Restrict my spl_autoloader to only load classes in my namespace? - php

Question

I've just begun using autoloader lazy loading in my app, and I'm running afoul of namespacing. The autoloader is trying to load things like new DateTime() and failing. Is there a trick to making my autoloader spcific to only my own namespaced classes?
Here is the code I have currently. I suspect it is a mess, but I'm not seeing just how to correct it:
<?php namespace RSCRM;
class Autoloader {
static public function loader($className) {
$filename = dirname(__FILE__) .'/'. str_replace("\\", '/', $className) . ".php";
if (file_exists($filename)) {
include_once($filename);
if (class_exists($className)) {
return TRUE;
}
}
return FALSE;
}
}
spl_autoload_register('\RSCRM\Autoloader::loader');
Happy to RTM if someone can point to a solid example.

Answer 1

What I use is actually adapted from the autoloader used to Unit Test a few of the AuraPHP libraries:
<?php
spl_autoload_register(function ($class) {
// a partial filename
$part = str_replace('\\', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $class) . '.php';
// directories where we can find classes
$dirs = array(
__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'src',
__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'tests' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'src',
__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'install' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'src',
);
// go through the directories to find classes
foreach ($dirs as $dir) {
$file = $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $part;
if (is_readable($file)) {
require $file;
return;
}
}
});
Just make sure the array of '$dirs' values point to the root of your namespaced code.
You can also take a look at the PSR-0 example implementation (http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-0/).
You might also want to look an into existing autoloader, like Aura.Autoload or the Symfony ClassLoader Component, although those might be overkill depending on what your requirements are.
I hope this helps.