
// that, we'll have to scan Akeeba Engine's directories for available class files.
// -- Run 0: Register the configuration class
$path_prefix = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR.DS.'components'.DS.'com_akeeba'.DS.'akeeba';
JLoader::register('AEConfiguration', $path_prefix.DS.'configuration.php' );
// -- Run 1: Import plugins first (as this is a FIFO list and plugins must override core classes)
$path_prefix = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR.DS.'components'.DS.'com_akeeba'.DS.'akeeba'.DS.'plugins';
AEPlatform::register_akeeba_engine_classes($path_prefix);
// -- Run 2: Core Akeeba Engine classes
$path_prefix = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR.DS.'components'.DS.'com_akeeba'.DS.'akeeba';
AEPlatform::register_akeeba_engine_classes($path_prefix);
}
}