Replace BaseObject class with DI::* calls

bin/auth_ejabberd.php

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\App\Mode;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Util\ExAuth;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ require dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
 $dice = (new Dice())->addRules(include __DIR__ . '/../static/dependencies.config.php');
 $dice = $dice->addRule(LoggerInterface::class,['constructParams' => ['auth_ejabberd']]);
 
-BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($dice);
+\Friendica\DI::init($dice);
 
 $appMode = $dice->create(Mode::class);
 

bin/daemon.php

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ require dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
 $dice = (new Dice())->addRules(include __DIR__ . '/../static/dependencies.config.php');
 $dice = $dice->addRule(LoggerInterface::class,['constructParams' => ['daemon']]);
 
-\Friendica\BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($dice);
+\Friendica\DI::init($dice);
 $a = \Friendica\DI::app();
 
 if ($a->getMode()->isInstall()) {

bin/worker.php

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Update;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ require dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
 $dice = (new Dice())->addRules(include __DIR__ . '/../static/dependencies.config.php');
 $dice = $dice->addRule(LoggerInterface::class,['constructParams' => ['worker']]);
 
-BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($dice);
+\Friendica\DI::init($dice);
 $a = Friendica\DI::app();
 
 // Check the database structure and possibly fixes it

boot.php

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  */
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;

include/api.php

@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
  */
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\ContactSelector;
 use Friendica\Content\Feature;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\HTML;
-use Friendica\App\Authentication;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
@@ -23,11 +21,11 @@ use Friendica\Core\Session;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Mail;
-use Friendica\Model\Notify;
 use Friendica\Model\Photo;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
@@ -254,9 +252,7 @@ function api_login(App $a)
 		throw new UnauthorizedException("This API requires login");
 	}
 
-	/** @var Authentication $authentication */
+	DI::auth()->setForUser($a, $record);
-	$authentication = BaseObject::getClass(Authentication::class);
-	$authentication->setForUser($a, $record);
 
 	$_SESSION["allow_api"] = true;
 
@@ -5909,10 +5905,7 @@ function api_friendica_notification($type)
 	if ($a->argc!==3) {
 		throw new BadRequestException("Invalid argument count");
 	}
-	/** @var Notify $nm */
+	$notes = DI::notify()->getAll([], ['seen' => 'ASC', 'date' => 'DESC'], 50);
-	$nm = BaseObject::getClass(Notify::class);
-
-	$notes = $nm->getAll([], ['seen' => 'ASC', 'date' => 'DESC'], 50);
 
 	if ($type == "xml") {
 		$xmlnotes = [];
@@ -5954,8 +5947,7 @@ function api_friendica_notification_seen($type)
 
 	$id = (!empty($_REQUEST['id']) ? intval($_REQUEST['id']) : 0);
 
-	/** @var Notify $nm */
+	$nm = DI::notify();
-	$nm = BaseObject::getClass(Notify::class);
 	$note = $nm->getByID($id);
 	if (is_null($note)) {
 		throw new BadRequestException("Invalid argument");

include/conversation.php

@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
  */
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\ContactSelector;
 use Friendica\Content\Feature;
-use Friendica\Content\Item as ContentItem;
 use Friendica\Content\Pager;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
@@ -20,6 +18,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\Session;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
@@ -141,8 +140,7 @@ function localize_item(&$item)
 	During the further steps of the database restructuring I would like to address this issue.
 	*/
 
-	/** @var Activity $activity */
+	$activity = DI::activity();
-	$activity = BaseObject::getClass(Activity::class);
 
 	$xmlhead = "<" . "?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' ?" . ">";
 	if ($activity->match($item['verb'], Activity::LIKE)
@@ -399,8 +397,7 @@ function count_descendants($item) {
 
 function visible_activity($item) {
 
-	/** @var Activity $activity */
+	$activity = DI::activity();
-	$activity = BaseObject::getClass(Activity::class);
 
 	if (empty($item['verb']) || $activity->isHidden($item['verb'])) {
 		return false;
@@ -668,10 +665,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, Pager $pager, $mode, $update, $previ
 
 				$body = Item::prepareBody($item, true, $preview);
 
-				/** @var ContentItem $contItem */
+				list($categories, $folders) = DI::contentItem()->determineCategoriesTerms($item);
-				$contItem = BaseObject::getClass(ContentItem::class);
-
-				list($categories, $folders) = $contItem->determineCategoriesTerms($item);
 
 				if (!empty($item['content-warning']) && PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'disable_cw', false)) {
 					$title = ucfirst($item['content-warning']);
@@ -1031,10 +1025,7 @@ function builtin_activity_puller($item, &$conv_responses) {
 				return;
 		}
 
-		/** @var Activity $activity */
+		if (!empty($item['verb']) && DI::activity()->match($item['verb'], $verb) && ($item['id'] != $item['parent'])) {
-		$activity = BaseObject::getClass(Activity::class);
-
-		if (!empty($item['verb']) && $activity->match($item['verb'], $verb) && ($item['id'] != $item['parent'])) {
 			$author = ['uid' => 0, 'id' => $item['author-id'],
 				'network' => $item['author-network'], 'url' => $item['author-link']];
 			$url = Contact::magicLinkByContact($author);

include/items.php

@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@
  * @file include/items.php
  */
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
-use Friendica\Content\Feature;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
-use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
@@ -19,11 +16,9 @@ use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Protocol\DFRN;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Feed;
 use Friendica\Protocol\OStatus;
-use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
 use Friendica\Util\ParseUrl;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
-use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../mod/share.php';
 

index.php

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
 $dice = (new Dice())->addRules(include __DIR__ . '/static/dependencies.config.php');
 $dice = $dice->addRule(Friendica\App\Mode::class, ['call' => [['determineRunMode', [false, $_SERVER], Dice::CHAIN_CALL]]]);
 
-\Friendica\BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($dice);
+\Friendica\DI::init($dice);
 
 $a = \Friendica\DI::app();
 

mod/dfrn_poll.php

@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@
  */
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
-use Friendica\App\Authentication;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Core\Session;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Module\Security\Login;
 use Friendica\Protocol\DFRN;
 use Friendica\Protocol\OStatus;
@@ -22,9 +21,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\XML;
 
 function dfrn_poll_init(App $a)
 {
-	/** @var Authentication $authentication */
+	DI::auth()->withSession($a);
-	$authentication = BaseObject::getClass(Authentication::class);
-	$authentication->withSession($a);
 
 	$dfrn_id         =  $_GET['dfrn_id']         ?? '';
 	$type            = ($_GET['type']            ?? '') ?: 'data';

mod/events.php

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Nav;
 use Friendica\Content\Widget\CalendarExport;
 use Friendica\Core\ACL;
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Model\Event;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
+use Friendica\Module\Login;
 use Friendica\Module\Security\Login;
 use Friendica\Util\ACLFormatter;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ function events_post(App $a)
 
 	if ($share) {
 
-		/** @var ACLFormatter $aclFormatter */
+		$aclFormatter = \Friendica\DI::aclFormatter();
-		$aclFormatter = BaseObject::getClass(ACLFormatter::class);
 
 		$str_group_allow   = $aclFormatter->toString($_POST['group_allow'] ?? '');
 		$str_contact_allow = $aclFormatter->toString($_POST['contact_allow'] ?? '');

mod/item.php

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  */
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Pager;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\HTML;
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Session;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Attach;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Conversation;
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ use Friendica\Model\Term;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Activity;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Diaspora;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Email;
-use Friendica\Util\ACLFormatter;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Emailer;
 use Friendica\Util\Security;
@@ -273,8 +272,7 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 		} else {
 			// use the posted permissions
 
-			/** @var ACLFormatter $aclFormatter */
+			$aclFormatter = DI::aclFormatter();
-			$aclFormatter = BaseObject::getClass(ACLFormatter::class);
 
