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diff --git a/includes/StubObject.php b/includes/StubObject.php
index 615bcb5f..a3970f34 100644
--- a/includes/StubObject.php
+++ b/includes/StubObject.php
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
* their associated module code by deferring initialisation until the first
* method call.
*
+ * Note on reference parameters:
+ *
+ * If the called method takes any parameters by reference, the __call magic
+ * here won't work correctly. The solution is to unstub the object before
+ * calling the method.
+ *
* Note on unstub loops:
*
* Unstub loops (infinite recursion) sometimes occur when a constructor calls
@@ -41,9 +47,9 @@ class StubObject {
/**
* Constructor.
*
- * @param $global String: name of the global variable.
- * @param $class String: name of the class of the real object.
- * @param $params Array: parameters to pass to contructor of the real
+ * @param string $global name of the global variable.
+ * @param string $class name of the class of the real object.
+ * @param array $params parameters to pass to constructor of the real
* object.
*/
function __construct( $global = null, $class = null, $params = array() ) {
@@ -53,14 +59,28 @@ class StubObject {
}
/**
- * Returns a bool value whetever $obj is a stub object. Can be used to break
+ * Returns a bool value whenever $obj is a stub object. Can be used to break
* a infinite loop when unstubbing an object.
*
* @param $obj Object to check.
* @return Boolean: true if $obj is not an instance of StubObject class.
*/
static function isRealObject( $obj ) {
- return is_object( $obj ) && !($obj instanceof StubObject);
+ return is_object( $obj ) && !$obj instanceof StubObject;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Unstubs an object, if it is a stub object. Can be used to break a
+ * infinite loop when unstubbing an object or to avoid reference parameter
+ * breakage.
+ *
+ * @param $obj Object to check.
+ * @return void
+ */
+ static function unstub( $obj ) {
+ if ( $obj instanceof StubObject ) {
+ $obj->_unstub( 'unstub', 3 );
+ }
}
/**
@@ -70,8 +90,8 @@ class StubObject {
* This function will also call the function with the same name in the real
* object.
*
- * @param $name String: name of the function called
- * @param $args Array: arguments
+ * @param string $name name of the function called
+ * @param array $args arguments
* @return mixed
*/
function _call( $name, $args ) {
@@ -91,8 +111,8 @@ class StubObject {
* Function called by PHP if no function with that name exists in this
* object.
*
- * @param $name String: name of the function called
- * @param $args Array: arguments
+ * @param string $name name of the function called
+ * @param array $args arguments
* @return mixed
*/
function __call( $name, $args ) {
@@ -105,22 +125,24 @@ class StubObject {
* This is public, for the convenience of external callers wishing to access
* properties, e.g. eval.php
*
- * @param $name String: name of the method called in this object.
- * @param $level Integer: level to go in the stact trace to get the function
+ * @param string $name name of the method called in this object.
+ * @param $level Integer: level to go in the stack trace to get the function
* who called this function.
+ * @throws MWException
*/
function _unstub( $name = '_unstub', $level = 2 ) {
static $recursionLevel = 0;
- if ( !($GLOBALS[$this->mGlobal] instanceof StubObject) ) {
+ if ( !$GLOBALS[$this->mGlobal] instanceof StubObject ) {
return $GLOBALS[$this->mGlobal]; // already unstubbed.
}
if ( get_class( $GLOBALS[$this->mGlobal] ) != $this->mClass ) {
- $fname = __METHOD__.'-'.$this->mGlobal;
+ $fname = __METHOD__ . '-' . $this->mGlobal;
wfProfileIn( $fname );
$caller = wfGetCaller( $level );
if ( ++$recursionLevel > 2 ) {
+ wfProfileOut( $fname );
throw new MWException( "Unstub loop detected on call of \${$this->mGlobal}->$name from $caller\n" );
}
wfDebug( "Unstubbing \${$this->mGlobal} on call of \${$this->mGlobal}::$name from $caller\n" );