add context() helper function

Author: patel-vansh

system/Common.php

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use CodeIgniter\Cache\CacheInterface;
 use CodeIgniter\Config\BaseConfig;
 use CodeIgniter\Config\Factories;
+use CodeIgniter\Context\Context;
 use CodeIgniter\Cookie\Cookie;
 use CodeIgniter\Cookie\CookieStore;
 use CodeIgniter\Cookie\Exceptions\CookieException;
@@ -212,6 +213,19 @@ function config(string $name, bool $getShared = true)
     }
 }
 
+if (! function_exists('context')) {
+    /**
+     * Provides access to the Context object, which is used to store
+     * contextual data during a request that can be accessed globally.
+     *
+     * @return Context
+     */
+    function context(): Context
+    {
+        return service('context');
+    }
+}
+
 if (! function_exists('cookie')) {
     /**
      * Simpler way to create a new Cookie instance.

tests/system/CommonFunctionsTest.php

@@ -821,4 +821,11 @@ public function testRenderBacktrace(): void
             $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression('/^\s*\d* .+(?:\(\d+\))?: \S+(?:(?:\->|::)\S+)?\(.*\)$/', $render);
         }
     }
+
+    public function testContext(): void
+    {
+        service('context')->set('foo', 'bar');
+
+        $this->assertSame('bar', context()->get('foo'));
+    }
 }