[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31556: `$wpdb` global object should be retrieved via a helper function to help prevent global stomping

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#31556: `$wpdb` global object should be retrieved via a helper function to help
prevent global stomping
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 Reporter:  jtsternberg            |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Query                  |     Version:  4.2
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jtsternberg):

 It is a proposal for only `$wpdb` for now. Re: churn vs global stomping, I
 think the pros outweigh the cons, but ultimately that is not my call. I'd
 prefer to never call `global $anything;` in my code again, so something
 like this starts to get us there.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/31556#comment:5>
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