From 5e1ceb57de62e4f2b6af957fa7952eed09c1aedb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hypolite Petovan <hypolite@mrpetovan.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 19:22:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Escape global namespaced get_app() calls

- Add deprecated status
---
 boot.php                                    | 10 ++-
 include/api.php                             | 90 ++++++++++-----------
 include/enotify.php                         |  2 +-
 mod/fbrowser.php                            |  4 +-
 mod/item.php                                |  2 +-
 mod/lostpass.php                            |  2 +-
 mod/message.php                             |  2 +-
 mod/nodeinfo.php                            |  2 +-
 mod/ostatus_subscribe.php                   |  2 +-
 mod/regmod.php                              |  2 +-
 mod/repair_ostatus.php                      |  2 +-
 mod/settings.php                            |  2 +-
 src/BaseModule.php                          |  8 +-
 src/Content/OEmbed.php                      |  4 +-
 src/Content/Text/HTML.php                   |  2 +-
 src/Content/Widget.php                      |  6 +-
 src/Content/Widget/CalendarExport.php       |  2 +-
 src/Core/Console/DocBloxErrorChecker.php    |  2 +-
 src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunityBlock.php   |  2 +-
 src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunitySilence.php |  2 +-
 src/Core/Console/NewPassword.php            |  2 +-
 src/Core/Console/PhpToPo.php                |  2 +-
 src/Core/Console/PoToPhp.php                |  2 +-
 src/Core/Console/Typo.php                   |  2 +-
 src/Core/Theme.php                          |  8 +-
 src/Core/Worker.php                         |  6 +-
 src/Database/DBA.php                        | 10 +--
 src/Model/Contact.php                       |  4 +-
 src/Model/GContact.php                      |  2 +-
 src/Model/Item.php                          |  6 +-
 src/Model/Mail.php                          |  2 +-
 src/Model/Photo.php                         |  2 +-
 src/Model/Profile.php                       |  8 +-
 src/Model/User.php                          |  4 +-
 src/Network/FKOAuth1.php                    |  2 +-
 src/Network/Probe.php                       |  2 +-
 src/Object/Image.php                        |  6 +-
 src/Protocol/DFRN.php                       | 10 +--
 src/Protocol/Diaspora.php                   |  4 +-
 src/Protocol/Feed.php                       |  2 +-
 src/Protocol/OStatus.php                    |  2 +-
 src/Protocol/PortableContact.php            |  2 +-
 src/Render/FriendicaSmarty.php              |  2 +-
 src/Render/FriendicaSmartyEngine.php        |  4 +-
 src/Util/ExAuth.php                         |  4 +-
 src/Util/Network.php                        |  6 +-
 src/Util/ParseUrl.php                       |  2 +-
 src/Util/Temporal.php                       |  2 +-
 tests/include/ApiTest.php                   |  2 +-
 view/theme/frio/php/scheme.php              |  2 +-
 view/theme/smoothly/theme.php               |  2 +-
 view/theme/vier/theme.php                   |  2 +-
 52 files changed, 135 insertions(+), 133 deletions(-)

diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index be217eadfc..cbaeeff0aa 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ if (!defined('CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT')) {
  *
  * Useful in functions which require it but don't get it passed to them
  *
+ * @deprecated since version 2018.09
+ * @see BaseObject::getApp()
  * @return App
  */
 function get_app()
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@ function notice($s)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	if (empty($_SESSION['sysmsg'])) {
 		$_SESSION['sysmsg'] = [];
 	}
@@ -475,7 +477,7 @@ function notice($s)
  */
 function info($s)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (local_user() && PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'ignore_info')) {
 		return;
@@ -538,7 +540,7 @@ function feed_birthday($uid, $tz)
  */
 function is_site_admin()
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$admin_email = Config::get('config', 'admin_email');
 
