root/trunk/examples/example_api_factory_customModule.php

<?php
/**
 * Example that shows how the patForms factory can load custom modules
 * 
 * 
 * $Id$
 *
 * @access        public
 * @package        patForms
 * @subpackage    Examples
 * @author        Sebastian Mordziol <argh@php-tools.net>
 * @author      gERD Schaufelberger <gerd@php-tools.net>
 * @license        LGPL, see license.txt for details
 * @link        http://www.php-tools.net
 */

    /**
     * Main examples prepend file, needed *only* for the examples framework!
     */
    include_once 'patExampleGen/prepend.php';
    $exampleGen->displayHead( 'Example' );

    
    // EXAMPLE START ------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * main patForms class
     */
    require_once $neededFiles['patForms'];
    
    /**
     * patErrorManager class
     */
    require_once $neededFiles['patErrorManager'];


    // tell patForms where to find custom modules
    $customDir  =   dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/customModule';

    // Add folder for any module to be loaded
    patForms::addModuleBaseDir($customDir . '/include'); 

    // Prefere to load rules from this folder
    patForms::addModuleDir('Rule', $customDir.'/myRule'); 


    // Add more folders - even if those folder don't exist
    $rulesFolders   =   array(
                                '/path/to/module/rule',
                                '/pat/extension/patForms/rule',
                                'more/folders'
                            );
    patForms::addModuleDir('Rule',$rulesFolders);

    $myRule =&   patForms::createRule( 'MyRule' );
    echo 'My Rule ' . get_class( $myRule ) . '<br />';

    $coolRule =&   patForms::createRule( 'CoolRule' );
    echo 'Cool Rule ' . get_class( $coolRule ) . '<br />';
    
    $naught =&   patForms::createRule( 'DoesNotExist' );
    echo 'Does Not Exist ' . get_class( $naught ) . '<br />';

    
    // EXAMPLE END ------------------------------------------------------
    $exampleGen->displayFooter();
?>