Demo for a Redditor

redditlulz.php

<?php

// Imagine this extends Eloquent Model
class Article {

	protected $image;
	protected $api;
	
	// You don't inject the Image or the API
	// But you do build them up inside the Model.
	public function __construct()
	{
		$this->image = new Image($this);
		$this->api = new API($this);

		// On creation, do stuff.
		$this->bootUp();

	}

	private function bootUp()
	{
		$this->image->optimize();
		$this->api->inform();
	}

        // This is where this idea fails:
        // You NEED to call this method manually when deleteing the Article.
        // If you use any other type of delete, then this won't be called.
        // Look into Laravel Model observers and bind this function to `deleted`.
	public function bootDown()
	{
		$this->image->unlink();
	}

}


class Image {
	
	protected $article;

	public function __construct(Article $article)
	{
		$this->article = $article;
	}

	public function optimize()
	{
		// do some sort of optimize action;
		echo("Optimzed Image\n");
		return $this;
	}

	public function unlink()
	{
		// unlink stuff here
		// can even access article attributes on $this->article->attribute;
		echo("Unlinked Image\n");
		return $this;
	}

}

class API {
	
	protected $article;

	public function __construct(Article $article)
	{
		$this->article = $article;
	}

	public function inform()
	{
		// do the inform() stuff
		echo("Informed API\n");
		return $this;
	}
}

// Build the Article.
// $image->optimize() and $api->inform() are auto called.
$article = new Article();

// Delete the Article
$article->bootDown();