@@ -647,7 +649,7 @@ function get_server()
 
 function get_temppath()
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$temppath = Config::get("system", "temppath");
 
diff --git a/include/api.php b/include/api.php
index ddcb8c8dcd..22ed066baf 100644
--- a/include/api.php
+++ b/include/api.php
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ function api_call(App $a)
  */
 function api_error($type, $e)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$error = ($e->getMessage() !== "" ? $e->getMessage() : $e->httpdesc);
 	/// @TODO:  https://dev.twitter.com/overview/api/response-codes
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ function api_format_data($root_element, $type, $data)
 function api_account_verify_credentials($type)
 {
 
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ function requestdata($k)
  */
 function api_statuses_mediap($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		Logger::log('api_statuses_update: no user');
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/mediap', 'api_statuses_mediap', true, API_METHOD
  */
 function api_statuses_update($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		Logger::log('api_statuses_update: no user');
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/update_with_media', 'api_statuses_update', true,
  */
 function api_media_upload()
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		Logger::log('no user');
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ api_register_func('api/media/upload', 'api_media_upload', true, API_METHOD_POST)
  */
 function api_status_show($type, $item_id = 0)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ function api_status_show($type, $item_id = 0)
  */
 function api_users_show($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ api_register_func('api/externalprofile/show', 'api_users_show');
  */
 function api_users_search($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$userlist = [];
 
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ api_register_func('api/users/lookup', 'api_users_lookup', true);
  */
 function api_search($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
 	if (api_user() === false || $user_info === false) {
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ api_register_func('api/search', 'api_search', true);
  */
 function api_statuses_home_timeline($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
 	if (api_user() === false || $user_info === false) {
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/friends_timeline', 'api_statuses_home_timeline',
  */
 function api_statuses_public_timeline($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
 	if (api_user() === false || $user_info === false) {
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/public_timeline', 'api_statuses_public_timeline'
  */
 function api_statuses_networkpublic_timeline($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
 	if (api_user() === false || $user_info === false) {
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/networkpublic_timeline', 'api_statuses_networkpu
  */
 function api_statuses_show($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
 	if (api_user() === false || $user_info === false) {
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/show', 'api_statuses_show', true);
  */
 function api_conversation_show($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
 	if (api_user() === false || $user_info === false) {
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ function api_statuses_repeat($type)
 {
 	global $called_api;
 
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/retweet', 'api_statuses_repeat', true, API_METHO
  */
 function api_statuses_destroy($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -2060,7 +2060,7 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/destroy', 'api_statuses_destroy', true, API_METH
  */
 function api_statuses_mentions($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
 	if (api_user() === false || $user_info === false) {
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/replies', 'api_statuses_mentions', true);
  */
 function api_statuses_user_timeline($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
 	if (api_user() === false || $user_info === false) {
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/user_timeline', 'api_statuses_user_timeline', tr
  */
 function api_favorites_create_destroy($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ function api_favorites($type)
 {
 	global $called_api;
 
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
 	if (api_user() === false || $user_info === false) {
@@ -2737,7 +2737,7 @@ function api_contactlink_to_array($txt)
  */
 function api_format_items_activities($item, $type = "json")
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$activities = [
 		'like' => [],
@@ -2859,7 +2859,7 @@ function api_format_items_profiles($profile_row)
  */
 function api_format_items($r, $user_info, $filter_user = false, $type = "json")
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$ret = [];
 
@@ -3049,7 +3049,7 @@ api_register_func('api/lists/subscriptions', 'api_lists_list', true);
  */
 function api_lists_ownerships($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -3093,7 +3093,7 @@ api_register_func('api/lists/ownerships', 'api_lists_ownerships', true);
  */
 function api_lists_statuses($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 	if (api_user() === false || $user_info === false) {
@@ -3170,7 +3170,7 @@ api_register_func('api/lists/statuses', 'api_lists_statuses', true);
  */
 function api_statuses_f($qtype)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -3346,7 +3346,7 @@ api_register_func('api/friendships/incoming', 'api_friendships_incoming', true);
  */
 function api_statusnet_config($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$name      = Config::get('config', 'sitename');
 	$server    = $a->getHostName();
@@ -3410,7 +3410,7 @@ function api_ff_ids($type)
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
 	}
 
