class Object {

	/**
	 * Stores configuration information for object instances at time of construction.
	 * **Do not override.** Pass any additional variables to `parent::__construct()`.
	 *
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $_config = array();

	/**
	 * Holds an array of values that should be processed on initialization. Each value should have
	 * a matching protected property (prefixed with `_`) defined in the class. If the property is
	 * an array, the property name should be the key and the value should be `'merge'`. See the
	 * `_init()` method for more details.
	 *
	 * @see lithium\core\Object::_init()
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $_autoConfig = array();

	/**
	 * Contains a 2-dimensional array of filters applied to this object's methods, indexed by method
	 * name. See the associated methods for more details.
	 *
	 * @see lithium\core\Object::_filter()
	 * @see lithium\core\Object::applyFilter()
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $_methodFilters = array();

	/**
	 * Parents of the current class.
	 *
	 * @see lithium\core\Object::_parents()
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected static $_parents = array();

	/**
	 * Constructor. Initializes class configuration (`$_config`), and assigns object properties
	 * using the `_init()` method, unless otherwise specified by configuration. See below for
	 * details.
	 *
	 * @see lithium\core\Object::$_config
	 * @see lithium\core\Object::_init()
	 * @param array $config The configuration options which will be assigned to the `$_config`
	 *        property. This method accepts one configuration option:
	 *        - `'init'` _boolean_: Controls constructor behavior for calling the `_init()`
	 *          method. If `false`, the method is not called, otherwise it is. Defaults to `true`.
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function __construct(array $config = array()) {
		$defaults = array('init' => true);
		$this->_config = $config + $defaults;

		if ($this->_config['init']) {
			$this->_init();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Initializer function called by the constructor unless the constructor `'init'` flag is set
	 * to `false`. May be used for testing purposes, where objects need to be manipulated in an
	 * un-initialized state, or for high-overhead operations that require more control than the
	 * constructor provides. Additionally, this method iterates over the `$_autoConfig` property
	 * to automatically assign configuration settings to their corresponding properties.
	 *
	 * For example, given the following:
	 * ```
	 * class Bar extends \lithium\core\Object {
	 * 	protected $_autoConfig = array('foo');
	 * 	protected $_foo;
	 * }
	 *
	 * $instance = new Bar(array('foo' => 'value'));
	 * ```
	 *
	 * The `$_foo` property of `$instance` would automatically be set to `'value'`. If `$_foo` was
	 * an array, `$_autoConfig` could be set to `array('foo' => 'merge')`, and the constructor value
	 * of `'foo'` would be merged with the default value of `$_foo` and assigned to it.
	 *
	 * @see lithium\core\Object::$_autoConfig
	 * @return void
	 */
	protected function _init() {
		foreach ($this->_autoConfig as $key => $flag) {
			if (!isset($this->_config[$key]) && !isset($this->_config[$flag])) {
				continue;
			}

			if ($flag === 'merge') {
				$this->{"_{$key}"} = $this->_config[$key] + $this->{"_{$key}"};
			} else {
				$this->{"_$flag"} = $this->_config[$flag];
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Apply a closure to a method of the current object instance.
	 *
	 * @see lithium\core\Object::_filter()
	 * @see lithium\util\collection\Filters
	 * @param mixed $method The name of the method to apply the closure to. Can either be a single
	 *        method name as a string, or an array of method names. Can also be false to remove
	 *        all filters on the current object.
	 * @param \Closure $filter The closure that is used to filter the method(s), can also be false
	 *        to remove all the current filters for the given method.
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function applyFilter($method, $filter = null) {
		if ($method === false) {
			$this->_methodFilters = array();
			return;
		}
		foreach ((array) $method as $m) {
			if (!isset($this->_methodFilters[$m]) || $filter === false) {
				$this->_methodFilters[$m] = array();
			}
			if ($filter !== false) {
				$this->_methodFilters[$m][] = $filter;
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Calls a method on this object with the given parameters. Provides an OO wrapper
	 * for call_user_func_array, and improves performance by using straight method calls
	 * in most cases.
	 *
	 * @param string $method  Name of the method to call
	 * @param array $params  Parameter list to use when calling $method
	 * @return mixed  Returns the result of the method call
	 */
	public function invokeMethod($method, $params = array()) {
		switch (count($params)) {
			case 0:
				return $this->{$method}();
			case 1:
				return $this->{$method}($params[0]);
			case 2:
				return $this->{$method}($params[0], $params[1]);
			case 3:
				return $this->{$method}($params[0], $params[1], $params[2]);
			case 4:
				return $this->{$method}($params[0], $params[1], $params[2], $params[3]);
			case 5:
				return $this->{$method}($params[0], $params[1], $params[2], $params[3], $params[4]);
			default:
				return call_user_func_array(array(&$this, $method), $params);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * PHP magic method used in conjunction with `var_export()` to allow objects to be
	 * re-instantiated with their pre-existing properties and values intact. This method can be
	 * called statically on any class that extends `Object` to return an instance of it.
	 *
	 * @param array $data An array of properties and values with which to re-instantiate the object.
	 *        These properties can be both public and protected.
	 * @return object Returns an instance of the requested object with the given properties set.
	 */
	public static function __set_state($data) {
		$class = get_called_class();
		$object = new $class();

