Duplicate code is one of the most pungent code smells. A rule that is often used is to re-structure code once it is duplicated in three or more places.
Common duplication problems, and corresponding solutions are:
Complex classes like Puli often do a lot of different things. To break such a class down, we need to identify a cohesive component within that class. A common approach to find such a component is to look for fields/methods that share the same prefixes, or suffixes. You can also have a look at the cohesion graph to spot any un-connected, or weakly-connected components.
Once you have determined the fields that belong together, you can apply the Extract Class refactoring. If the component makes sense as a sub-class, Extract Subclass is also a candidate, and is often faster.
While breaking up the class, it is a good idea to analyze how other classes use Puli, and based on these observations, apply Extract Interface, too.
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116 | class Puli |
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117 | { |
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118 | /** |
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119 | * @var string|null |
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120 | */ |
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121 | private $rootDir; |
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122 | |||
123 | /** |
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124 | * @var string |
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125 | */ |
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126 | private $env; |
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127 | |||
128 | /** |
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129 | * @var EventDispatcherInterface|null |
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130 | */ |
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131 | private $dispatcher; |
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132 | |||
133 | /** |
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134 | * @var Context|ProjectContext |
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135 | */ |
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136 | private $context; |
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137 | |||
138 | /** |
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139 | * @var ResourceRepository |
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140 | */ |
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141 | private $repo; |
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142 | |||
143 | /** |
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144 | * @var Discovery |
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145 | */ |
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146 | private $discovery; |
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147 | |||
148 | /** |
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149 | * @var object |
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150 | */ |
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151 | private $factory; |
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152 | |||
153 | /** |
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154 | * @var FactoryManager |
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155 | */ |
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156 | private $factoryManager; |
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157 | |||
158 | /** |
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159 | * @var ConfigFileManager |
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160 | */ |
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161 | private $configFileManager; |
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162 | |||
163 | /** |
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164 | * @var RootPackageFileManager |
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165 | */ |
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166 | private $rootPackageFileManager; |
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167 | |||
168 | /** |
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169 | * @var PackageManager |
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170 | */ |
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171 | private $packageManager; |
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172 | |||
173 | /** |
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174 | * @var RepositoryManager |
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175 | */ |
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176 | private $repositoryManager; |
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177 | |||
178 | /** |
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179 | * @var DiscoveryManager |
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180 | */ |
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181 | private $discoveryManager; |
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182 | |||
183 | /** |
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184 | * @var AssetManager |
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185 | */ |
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186 | private $assetManager; |
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187 | |||
188 | /** |
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189 | * @var InstallationManager |
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190 | */ |
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191 | private $installationManager; |
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192 | |||
193 | /** |
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194 | * @var InstallerManager |
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195 | */ |
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196 | private $installerManager; |
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197 | |||
198 | /** |
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199 | * @var ServerManager |
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200 | */ |
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201 | private $serverManager; |
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202 | |||
203 | /** |
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204 | * @var UrlGenerator |
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205 | */ |
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206 | private $urlGenerator; |
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207 | |||
208 | /** |
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209 | * @var Storage|null |
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210 | */ |
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211 | private $storage; |
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212 | |||
213 | /** |
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214 | * @var ConfigFileStorage|null |
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215 | */ |
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216 | private $configFileStorage; |
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217 | |||
218 | /** |
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219 | * @var ConfigFileSerializer|null |
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220 | */ |
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221 | private $configFileSerializer; |
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222 | |||
223 | /** |
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224 | * @var PackageFileStorage|null |
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225 | */ |
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226 | private $packageFileStorage; |
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227 | |||
228 | /** |
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229 | * @var PackageFileSerializer|null |
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230 | */ |
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231 | private $packageFileSerializer; |
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232 | |||
233 | /** |
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234 | * @var LoggerInterface |
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235 | */ |
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236 | private $logger; |
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237 | |||
238 | /** |
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239 | * @var bool |