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	api_get_user($a);
 
@@ -3478,7 +3478,7 @@ api_register_func('api/followers/ids', 'api_followers_ids', true);
  */
 function api_direct_messages_new($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -3566,7 +3566,7 @@ api_register_func('api/direct_messages/new', 'api_direct_messages_new', true, AP
  */
 function api_direct_messages_destroy($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -3724,7 +3724,7 @@ api_register_func('api/friendships/destroy', 'api_friendships_destroy', true, AP
  */
 function api_direct_messages_box($type, $box, $verbose)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
 	}
@@ -4353,7 +4353,7 @@ function api_account_update_profile_image($type)
 	Contact::updateSelfFromUserID(api_user(), true);
 
 	// Update global directory in background
-	$url = System::baseUrl() . '/profile/' . get_app()->user['nickname'];
+	$url = System::baseUrl() . '/profile/' . \get_app()->user['nickname'];
 	if ($url && strlen(Config::get('system', 'directory'))) {
 		Worker::add(PRIORITY_LOW, "Directory", $url);
 	}
@@ -4668,7 +4668,7 @@ function post_photo_item($hash, $allow_cid, $deny_cid, $allow_gid, $deny_gid, $f
  */
 function prepare_photo_data($type, $scale, $photo_id)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
 	if ($user_info === false) {
@@ -5209,7 +5209,7 @@ function api_best_nickname(&$contacts)
  */
 function api_friendica_group_show($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -5274,7 +5274,7 @@ api_register_func('api/friendica/group_show', 'api_friendica_group_show', true);
  */
 function api_friendica_group_delete($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -5336,7 +5336,7 @@ api_register_func('api/friendica/group_delete', 'api_friendica_group_delete', tr
  */
 function api_lists_destroy($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -5452,7 +5452,7 @@ function group_create($name, $uid, $users = [])
  */
 function api_friendica_group_create($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -5481,7 +5481,7 @@ api_register_func('api/friendica/group_create', 'api_friendica_group_create', tr
  */
 function api_lists_create($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -5515,7 +5515,7 @@ api_register_func('api/lists/create', 'api_lists_create', true, API_METHOD_POST)
  */
 function api_friendica_group_update($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -5589,7 +5589,7 @@ api_register_func('api/friendica/group_update', 'api_friendica_group_update', tr
  */
 function api_lists_update($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -5635,7 +5635,7 @@ api_register_func('api/lists/update', 'api_lists_update', true, API_METHOD_POST)
  */
 function api_friendica_activity($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -5679,7 +5679,7 @@ api_register_func('api/friendica/activity/unattendmaybe', 'api_friendica_activit
 */
 function api_friendica_notification($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -5715,7 +5715,7 @@ function api_friendica_notification($type)
  */
 function api_friendica_notification_seen($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$user_info = api_get_user($a);
 
 	if (api_user() === false || $user_info === false) {
@@ -5760,7 +5760,7 @@ api_register_func('api/friendica/notification', 'api_friendica_notification', tr
  */
 function api_friendica_direct_messages_setseen($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
 	}
@@ -5809,7 +5809,7 @@ api_register_func('api/friendica/direct_messages_setseen', 'api_friendica_direct
  */
 function api_friendica_direct_messages_search($type, $box = "")
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
@@ -5872,7 +5872,7 @@ api_register_func('api/friendica/direct_messages_search', 'api_friendica_direct_
  */
 function api_friendica_profile_show($type)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	if (api_user() === false) {
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index a4b0fd14b4..9edfaaca82 100644
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\Strings;
  */
 function notification($params)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	// Temporary logging for finding the origin
 	if (!isset($params['language']) || !isset($params['uid'])) {
diff --git a/mod/fbrowser.php b/mod/fbrowser.php
index 64af908aa6..d5310f4577 100644
--- a/mod/fbrowser.php
+++ b/mod/fbrowser.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function fbrowser_content(App $a)
 
