Formula9/Framework

# The AppFactory and Application Classes

The **AppFactory** and **Application** classes handle the configuration and execution, respectively, of the application. 
After the initial boot sequence, AppFactory::make is used to configure the environment required by the Application, then
instantiate the new Application and return a reference.
   
## AppFactory

The following code is an example of minimal booting for the AppFactory:

    $paths = include 'paths.php';

    // load optional application functions
    include_once $paths['boot'] . 'app.php';
    
    // load optional debugging tools
    include_once $paths['boot.assets'] . 'debug.php';
    
    // the autoloader
    include_once $paths['vendor'] . 'autoload.php';

    // load the environment settings
    (new \Dotenv\Dotenv(__DIR__))->overload();

    // make the application
    $app = AppFactory::make($paths);
   
    $app->run();
    
Subsequent calls to AppFactory::make() return a reference to the previously created Application object.