lithium\core\Libraries::load()

public static method

Loads the class definition specified by $class. Looks through the list of libraries defined in $_configurations, which are added through lithium\core\Libraries::add().

Parameters

  • string $class

    The fully-namespaced (where applicable) name of the class to load.
  • boolean $require

    Specifies whether the class must be loaded or considered an exception. Defaults to false.

Returns

void

Source

	public static function load($class, $require = false) {
		$path = isset(static::$_cachedPaths[$class]) ? static::$_cachedPaths[$class] : null;
		$path = $path ?: static::path($class);

		if ($path && include $path) {
			static::$_cachedPaths[$class] = $path;

			if (method_exists($class, '__init')) {
				$message  = "Support for automatic initialization of static classes has been ";
				$message .= "removed. `{$class}::__init()` exists, please remove it to get rid ";
				$message .= "of this message. Static classes must now be initialized manually. ";
				$message .= "i.e. by creating an `init()` method and calling it at the end of ";
				$message .= "the file and outside of the class.";
				throw new RuntimeException($message);
			}
		} elseif ($require) {
			throw new RuntimeException("Failed to load class `{$class}` from path `{$path}`.");
		}
	}