 			function _map_files1($rr)
 			{
-				$a = get_app();
+				$a = \get_app();
 				$types = Image::supportedTypes();
 				$ext = $types[$rr['type']];
 				$filename_e = $rr['filename'];
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ function fbrowser_content(App $a)
 
 				function _map_files2($rr)
 				{
-					$a = get_app();
+					$a = \get_app();
 					list($m1,$m2) = explode("/", $rr['filetype']);
 					$filetype = ( (file_exists("images/icons/$m1.png"))?$m1:"zip");
 					$filename_e = $rr['filename'];
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 02a61ebefc..4617dfa02e 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 function item_post_return($baseurl, $api_source, $return_path)
 {
 	// figure out how to return, depending on from whence we came
-    $a = get_app();
+    $a = \get_app();
 
 	if ($api_source) {
 		return;
diff --git a/mod/lostpass.php b/mod/lostpass.php
index 39209af951..3803ebeeef 100644
--- a/mod/lostpass.php
+++ b/mod/lostpass.php
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function lostpass_form()
 function lostpass_generate_password($user)
 {
 	$o = '';
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$new_password = User::generateNewPassword();
 	$result = User::updatePassword($user['uid'], $new_password);
diff --git a/mod/message.php b/mod/message.php
index 85ede744b9..3f1ec6a2e6 100644
--- a/mod/message.php
+++ b/mod/message.php
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ function get_messages($uid, $start, $limit)
 
 function render_messages(array $msg, $t)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate($t);
 	$rslt = '';
diff --git a/mod/nodeinfo.php b/mod/nodeinfo.php
index d1df217040..edfdda8737 100644
--- a/mod/nodeinfo.php
+++ b/mod/nodeinfo.php
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function nodeinfo_init(App $a) {
 
 function nodeinfo_cron() {
 
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	// If the addon 'statistics_json' is enabled then disable it and activate nodeinfo.
 	if (Addon::isEnabled('statistics_json')) {
diff --git a/mod/ostatus_subscribe.php b/mod/ostatus_subscribe.php
index 5d493db32c..7f9725b853 100644
--- a/mod/ostatus_subscribe.php
+++ b/mod/ostatus_subscribe.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function ostatus_subscribe_content(App $a)
 
 	$uid = local_user();
 
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$counter = intval($_REQUEST['counter']);
 
diff --git a/mod/regmod.php b/mod/regmod.php
index a772a78ce7..e03f28e85b 100644
--- a/mod/regmod.php
+++ b/mod/regmod.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use Friendica\Module\Login;
 
 function user_allow($hash)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$register = Register::getByHash($hash);
 	if (!DBA::isResult($register)) {
diff --git a/mod/repair_ostatus.php b/mod/repair_ostatus.php
index 3a3ce42067..5a6afd9fb4 100644
--- a/mod/repair_ostatus.php
+++ b/mod/repair_ostatus.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function repair_ostatus_content(App $a) {
 
 	$uid = local_user();
 
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$counter = intval($_REQUEST['counter']);
 
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 1ec3725dc3..f60f9f5b5c 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 
 function get_theme_config_file($theme)
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 	$base_theme = defaults($a->theme_info, 'extends');
 
 	if (file_exists("view/theme/$theme/config.php")) {
diff --git a/src/BaseModule.php b/src/BaseModule.php
index fe09693b3b..6c14d6ba77 100644
--- a/src/BaseModule.php
+++ b/src/BaseModule.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ abstract class BaseModule extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	public static function getFormSecurityToken($typename = '')
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$timestamp = time();
 		$sec_hash = hash('whirlpool', $a->user['guid'] . $a->user['prvkey'] . session_id() . $timestamp . $typename);
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ abstract class BaseModule extends BaseObject
 
