    /**
     * @author Ed Spencer
     * @class Ext.ModelManager

    The ModelManager keeps track of all {@link Ext.data.Model} types defined in your application.

    __Creating Model Instances__

    Model instances can be created by using the {@link Ext#create Ext.create} method. Ext.create replaces
    the deprecated {@link #create Ext.ModelManager.create} method. It is also possible to create a model instance
    this by using the Model type directly. The following 3 snippets are equivalent:

        Ext.define('User', {
            extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
            fields: ['first', 'last']
        });

        // method 1, create using Ext.create (recommended)
        Ext.create('User', {
            first: 'Ed',
            last: 'Spencer'
        });

        // method 2, create through the manager (deprecated)
        Ext.ModelManager.create({
            first: 'Ed',
            last: 'Spencer'
        }, 'User');

        // method 3, create on the type directly
        new User({
            first: 'Ed',
            last: 'Spencer'
        });

    __Accessing Model Types__

    A reference to a Model type can be obtained by using the {@link #getModel} function. Since models types
    are normal classes, you can access the type directly. The following snippets are equivalent:

        Ext.define('User', {
            extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
            fields: ['first', 'last']
        });

        // method 1, access model type through the manager
        var UserType = Ext.ModelManager.getModel('User');

        // method 2, reference the type directly
        var UserType = User;

     * @markdown
     * @singleton
     */
    Ext.define('Ext.ModelManager', {
        extend: 'Ext.AbstractManager',
        alternateClassName: 'Ext.ModelMgr',
        requires: ['Ext.data.association.Association'],

        singleton: true,

        typeName: 'mtype',

        /**
         * Private stack of associations that must be created once their associated model has been defined
         * @property {Ext.data.association.Association[]} associationStack
         */
        associationStack: [],

        /**
         * Registers a model definition. All model plugins marked with isDefault: true are bootstrapped
         * immediately, as are any addition plugins defined in the model config.
         * @private
         */
        registerType: function(name, config) {
            var proto = config.prototype,
                model;
            if (proto && proto.isModel) {
                // registering an already defined model
                model = config;
            } else {
                // passing in a configuration
                if (!config.extend) {
                    config.extend = 'Ext.data.Model';
                }
                model = Ext.define(name, config);
            }
            this.types[name] = model;
            return model;
        },

        /**
         * @private
         * Private callback called whenever a model has just been defined. This sets up any associations
         * that were waiting for the given model to be defined
         * @param {Function} model The model that was just created
         */
        onModelDefined: function(model) {
            var stack  = this.associationStack,
                length = stack.length,
                create = [],
                association, i, created;

            for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
                association = stack[i];

                if (association.associatedModel == model.modelName) {
                    create.push(association);
                }
            }

            for (i = 0, length = create.length; i < length; i++) {
                created = create[i];
                this.types[created.ownerModel].prototype.associations.add(Ext.data.association.Association.create(created));
                Ext.Array.remove(stack, created);
            }
        },

        /**
         * Registers an association where one of the models defined doesn't exist yet.
         * The ModelManager will check when new models are registered if it can link them
         * together
         * @private
         * @param {Ext.data.association.Association} association The association
         */
        registerDeferredAssociation: function(association){
            this.associationStack.push(association);
        },

        /**
         * Returns the {@link Ext.data.Model} for a given model name
         * @param {String/Object} id The id of the model or the model instance.
         * @return {Ext.data.Model} a model class.
         */
        getModel: function(id) {
            var model = id;
            if (typeof model == 'string') {
                model = this.types[model];
            }
            return model;
        },

        /**
         * Creates a new instance of a Model using the given data. Deprecated, instead use Ext.create:
         *
         *     Ext.create('User', {
         *         first: 'Ed',
         *         last: 'Spencer'
         *     });
         *
         * @deprecated 4.1 Use {@link Ext#create Ext.create} instead.
         *
         * @param {Object} data Data to initialize the Model's fields with
         * @param {String} name The name of the model to create
         * @param {Number} id (Optional) unique id of the Model instance (see {@link Ext.data.Model})
         */
        create: function(config, name, id) {
            var Con = typeof name == 'function' ? name : this.types[name || config.name];

            return new Con(config, id);
        }
    }, function() {

        /**
         * Old way for creating Model classes.  Instead use:
         *
         *     Ext.define("MyModel", {
         *         extend: "Ext.data.Model",
         *         fields: []
         *     });
         *
         * @param {String} name Name of the Model class.
         * @param {Object} config A configuration object for the Model you wish to create.
         * @return {Ext.data.Model} The newly registered Model
         * @member Ext
         * @deprecated 4.0.0 Use {@link Ext#define} instead.
         */
        Ext.regModel = function() {
            //<debug>
            if (Ext.isDefined(Ext.global.console)) {
                Ext.global.console.warn('Ext.regModel has been deprecated. Models can now be created by extending Ext.data.Model: Ext.define("MyModel", {extend: "Ext.data.Model", fields: []});.');
            }
            //</debug>
            return this.ModelManager.registerType.apply(this.ModelManager, arguments);
        };
    });