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240 | */ |
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241 | private $started = false; |
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242 | |||
243 | /** |
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244 | * @var bool |
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245 | */ |
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246 | private $pluginsEnabled = true; |
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247 | |||
248 | /** |
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249 | * Parses the system context for a home directory. |
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250 | * |
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251 | * @return null|string Returns the path to the home directory or `null` |
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252 | * if none was found. |
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253 | */ |
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254 | 48 | private static function parseHomeDirectory() |
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269 | |||
270 | /** |
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271 | * Creates a new instance for the given Puli project. |
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272 | * |
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273 | * @param string|null $rootDir The root directory of the Puli project. |
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274 | * If none is passed, the object operates in |
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275 | * the global context. You can set or switch |
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276 | * the root directories later on by calling |
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277 | * {@link setRootDirectory()}. |
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278 | * @param string $env One of the {@link Environment} constants. |
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279 | * |
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280 | * @see Puli, start() |
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281 | */ |
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282 | 50 | public function __construct($rootDir = null, $env = Environment::DEV) |
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287 | |||
288 | /** |
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289 | * Starts the service container. |
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290 | */ |
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291 | 48 | public function start() |
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292 | { |
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293 | 48 | if ($this->started) { |
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294 | throw new LogicException('Puli is already started'); |
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295 | } |
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296 | |||
297 | 48 | if ($this->rootDir) { |
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298 | 26 | $this->context = $this->createProjectContext($this->rootDir, $this->env); |
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299 | 1 | $bootstrapFile = $this->context->getConfig()->get(Config::BOOTSTRAP_FILE); |
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300 | |||
301 | // Run the project's bootstrap file to enable project-specific |
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302 | // autoloading |
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303 | 1 | if (null !== $bootstrapFile) { |
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304 | // Backup autoload functions of the PHAR |
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305 | $autoloadFunctions = spl_autoload_functions(); |
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306 | |||
307 | foreach ($autoloadFunctions as $autoloadFunction) { |
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308 | spl_autoload_unregister($autoloadFunction); |
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309 | } |
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310 | |||
311 | // Add project-specific autoload functions |
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312 | require_once Path::makeAbsolute($bootstrapFile, $this->rootDir); |
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313 | |||
314 | // Prepend autoload functions of the PHAR again |
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315 | // This is needed if the user specific autoload functions were |
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316 | // added with $prepend=true (as done by Composer) |
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317 | // Classes in the PHAR should always take precedence |
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318 | for ($i = count($autoloadFunctions) - 1; $i >= 0; --$i) { |
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319 | spl_autoload_register($autoloadFunctions[$i], true, true); |
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320 | } |
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321 | } |
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322 | 1 | } else { |
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323 | 22 | $this->context = $this->createGlobalContext(); |
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324 | } |
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325 | |||
326 | 2 | $this->dispatcher = $this->context->getEventDispatcher(); |
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327 | 2 | $this->started = true; |
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328 | |||
329 | // Start plugins once the container is running |
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330 | 2 | if ($this->rootDir && $this->pluginsEnabled) { |
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331 | 1 | $this->activatePlugins(); |
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332 | 1 | } |
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333 | 2 | } |
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334 | |||
335 | /** |
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336 | * Returns whether the service container is started. |
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337 | * |
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338 | * @return bool Returns `true` if the container is started and `false` |
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339 | * otherwise. |
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340 | */ |
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341 | public function isStarted() |
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345 | |||
346 | /** |
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347 | * Sets the root directory of the managed Puli project. |
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348 | * |
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349 | * @param string|null $rootDir The root directory of the managed Puli |
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350 | * project or `null` to start Puli outside of a |
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351 | * specific project. |
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352 | */ |
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353 | 50 | public function setRootDirectory($rootDir) |
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363 | |||
364 | /** |
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365 | * Sets the environment of the managed Puli project. |
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366 | * |
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367 | * @param string $env One of the {@link Environment} constants. |
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368 | */ |
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369 | 50 | public function setEnvironment($env) |
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379 | |||
380 | /** |
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381 | * Retturns the environment of the managed Puli project. |
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382 | * |
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383 | * @return string One of the {@link Environment} constants. |
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384 | */ |
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385 | public function getEnvironment() |
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386 | { |