 			$str_group_allow   = $aclFormatter->toString($_REQUEST['group_allow'] ?? '');
 			$str_contact_allow = $aclFormatter->toString($_REQUEST['contact_allow'] ?? '');
@@ -506,9 +504,7 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 		$objecttype =  Activity\ObjectType::BOOKMARK;
 	}
 
-	/** @var BBCode\Video $bbCodeVideo */
+	$body = DI::bbCodeVideo()->transform($body);
-	$bbCodeVideo = BaseObject::getClass(BBCode\Video::class);
-	$body =  $bbCodeVideo->transform($body);
 
 	// Fold multi-line [code] sequences
 	$body = preg_replace('/\[\/code\]\s*\[code\]/ism', "\n", $body);

mod/lockview.php

@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@
  * @file mod/lockview.php
  */
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
-use Friendica\Util\ACLFormatter;
 
 function lockview_content(App $a)
 {
@@ -61,8 +60,7 @@ function lockview_content(App $a)
 		exit();
 	}
 
-	/** @var ACLFormatter $aclFormatter */
+	$aclFormatter = DI::aclFormatter();
-	$aclFormatter = BaseObject::getClass(ACLFormatter::class);
 
 	$allowed_users = $aclFormatter->expand($item['allow_cid']);
 	$allowed_groups = $aclFormatter->expand($item['allow_gid']);

mod/network.php

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Feature;
 use Friendica\Content\ForumManager;
 use Friendica\Content\Nav;
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\Session;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
@@ -52,12 +52,9 @@ function network_init(App $a)
 		$group_id = 0;
 	}
 
-	/** @var DateTimeFormat $dtFormat */
-	$dtFormat = BaseObject::getClass(DateTimeFormat::class);
-
 	if ($a->argc > 1) {
 		for ($x = 1; $x < $a->argc; $x ++) {
-			if ($dtFormat->isYearMonth($a->argv[$x])) {
+			if (DI::dtFormat()->isYearMonth($a->argv[$x])) {
 				$is_a_date_query = true;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -465,12 +462,9 @@ function networkThreadedView(App $a, $update, $parent)
 
 	$default_permissions = [];
 
-	/** @var DateTimeFormat $dtFormat */
-	$dtFormat = BaseObject::getClass(DateTimeFormat::class);
-
 	if ($a->argc > 1) {
 		for ($x = 1; $x < $a->argc; $x ++) {
-			if ($dtFormat->isYearMonth($a->argv[$x])) {
+			if (DI::dtFormat()->isYearMonth($a->argv[$x])) {
 				if ($datequery) {
 					$datequery2 = Strings::escapeHtml($a->argv[$x]);
 				} else {

mod/notifications.php

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Module\Security\Login;
 use Friendica\Model\Introduction;
 use Friendica\Model\Notify;
@@ -61,8 +62,7 @@ function notifications_content(App $a)
 
 	$json = (($a->argc > 1 && $a->argv[$a->argc - 1] === 'json') ? true : false);
 
-	/** @var Notify $nm */
+	$nm = DI::notify();
-	$nm = \Friendica\BaseObject::getClass(Notify::class);
 
 	$o = '';
 	// Get the nav tabs for the notification pages

mod/photos.php

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Feature;
 use Friendica\Content\Nav;
 use Friendica\Content\Pager;
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\Session;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Photo;
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
 use Friendica\Object\Image;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Activity;
-use Friendica\Util\ACLFormatter;
 use Friendica\Util\Crypto;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Images;
@@ -298,8 +297,7 @@ function photos_post(App $a)
 		$albname     = !empty($_POST['albname'])   ? Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['albname']))   : '';
 		$origaname   = !empty($_POST['origaname']) ? Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['origaname'])) : '';
 
-		/** @var ACLFormatter $aclFormatter */
+		$aclFormatter = DI::aclFormatter();
-		$aclFormatter = BaseObject::getClass(ACLFormatter::class);
 
 		$str_group_allow   = !empty($_POST['group_allow'])   ? $aclFormatter->toString($_POST['group_allow'])   : '';
 		$str_contact_allow = !empty($_POST['contact_allow']) ? $aclFormatter->toString($_POST['contact_allow']) : '';
@@ -640,8 +638,7 @@ function photos_post(App $a)
 	$group_deny    = $_REQUEST['group_deny']    ?? [];
 	$contact_deny  = $_REQUEST['contact_deny']  ?? [];
 
-	/** @var ACLFormatter $aclFormatter */
+	$aclFormatter = DI::aclFormatter();
-	$aclFormatter = BaseObject::getClass(ACLFormatter::class);
 
 	$str_group_allow   = $aclFormatter->toString(is_array($group_allow)   ? $group_allow   : explode(',', $group_allow));
 	$str_contact_allow = $aclFormatter->toString(is_array($contact_allow) ? $contact_allow : explode(',', $contact_allow));
@@ -1442,8 +1439,7 @@ function photos_content(App $a)
 					$template = $tpl;
 					$sparkle = '';
 
-					/** @var Activity $activity */
+					$activity = DI::activity();
-					$activity = BaseObject::getClass(Activity::class);
 
 					if (($activity->match($item['verb'], Activity::LIKE) ||
 					     $activity->match($item['verb'], Activity::DISLIKE)) &&

mod/settings.php

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Feature;
 use Friendica\Content\Nav;
 use Friendica\Core\ACL;
@@ -20,14 +19,13 @@ use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Core\Theme;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Module\Security\Login;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Email;
-use Friendica\Util\ACLFormatter;
-use Friendica\Util\Network;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 use Friendica\Worker\Delivery;
@@ -564,8 +562,7 @@ function settings_post(App $a)
 		date_default_timezone_set($timezone);
 	}
 
-	/** @var ACLFormatter $aclFormatter */
+	$aclFormatter = DI::aclFormatter();
-	$aclFormatter = BaseObject::getClass(ACLFormatter::class);
 
 	$str_group_allow   = !empty($_POST['group_allow'])   ? $aclFormatter->toString($_POST['group_allow'])   : '';
 	$str_contact_allow = !empty($_POST['contact_allow']) ? $aclFormatter->toString($_POST['contact_allow']) : '';

src/App/Module.php

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace Friendica\App;
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
+use Friendica\BaseModule;
 use Friendica\Core;
 use Friendica\LegacyModule;
 use Friendica\Module\Home;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Module
 	private $module;
 
 	/**
-	 * @var BaseObject The module class
+	 * @var BaseModule The module class
 	 */
 	private $module_class;
 

src/BaseModule.php

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Logger;
  *
  * @author Hypolite Petovan <hypolite@mrpetovan.com>
  */
-abstract class BaseModule extends BaseObject
+abstract class BaseModule
 {
 	/**
 	 * @brief Initialization method common to both content() and post()

src/BaseObject.php

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @file src/BaseObject.php
- */
-namespace Friendica;
-
-require_once __DIR__ . '/../boot.php';
-
-use Dice\Dice;
-use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException;
-
-/**
- * Basic object
- *
- * Contains what is useful to any object
- *
- * Act's like a global registry for classes
- */
-class BaseObject
-{
-	/**
-	 * @var Dice The Dependency Injection library
-	 */
-	private static $dice;
-
-	/**
-	 * Set's the dependency injection library for a global usage
-	 *
-	 * @param Dice $dice The dependency injection library
-	 */
-	public static function setDependencyInjection(Dice $dice)
-	{
-		self::$dice = $dice;
-		DI::init($dice);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the initialized class based on it's name
-	 *
-	 * @param string $name The name of the class
-	 *
-	 * @return object The initialized name
-	 *
-	 * @throws InternalServerErrorException
-	 */
-	public static function getClass(string $name)
-	{
-		if (empty(self::$dice)) {
-			throw new InternalServerErrorException('DICE isn\'t initialized.');
-		}
-
-		if (class_exists($name) || interface_exists($name)) {
-			return self::$dice->create($name);
-		} else {
-			throw new InternalServerErrorException('Class \'' . $name . '\' isn\'t valid.');
-		}
-	}
-}

src/Content/Text/BBCode.php

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ namespace Friendica\Content\Text;
 use DOMDocument;
 use DOMXPath;
 use Exception;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\OEmbed;
 use Friendica\Content\Smilies;
 use Friendica\Core\Cache;
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 use Friendica\Util\XML;
 
