protected function imports ($object)
	{
		// the new object to import
		$newImport 			= new $object();
		// the name of the new object (class name)
		$importName			= get_class($newImport);
		// the new functions to import
		$importFunctions 	= get_class_methods($newImport);
		
		// add the object to the registry
		array_push($this->imported, array($importName, $newImport));
		
		// add the methods to the registry
		foreach ($importFunctions as $key => $functionName)
		{
			$this->importedFunctions[$functionName] = &$newImport;
		}
	}