_View = $view; } /** * Loads/constructs a helper. Will return the instance in the registry if it already exists. * By setting `$enable` to false you can disable callbacks for a helper. Alternatively you * can set `$settings['enabled'] = false` to disable callbacks. This alias is provided so that when * declaring $helpers arrays you can disable callbacks on helpers. * * You can alias your helper as an existing helper by setting the 'className' key, i.e., * {{{ * public $helpers = array( * 'Html' => array( * 'className' => 'AliasedHtml' * ); * ); * }}} * All calls to the `Html` helper would use `AliasedHtml` instead. * * @param string $helper Helper name to load * @param array $settings Settings for the helper. * @return Helper A helper object, Either the existing loaded helper or a new one. * @throws MissingHelperException when the helper could not be found */ public function load($helper, $settings = array()) { if (is_array($settings) && isset($settings['className'])) { $alias = $helper; $helper = $settings['className']; } list($plugin, $name) = pluginSplit($helper, true); if (!isset($alias)) { $alias = $name; } if (isset($this->_loaded[$alias])) { return $this->_loaded[$alias]; } $helperClass = $name . 'Helper'; App::uses($helperClass, $plugin . 'View/Helper'); if (!class_exists($helperClass)) { throw new MissingHelperException(array( 'class' => $helperClass, 'plugin' => substr($plugin, 0, -1) )); } $this->_loaded[$alias] = new $helperClass($this->_View, $settings); $vars = array('request', 'theme', 'plugin'); foreach ($vars as $var) { $this->_loaded[$alias]->{$var} = $this->_View->{$var}; } $enable = isset($settings['enabled']) ? $settings['enabled'] : true; if ($enable) { $this->enable($alias); } return $this->_loaded[$alias]; } }