* // Get the default cache driver * $driver = Cache::driver(); * * // Get the APC cache driver * $apc = Cache::driver('apc'); * * * @param string $driver * @return Cache\Driver */ public static function driver($driver = null) { if (is_null($driver)) $driver = Config::get('cache.driver'); if ( ! array_key_exists($driver, static::$drivers)) { if ( ! in_array($driver, array('apc', 'file', 'memcached'))) { throw new \Exception("Cache driver [$driver] is not supported."); } return static::$drivers[$driver] = IoC::container()->resolve('laravel.cache.'.$driver); } return static::$drivers[$driver]; } /** * Pass all other methods to the default cache driver. * * Passing method calls to the driver instance provides a convenient API for the developer * when always using the default cache driver. * * * // Get an item from the default cache driver * $name = Cache::get('name'); * */ public static function __callStatic($method, $parameters) { return call_user_func_array(array(static::driver(), $method), $parameters); } }