Tweaked the category naming. Improved the autoloader for composer.

README.md

@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ TODO
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:llewellyn@joomlacomponentbuilder.com)
 + *Name*: [Component Builder](https://github.com/vdm-io/Joomla-Component-Builder)
 + *First Build*: 30th April, 2015
-+ *Last Build*: 11th October, 2019
++ *Last Build*: 14th October, 2019
 + *Version*: 2.10.1
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015 - 2019 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
 + *License*: GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
-+ *Line count*: **253755**
++ *Line count*: **253791**
 + *Field count*: **1347**
 + *File count*: **1618**
 + *Folder count*: **261**

admin/README.txt

@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ TODO
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:llewellyn@joomlacomponentbuilder.com)
 + *Name*: [Component Builder](https://github.com/vdm-io/Joomla-Component-Builder)
 + *First Build*: 30th April, 2015
-+ *Last Build*: 11th October, 2019
++ *Last Build*: 14th October, 2019
 + *Version*: 2.10.1
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015 - 2019 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
 + *License*: GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
-+ *Line count*: **253755**
++ *Line count*: **253791**
 + *Field count*: **1347**
 + *File count*: **1618**
 + *Folder count*: **261**

admin/helpers/compiler/c_Fields.php

@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@ class Fields extends Structure
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				$tempName = $view_name_single . ' category';
+				$tempName = $view_name_list . ' categories';
 			}
 			// set lang
 			$listLangName = $langView . '_' . ComponentbuilderHelper::safeFieldName($tempName, true);

admin/helpers/compiler/e_Interpretation.php

@@ -13394,7 +13394,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 					{
 						$otherViews = $name_list;
 						// build lang
-						$langName = 'Category &nbsp;For<br />' . ComponentbuilderHelper::safeString($otherViews, 'W');
+						$langName = 'Categories&nbsp;For<br />' . ComponentbuilderHelper::safeString($otherViews, 'W');
 					}
 					if (!in_array($otherViews, $catArray))
 					{

admin/helpers/componentbuilder.php

@@ -3787,23 +3787,41 @@ abstract class ComponentbuilderHelper
 	/**
 	* 	 Composer Switch
 	**/
-	protected static $composer = false; 
+	protected static $composer = array(); 
 
 	/**
 	* 	Load the Composer Vendors
 	**/
-	public static function composerAutoload()
+	public static function composerAutoload($target = 'vdm_io')
 	{
-		// insure we load the composer vendors only once
+		// insure we load the composer vendor only once
-		if (!self::$composer)
+		if (!isset(self::$composer[$target]))
 		{
-			// load the autoloader
+			// get the function name
+			$functionName = self::safeString('compose' . $target);
+			// check if method exist
+			if (method_exists(__CLASS__, $functionName))
+			{
+				return self::{$functionName}();
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		return self::$composer[$target];
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	* 	Load the Composer Vendor vdm_io
+	**/
+	protected static function composevdm_io()
+	{
+		// load the autoloader for vdm_io
 		require_once JPATH_SITE . '/libraries/vdm_io/vendor/autoload.php';
 		// do not load again
-			self::$composer = true;
+		self::$composer['vdm_io'] = true;
-		}
 	}
 
+
 	/**
 	 * bc math wrapper (very basic not for accounting)
 	 *
@@ -5614,12 +5632,12 @@ abstract class ComponentbuilderHelper
 		if ($user->authorise('field.access', 'com_componentbuilder') && $user->authorise('field.submenu', 'com_componentbuilder'))
 		{
 			JHtmlSidebar::addEntry(JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SUBMENU_FIELDS'), 'index.php?option=com_componentbuilder&view=fields', $submenu === 'fields');
-			JHtmlSidebar::addEntry(JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELD_CATEGORY'), 'index.php?option=com_categories&view=categories&extension=com_componentbuilder.fields', $submenu === 'categories.fields');
+			JHtmlSidebar::addEntry(JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELDS_CATEGORIES'), 'index.php?option=com_categories&view=categories&extension=com_componentbuilder.fields', $submenu === 'categories.fields');
 		}
 		if ($user->authorise('fieldtype.access', 'com_componentbuilder') && $user->authorise('fieldtype.submenu', 'com_componentbuilder'))
 		{
 			JHtmlSidebar::addEntry(JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SUBMENU_FIELDTYPES'), 'index.php?option=com_componentbuilder&view=fieldtypes', $submenu === 'fieldtypes');
-			JHtmlSidebar::addEntry(JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_FIELDTYPE_CATEGORY'), 'index.php?option=com_categories&view=categories&extension=com_componentbuilder.fieldtypes', $submenu === 'categories.fieldtypes');
+			JHtmlSidebar::addEntry(JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_FIELDTYPES_CATEGORIES'), 'index.php?option=com_categories&view=categories&extension=com_componentbuilder.fieldtypes', $submenu === 'categories.fieldtypes');
 		}
 		if ($user->authorise('language_translation.access', 'com_componentbuilder') && $user->authorise('language_translation.submenu', 'com_componentbuilder'))
 		{

admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_componentbuilder.ini

@@ -4258,9 +4258,9 @@ COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_CUSTOM_CODES="Custom Codes<br /><br />"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_DYNAMIC_GETS="Dynamic Gets<br /><br />"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_DYNAMIC_GET_ADD="Add&nbsp;Dynamic Get<br /><br />"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_FIELDS="Fields<br /><br />"
-COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_FIELDS_CATID="Category &nbsp;For<br />Fields"
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_FIELDS_CATID="Categories&nbsp;For<br />Fields"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_FIELDTYPES="Fieldtypes<br /><br />"
-COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_FIELDTYPES_CATID="Category &nbsp;For<br />Fieldtypes"
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_FIELDTYPES_CATID="Categories&nbsp;For<br />Fieldtypes"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_FIELD_ADD="Add&nbsp;Field<br /><br />"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_GET_SNIPPETS="Get Snippets<br /><br />"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_DASHBOARD_HELP_DOCUMENTS="Help Documents<br /><br />"
@@ -4801,7 +4801,7 @@ COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_EXAMPLE_HINT="Value/Example Here"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_EXAMPLE_LABEL="Value/Example"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_EXAMPLE_MESSAGE="Error! Please add value/example here."
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_FIELDS="Fields"
-COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_FIELDTYPE_CATEGORY="Fieldtype Category"
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_FIELDTYPES_CATEGORIES="Fieldtypes Categories"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_FIFTY="50"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_FLOAT="FLOAT"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_HAS_DEFAULTS="Has Defaults"
@@ -4938,10 +4938,10 @@ COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_DOUBLE="DOUBLE"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_EDIT="Editing the Field"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_ELEVEN="11"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_ERROR_UNIQUE_ALIAS="Another Field has the same alias."
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELDS_CATEGORIES="Fields Categories"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELDTYPE="Fieldtype"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELDTYPE_DESCRIPTION="Set the field type"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELDTYPE_LABEL="Type"
-COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELD_CATEGORY="Field Category"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIFTY="50"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FLOAT="FLOAT"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_HELPNOTE_LABEL="Field Information"

admin/layouts/fieldtype/fields_fullwidth.php

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ $can = ComponentbuilderHelper::getActions('field');
 			<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_STORE_LABEL'); ?>
 		</th>
 		<th data-breakpoints="all" data-type="html" data-sort-use="text">
-			<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELD_CATEGORY'); ?>
+			<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELDS_CATEGORIES'); ?>
 		</th>
 		<th width="10" data-breakpoints="xs sm md">
 			<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_STATUS'); ?>

admin/views/fields/tmpl/default_head.php

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
 			<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.sort', 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_STORE_LABEL', 'store', $this->listDirn, $this->listOrder); ?>
 	</th>
 	<th class="nowrap" >
-			<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.sort', 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELD_CATEGORY', 'catid', $this->listDirn, $this->listOrder); ?>
+			<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.sort', 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELDS_CATEGORIES', 'catid', $this->listDirn, $this->listOrder); ?>
 	</th>
 	<?php if ($this->canState): ?>
 		<th width="10" class="nowrap center" >

admin/views/fields/view.html.php

@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewFields extends JViewLegacy
 			'a.indexes' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_INDEXES_LABEL'),
 			'a.null_switch' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_NULL_SWITCH_LABEL'),
 			'a.store' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_STORE_LABEL'),
-			'c.category_title' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELD_CATEGORY'),
+			'c.category_title' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_FIELDS_CATEGORIES'),
 			'a.id' => JText::_('JGRID_HEADING_ID')
 		);
 	}

admin/views/fieldtypes/tmpl/default_head.php

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
 			<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.sort', 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_SHORT_DESCRIPTION_LABEL', 'short_description', $this->listDirn, $this->listOrder); ?>
 	</th>
 	<th class="nowrap" >
-			<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.sort', 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_FIELDTYPE_CATEGORY', 'catid', $this->listDirn, $this->listOrder); ?>
+			<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.sort', 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_FIELDTYPES_CATEGORIES', 'catid', $this->listDirn, $this->listOrder); ?>
 	</th>
 	<?php if ($this->canState): ?>
 		<th width="10" class="nowrap center" >

admin/views/fieldtypes/view.html.php

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewFieldtypes extends JViewLegacy
 			'a.published' => JText::_('JSTATUS'),
 			'a.name' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_NAME_LABEL'),
 			'a.short_description' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_SHORT_DESCRIPTION_LABEL'),
-			'c.category_title' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_FIELDTYPE_CATEGORY'),
+			'c.category_title' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_FIELDTYPES_CATEGORIES'),
 			'a.id' => JText::_('JGRID_HEADING_ID')
 		);
 	}

componentbuilder.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <extension type="component" version="3.2" method="upgrade">
 	<name>COM_COMPONENTBUILDER</name>
-	<creationDate>11th October, 2019</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>14th October, 2019</creationDate>
 	<author>Llewellyn van der Merwe</author>
 	<authorEmail>llewellyn@joomlacomponentbuilder.com</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>http://www.joomlacomponentbuilder.com</authorUrl>

site/helpers/componentbuilder.php

@@ -3787,23 +3787,41 @@ abstract class ComponentbuilderHelper
 	/**
 	* 	 Composer Switch
 	**/
-	protected static $composer = false; 
+	protected static $composer = array(); 
 
 	/**
 	* 	Load the Composer Vendors
 	**/
-	public static function composerAutoload()
+	public static function composerAutoload($target = 'vdm_io')
 	{
-		// insure we load the composer vendors only once
+		// insure we load the composer vendor only once
-		if (!self::$composer)
+		if (!isset(self::$composer[$target]))
 		{
-			// load the autoloader
+			// get the function name
+			$functionName = self::safeString('compose' . $target);
+			// check if method exist
+			if (method_exists(__CLASS__, $functionName))
+			{
+				return self::{$functionName}();
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		return self::$composer[$target];
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	* 	Load the Composer Vendor vdm_io
+	**/
+	protected static function composevdm_io()
+	{
+		// load the autoloader for vdm_io
 		require_once JPATH_SITE . '/libraries/vdm_io/vendor/autoload.php';
 		// do not load again
-			self::$composer = true;
+		self::$composer['vdm_io'] = true;
-		}
 	}
 
+
 	/**
 	 * bc math wrapper (very basic not for accounting)
 	 *