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+<?php
+/**
+ * Helper methods to call functions and instance objects.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+ *
+ * @file
+ */
+
+class MWFunction {
+
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated since 1.22; use call_user_func()
+	 * @param callable $callback
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public static function call( $callback ) {
+		wfDeprecated( __METHOD__, '1.22' );
+		$args = func_get_args();
+
+		return call_user_func_array( 'call_user_func', $args );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated since 1.22; use call_user_func_array()
+	 * @param callable $callback
+	 * @param array $argsarams
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public static function callArray( $callback, $argsarams ) {
+		wfDeprecated( __METHOD__, '1.22' );
+
+		return call_user_func_array( $callback, $argsarams );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $class
+	 * @param array $args
+	 * @return object
+	 */
+	public static function newObj( $class, $args = array() ) {
+		if ( !count( $args ) ) {
+			return new $class;
+		}
+
+		$ref = new ReflectionClass( $class );
+
+		return $ref->newInstanceArgs( $args );
+	}
+}