Auto Loading Custom Libraries

example.php

<?php

/**
 * Proposal to auto load custom libraries and register them with the
 * application for use. Assume the directory structure below:
 * 
 * /libraries
 *     - import.php
 *     - /joomla
 *     - /easel // The custom library
 *           - setup.php // This file get's automatically included
 *           - /controller
 *           - /helper
 *           - /joverride
 *
 * This could be accomplished by adding something like the below
 * to the `JLoader::setup()` method.
 */


$iterator = new DirectoryIterator(JPATH_PLATFORM);
foreach ($iterator as $fileinfo)
{
    // If we find a folder, see if there is a setup.php file.
    if ($fileinfo->getType() === 'dir')
    {
        $it = new DirectoryIterator($fileinfo->getPathname());
        foreach ($it as $finfo)
        {
            if ($finfo->getFilename() === 'setup.php')
            {
                include $finfo->getPathname();
            }
        }
    }
}

setup.php

<?php // File: /libraries/easel/setup.php

define('EE_PATH', __DIR__);

JLoader::registerPrefix('EE', EE_PATH);
JLoader::registerPrefix('J', EE_PATH . '/joverride');