/app/protected/core/utils/RuntimeUtil.php

<?php
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    /**
     * Helper functionality for use in accessing type information at runtime.
     */
    class RuntimeUtil
    {
        private static $classNamesToHierarchies = array();

        /**
         * Returns an array of the name of the class and each of its
         * parent classes up to but not including the given class.
         * @param $className The class name to start with.
         * @param $upToAndNotIncludingClassName The class name to end with, and which
         *        is not included in the returned array.
         * @returns An array of strings, starting with $className, and
         *          containing each of the class names in its inheritance
         *          hierachy.
         */
        public static function getClassHierarchy($className, $upToAndNotIncludingClassName)
        {
            assert('is_string($className) && $className != ""');
            assert('is_string($upToAndNotIncludingClassName) && $upToAndNotIncludingClassName != ""');
            $key = "$className/$upToAndNotIncludingClassName";
            if (!array_key_exists($key, RuntimeUtil::$classNamesToHierarchies))
            {
                $modelClassNames = array();
                $modelClassName = $className;
                do
                {
                    $modelClassNames[] = $modelClassName;
                    $modelClassName = get_parent_class($modelClassName);
                } while ($modelClassName != $upToAndNotIncludingClassName);
                RuntimeUtil::$classNamesToHierarchies[$key] = $modelClassNames;
            }
            return RuntimeUtil::$classNamesToHierarchies[$key];
        }

        /**
         * Given a modelClassName, find the deriviation path to Item. This is used by the castDown method
         * for example in RedBeanModel.
         * @param string $relationModelClassName
         * @return array of derivation path.
         */
        public static function getModelDerivationPathToItem($modelClassName)
        {
            assert('is_string($modelClassName)');
            $modelDerivationPath       = self::getClassHierarchy($modelClassName, 'RedBeanModel');
            $modelDerivationPathToItem = array();
            foreach ($modelDerivationPath as $modelClassName)
            {
                if ($modelClassName == 'Item')
                {
                    break;
                }
                $modelDerivationPathToItem[] = $modelClassName;
            }
            return array_reverse($modelDerivationPathToItem);
        }
    }
?>