<?php namespace App; use Cylab\Mark\Client; /** * Description of Mark * * @author tibo */ class Mark { private static $instance; public static function get() : Client { if (self::$instance !== null) { return self::$instance; } $mark_url = 'http://' . config("app.mark_host") . ':' . config('app.mark_port'); self::$instance = new Client($mark_url); // test we can connect to the server try { self::$instance->test(); } catch (\JsonRPC\Exception\ConnectionFailureException $ex) { session()->flash('error', 'Failed to connect to MARK server at ' . $mark_url); abort(redirect('app/error')); } return self::$instance; } }