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387 | return $this->env; |
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388 | } |
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389 | |||
390 | /** |
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391 | * Returns the root directory of the managed Puli project. |
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392 | * |
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393 | * If no Puli project is managed at the moment, `null` is returned. |
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394 | * |
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395 | * @return string|null The root directory of the managed Puli project or |
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396 | * `null` if none is set. |
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397 | */ |
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398 | public function getRootDirectory() |
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399 | { |
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400 | return $this->rootDir; |
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401 | } |
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402 | |||
403 | /** |
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404 | * Sets the logger to use. |
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405 | * |
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406 | * @param LoggerInterface $logger The logger to use. |
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407 | */ |
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408 | public function setLogger(LoggerInterface $logger) |
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416 | |||
417 | /** |
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418 | * Returns the used logger. |
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419 | * |
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420 | * @return LoggerInterface The used logger. |
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421 | */ |
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422 | public function getLogger() |
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426 | |||
427 | /** |
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428 | * Sets the event dispatcher to use. |
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429 | * |
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430 | * @param EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher The event dispatcher to use. |
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431 | */ |
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432 | 2 | public function setEventDispatcher(EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher) |
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440 | |||
441 | /** |
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442 | * Returns the used event dispatcher. |
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443 | * |
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444 | * @return EventDispatcherInterface|null The used logger. |
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445 | */ |
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446 | public function getEventDispatcher() |
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447 | { |
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448 | return $this->dispatcher; |
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449 | } |
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450 | |||
451 | /** |
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452 | * Enables all Puli plugins. |
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453 | */ |
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454 | public function enablePlugins() |
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458 | |||
459 | /** |
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460 | * Disables all Puli plugins. |
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461 | */ |
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462 | 1 | public function disablePlugins() |
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466 | |||
467 | /** |
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468 | * Returns whether Puli plugins are enabled. |
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469 | * |
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470 | * @return bool Returns `true` if Puli plugins will be loaded and `false` |
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471 | * otherwise. |
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472 | */ |
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473 | public function arePluginsEnabled() |
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477 | |||
478 | /** |
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479 | * Returns the context. |
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480 | * |
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481 | * @return Context|ProjectContext The context. |
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482 | */ |
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483 | 2 | public function getContext() |
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491 | |||
492 | /** |
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493 | * Returns the resource repository of the project. |
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494 | * |
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495 | * @return EditableRepository The resource repository. |
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496 | */ |
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497 | View Code Duplication | public function getRepository() |
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498 | { |
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499 | if (!$this->started) { |
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500 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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501 | } |
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502 | |||
503 | if (!$this->rootDir) { |
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504 | return null; |
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505 | } |
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506 | |||
507 | if (!$this->repo) { |
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508 | $this->repo = $this->getFactory()->createRepository(); |
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509 | } |
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510 | |||
511 | return $this->repo; |
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512 | } |
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513 | |||
514 | /** |
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515 | * Returns the resource discovery of the project. |
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516 | * |
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517 | * @return EditableDiscovery The resource discovery. |
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518 | */ |
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519 | View Code Duplication | public function getDiscovery() |
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520 | { |
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521 | if (!$this->started) { |
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522 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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523 | } |
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524 | |||
525 | if (!$this->rootDir) { |
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526 | return null; |
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527 | } |
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528 | |||
529 | if (!$this->discovery) { |
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530 | $this->discovery = $this->getFactory()->createDiscovery($this->getRepository()); |
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531 | } |
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532 | |||
533 | return $this->discovery; |
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534 | } |
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535 | |||
536 | /** |
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537 | * @return object |
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538 | */ |
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539 | public function getFactory() |
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540 | { |