-class BBCode extends BaseObject
+class BBCode
 {
 	/**
 	 * @brief Fetches attachment data that were generated the old way

src/Content/Text/Markdown.php

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Content\Text;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ use Friendica\Model\Contact;
  *
  * @author Hypolite Petovan <hypolite@mrpetovan.com>
  */
-class Markdown extends BaseObject
+class Markdown
 {
 	/**
 	 * Converts a Markdown string into HTML. The hardwrap parameter maximizes

src/Core/ACL.php

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
 use Friendica\App\Page;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ use Friendica\Model\Group;
  *
  * @author Hypolite Petovan <hypolite@mrpetovan.com>
  */
-class ACL extends BaseObject
+class ACL
 {
 	/**
 	 * Returns a select input tag with all the contact of the local user

src/Core/Addon.php

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 /**
  * Some functions to handle addons
  */
-class Addon extends BaseObject
+class Addon
 {
 	/**
 	 * The addon sub-directory

src/Core/Cache.php

@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Cache\Cache as CacheClass;
-use Friendica\Core\Cache\ICache;
+use Friendica\DI;
 
 /**
  * @brief Class for storing data for a short time
  */
-class Cache extends BaseObject
+class Cache
 {
 	/** @deprecated Use CacheClass::MONTH */
 	const MONTH        = CacheClass::MONTH;
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ class Cache extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function getAllKeys($prefix = null)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(ICache::class)->getAllKeys($prefix);
+		return DI::cache()->getAllKeys($prefix);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ class Cache extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function get($key)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(ICache::class)->get($key);
+		return DI::cache()->get($key);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ class Cache extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function set($key, $value, $duration = CacheClass::MONTH)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(ICache::class)->set($key, $value, $duration);
+		return DI::cache()->set($key, $value, $duration);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ class Cache extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function delete($key)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(ICache::class)->delete($key);
+		return DI::cache()->delete($key);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -98,6 +97,6 @@ class Cache extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function clear($outdated = true)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(ICache::class)->clear($outdated);
+		return DI::cache()->clear($outdated);
 	}
 }

src/Core/Config.php

@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
+use Friendica\DI;
-use Friendica\Core\Config\Configuration;
 
 /**
  * @brief Arbitrary system configuration storage
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Config\Configuration;
  * If we ever would decide to return exactly the variable type as entered,
  * we will have fun with the additional features. :-)
  */
-class Config extends BaseObject
+class Config
 {
 	/**
 	 * @brief Loads all configuration values of family into a cached storage.
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ class Config extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function load($cat = "config")
 	{
-		self::getClass(Configuration::class)->load($cat);
+		DI::config()->load($cat);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ class Config extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function get($cat, $key, $default_value = null, $refresh = false)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Configuration::class)->get($cat, $key, $default_value, $refresh);
+		return DI::config()->get($cat, $key, $default_value, $refresh);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ class Config extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function set($cat, $key, $value)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Configuration::class)->set($cat, $key, $value);
+		return DI::config()->set($cat, $key, $value);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -76,6 +75,6 @@ class Config extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function delete($cat, $key)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Configuration::class)->delete($cat, $key);
+		return DI::config()->delete($cat, $key);
 	}
 }

src/Core/Console.php

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ HELP;
 
 		$className = $this->subConsoles[$command];
 
-		Friendica\BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($this->dice);
+		Friendica\DI::init($this->dice);
 
 		/** @var Console $subconsole */
 		$subconsole = $this->dice->create($className, [$subargs]);

src/Core/Hook.php

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 /**
  * Some functions to handle hooks
  */
-class Hook extends BaseObject
+class Hook
 {
 	/**
 	 * Array of registered hooks

src/Core/L10n.php

@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n\L10n as L10nClass;
+use Friendica\DI;
 
 /**
  * Provide Language, Translation, and Localization functions to the application
  * Localization can be referred to by the numeronym L10N (as in: "L", followed by ten more letters, and then "N").
  */
-class L10n extends BaseObject
+class L10n
 {
 	/**
 	 * Returns the current language code
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class L10n extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function getCurrentLang()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(L10nClass::class)->getCurrentLang();
+		return DI::l10n()->getCurrentLang();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class L10n extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function withLang(string $lang)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(L10nClass::class)->withLang($lang);
+		DI::l10n()->withLang($lang);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class L10n extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function t($s, ...$vars)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(L10nClass::class)->t($s, ...$vars);
+		return DI::l10n()->t($s, ...$vars);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class L10n extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function tt(string $singular, string $plural, int $count)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(L10nClass::class)->tt($singular, $plural, $count);
+		return DI::l10n()->tt($singular, $plural, $count);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class L10n extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function getDay($s)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(L10nClass::class)->getDay($s);
+		return DI::l10n()->getDay($s);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class L10n extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function getDayShort($s)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(L10nClass::class)->getDayShort($s);
+		return DI::l10n()->getDayShort($s);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -131,6 +131,6 @@ class L10n extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function getPokeVerbs()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(L10nClass::class)->getPokeVerbs();
+		return DI::l10n()->getPokeVerbs();
 	}
 }

src/Core/Lock.php

@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Cache\Cache;
-use Friendica\Core\Lock\ILock;
+use Friendica\DI;
 
 /**
  * This class contain Functions for preventing parallel execution of functions
  */
-class Lock extends BaseObject
+class Lock
 {
 	/**
 	 * @brief Acquires a lock for a given name
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ class Lock extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function acquire($key, $timeout = 120, $ttl = Cache::FIVE_MINUTES)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(ILock::class)->acquireLock($key, $timeout, $ttl);
+		return DI::lock()->acquireLock($key, $timeout, $ttl);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -37,12 +36,12 @@ class Lock extends BaseObject
 	 * @param string $key      Name of the lock
 	 * @param bool   $override Overrides the lock to get releases
 	 *
-	 * @return void
+	 * @return bool
 	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
 	public static function release($key, $override = false)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(ILock::class)->releaseLock($key, $override);
+		return DI::lock()->releaseLock($key, $override);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -52,6 +51,6 @@ class Lock extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function releaseAll()
 	{
-		self::getClass(ILock::class)->releaseAll();
+		DI::lock()->releaseAll();
 	}
 }

src/Core/Logger.php

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Util\Logger\WorkerLogger;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LogLevel;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use Psr\Log\LogLevel;
 /**
  * @brief Logger functions
  */
-class Logger extends BaseObject
+class Logger
 {
 	/**
 	 * @see Logger::error()
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 		self::DATA => 'Data',
 	];
 
+	/**
+	 * @return LoggerInterface
+	 */
+	private static function getWorker()
+	{
+		if (self::$type === self::TYPE_LOGGER) {
+			return DI::logger();
+		} else {
+			return DI::workerLogger();
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Enable additional logging for worker usage
 	 *
@@ -76,7 +88,7 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 	public static function enableWorker(string $functionName)
 	{
 		self::$type = self::TYPE_WORKER;
-		self::getClass(self::$type)->setFunctionName($functionName);
+		self::getWorker()->setFunctionName($functionName);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -100,7 +112,7 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function emergency($message, $context = [])
 	{
-		self::getClass(self::$type)->emergency($message, $context);
+		self::getWorker()->emergency($message, $context);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -118,7 +130,7 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function alert($message, $context = [])
 	{
-		self::getClass(self::$type)->alert($message, $context);
+		self::getWorker()->alert($message, $context);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -135,7 +147,7 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function critical($message, $context = [])
 	{
-		self::getClass(self::$type)->critical($message, $context);
+		self::getWorker()->critical($message, $context);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -151,7 +163,7 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function error($message, $context = [])
 	{
-		self::getClass(self::$type)->error($message, $context);
+		self::getWorker()->error($message, $context);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -169,7 +181,7 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function warning($message, $context = [])
 	{
-		self::getClass(self::$type)->warning($message, $context);
+		self::getWorker()->warning($message, $context);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -184,7 +196,7 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function notice($message, $context = [])
 	{
-		self::getClass(self::$type)->notice($message, $context);
+		self::getWorker()->notice($message, $context);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -201,7 +213,7 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function info($message, $context = [])
 	{
-		self::getClass(self::$type)->info($message, $context);
+		self::getWorker()->info($message, $context);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -216,7 +228,7 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function debug($message, $context = [])
 	{
-		self::getClass(self::$type)->debug($message, $context);
+		self::getWorker()->debug($message, $context);
 	}
 
