[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #36335: Next generation: core autoloader proposal

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#36335: Next generation: core autoloader proposal
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 Reporter:  dnaber-de        |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  General          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch        |     Focuses:
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Comment (by TJNowell):

 @JohnPBloch if the Composer autoloader is the best, it will show in time,
 so lets work on a simpler homegrown autoloader for now and learn from the
 Composer projects lessons.

 I will say though, that we should filter things such that we can replace
 the autoloader. A composer autoloader still has merit for some developers,
 and I'd like to see experimentation in the future be possible, perhaps as
 a wp-config.php constant that disables the autoloader, on the premise that
 you will be loading your own.

 A classmap containing an absolute namespaced class name and the file it
 resides in will suffice for our needs. 2 files, for an autoloader
 implementation, and a generated mapping file should be all that we need

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