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541 | if (!$this->started) { |
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542 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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543 | } |
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544 | |||
545 | if (!$this->factory && $this->rootDir) { |
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546 | $this->factory = $this->getFactoryManager()->createFactory(); |
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547 | } |
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548 | |||
549 | return $this->factory; |
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550 | } |
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551 | |||
552 | /** |
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553 | * @return FactoryManager |
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554 | */ |
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555 | public function getFactoryManager() |
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556 | { |
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557 | if (!$this->started) { |
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558 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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559 | } |
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560 | |||
561 | if (!$this->factoryManager && $this->rootDir) { |
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562 | $this->factoryManager = new FactoryManagerImpl( |
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563 | $this->context, |
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564 | new DefaultGeneratorRegistry(), |
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565 | new ClassWriter() |
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566 | ); |
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567 | |||
568 | // Don't set via the constructor to prevent a cyclic dependency |
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569 | $this->factoryManager->setServers($this->getServerManager()->getServers()); |
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570 | } |
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571 | |||
572 | return $this->factoryManager; |
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573 | } |
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574 | |||
575 | /** |
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576 | * Returns the configuration file manager. |
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577 | * |
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578 | * @return ConfigFileManager The configuration file manager. |
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579 | */ |
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580 | public function getConfigFileManager() |
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581 | { |
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582 | if (!$this->started) { |
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583 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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584 | } |
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585 | |||
586 | if (!$this->configFileManager && $this->context->getHomeDirectory()) { |
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587 | $this->configFileManager = new ConfigFileManagerImpl( |
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588 | $this->context, |
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589 | $this->getConfigFileStorage(), |
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590 | $this->getFactoryManager() |
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591 | ); |
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592 | } |
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593 | |||
594 | return $this->configFileManager; |
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595 | } |
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596 | |||
597 | /** |
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598 | * Returns the root package file manager. |
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599 | * |
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600 | * @return RootPackageFileManager The package file manager. |
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601 | */ |
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602 | View Code Duplication | public function getRootPackageFileManager() |
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603 | { |
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604 | if (!$this->started) { |
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605 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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606 | } |
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607 | |||
608 | if (!$this->rootPackageFileManager && $this->rootDir) { |
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609 | $this->rootPackageFileManager = new RootPackageFileManagerImpl( |
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610 | $this->context, |
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611 | $this->getPackageFileStorage() |
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612 | ); |
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613 | } |
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614 | |||
615 | return $this->rootPackageFileManager; |
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616 | } |
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617 | |||
618 | /** |
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619 | * Returns the package manager. |
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620 | * |
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621 | * @return PackageManager The package manager. |
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622 | */ |
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623 | View Code Duplication | public function getPackageManager() |
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624 | { |
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625 | if (!$this->started) { |
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626 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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627 | } |
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628 | |||
629 | if (!$this->packageManager && $this->rootDir) { |
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630 | $this->packageManager = new PackageManagerImpl( |
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631 | $this->context, |
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632 | $this->getPackageFileStorage() |
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633 | ); |
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634 | } |
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635 | |||
636 | return $this->packageManager; |
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637 | } |
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638 | |||
639 | /** |
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640 | * Returns the resource repository manager. |
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641 | * |
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642 | * @return RepositoryManager The repository manager. |
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643 | */ |
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644 | View Code Duplication | public function getRepositoryManager() |
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645 | { |
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646 | if (!$this->started) { |
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647 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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648 | } |
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649 | |||
650 | if (!$this->repositoryManager && $this->rootDir) { |
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651 | $this->repositoryManager = new RepositoryManagerImpl( |
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652 | $this->context, |
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653 | $this->getRepository(), |
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654 | $this->getPackageManager()->findPackages(Expr::method('isEnabled', Expr::same(true))), |
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655 | $this->getPackageFileStorage() |