 	    /**
@@ -230,7 +242,7 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function log($msg, $level = LogLevel::INFO)
 	{
-		self::getClass(self::$type)->log($level, $msg);
+		self::getWorker()->log($level, $msg);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -245,6 +257,6 @@ class Logger extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function devLog($msg, $level = LogLevel::DEBUG)
 	{
-		self::getClass('$devLogger')->log($level, $msg);
+		DI::devLogger()->log($level, $msg);
 	}
 }

src/Core/PConfig.php

@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
+use Friendica\DI;
-use Friendica\Core\Config\PConfiguration;
 
 /**
  * @brief Management of user configuration storage
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Config\PConfiguration;
  * The PConfig::get() functions return boolean false for keys that are unset,
  * and this could lead to subtle bugs.
  */
-class PConfig extends BaseObject
+class PConfig
 {
 	/**
 	 * @brief Loads all configuration values of a user's config family into a cached storage.
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ class PConfig extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function load(int $uid, string $cat)
 	{
-		self::getClass(PConfiguration::class)->load($uid, $cat);
+		DI::pConfig()->load($uid, $cat);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ class PConfig extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function get(int $uid, string $cat, string $key, $default_value = null, bool $refresh = false)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(PConfiguration::class)->get($uid, $cat, $key, $default_value, $refresh);
+		return DI::pConfig()->get($uid, $cat, $key, $default_value, $refresh);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ class PConfig extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function set(int $uid, string $cat, string $key, $value)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(PConfiguration::class)->set($uid, $cat, $key, $value);
+		return DI::pConfig()->set($uid, $cat, $key, $value);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -76,6 +75,6 @@ class PConfig extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function delete(int $uid, string $cat, string $key)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(PConfiguration::class)->delete($uid, $cat, $key);
+		return DI::pConfig()->delete($uid, $cat, $key);
 	}
 }

src/Core/Renderer.php

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
 use Exception;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Render\FriendicaSmarty;
 use Friendica\Render\ITemplateEngine;
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ use Friendica\Render\ITemplateEngine;
 /**
  * @brief This class handles Renderer related functions.
  */
-class Renderer extends BaseObject
+class Renderer
 {
 	/**
 	 * @brief An array of registered template engines ('name'=>'class name')

src/Core/Search.php

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\Strings;
  * - Search in the local directory
  * - Search in the global directory
  */
-class Search extends BaseObject
+class Search
 {
 	const DEFAULT_DIRECTORY = 'https://dir.friendica.social';
 

src/Core/Session.php

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
-use Friendica\Core\Session\ISession;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 
@@ -16,39 +15,39 @@ use Friendica\Util\Strings;
  *
  * @author Hypolite Petovan <hypolite@mrpetovan.com>
  */
-class Session extends BaseObject
+class Session
 {
 	public static $exists = false;
 	public static $expire = 180000;
 
 	public static function exists($name)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(ISession::class)->exists($name);
+		return DI::session()->exists($name);
 	}
 
 	public static function get($name, $defaults = null)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(ISession::class)->get($name, $defaults);
+		return DI::session()->get($name, $defaults);
 	}
 
 	public static function set($name, $value)
 	{
-		self::getClass(ISession::class)->set($name, $value);
+		DI::session()->set($name, $value);
 	}
 
 	public static function setMultiple(array $values)
 	{
-		self::getClass(ISession::class)->setMultiple($values);
+		DI::session()->setMultiple($values);
 	}
 
 	public static function remove($name)
 	{
-		self::getClass(ISession::class)->remove($name);
+		DI::session()->remove($name);
 	}
 
 	public static function clear()
 	{
-		self::getClass(ISession::class)->clear();
+		DI::session()->clear();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -59,8 +58,7 @@ class Session extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function getRemoteContactID($uid)
 	{
-		/** @var ISession $session */
+		$session = DI::session();
-		$session = self::getClass(ISession::class);
 
 		if (empty($session->get('remote')[$uid])) {
 			return false;
@@ -77,8 +75,7 @@ class Session extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function getUserIDForVisitorContactID($cid)
 	{
-		/** @var ISession $session */
+		$session = DI::session();
-		$session = self::getClass(ISession::class);
 
 		if (empty($session->get('remote'))) {
 			return false;
@@ -94,8 +91,7 @@ class Session extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function setVisitorsContacts()
 	{
-		/** @var ISession $session */
+		$session = DI::session();
-		$session = self::getClass(ISession::class);
 
 		$session->set('remote', []);
 
@@ -117,8 +113,7 @@ class Session extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function isAuthenticated()
 	{
-		/** @var ISession $session */
+		$session = DI::session();
-		$session = self::getClass(ISession::class);
 
 		return $session->get('authenticated', false);
 	}

src/Core/System.php

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException;
 use Friendica\Util\XML;
@@ -20,18 +18,17 @@ use Friendica\Util\XML;
 /**
  * @brief System methods
  */
-class System extends BaseObject
+class System
 {
 	/**
 	 * @brief Retrieves the Friendica instance base URL
 	 *
 	 * @param bool $ssl Whether to append http or https under BaseURL::SSL_POLICY_SELFSIGN
 	 * @return string Friendica server base URL
-	 * @throws InternalServerErrorException
 	 */
 	public static function baseUrl($ssl = false)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(BaseURL::class)->get($ssl);
+		return DI::baseUrl()->get($ssl);
 	}
 
 	/**

src/Core/Theme.php

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;

src/Core/Worker.php

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;

src/DI.php

@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@
 namespace Friendica;
 
