Update to Kohana r4684 which is now Kohana 2.4 and has substantial

changes.

system/libraries/Model.php

@@ -2,15 +2,46 @@
 /**
  * Model base class.
  *
- * $Id: Model.php 4007 2009-02-20 01:54:00Z jheathco $
+ * $Id: Model.php 4679 2009-11-10 01:45:52Z isaiah $
  *
  * @package    Core
  * @author     Kohana Team
  * @copyright  (c) 2007-2009 Kohana Team
- * @license    http://kohanaphp.com/license.html
+ * @license    http://kohanaphp.com/license
  */
 class Model_Core {
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates and returns a new model.
+	 *
+	 * @param   string   model name
+	 * @param   mixed    constructor arguments
+	 * @param   boolean  construct the model with multiple arguments
+	 * @return  Model
+	 */
+	public static function factory($name, $args = NULL, $multiple = FALSE)
+	{
+		// Model class name
+		$class = ucfirst($name).'_Model';
+
+		if ($args === NULL)
+		{
+			// Create a new model with no arguments
+			return new $class;
+		}
+
+		if ($multiple !== TRUE)
+		{
+			// Create a model with a single argument
+			return new $class($args);
+		}
+
+		$class = new ReflectionClass($class);
+
+		// Create a model with multiple arguments
+		return $class->newInstanceArgs($args);
+	}
+
 	// Database object
 	protected $db = 'default';