<?php namespace Friendica\Directory\Helper;

use \OutOfBoundsException;
use \ReflectionMethod;

/**
 * Provides easy access to common helpers, to add them to your views.
 */
abstract class BaseHelper
{
    
    public static function get($name)
    {
        $helper = new static();
        return $helper->{$name};
    }
    
    /**
     * A reference to the global App.
     * @var \App
     */
    protected $app;
    
    public function __construct()
    {
        global $a;
        $this->app = $a;
    }
    
    //Provides access to a wrapper for your helper functions.
    public function __get($name)
    {
        
        if(!method_exists($this, $name)){
            throw new OutOfBoundsException("Helper method '$name' does not exist on ".get_class($this));
        }
        
        $helper = $this;
        $method = new ReflectionMethod($this, $name);
        return function()use($method, $helper){
            $arguments = func_get_args();
            return $method->invokeArgs($helper, $arguments);
        };
        
    }
    
}