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656 | ); |
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657 | } |
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658 | |||
659 | return $this->repositoryManager; |
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660 | } |
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661 | |||
662 | /** |
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663 | * Returns the resource discovery manager. |
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664 | * |
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665 | * @return DiscoveryManager The discovery manager. |
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666 | */ |
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667 | View Code Duplication | public function getDiscoveryManager() |
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668 | { |
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669 | if (!$this->started) { |
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670 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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671 | } |
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672 | |||
673 | if (!$this->discoveryManager && $this->rootDir) { |
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674 | $this->discoveryManager = new DiscoveryManagerImpl( |
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675 | $this->context, |
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676 | $this->getDiscovery(), |
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677 | $this->getPackageManager()->findPackages(Expr::method('isEnabled', Expr::same(true))), |
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678 | $this->getPackageFileStorage(), |
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679 | $this->logger |
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680 | ); |
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681 | } |
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682 | |||
683 | return $this->discoveryManager; |
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684 | } |
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685 | |||
686 | /** |
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687 | * Returns the asset manager. |
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688 | * |
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689 | * @return AssetManager The asset manager. |
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690 | */ |
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691 | public function getAssetManager() |
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692 | { |
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693 | if (!$this->started) { |
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694 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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695 | } |
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696 | |||
697 | if (!$this->assetManager && $this->rootDir) { |
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698 | $this->assetManager = new DiscoveryAssetManager( |
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699 | $this->getDiscoveryManager(), |
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700 | $this->getServerManager()->getServers() |
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701 | ); |
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702 | } |
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703 | |||
704 | return $this->assetManager; |
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705 | } |
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706 | |||
707 | /** |
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708 | * Returns the installation manager. |
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709 | * |
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710 | * @return InstallationManager The installation manager. |
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711 | */ |
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712 | public function getInstallationManager() |
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713 | { |
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714 | if (!$this->started) { |
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715 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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716 | } |
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717 | |||
718 | if (!$this->installationManager && $this->rootDir) { |
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719 | $this->installationManager = new InstallationManagerImpl( |
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720 | $this->getContext(), |
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721 | $this->getRepository(), |
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722 | $this->getServerManager()->getServers(), |
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723 | $this->getInstallerManager() |
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724 | ); |
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725 | } |
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726 | |||
727 | return $this->installationManager; |
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728 | } |
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729 | |||
730 | /** |
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731 | * Returns the installer manager. |
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732 | * |
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733 | * @return InstallerManager The installer manager. |
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734 | */ |
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735 | public function getInstallerManager() |
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736 | { |
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737 | if (!$this->started) { |
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738 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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739 | } |
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740 | |||
741 | if (!$this->installerManager && $this->rootDir) { |
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742 | $this->installerManager = new PackageFileInstallerManager( |
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743 | $this->getRootPackageFileManager(), |
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744 | $this->getPackageManager()->getPackages() |
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745 | ); |
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746 | } |
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747 | |||
748 | return $this->installerManager; |
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749 | } |
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750 | |||
751 | /** |
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752 | * Returns the server manager. |
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753 | * |
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754 | * @return ServerManager The server manager. |
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755 | */ |
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756 | public function getServerManager() |
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757 | { |
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758 | if (!$this->started) { |
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759 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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760 | } |
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761 | |||
762 | if (!$this->serverManager && $this->rootDir) { |
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763 | $this->serverManager = new PackageFileServerManager( |
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764 | $this->getRootPackageFileManager(), |
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765 | $this->getInstallerManager() |
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766 | ); |
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767 | } |
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768 | |||
769 | return $this->serverManager; |
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770 | } |
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771 | |||
772 | /** |
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773 | * Returns the resource URL generator. |