 use Dice\Dice;
+use Friendica\Core\Cache\ICache;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Configuration;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\PConfiguration;
+use Friendica\Core\L10n\L10n;
+use Friendica\Core\Lock\ILock;
+use Friendica\Core\Session\ISession;
+use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\Model\Notify;
+use Friendica\Protocol\Activity;
+use Friendica\Util\ACLFormatter;
+use Friendica\Content\Item as ContentItem;
+use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode\Video as BBCodeVideo;
+use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
+use Friendica\Util\FileSystem;
+use Friendica\Util\Logger\WorkerLogger;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 /**
  * This class is capable of getting all dynamic created classes
@@ -10,6 +26,31 @@ use Dice\Dice;
  * There has to be a "method" phpDoc for each new class, containing result class for a proper matching
  *
  * @method static App app()
+ * @method static ACLFormatter aclFormatter()
+ * @method static Notify notify()
+ * @method static Activity activity()
+ * @method static ContentItem contentItem()
+ * @method static BBCodeVideo bbCodeVideo()
+ * @method static DateTimeFormat dtFormat()
+ * @method static ICache cache()
+ * @method static Configuration config()
+ * @method static PConfiguration pConfig()
+ * @method static ILock lock()
+ * @method static L10n l10n()
+ * @method static LoggerInterface logger()
+ * @method static LoggerInterface devLogger()
+ * @method static LoggerInterface workerLogger()
+ * @method static ISession session()
+ * @method static App\Authentication auth()
+ * @method static App\Arguments args()
+ * @method static App\BaseURL baseUrl()
+ * @method static App\Mode mode()
+ * @method static App\Module module()
+ * @method static App\Page page()
+ * @method static App\Router router()
+ * @method static Database dba()
+ * @method static FileSystem fs()
+ *
  */
 class DI
 {
@@ -26,6 +67,54 @@ class DI
 		switch ($name) {
 			case 'app':
 				return self::$dice->create(App::class, $arguments);
+			case 'aclFormatter':
+				return self::$dice->create(ACLFormatter::class, $arguments);
+			case 'auth':
+				return self::$dice->create(App\Authentication::class, $arguments);
+			case 'args':
+				return self::$dice->create(App\Arguments::class, $arguments);
+			case 'baseUrl':
+				return self::$dice->create(App\BaseURL::class, $arguments);
+			case 'mode':
+				return self::$dice->create(App\Mode::class, $arguments);
+			case 'module':
+				return self::$dice->create(App\Module::class, $arguments);
+			case 'page':
+				return self::$dice->create(App\Page::class, $arguments);
+			case 'router':
+				return self::$dice->create(App\Router::class, $arguments);
+			case 'notify':
+				return self::$dice->create(Notify::class, $arguments);
+			case 'activity':
+				return self::$dice->create(Activity::class, $arguments);
+			case 'contentItem':
+				return self::$dice->create(ContentItem::class, $arguments);
+			case 'bbCodeVideo':
+				return self::$dice->create(BBCodeVideo::class, $arguments);
+			case 'dtFormat':
+				return self::$dice->create(DateTimeFormat::class, $arguments);
+			case 'cache':
+				return self::$dice->create(ICache::class, $arguments);
+			case 'config':
+				return self::$dice->create(Configuration::class, $arguments);
+			case 'pConfig':
+				return self::$dice->create(PConfiguration::class, $arguments);
+			case 'lock':
+				return self::$dice->create(ILock::class, $arguments);
+			case 'l10n':
+				return self::$dice->create(L10n::class, $arguments);
+			case 'logger':
+				return self::$dice->create(LoggerInterface::class, $arguments);
+			case 'devLogger':
+				return self::$dice->create('$devLogger', $arguments);
+			case 'workerLogger':
+				return self::$dice->create(WorkerLogger::class, $arguments);
+			case 'session':
+				return self::$dice->create(ISession::class, $arguments);
+			case 'dba':
+				return self::$dice->create(Database::class, $arguments);
+			case 'fs':
+				return self::$dice->create(FileSystem::class, $arguments);
 			default:
 				return null;
 		}

src/Database/DBA.php

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Database;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use mysqli;
 use mysqli_result;
 use mysqli_stmt;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use PDOStatement;
  *
  * This class is for the low level database stuff that does driver specific things.
  */
-class DBA extends BaseObject
+class DBA
 {
 	/**
 	 * Lowest possible date value
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 
 	public static function connect()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->connect();
+		return DI::dba()->connect();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function disconnect()
 	{
-		self::getClass(Database::class)->disconnect();
+		DI::dba()->disconnect();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function reconnect()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->reconnect();
+		return DI::dba()->reconnect();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function getConnection()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->getConnection();
+		return DI::dba()->getConnection();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function serverInfo()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->serverInfo();
+		return DI::dba()->serverInfo();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -76,17 +76,17 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function databaseName()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->databaseName();
+		return DI::dba()->databaseName();
 	}
 
 	public static function escape($str)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->escape($str);
+		return DI::dba()->escape($str);
 	}
 
 	public static function connected()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->connected();
+		return DI::dba()->connected();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function anyValueFallback($sql)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->anyValueFallback($sql);
+		return DI::dba()->anyValueFallback($sql);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	{
 		$params = self::getParam(func_get_args());
 
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->p($sql, $params);
+		return DI::dba()->p($sql, $params);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 
 		$params = self::getParam(func_get_args());
 
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->e($sql, $params);
+		return DI::dba()->e($sql, $params);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function exists($table, $condition)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->exists($table, $condition);
+		return DI::dba()->exists($table, $condition);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	{
 		$params = self::getParam(func_get_args());
 
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->fetchFirst($sql, $params);
+		return DI::dba()->fetchFirst($sql, $params);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function affectedRows()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->affectedRows();
+		return DI::dba()->affectedRows();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function columnCount($stmt)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->columnCount($stmt);
+		return DI::dba()->columnCount($stmt);
 	}
 	/**
 	 * @brief Returns the number of rows of a statement
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function numRows($stmt)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->numRows($stmt);
+		return DI::dba()->numRows($stmt);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function fetch($stmt)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->fetch($stmt);
+		return DI::dba()->fetch($stmt);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function insert($table, $param, $on_duplicate_update = false)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->insert($table, $param, $on_duplicate_update);
+		return DI::dba()->insert($table, $param, $on_duplicate_update);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function lastInsertId()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->lastInsertId();
+		return DI::dba()->lastInsertId();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function lock($table)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->lock($table);
+		return DI::dba()->lock($table);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function unlock()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->unlock();
+		return DI::dba()->unlock();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function transaction()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->transaction();
+		return DI::dba()->transaction();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function commit()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->commit();
+		return DI::dba()->commit();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function rollback()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->rollback();
+		return DI::dba()->rollback();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function delete($table, array $conditions, array $options = [])
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->delete($table, $conditions, $options);
+		return DI::dba()->delete($table, $conditions, $options);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function update($table, $fields, $condition, $old_fields = [])
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->update($table, $fields, $condition, $old_fields);
+		return DI::dba()->update($table, $fields, $condition, $old_fields);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function selectFirst($table, array $fields = [], array $condition = [], $params = [])
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->selectFirst($table, $fields, $condition, $params);
+		return DI::dba()->selectFirst($table, $fields, $condition, $params);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function selectToArray($table, array $fields = [], array $condition = [], array $params = [])
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->selectToArray($table, $fields, $condition, $params);
+		return DI::dba()->selectToArray($table, $fields, $condition, $params);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function select($table, array $fields = [], array $condition = [], array $params = [])
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->select($table, $fields, $condition, $params);
+		return DI::dba()->select($table, $fields, $condition, $params);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function count($table, array $condition = [], array $params = [])
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->count($table, $condition, $params);
+		return DI::dba()->count($table, $condition, $params);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function toArray($stmt, $do_close = true)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->toArray($stmt, $do_close);
+		return DI::dba()->toArray($stmt, $do_close);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function errorNo()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->errorNo();
+		return DI::dba()->errorNo();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function errorMessage()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->errorMessage();
+		return DI::dba()->errorMessage();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function close($stmt)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->close($stmt);
+		return DI::dba()->close($stmt);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function processlist()
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->processlist();
+		return DI::dba()->processlist();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function isResult($array)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->isResult($array);
+		return DI::dba()->isResult($array);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -707,6 +707,6 @@ class DBA extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function escapeArray(&$arr, $add_quotation = false)
 	{
-		return self::getClass(Database::class)->escapeArray($arr, $add_quotation);
+		DI::dba()->escapeArray($arr, $add_quotation);
 	}
 }

src/Model/APContact.php

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\HTML;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\JsonLD;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 
-class APContact extends BaseObject
+class APContact
 {
 	/**
 	 * Resolves the profile url from the address by using webfinger

src/Model/Attach.php

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\StorageManager;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\Security;
 /**
  * Class to handle attach dabatase table
  */
-class Attach extends BaseObject
+class Attach
 {
 
 	/**

src/Model/Contact.php

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
 use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Pager;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
-use Friendica\Object\Image;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Activity;
 use Friendica\Protocol\ActivityPub;
 use Friendica\Protocol\DFRN;
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 /**
  * @brief functions for interacting with a contact
  */
-class Contact extends BaseObject
+class Contact
 {
 	/**
 	 * @deprecated since version 2019.03

src/Model/Event.php

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\XML;
 /**
  * @brief functions for interacting with the event database table
  */
-class Event extends BaseObject
+class Event
 {
 
 	public static function getHTML(array $event, $simple = false)

src/Model/Group.php

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 /**
  * @brief functions for interacting with the group database table
  */
-class Group extends BaseObject
+class Group
 {
 	const FOLLOWERS = '~';
 	const MUTUALS = '&';

src/Model/Item.php

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\HTML;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ use Friendica\Protocol\Activity;
 use Friendica\Protocol\ActivityPub;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Diaspora;
 use Friendica\Protocol\OStatus;
-use Friendica\Util\ACLFormatter;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Map;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\XML;
 use Friendica\Worker\Delivery;
 use Text_LanguageDetect;
 