		foreach ($data as $property => $value) {
			$object->{$property} = $value;
		}
		return $object;
	}

	/**
	 * Determines if a given method can be called.
	 *
	 * @param string $method Name of the method.
	 * @param boolean $internal Provide `true` to perform check from inside the
	 *                class/object. When `false` checks also for public visibility;
	 *                defaults to `false`.
	 * @return boolean Returns `true` if the method can be called, `false` otherwise.
	 */
	public function respondsTo($method, $internal = false) {
		return Inspector::isCallable($this, $method, $internal);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns an instance of a class with given `config`. The `name` could be a key from the
	 * `classes` array, a fully-namespaced class name, or an object. Typically this method is used
	 * in `_init` to create the dependencies used in the current class.
	 *
	 * @param string|object $name A `classes` key or fully-namespaced class name.
	 * @param array $options The configuration passed to the constructor.
	 * @return object
	 */
	protected function _instance($name, array $options = array()) {
		if (is_string($name) && isset($this->_classes[$name])) {
			$name = $this->_classes[$name];
		}
		return Libraries::instance(null, $name, $options);
	}

	/**
	 * Executes a set of filters against a method by taking a method's main implementation as a
	 * callback, and iteratively wrapping the filters around it. This, along with the `Filters`
	 * class, is the core of Lithium's filters system. This system allows you to "reach into" an
	 * object's methods which are marked as _filterable_, and intercept calls to those methods,
	 * optionally modifying parameters or return values.
	 *
	 * @see lithium\core\Object::applyFilter()
	 * @see lithium\util\collection\Filters
	 * @param string $method The name of the method being executed, usually the value of
	 *               `__METHOD__`.
	 * @param array $params An associative array containing all the parameters passed into
	 *              the method.
	 * @param \Closure $callback The method's implementation, wrapped in a closure.
	 * @param array $filters Additional filters to apply to the method for this call only.
	 * @return mixed Returns the return value of `$callback`, modified by any filters passed in
	 *         `$filters` or applied with `applyFilter()`.
	 */
	protected function _filter($method, $params, $callback, $filters = array()) {
		list($class, $method) = explode('::', $method);

		if (empty($this->_methodFilters[$method]) && empty($filters)) {
			return $callback($this, $params, null);
		}

		$f = isset($this->_methodFilters[$method]) ? $this->_methodFilters[$method] : array();
		$data = array_merge($f, $filters, array($callback));
		return Filters::run($this, $params, compact('data', 'class', 'method'));
	}

	/**
	 * Gets and caches an array of the parent methods of a class.
	 *
	 * @return array Returns an array of parent classes for the current class.
	 */
	protected static function _parents() {
		$class = get_called_class();

		if (!isset(self::$_parents[$class])) {
			self::$_parents[$class] = class_parents($class);
		}
		return self::$_parents[$class];
	}

	/**
	 * Exit immediately. Primarily used for overrides during testing.
	 *
	 * @param integer|string $status integer range 0 to 254, string printed on exit
	 * @return void
	 */
	protected function _stop($status = 0) {
		exit($status);
	}

}