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774 | * |
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775 | * @return UrlGenerator The resource URL generator. |
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776 | */ |
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777 | public function getUrlGenerator() |
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778 | { |
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779 | if (!$this->started) { |
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780 | throw new LogicException('Puli was not started'); |
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781 | } |
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782 | |||
783 | if (!$this->urlGenerator && $this->rootDir) { |
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784 | $urlFormats = array(); |
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785 | foreach ($this->getServerManager()->getServers() as $server) { |
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786 | $urlFormats[$server->getName()] = $server->getUrlFormat(); |
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787 | } |
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788 | |||
789 | $this->urlGenerator = new DiscoveryUrlGenerator($this->getDiscovery(), $urlFormats); |
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790 | } |
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791 | |||
792 | return $this->urlGenerator; |
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793 | } |
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794 | |||
795 | /** |
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796 | * Returns the cached file storage. |
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797 | * |
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798 | * @return Storage The storage. |
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799 | */ |
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800 | 46 | public function getStorage() |
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808 | |||
809 | /** |
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810 | * Returns the cached configuration file serializer. |
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811 | * |
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812 | * @return ConfigFileSerializer The configuration file serializer. |
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813 | */ |
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814 | 45 | public function getConfigFileSerializer() |
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822 | |||
823 | /** |
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824 | * Returns the cached package file serializer. |
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825 | * |
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826 | * @return PackageFileSerializer The package file serializer. |
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827 | */ |
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828 | 1 | public function getPackageFileSerializer() |
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841 | |||
842 | 1 | private function activatePlugins() |
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852 | |||
853 | 22 | private function createGlobalContext() |
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854 | { |
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855 | 22 | $homeDir = self::parseHomeDirectory(); |
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856 | |||
857 | 21 | View Code Duplication | if (null !== $homeDir) { |
858 | 20 | Assert::fileExists($homeDir, 'Could not load Puli context: The home directory %s does not exist.'); |
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859 | 20 | Assert::directory($homeDir, 'Could not load Puli context: The home directory %s is a file. Expected a directory.'); |
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860 | |||
861 | // Create a storage without the factory manager |
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862 | 20 | $configStorage = new ConfigFileStorage($this->getStorage(), $this->getConfigFileSerializer()); |
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863 | 20 | $configPath = Path::canonicalize($homeDir).'/config.json'; |
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864 | 20 | $configFile = $configStorage->loadConfigFile($configPath, new DefaultConfig()); |
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865 | $baseConfig = $configFile->getConfig(); |
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866 | } else { |
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867 | 1 | $configFile = null; |
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868 | 1 | $baseConfig = new DefaultConfig(); |
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869 | } |
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870 | |||
875 | |||
876 | /** |
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877 | * Creates the context of a Puli project. |
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878 | * |
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879 | * The home directory is read from the context variable "PULI_HOME". |
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880 | * If this variable is not set, the home directory defaults to: |
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881 | * |
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882 | * * `$HOME/.puli` on Linux, where `$HOME` is the context variable |
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883 | * "HOME". |
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884 | * * `$APPDATA/Puli` on Windows, where `$APPDATA` is the context |
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885 | * variable "APPDATA". |
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886 | * |
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887 | * If none of these variables can be found, an exception is thrown. |
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888 | * |
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889 | * A .htaccess file is put into the home directory to protect it from web |
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890 | * access. |
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891 | * |
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892 | * @param string $rootDir The path to the project. |
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893 | * |
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894 | * @return ProjectContext The project context. |
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895 | */ |
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896 | 26 | private function createProjectContext($rootDir, $env) |
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926 | |||
927 | /** |
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928 | * Returns the cached configuration file storage. |
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929 | * |
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930 | * @return ConfigFileStorage The configuration file storage. |
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931 | */ |
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932 | private function getConfigFileStorage() |
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944 | |||
945 | /** |
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946 | * Returns the cached package file storage. |
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947 | * |
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948 | * @return PackageFileStorage The package file storage. |
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949 | */ |
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950 | private function getPackageFileStorage() |
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962 | |||
963 | /** |
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964 | * Validates the given plugin class name. |
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965 | * |
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966 | * @param string $pluginClass The fully qualified name of a plugin class. |
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967 | */ |
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968 | 1 | private function validatePluginClass($pluginClass) |
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984 | } |
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985 |
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