/**
* Creates a Piece_ORM_Metadata object for the given table.
*
* @param string $tableName
* @return Piece_ORM_Metadata
* @static
*/
function &factory($tableName)
{
$context =& Piece_ORM_Context::singleton();
if (!$context->getUseMapperNameAsTableName()) {
$tableName = Piece_ORM_Inflector::underscore($tableName);
}
$tableID = sha1($context->getDSN() . ".{$tableName}");
if (!array_key_exists($tableID, $GLOBALS['PIECE_ORM_Metadata_Instances'])) {
$metadata =& Piece_ORM_Metadata_Factory::_createMetadata($tableName, $tableID);
if (Piece_ORM_Error::hasErrors()) {
$return = null;
return $return;
}
$GLOBALS['PIECE_ORM_Metadata_Instances'][$tableID] =& $metadata;
}
return $GLOBALS['PIECE_ORM_Metadata_Instances'][$tableID];
}
