[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12267: Upgrade loop objects to provide identical presentational interfaces.

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#12267: Upgrade loop objects to provide identical presentational interfaces.
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 Reporter:  andy         |       Owner:                
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  General      |     Version:                
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:                
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Comment(by filosofo):

 After a discussion with andy and hakre on IRC, I've reworked some of the
 ideas into my patch WP_Object_Factory.12267.diff

 WP_Object_Factory has a static method, "create", which creates and returns
 WP_Objects.

 WP_Object acts like an abstract class (not in reality abstract because we
 have to follow PHP 4 syntax), currently has just a few properties, some
 getters for those properties, and a property setter.  WP_Post and
 WP_Comment extend WP_Object.

  * I went with "WP_Object" instead of "WP_Presentable" after our
 discussion, in which we seemed to agree that for now it would be better to
 separate raw property access from presentation.  WP_Object is meant to
 provide an interface for raw property access; something like
 WP_Presentable in the future would perhaps decorate WP_Object objects,
 applying the appropriate filters, etc.
  * In my opinion it's better form to keep the factory separate from
 abstract object parent class:
    * The structure is immediately obvious and familiar.
    * The create method can be static.
    * WP_Object child objects can be instantiated independently.
  * WP_Object probably needs some more default properties, such as
 author_id.
  * WP_Object is backwards compatible with existing raw database-returned
 objects, as its particular properties are supposed to be protected
 (obviously limited by PHP 4 here).

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