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/**
 * A registry for holding references to {@link AstroObjectHandler} classes
 * 
 * @package     include
 * 
 * @author	    Kazumi Ono	<hide@address.com>
 * @copyright	copyright (c) 2000-2003 ASTRO.org
 */

class AstroHandlerRegistry
{
    /**
     * holds references to handler class objects
     * 
     * @var     array
     * @access	private
     */
    var $_handlers = array();

	/**
	 * get a reference to the only instance of this class
     * 
     * if the class has not been instantiated yet, this will also take 
     * care of that
	 * 
     * @static
     * @staticvar   object  The only instance of this class
     * @return      object  Reference to the only instance of this class
	 */
    function &instance()
    {
        static $instance;
        if (!isset($instance)) {
            $instance = new AstroHandlerRegistry();
        }
        return $instance;
    }

    /**
     * Register a handler class object
     * 
     * @param	string  $name     Short name of a handler class
     * @param	object  &$handler {@link AstroObjectHandler} class object
     */
    function setHandler($name, &$handler)
    {
        $this->_handlers['include'][$name] =& $handler;
    }

    /**
     * Get a registered handler class object
     * 
     * @param	string  $name     Short name of a handler class
     * 
     * @return	object {@link AstroObjectHandler}, FALSE if not registered
     */
    function &getHandler($name)
    {
        if (!isset($this->_handlers['include'][$name])) {
            return false;
        }
        return $this->_handlers['include'][$name];
    }

    /**
     * Unregister a handler class object
     * 
     * @param	string  $name     Short name of a handler class
     */
    function unsetHandler($name)
    {
        unset($this->_handlers['include'][$name]);
    }

    /**
     * Register a handler class object for a module
     * 
     * @param	string  $module   Directory name of a module
     * @param	string  $name     Short name of a handler class
     * @param	object  &$handler {@link AstroObjectHandler} class object
     */
    function setModuleHandler($module, $name, &$handler)
    {
        $this->_handlers['module'][$module][$name] =& $handler;
    }

    /**
     * Get a registered handler class object for a module
     * 
     * @param	string  $module   Directory name of a module
     * @param	string  $name     Short name of a handler class
     * 
     * @return	object {@link AstroObjectHandler}, FALSE if not registered
     */
    function &getModuleHandler($module, $name)
    {
        if (!isset($this->_handlers['module'][$module][$name])) {
            return false;
        }
        return $this->_handlers['module'][$module][$name];
    }

    /**
     * Unregister a handler class object for a module
     * 
     * @param	string  $module   Directory name of a module
     * @param	string  $name     Short name of a handler class
     */
    function unsetModuleHandler($module, $name)
    {
        unset($this->_handlers['module'][$module][$name]);
    }

}
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