the REAL factory method pattern

FactoryMethod/FactoryMethod.php

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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * DesignPatternPHP
+ */
+
+namespace DesignPatterns\FactoryMethod;
+
+/**
+ * FactoryMethod is a factory method. The good point on the SimpleFactory
+ * is you can subclass it to implement different way to create vehicle for
+ * each country.
+ * 
+ * For simple case, this abstracct class could be just an interface
+ */
+abstract class FactoryMethod
+{
+
+    /**
+     * The children of the class must implement this method
+     * 
+     * Sometimes this method can be public to get "raw" object
+     * 
+     * @param string $type a generic type
+     * 
+     * @return Vehicle a new vehicle
+     */
+    abstract protected function createVehicle($type);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new vehicle
+     * 
+     * @param string $type
+     * 
+     * @return Vehicle a new vehicle
+     */
+    public function create($type)
+    {
+        $obj = $this->createVehicle($type);
+        $obj->setColor("#f00");
+
+        return $obj;
+    }
+
+}