String vs Bean

[clydach]

I'm a new user of RB and i am quite impressed.

My first efforts brought up a nagging little question.
I found I was using both functions  R:load( 'bean_type', $id ) and R:store( $bean )
Why the asymmetry in the first arguments??

I am extending R to provide a store() function (and others) that can take either a string or a bean.

class RB extends R {
static function load($bean, $id) {
  if (is_string($bean) return parent::load( $bean, $id );
  $properties = $bean->getPropertiesAndType();
  return parent::load( $properties[1], $id );
  }    

Am I courting disaster?
If not, why is this capability not already built in? It would be more consistent if functions like load and store
(and find, etc)  had similar signatures.

 

[gabor]

I find this hard to say, I think not.
However I find this very strange.

I created the facade for people to 'have an easy way' to use RedBeanPHP.
It's not proper OOP I know that.

The strange thing is, there is a proper OO way to use RedBeanPHP, but it seems to be neglected: http://www.redbeanphp.com/index.php?p=/non_static
So why try to make the facade more object oriented instead of just using the instances behind the facade in the first place?

There seems to be a nuance here I dont really understand.
Anyway good luck.

cheers
Gabor