 		$max_livetime = 10800; // 3 hours
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$x = explode('.', $hash);
 		if (time() > (IntVal($x[0]) + $max_livetime)) {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ abstract class BaseModule extends BaseObject
 	public static function checkFormSecurityTokenRedirectOnError($err_redirect, $typename = '', $formname = 'form_security_token')
 	{
 		if (!self::checkFormSecurityToken($typename, $formname)) {
-			$a = get_app();
+			$a = \get_app();
 			Logger::log('checkFormSecurityToken failed: user ' . $a->user['guid'] . ' - form element ' . $typename);
 			Logger::log('checkFormSecurityToken failed: _REQUEST data: ' . print_r($_REQUEST, true), Logger::DATA);
 			notice(self::getFormSecurityStandardErrorMessage());
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ abstract class BaseModule extends BaseObject
 	public static function checkFormSecurityTokenForbiddenOnError($typename = '', $formname = 'form_security_token')
 	{
 		if (!self::checkFormSecurityToken($typename, $formname)) {
-			$a = get_app();
+			$a = \get_app();
 			Logger::log('checkFormSecurityToken failed: user ' . $a->user['guid'] . ' - form element ' . $typename);
 			Logger::log('checkFormSecurityToken failed: _REQUEST data: ' . print_r($_REQUEST, true), Logger::DATA);
 			header('HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden');
diff --git a/src/Content/OEmbed.php b/src/Content/OEmbed.php
index 243b2d949d..6aa76a55ac 100644
--- a/src/Content/OEmbed.php
+++ b/src/Content/OEmbed.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class OEmbed
 	{
 		$embedurl = trim($embedurl, '\'"');
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$cache_key = 'oembed:' . $a->videowidth . ':' . $embedurl;
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class OEmbed
 	 */
 	private static function iframe($src, $width, $height)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if (!$height || strstr($height, '%')) {
 			$height = '200';
diff --git a/src/Content/Text/HTML.php b/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
index adfc60eae1..f7ac040eec 100644
--- a/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
+++ b/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ class HTML
 	public static function contactBlock()
 	{
 		$o = '';
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$shown = PConfig::get($a->profile['uid'], 'system', 'display_friend_count', 24);
 		if ($shown == 0) {
diff --git a/src/Content/Widget.php b/src/Content/Widget.php
index 2a11cc5919..93206be5db 100644
--- a/src/Content/Widget.php
+++ b/src/Content/Widget.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Widget
 	 */
 	public static function findPeople()
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 		$global_dir = Config::get('system', 'directory');
 
 		if (Config::get('system', 'invitation_only')) {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class Widget
 	 */
 	public static function categories($baseurl, $selected = '')
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if (!Feature::isEnabled($a->profile['profile_uid'], 'categories')) {
 			return '';
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class Widget
 	 */
 	public static function tagCloud($limit = 50)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if (!$a->profile['profile_uid'] || !$a->profile['url']) {
 			return '';
diff --git a/src/Content/Widget/CalendarExport.php b/src/Content/Widget/CalendarExport.php
index 7bfa73c607..8d9309a5bd 100644
--- a/src/Content/Widget/CalendarExport.php
+++ b/src/Content/Widget/CalendarExport.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class CalendarExport
 	 * @return string Formated HTML of the calendar widget.
 	 */
 	public static function getHTML() {
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if (empty($a->data['user'])) {
 			return;
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/DocBloxErrorChecker.php b/src/Core/Console/DocBloxErrorChecker.php
index 224fe44fbf..506e48f0fd 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/DocBloxErrorChecker.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/DocBloxErrorChecker.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ HELP;
 			throw new \RuntimeException('DocBlox isn\'t available.');
 		}
 
-		$dir = get_app()->getBasePath();
+		$dir = \get_app()->getBasePath();
 
