cfct_template_file() and Globals

cfct-template-file-globals.php

<?php
/**
 * Include a specific file based on directory and filename
 * 
 * @param string $dir Directory the file will be in
 * @param string $file Filename
 * @param array $data pass in data to be extracted for use by the template
 * 
**/
function cfct_template_file($dir, $file, $data = array()) {

// ** WHICH OF THESE LOOKS BEST? **

// option #1 - bring in globals that appear most useful:
	global $id, $post, $wp_query, $wpdb, $blog_id, $pagenow, $current_user, $p, $post_parent, $pagename, $page_id, $posts;
// option #2 - extract globals to make them all available (within current scope)
	extract($GLOBALS);
// option #3 - bring in all globals
	foreach ($GLOBALS as $k => $v) {
		global $$k;
	}

// ** END OPTIONS **

	$path = '';
	if (!empty($file)) {
		$file = basename($file, '.php');
		/* Check for file in the child theme first
		var name is deliberately funny. Avoids inadvertantly
		overwriting path variable with extract() below. */
		$_cfct_filepath = STYLESHEETPATH.'/'.$dir.'/'.$file.'.php';
		if (!file_exists($_cfct_filepath)) {
			$_cfct_filepath = CFCT_PATH.$dir.'/'.$file.'.php';
		}
	}
	if (file_exists($_cfct_filepath)) {
		/* Extract $data as late as possible, so we don't accidentally overwrite
		local function vars */
		extract($data);
		include($_cfct_filepath);
	}
	else {
		cfct_die('Error loading '.$file.' '.__LINE__);
	}
}