-class Item extends BaseObject
+class Item
 {
 	// Posting types, inspired by https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#object-types
 	const PT_ARTICLE = 0;
@@ -1442,8 +1440,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject
 			$item['parent-uri'] = $item['thr-parent'];
 		}
 
-		/** @var Activity $activity */
+		$activity = DI::activity();
-		$activity = self::getClass(Activity::class);
 
 		if (isset($item['gravity'])) {
 			$item['gravity'] = intval($item['gravity']);
@@ -2980,8 +2977,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function enumeratePermissions(array $obj, bool $check_dead = false)
 	{
-		/** @var ACLFormatter $aclFormater */
+		$aclFormater = DI::aclFormatter();
-		$aclFormater = self::getClass(ACLFormatter::class);
 
 		$allow_people = $aclFormater->expand($obj['allow_cid']);
 		$allow_groups = Group::expand($obj['uid'], $aclFormater->expand($obj['allow_gid']), $check_dead);

src/Model/ItemContent.php

@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Text;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 
-class ItemContent extends BaseObject
+class ItemContent
 {
 	/**
 	 * @brief Convert a message into plaintext for connectors to other networks

src/Model/ItemURI.php

@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
-class ItemURI extends BaseObject
+class ItemURI
 {
 	/**
 	 * @brief Insert an item-uri record and return its id

src/Model/Nodeinfo.php

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ use Friendica\DI;
 /**
  * Model interaction for the nodeinfo
  */
-class Nodeinfo extends BaseObject
+class Nodeinfo
 {
 	/**
 	 * Updates the info about the current node

src/Model/Notify.php

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ namespace Friendica\Model;
 
 use Exception;
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\HTML;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\PConfiguration;
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
  * @brief Methods for read and write notifications from/to database
  *  or for formatting notifications
  */
-final class Notify extends BaseObject
+final class Notify
 {
 	/** @var int The default limit of notifies per page */
 	const DEFAULT_PAGE_LIMIT = 80;

src/Model/PermissionSet.php

@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 /**
  * @brief functions for interacting with the permission set of an object (item, photo, event, ...)
  */
-class PermissionSet extends BaseObject
+class PermissionSet
 {
 	/**
 	 * Fetch the id of a given permission set. Generate a new one when needed

src/Model/Photo.php

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Cache;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ require_once "include/dba.php";
 /**
  * Class to handle photo dabatase table
  */
-class Photo extends BaseObject
+class Photo
 {
 	/**
 	 * @brief Select rows from the photo table and returns them as array

src/Model/Process.php

@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 
 /**
  * @brief functions for interacting with a process
  */
-class Process extends BaseObject
+class Process
 {
 	/**
 	 * Insert a new process row. If the pid parameter is omitted, we use the current pid

src/Model/Search.php

@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 /**
  * Model for DB specific logic for the search entity
  */
-class Search extends BaseObject
+class Search
 {
 	/**
 	 * Returns the list of user defined tags (e.g. #Friendica)

src/Model/TwoFactor/AppSpecificPassword.php

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Model\TwoFactor;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ use PragmaRX\Random\Random;
  *
  * @package Friendica\Model
  */
-class AppSpecificPassword extends BaseObject
+class AppSpecificPassword
 {
 	public static function countForUser($uid)
 	{

src/Model/TwoFactor/RecoveryCode.php

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Model\TwoFactor;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use PragmaRX\Random\Random;
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ use PragmaRX\Recovery\Recovery;
  *
  * @package Friendica\Model
  */
-class RecoveryCode extends BaseObject
+class RecoveryCode
 {
     /**
      * Returns the number of code the provided users can still use to replace a TOTP code

src/Module/Admin/Summary.php

@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ class Summary extends BaseAdminModule
 		if (Config::get('system', 'debugging')) {
 			$file = Config::get('system', 'logfile');
 
-			/** @var FileSystem $fileSystem */
+			$fileSystem = DI::fs();
-			$fileSystem = self::getClass(FileSystem::class);
 
 			try {
 				$stream = $fileSystem->createStream($file);

src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 namespace Friendica\Module\Api\Mastodon;
 
 use Friendica\Api\Mastodon;
-use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Model\APContact;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Introduction;
 use Friendica\Module\Base\Api;
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ class FollowRequests extends Api
 			$base_query['limit'] = $limit;
 		}
 
-		/** @var BaseURL $BaseURL */
+		$BaseURL = DI::baseUrl();
-		$BaseURL = self::getClass(BaseURL::class);
 
 		$links = [];
 		if ($count > $limit) {

src/Module/Base/Api.php

@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ class Api extends BaseModule
 
 	public static function init(array $parameters = [])
 	{
-		$Arguments = self::getClass(Arguments::class);
+		$arguments = DI::args();
 
-		if (substr($Arguments->getQueryString(), -4) === '.xml') {
+		if (substr($arguments->getQueryString(), -4) === '.xml') {
 			self::$format = 'xml';
 		}
-		if (substr($Arguments->getQueryString(), -4) === '.rss') {
+		if (substr($arguments->getQueryString(), -4) === '.rss') {
 			self::$format = 'rss';
 		}
-		if (substr($Arguments->getQueryString(), -4) === '.atom') {
+		if (substr($arguments->getQueryString(), -4) === '.atom') {
 			self::$format = 'atom';
 		}
 	}

src/Module/BaseSearchModule.php

@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ class BaseSearchModule extends BaseModule
 			$header = L10n::t('Forum Search - %s', $search);
 		}
 
-		/** @var Arguments $args */
+		$args = DI::args();
-		$args = self::getClass(Arguments::class);
 		$pager = new Pager($args->getQueryString());
 
 		if ($localSearch && empty($results)) {

src/Module/Delegation.php

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace Friendica\Module;
 
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
-use Friendica\App\Authentication;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
@@ -81,9 +80,7 @@ class Delegation extends BaseModule
 
 		Session::clear();
 
-		/** @var Authentication $authentication */
+		DI::auth()->setForUser(DI::app(), $user, true, true);
-		$authentication = self::getClass(Authentication::class);
-		$authentication->setForUser(DI::app(), $user, true, true);
 
 		if ($limited_id) {
 			Session::set('submanage', $original_id);

src/Module/Diaspora/Receive.php

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Configuration;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n\L10n;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Diaspora;
@@ -23,24 +24,18 @@ class Receive extends BaseModule
 
 	public static function init(array $parameters = [])
 	{
-		/** @var LoggerInterface $logger */
+		self::$logger = DI::logger();
-		self::$logger = self::getClass(LoggerInterface::class);
 	}
 
 	public static function post(array $parameters = [])
 	{
-		/** @var Configuration $config */
+		$enabled = DI::config()->get('system', 'diaspora_enabled', false);
-		$config = self::getClass(Configuration::class);
-
-		$enabled = $config->get('system', 'diaspora_enabled', false);
 		if (!$enabled) {
 			self::$logger->info('Diaspora disabled.');
-			$l10n = self::getClass(L10n::class);
+			throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException(DI::l10n()->t('Access denied.'));
-			throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException($l10n->t('Access denied.'));
 		}
 
-		/** @var App\Arguments $args */
+		$args = DI::args();
-		$args = self::getClass(App\Arguments::class);
 
 		$type = $args->get(1);
 

src/Module/Item/Compose.php

@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ class Compose extends BaseModule
 
 		$user = User::getById(local_user(), ['allow_cid', 'allow_gid', 'deny_cid', 'deny_gid', 'hidewall', 'default-location']);
 
-		/** @var ACLFormatter $aclFormatter */
+		$aclFormatter = DI::aclFormatter();
-		$aclFormatter = self::getClass(ACLFormatter::class);
 