 		//stack for dirs to search
 		$dirstack = [];
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunityBlock.php b/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunityBlock.php
index 2a19a9e7f3..d11aa6cf86 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunityBlock.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunityBlock.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ HELP;
 
 	protected function doExecute()
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if ($this->getOption('v')) {
 			$this->out('Class: ' . __CLASS__);
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunitySilence.php b/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunitySilence.php
index a1753ede25..b0281241e3 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunitySilence.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunitySilence.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ HELP;
 
 	protected function doExecute()
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if ($this->getOption('v')) {
 			$this->out('Class: ' . __CLASS__);
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/NewPassword.php b/src/Core/Console/NewPassword.php
index 54d10af207..44cfc654e3 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/NewPassword.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/NewPassword.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ HELP;
 
 	protected function doExecute()
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if ($this->getOption('v')) {
 			$this->out('Class: ' . __CLASS__);
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/PhpToPo.php b/src/Core/Console/PhpToPo.php
index 4a3caf4bc2..a5b04e949a 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/PhpToPo.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/PhpToPo.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ HELP;
 			throw new \Asika\SimpleConsole\CommandArgsException('Too many arguments');
 		}
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$phpfile = realpath($this->getArgument(0));
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/PoToPhp.php b/src/Core/Console/PoToPhp.php
index de5c80878e..c492f7424c 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/PoToPhp.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/PoToPhp.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ HELP;
 			throw new \Asika\SimpleConsole\CommandArgsException('Too many arguments');
 		}
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$pofile = realpath($this->getArgument(0));
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/Typo.php b/src/Core/Console/Typo.php
index 832fdc2bde..82357b4753 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/Typo.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/Typo.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ HELP;
 			throw new \Asika\SimpleConsole\CommandArgsException('Too many arguments');
 		}
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$php_path = $a->getConfigValue('config', 'php_path', 'php');
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Theme.php b/src/Core/Theme.php
index 1524c29bac..bfff67058d 100644
--- a/src/Core/Theme.php
+++ b/src/Core/Theme.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Theme
 			return $info;
 		}
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 		$stamp1 = microtime(true);
 		$theme_file = file_get_contents("view/theme/$theme/theme.php");
 		$a->saveTimestamp($stamp1, "file");
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ class Theme
 		if ($root !== '' && $root[strlen($root) - 1] !== '/') {
 			$root = $root . '/';
 		}
-		$theme_info = get_app()->theme_info;
+		$theme_info = \get_app()->theme_info;
 		if (is_array($theme_info) && array_key_exists('extends', $theme_info)) {
 			$parent = $theme_info['extends'];
 		} else {
 			$parent = 'NOPATH';
 		}
-		$theme = get_app()->getCurrentTheme();
+		$theme = \get_app()->getCurrentTheme();
 		$thname = $theme;
 		$ext = substr($file, strrpos($file, '.') + 1);
 		$paths = [
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Theme
 	 */
 	public static function getStylesheetPath($theme)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$opts = (($a->profile_uid) ? '?f=&puid=' . $a->profile_uid : '');
 		if (file_exists('view/theme/' . $theme . '/style.php')) {
diff --git a/src/Core/Worker.php b/src/Core/Worker.php
index 2c811e3bda..3a4be04381 100644
--- a/src/Core/Worker.php
+++ b/src/Core/Worker.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Worker
 	 */
 	public static function processQueue($run_cron = true)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		self::$up_start = microtime(true);
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Worker
 	 */
 	public static function execute($queue)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$mypid = getmypid();
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class Worker
 	 */
 	private static function execFunction($queue, $funcname, $argv, $method_call)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$mypid = getmypid();
 
diff --git a/src/Database/DBA.php b/src/Database/DBA.php
index f1c0ead6af..15a6e4dbab 100644
--- a/src/Database/DBA.php
+++ b/src/Database/DBA.php
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class DBA
 	 * @param string $query The database query that will be analyzed
 	 */
 	private static function logIndex($query) {
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if (!$a->getConfigVariable('system', 'db_log_index')) {
 			return;
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ class DBA
 	 * @return bool|object statement object or result object
 	 */
 	public static function p($sql) {
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$stamp1 = microtime(true);
 
