cacher.php

<?php namespace cacher;

class CacheMixin
{
    public static $default_cache_settings = array();

    public static function __callStatic($name, $args)
    {
        echo "\nHello, $name\n";
        $cache_settings = static::$default_cache_settings;
        $potential_cache = array_pop($args);
        if (isset($potential_cache) && is_array($potential_cache) && array_key_exists('__cache', $potential_cache)){
            // this should all be in its own method
            $cache_settings =  !empty($potential_cache['__cache']) ? $potential_cache['__cache'] : $cache_settings;
        } else {
            // We need to put that arg back
            $args[] = $potential_cache;
        }
        print_r($cache_settings);

        //forward_static_call_array('cm_'.$name, $args);
        call_user_func_array("static::cm_$name", $args);
    }
}

class SomeDAL extends CacheMixin
{
    public static $default_cache_settings = array(2);
    public static function cm_getAllThings()
    {
        echo "\ngetAllThings\n";
    }

}

SomeDAL::getAllThings(array('__cache'=>array(1))); // Sends the caching arg `1`
echo "\n----\n";
SomeDAL::getAllThings(); // uses the `SomeDAL` default setting of `2`

?>