 		$contact_allow_list = $aclFormatter->expand($user['allow_cid']);
 		$group_allow_list   = $aclFormatter->expand($user['allow_gid']);

src/Module/Item/Ignore.php

@@ -19,17 +19,14 @@ class Ignore extends BaseModule
 {
 	public static function rawContent(array $parameters = [])
 	{
-		/** @var L10n $l10n */
+		$l10n = DI::l10n();
-		$l10n = self::getClass(L10n::class);
 
 		if (!Session::isAuthenticated()) {
 			throw new HttpException\ForbiddenException($l10n->t('Access denied.'));
 		}
 
-		/** @var App\Arguments $args */
+		$args = DI::args();
-		$args = self::getClass(App\Arguments::class);
+		$dba = DI::dba();
-		/** @var Database $dba */
-		$dba = self::getClass(Database::class);
 
 		$message_id = intval($args->get(2));
 

src/Module/Notifications/Notify.php

@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 namespace Friendica\Module\Notifications;
 
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\DI;
-use Friendica\Model\Notify as ModelNotify;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 
 /**
@@ -28,9 +26,7 @@ class Notify extends BaseModule
 
 		// @TODO: Replace with parameter from router
 		if ($a->argc > 2 && $a->argv[1] === 'mark' && $a->argv[2] === 'all') {
-			/** @var ModelNotify $notificationsManager */
+			$success              = DI::notify()->setAllSeen();
-			$notificationsManager = self::getClass(ModelNotify::class);
-			$success              = $notificationsManager->setAllSeen();
 
 			header('Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
 			echo json_encode([
@@ -52,8 +48,7 @@ class Notify extends BaseModule
 
 		// @TODO: Replace with parameter from router
 		if ($a->argc > 2 && $a->argv[1] === 'view' && intval($a->argv[2])) {
-			/** @var ModelNotify $notificationsManager */
+			$notificationsManager = DI::notify();
-			$notificationsManager = BaseObject::getClass(ModelNotify::class);
 			// @TODO: Replace with parameter from router
 			$note = $notificationsManager->getByID($a->argv[2]);
 			if (!empty($note)) {

src/Module/Profile.php

@@ -133,12 +133,9 @@ class Profile extends BaseModule
 
 		$category = $datequery = $datequery2 = '';
 
-		/** @var DateTimeFormat $dtFormat */
-		$dtFormat = self::getClass(DateTimeFormat::class);
-
 		if ($a->argc > 2) {
 			for ($x = 2; $x < $a->argc; $x ++) {
-				if ($dtFormat->isYearMonth($a->argv[$x])) {
+				if (DI::dtFormat()->isYearMonth($a->argv[$x])) {
 					if ($datequery) {
 						$datequery2 = Strings::escapeHtml($a->argv[$x]);
 					} else {

src/Module/Register.php

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class Register extends BaseModule
 
 		$user = $result['user'];
 
-		$base_url = self::getClass(BaseURL::class)->get();
+		$base_url = DI::baseUrl()->get();
 
 		if ($netpublish && intval(Config::get('config', 'register_policy')) !== self::APPROVE) {
 			$url = $base_url . '/profile/' . $user['nickname'];

src/Module/Search/Index.php

@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ class Index extends BaseSearchModule
 		// OR your own posts if you are a logged in member
 		// No items will be shown if the member has a blocked profile wall.
 
-		/** @var Arguments $args */
+		$pager = new Pager(DI::args()->getQueryString());
-		$args = self::getClass(Arguments::class);
-		$pager = new Pager($args->getQueryString());
 
 		if ($tag) {
 			Logger::info('Start tag search.', ['q' => $search]);

src/Module/Search/Saved.php

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Module\Search;
 
-use Friendica\App\Arguments;
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
@@ -13,10 +12,7 @@ class Saved extends BaseModule
 {
 	public static function init(array $parameters = [])
 	{
-		/** @var Arguments $args */
+		$action = DI::args()->get(2, 'none');
-		$args = self::getClass(Arguments::class);
-
-		$action = $args->get(2, 'none');
 		$search = Strings::escapeTags(trim(rawurldecode($_GET['term'] ?? '')));
 
 		$return_url = $_GET['return_url'] ?? 'search?q=' . urlencode($search);

src/Module/Security/Login.php

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 namespace Friendica\Module\Security;
 
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
-use Friendica\App\Authentication;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
@@ -49,15 +48,11 @@ class Login extends BaseModule
 		) {
 			$openid_url = trim(($_POST['openid_url'] ?? '') ?: $_POST['username']);
 
-			/** @var Authentication $authentication */
+			DI::auth()->withOpenId($openid_url, !empty($_POST['remember']));
-			$authentication = self::getClass(Authentication::class);
-			$authentication->withOpenId($openid_url, !empty($_POST['remember']));
 		}
 
 		if (!empty($_POST['auth-params']) && $_POST['auth-params'] === 'login') {
-			/** @var Authentication $authentication */
+			DI::auth()->withPassword(
-			$authentication = self::getClass(Authentication::class);
-			$authentication->withPassword(
 				DI::app(),
 				trim($_POST['username']),
 				trim($_POST['password']),

src/Module/Security/TwoFactor/Recovery.php

@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ class Recovery extends BaseModule
 				Session::set('2fa', true);
 				notice(L10n::t('Remaining recovery codes: %d', RecoveryCode::countValidForUser(local_user())));
 
-				// Resume normal login workflow
+				DI::auth()->setForUser($a, $a->user, true, true);
-				/** @var Authentication $authentication */
-				$authentication = self::getClass(Authentication::class);
-				$authentication->setForUser($a, $a->user, true, true);
 			} else {
 				notice(L10n::t('Invalid code, please retry.'));
 			}

src/Module/Security/TwoFactor/Verify.php

@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ class Verify extends BaseModule
 				Session::set('2fa', $code);
 
 				// Resume normal login workflow
-				/** @var Authentication $authentication */
+				DI::auth()->setForUser($a, $a->user, true, true);
-				$authentication = self::getClass(Authentication::class);
-				$authentication->setForUser($a, $a->user, true, true);
 			} else {
 				self::$errors[] = L10n::t('Invalid code, please retry.');
 			}

src/Module/Settings/Delegation.php

@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ class Delegation extends BaseSettingsModule
 			throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException(L10n::t('Permission denied.'));
 		}
 
-		/** @var Arguments $args */
+		$args = DI::args();
-		$args = self::getClass(Arguments::class);
 
 		// @TODO Replace with router-provided arguments
 		$action = $args->get(2);

src/Module/Settings/UserExport.php

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class UserExport extends BaseSettingsModule
 	 **/
 	public static function rawContent(array $parameters = [])
 	{
-		$args = self::getClass(Arguments::class);
+		$args = DI::args();
 		if ($args->getArgc() == 3) {
 			// @TODO Replace with router-provided arguments
 			$action = $args->get(2);

src/Network/FKOAuth1.php

@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Network;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
-use Friendica\App\Authentication;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
-use Friendica\Core\Session;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use OAuthServer;
@@ -47,8 +44,6 @@ class FKOAuth1 extends OAuthServer
 			die('This api requires login');
 		}
 
-		/** @var Authentication $authentication */
+		DI::auth()->setForUser($a, $record, true);
-		$authentication = BaseObject::getClass(Authentication::class);
-		$authentication->setForUser($a, $record, true);
 	}
 }

src/Object/Post.php

@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Object;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\ContactSelector;
 use Friendica\Content\Feature;
-use Friendica\Content\Item as ContentItem;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 /**
  * An item
  */
-class Post extends BaseObject
+class Post
 {
 	private $data = [];
 	private $template = null;
@@ -344,10 +342,7 @@ class Post extends BaseObject
 
 		$body = Item::prepareBody($item, true);
 