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ class DBA
 	 * @return boolean Was the query successfull? False is returned only if an error occurred
 	 */
 	public static function e($sql) {
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$stamp = microtime(true);
 
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ class DBA
 	 * @return array current row
 	 */
 	public static function fetch($stmt) {
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$stamp1 = microtime(true);
 
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ class DBA
 	 * @return boolean was the close successful?
 	 */
 	public static function close($stmt) {
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$stamp1 = microtime(true);
 
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 25434e25a0..669b1ac25f 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 	public static function photoMenu(array $contact, $uid = 0)
 	{
 		// @todo Unused, to be removed
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$contact_url = '';
 		$pm_url = '';
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 	{
 		$result = ['cid' => -1, 'success' => false, 'message' => ''];
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		// remove ajax junk, e.g. Twitter
 		$url = str_replace('/#!/', '/', $url);
diff --git a/src/Model/GContact.php b/src/Model/GContact.php
index c3d58aae74..337a938a74 100644
--- a/src/Model/GContact.php
+++ b/src/Model/GContact.php
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class GContact
 	 */
 	public static function updateSuggestions()
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$done = [];
 
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 939ee43bf4..ca6556d275 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject
 		if ($notify) {
 			// We have to avoid duplicates. So we create the GUID in form of a hash of the plink or uri.
 			// We add the hash of our own host because our host is the original creator of the post.
-			$prefix_host = get_app()->getHostName();
+			$prefix_host = \get_app()->getHostName();
 		} else {
 			$prefix_host = '';
 
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject
 
 	public static function insert($item, $force_parent = false, $notify = false, $dontcache = false)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		// If it is a posting where users should get notifications, then define it as wall posting
 		if ($notify) {
@@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject
 
 	public static function isRemoteSelf($contact, &$datarray)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if (!$contact['remote_self']) {
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/Model/Mail.php b/src/Model/Mail.php
index ec02311078..deedadeb0f 100644
--- a/src/Model/Mail.php
+++ b/src/Model/Mail.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Mail
 	 */
 	public static function send($recipient = 0, $body = '', $subject = '', $replyto = '')
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if (!$recipient) {
 			return -1;
diff --git a/src/Model/Photo.php b/src/Model/Photo.php
index 4a9e11c554..ca909a41cc 100644
--- a/src/Model/Photo.php
+++ b/src/Model/Photo.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Photo
 			$micro = System::baseUrl() . '/photo/' . $hash . '-6.' . $Image->getExt() . $suffix;
 
 			// Remove the cached photo
-			$a = get_app();
+			$a = \get_app();
 			$basepath = $a->getBasePath();
 
 			if (is_dir($basepath . "/photo")) {
diff --git a/src/Model/Profile.php b/src/Model/Profile.php
index bd455bc6ba..36840c17fa 100644
--- a/src/Model/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Model/Profile.php
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class Profile
 	 */
 	private static function sidebar($profile, $block = 0, $show_connect = true)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$o = '';
 		$location = false;
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ class Profile
 
 	public static function getBirthdays()
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 		$o = '';
 
 		if (!local_user() || $a->is_mobile || $a->is_tablet) {
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ class Profile
 
 	public static function getEventsReminderHTML()
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 		$o = '';
 
 		if (!local_user() || $a->is_mobile || $a->is_tablet) {
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ class Profile
 	 */
 	public static function openWebAuthInit($token)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		// Clean old OpenWebAuthToken entries.
 		OpenWebAuthToken::purge('owt', '3 MINUTE');
diff --git a/src/Model/User.php b/src/Model/User.php
index c71ae475e9..49a486cba2 100644
--- a/src/Model/User.php
+++ b/src/Model/User.php
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ class User
 	 */
 	public static function create(array $data)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 		$return = ['user' => null, 'password' => ''];
 
