private static function getInstance($class)
    {
        //get the backtrace
        $trace = debug_backtrace();
        $args = array();
        
        //the 2nd line is the caller method
        if (isset($trace[1]['args']) && count($trace[1]['args']) > 1) {
            //get the args
            $args = $trace[1]['args'];
            //shift out the class name
            array_shift($args);
            //then maybe it's the 3rd line?
        } else if (isset($trace[2]['args']) && count($trace[2]['args']) > 0) {
            //get the args
            $args = $trace[2]['args'];
        }
        
        //if there's no args or there's no construct to accept the args
        if (count($args) === 0 || !method_exists($class, '__construct')) {
            //just return the instantiation
            return new $class;
        }
        
        //at this point, we need to vitually call the class
        $reflect = new \ReflectionClass($class);
        
        try { //to return the instantiation
            return $reflect->newInstanceArgs($args);
        } catch (\ReflectionException $e) {
            //trigger error
            Exception::i()
                ->setMessage(self::ERROR_REFLECTION)
                ->addVariable($class)
                ->addVariable('new')
                ->trigger();
        }
    }