-		/** @var ContentItem $contItem */
+		list($categories, $folders) = DI::contentItem()->determineCategoriesTerms($item);
-		$contItem = self::getClass(ContentItem::class);
-
-		list($categories, $folders) = $contItem->determineCategoriesTerms($item);
 
 		$body_e       = $body;
 		$text_e       = strip_tags($body);
@@ -551,8 +546,7 @@ class Post extends BaseObject
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		/** @var Activity $activity */
+		$activity = DI::activity();
-		$activity = self::getClass(Activity::class);
 
 		/*
 		 * Only add what will be displayed

src/Object/Thread.php

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Object;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 use Friendica\DI;
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\Security;
  *
  * We should think about making this a SPL Iterator
  */
-class Thread extends BaseObject
+class Thread
 {
 	private $parents = [];
 	private $mode = null;

src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Protocol\ActivityPub;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\Feature;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\Plaintext;

src/Protocol/DFRN.php

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ namespace Friendica\Protocol;
 use DOMDocument;
 use DOMXPath;
 use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Content\OEmbed;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\HTML;
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Conversation;
 use Friendica\Model\Event;
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ use Friendica\Model\PermissionSet;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
-use Friendica\Object\Image;
-use Friendica\Protocol\ActivityNamespace;
 use Friendica\Util\Crypto;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Images;
@@ -2181,8 +2179,7 @@ class DFRN
 			// The functions below are partly used by ostatus.php as well - where we have this variable
 			$contact = Contact::selectFirst([], ['id' => $importer['id']]);
 
-			/** @var Activity $activity */
+			$activity = DI::activity();
-			$activity = BaseObject::getClass(Activity::class);
 
 			// Big question: Do we need these functions? They were part of the "consume_feed" function.
 			// This function once was responsible for DFRN and OStatus.

src/Util/Images.php

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Util;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Cache;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\System;

src/Util/Proxy.php

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Util;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\DI;

src/Util/Security.php

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Util;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Session;
 /**
  * Secures that User is allow to do requests
  */
-class Security extends BaseObject
+class Security
 {
 	public static function canWriteToUserWall($owner)
 	{

src/Worker/APDelivery.php

@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Worker;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Model\ItemDeliveryData;
 use Friendica\Protocol\ActivityPub;
 use Friendica\Util\HTTPSignature;
 
-class APDelivery extends BaseObject
+class APDelivery
 {
 	/**
 	 * @brief Delivers ActivityPub messages

src/Worker/Cron.php

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Worker;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;

src/Worker/CronJobs.php

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 namespace Friendica\Worker;
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Cache;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;

src/Worker/DBUpdate.php

@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Worker;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Update;
 use Friendica\DI;
 
-class DBUpdate extends BaseObject
+class DBUpdate
 {
 	public static function execute()
 	{

src/Worker/Delivery.php

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Worker;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 
-class Delivery extends BaseObject
+class Delivery
 {
 	const MAIL          = 'mail';
 	const SUGGESTION    = 'suggest';

src/Worker/Expire.php

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Worker;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;

src/Worker/Notifier.php

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Worker;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
@@ -279,8 +278,7 @@ class Notifier
 					$public_message = false; // private recipients, not public
 				}
 
-				/** @var ACLFormatter $aclFormatter */
+				$aclFormatter = DI::aclFormatter();
-				$aclFormatter = BaseObject::getClass(ACLFormatter::class);
 
 				$allow_people = $aclFormatter->expand($parent['allow_cid']);
 				$allow_groups = Group::expand($uid, $aclFormatter->expand($parent['allow_gid']),true);

src/Worker/OnePoll.php

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Worker;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
-use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;

src/Worker/ProfileUpdate.php

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Worker;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\DI;

tests/Util/AppMockTrait.php

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ namespace Friendica\Test\Util;
 
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Render\FriendicaSmartyEngine;
 use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
 use Mockery\MockInterface;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ trait AppMockTrait
 				return $this->configMock->get('system', 'url');
 			});
 
-		BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($this->dice);
+		DI::init($this->dice);
 
 		if ($raw) {
 			return;

tests/include/ApiTest.php

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ namespace Friendica\Test;
 
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Configuration;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\PConfiguration;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ class ApiTest extends DatabaseTest
 			->addRules(include __DIR__ . '/../../static/dependencies.config.php')
 			->addRule(Database::class, ['instanceOf' => StaticDatabase::class, 'shared' => true])
 			->addRule(ISession::class, ['instanceOf' => Session\Memory::class, 'shared' => true, 'call' => null]);
-		BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($this->dice);
+		DI::init($this->dice);
 
 		/** @var Database $dba */
 		$dba = $this->dice->create(Database::class);
@@ -116,8 +115,7 @@ class ApiTest extends DatabaseTest
 		// User ID that we know is not in the database
 		$this->wrongUserId = 666;
 
-		/** @var ISession $session */
+		$session = DI::session();
-		$session = BaseObject::getClass(ISession::class);
 		$session->start();
 
 		// Most API require login so we force the session

tests/src/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ namespace Friendica\Test\src\Console;
 
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Console\AutomaticInstallation;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\ConfigCache;
 use Friendica\Core\Installer;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\DBAMockTrait;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\DBStructureMockTrait;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\RendererMockTrait;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
 		           ->with(L10n::class)
 		           ->andReturn($l10nMock);
 
-		BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($this->dice);
+		DI::init($this->dice);
 
 		$this->configCache = new ConfigCache();
 		$this->configCache->set('system', 'basepath', $this->root->url());

tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php

@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
 use Dice\Dice;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\ConfigCache;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Network\CurlResult;
-use Friendica\Object\Image;
 use Friendica\Test\MockedTest;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\VFSTrait;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ class InstallerTest extends MockedTest
 		           ->with(\Friendica\Core\L10n\L10n::class)
 		           ->andReturn($this->l10nMock);
 
-		BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($dice);
+		DI::init($dice);
 	}
 
 	private function mockL10nT(string $text, $times = null)

tests/src/Core/Lock/SemaphoreLockTest.php

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ namespace Friendica\Test\src\Core\Lock;
 
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Configuration;
 use Friendica\Core\Lock\SemaphoreLock;
+use Friendica\DI;
 
 class SemaphoreLockTest extends LockTest
 {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class SemaphoreLockTest extends LockTest
 		$dice->shouldReceive('create')->with(Configuration::class)->andReturn($configMock);
 
 		// @todo Because "get_temppath()" is using static methods, we have to initialize the BaseObject
-		BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($dice);
+		DI::init($dice);
 
 		parent::setUp();
 	}

tests/src/Database/DBATest.php

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 namespace Friendica\Test\src\Database;
 
 use Dice\Dice;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Test\DatabaseTest;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\Database\StaticDatabase;
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class DBATest extends DatabaseTest
 		$dice = (new Dice())
 			->addRules(include __DIR__ . '/../../../static/dependencies.config.php')
 			->addRule(Database::class, ['instanceOf' => StaticDatabase::class, 'shared' => true]);
-		BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($dice);
+		DI::init($dice);
 
 		// Default config
 		Config::set('config', 'hostname', 'localhost');

tests/src/Database/DBStructureTest.php

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 namespace Friendica\Test\src\Database;
 
 use Dice\Dice;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
 use Friendica\Database\DBStructure;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Test\DatabaseTest;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\Database\StaticDatabase;
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class DBStructureTest extends DatabaseTest
 		$dice = (new Dice())
 			->addRules(include __DIR__ . '/../../../static/dependencies.config.php')
 			->addRule(Database::class, ['instanceOf' => StaticDatabase::class, 'shared' => true]);
-		BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($dice);
+		DI::init($dice);
 	}
 
 	/**

tests/src/Network/CurlResultTest.php

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace Friendica\Test\src\Network;
 
 use Dice\Dice;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Network\CurlResult;
 use Mockery\MockInterface;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class CurlResultTest extends TestCase
 		           ->with(LoggerInterface::class)
 		           ->andReturn($logger);
 
-		BaseObject::setDependencyInjection($dice);
+		DI::init($dice);
 	}
 
 	/**