How can I reduce my Class Name in Zend to call it from any where in application?

Question

I want to follow Zend file naming convention.

I have Object.php file with a class and a function in it.

MyZendProject->application->models->Test->Object.php

class Model_Test_Object {     
   public function test() {
    echo "Test"; 
   }
} 

Now I want to access above test function in following file but it is not finding it.

MyZendProject->application->modules->test->controllers->TestController.php

$testModel = new Model_Test_Object();
$testModel->test();

But when I name the class Application_Model_Test_Object in Object.php and call it in TestController like this then it works.

$testModel = new Application_Model_Test_Object();
$testModel->test();

Problem is that I don't want to use Application in class name because it is too long and ugly. Is there any way that I name the class Model_Test_Object and access it anywhere in application without including any file. I have seen somewhere in Botstrap.php to solve this issue but I did not remember it and unable to find it again.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

You have to write Your own autoloader in bootstrap:

  protected function _initAutoload()
  {
    $autoLoader = Zend_Loader_Autoloader::getInstance(); 
    $autoLoader->registerNamespace('My_'); 
    $resourceLoader = new Zend_Loader_Autoloader_Resource(array(
        'basePath'  =>  APPLICATION_PATH,
        'namespace' =>  '',
        'resourceTypes' =>  array(
            'form'  =>  array(
                'path'  =>  'forms/',
                'namespace' =>  'Form_'
            ),
            'model' =>  array(
                'path'  =>  'models/',
                'namespace' =>  'Model_'
            )
        )
    ));
    return $autoLoader;
  }

This will also register namespace My_ for Your own libraries

Answer 2

that is the way it will work with me

    set_include_path(implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array(
    realpath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/models'),
    get_include_path(),
)));

then when u just include the file

./
/application
 /models
   /x.php
 ...

just include"x.php" and it will work

Answer 3

Try adding this line into your configs/application.ini

autoloaderNamespaces[] = "Models"

Answer 4

I also don't like the very long model names in ZF i.e. class Application_Model_DbTable_SomeTableName

Retaining Pear-style naming conventions and auto discovery... this is how I solved it:

1: add the following to your index.php include_path: realpath(APPLICATION_PATH.'../models') //depends on where your index.php file is located.

2: add this line to your application.ini autoloaderNamespaces[] = "Model_"

3: create a folder inside your models folder and name is Model

4: name your model class like this Model_SomeTableName and save all your model classes in the new models/Model folder.

now in your controller you can simply call $m = new Model_SomeTableName(); and it will be automatically found and included.