Overriding

Flight allows you to override its default functionality to suit your own needs, without having to modify any code.

For example, when Flight cannot match a URL to a route, it invokes the notFound method which sends a generic HTTP 404 response. You can override this behavior by using the map method:

Flight::map('notFound', function() {
  // Display custom 404 page
  include 'errors/404.html';
});

Flight also allows you to replace core components of the framework. For example you can replace the default Router class with your own custom class:

// Register your custom class
Flight::register('router', MyRouter::class);

// When Flight loads the Router instance, it will load your class
$myrouter = Flight::router();

Framework methods like map and register however cannot be overridden. You will get an error if you try to do so.