work in progress for support for creating object instances

4 files changed, 60 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/classbase.cpp b/src/classbase.cpp
index c7ade6c..af707c4 100644
--- a/src/classbase.cpp
+++ b/src/classbase.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static zend_object_value create_object(zend_class_entry *type TSRMLS_DC)
     // allocate memory for the object
     MixedObject *object = (MixedObject *)emalloc(sizeof(MixedObject));
     
-    // find base object
+    // find base object (because the class may have been extended in user space)
     zend_class_entry *base = type;
     while (base->parent) base = base->parent;
     
diff --git a/src/includes.h b/src/includes.h
index 59ee8b3..072fab2 100644
--- a/src/includes.h
+++ b/src/includes.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "../include/type.h"
 #include "../include/value.h"
 #include "../include/forcedvalue.h"
+#include "../include/object.h"
 #include "../include/hiddenpointer.h"
 #include "../include/globals.h"
 #include "../include/argument.h"
diff --git a/src/object.cpp b/src/object.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99de4a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/object.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ *  Object.cpp
+ *
+ *  @author Emiel Bruijntjes <emiel.bruijntjes@copernica.com>
+ *  @copyright 2014 Copernica BV
+ */
+#include "includes.h"
+
+/**
+ *  Set up namespace
+ */
+namespace Php {
+
+/**
+ *  Constructor
+ *  @param  name
+ */
+Object::Object(const char *name)
+{
+    // step 1: convert the name into a class_entry
+    auto *entry = zend_fetch_class(name, strlen(name), 0);
+    if (!entry) throw Php::Exception("Unknown class name");
+
+    // initiate the zval (which was already allocated in the base constructor)
+    object_init_ex(_val, entry);
+    
+//    // is there a special function to create the object?
+//    if (entry->create_object)
+//    {
+//        // create the object
+//        zend_object_value value = entry->create_object(entry);
+//        
+//        // wrap this in the zval (which was already allocated in the base constructor)
+//        Z_TYPE_P(_val) = IS_OBJECT;
+//        Z_OBJVAL_P(_val) = value;
+//    }
+//    else
+//    {
+//    }
+    
+    // @todo    should we call methods like allocating hashtables, copyint and
+    //          initializing properties, et cetera?????
+    
+    // call the constructor
+    call("__construct");
+}
+
+/**
+ *  End namespace
+ */
+}
+
diff --git a/src/value.cpp b/src/value.cpp
index f7eff56..ab4c350 100644
--- a/src/value.cpp
+++ b/src/value.cpp
@@ -1397,8 +1397,8 @@ bool Value::contains(const char *key, int size) const
         // retrieve the class entry
         auto *entry = zend_get_class_entry(_val);
         
-        // read the property
-        zval *property = zend_read_property(entry, _val, key, size, 0);
+        // read the property (cast necessary for php 5.3)
+        zval *property = zend_read_property(entry, _val, (char *)key, size, 0);
         
         // check if valid
         return property != nullptr;
@@ -1461,8 +1461,8 @@ Value Value::get(const char *key, int size) const
         // retrieve the class entry
         auto *entry = zend_get_class_entry(_val);
         
-        // read the property
-        zval *property = zend_read_property(entry, _val, key, size, 1);
+        // read the property (case necessary for php 5.3)
+        zval *property = zend_read_property(entry, _val, (char *)key, size, 1);
         
         // wrap in value
         return Value(property);
@@ -1534,8 +1534,8 @@ const Value &Value::set(const char *key, int size, const Value &value)
         // retrieve the class entry
         auto *entry = zend_get_class_entry(_val);
 
-        // update the property
-        zend_update_property(entry, _val, key, size, value._val);
+        // update the property (cast necessary for php 5.3)
+        zend_update_property(entry, _val, (char *)key, size, value._val);
     }
     else
     {