use constant instead of string

FactoryMethod/FactoryMethod.php

@@ -7,15 +7,24 @@
 namespace DesignPatterns\FactoryMethod;
 
 /**
- * FactoryMethod is a factory method. The good point on the SimpleFactory
+ * FactoryMethod is a factory method. The good point over the SimpleFactory
  * is you can subclass it to implement different way to create vehicle for
- * each country.
+ * each country (see subclasses)
  * 
- * For simple case, this abstracct class could be just an interface
+ * For simple case, this abstract class could be just an interface
+ * 
+ * This pattern is a "real" Design Pattern because it achieves the
+ * "Dependency Inversion Principle" a.k.a the "D" in S.O.L.I.D principles.
+ * 
+ * It means the FactoryMethod class depends on abstractions not concrete classes.
+ * This is the real trick compared to SImpleFactory or StaticFactory.
  */
 abstract class FactoryMethod
 {
 
+    const CHEAP = 1;
+    const FAST = 2;
+
     /**
      * The children of the class must implement this method
      * 
@@ -30,7 +39,7 @@ abstract class FactoryMethod
     /**
      * Creates a new vehicle
      * 
-     * @param string $type
+     * @param int $type
      * 
      * @return Vehicle a new vehicle
      */

FactoryMethod/GermanFactory.php

@@ -18,12 +18,19 @@ class GermanFactory extends FactoryMethod
     protected function createVehicle($type)
     {
         switch ($type) {
-            case 'cheap' :
+
+            case parent::CHEAP :
                 return new Bicycle();
                 break;
-            case 'fast' :
-                return new Porsche();
+
+            case parent::FAST :
+                $obj = new Porsche();
+                // we can specialize the way we want some concrete Vehicle since
+                // we know the class
+                $obj->addTuningAMG();
+                return $obj;
                 break;
+
             default :
                 throw new \InvalidArgumentException("$type is not a valid vehicle");
         }

FactoryMethod/ItalianFactory.php

@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ class ItalianFactory extends FactoryMethod
     protected function createVehicle($type)
     {
         switch ($type) {
-            case 'cheap' :
+
+            case parent::CHEAP :
                 return new Bicycle();
                 break;
-            case 'fast' :
+
+            case parent::FAST :
                 return new Ferrari();
                 break;
+
             default :
                 throw new \InvalidArgumentException("$type is not a valid vehicle");
         }

FactoryMethod/Porsche.php

@@ -17,4 +17,9 @@ class Porsche implements Vehicle
         
     }
 
+    public function addTuningAMG()
+    {
+        
+    }
+
 }