 		$using_invites = Config::get('system', 'invitation_only');
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ class User
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		Logger::log('Removing user: ' . $uid);
 
diff --git a/src/Network/FKOAuth1.php b/src/Network/FKOAuth1.php
index 51a558942d..43ef1257c5 100644
--- a/src/Network/FKOAuth1.php
+++ b/src/Network/FKOAuth1.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class FKOAuth1 extends OAuthServer
 	public function loginUser($uid)
 	{
 		Logger::log("FKOAuth1::loginUser $uid");
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 		$record = DBA::selectFirst('user', [], ['uid' => $uid, 'blocked' => 0, 'account_expired' => 0, 'account_removed' => 0, 'verified' => 1]);
 
 		if (!DBA::isResult($record)) {
diff --git a/src/Network/Probe.php b/src/Network/Probe.php
index f61eed4192..d322c3ed27 100644
--- a/src/Network/Probe.php
+++ b/src/Network/Probe.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Probe
 	 */
 	private static function ownHost($host)
 	{
-		$own_host = get_app()->getHostName();
+		$own_host = \get_app()->getHostName();
 
 		$parts = parse_url($host);
 
diff --git a/src/Object/Image.php b/src/Object/Image.php
index abce69a1c7..298a449b3d 100644
--- a/src/Object/Image.php
+++ b/src/Object/Image.php
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ class Image
 
 		$string = $this->asString();
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$stamp1 = microtime(true);
 		file_put_contents($path, $string);
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ class Image
 		Logger::log('Image: guessType: '.$filename . ($fromcurl?' from curl headers':''), Logger::DEBUG);
 		$type = null;
 		if ($fromcurl) {
-			$a = get_app();
+			$a = \get_app();
 			$headers=[];
 			$h = explode("\n", $header);
 			foreach ($h as $l) {
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ class Image
 				} else {
 					$tempfile = tempnam(get_temppath(), "cache");
 
-					$a = get_app();
+					$a = \get_app();
 					$stamp1 = microtime(true);
 					file_put_contents($tempfile, $img_str);
 					$a->saveTimestamp($stamp1, "file");
diff --git a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
index f8405ee92b..5933ccf289 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class DFRN
 	 */
 	public static function feed($dfrn_id, $owner_nick, $last_update, $direction = 0, $onlyheader = false)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$sitefeed    = ((strlen($owner_nick)) ? false : true); // not yet implemented, need to rewrite huge chunks of following logic
 		$public_feed = (($dfrn_id) ? false : true);
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ class DFRN
 	 */
 	public static function deliver($owner, $contact, $atom, $dissolve = false, $legacy_transport = false)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		// At first try the Diaspora transport layer
 		if (!$dissolve && !$legacy_transport) {
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ class DFRN
 	 */
 	public static function transmit($owner, $contact, $atom, $public_batch = false)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if (!$public_batch) {
 			if (empty($contact['addr'])) {
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ class DFRN
 	 */
 	private static function processSuggestion($xpath, $suggestion, $importer)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		Logger::log("Processing suggestions");
 
@@ -2457,7 +2457,7 @@ class DFRN
 
 		/// @todo Do we really need this check for HTML elements? (It was copied from the old function)
 		if ((strpos($item['body'], '<') !== false) && (strpos($item['body'], '>') !== false)) {
-			$base_url = get_app()->getBaseURL();
+			$base_url = \get_app()->getBaseURL();
 			$item['body'] = HTML::relToAbs($item['body'], $base_url);
 
 			$item['body'] = HTML::toBBCodeVideo($item['body']);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index b4e494121a..95085c4e75 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ class Diaspora
 	 */
 	private static function receiveRequestMakeFriend(array $importer, array $contact)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if ($contact["rel"] == Contact::SHARING) {
 			DBA::update(
@@ -3064,7 +3064,7 @@ class Diaspora
 	 */
 	public static function transmit(array $owner, array $contact, $envelope, $public_batch, $queue_run = false, $guid = "", $no_queue = false)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$enabled = intval(Config::get("system", "diaspora_enabled"));
 		if (!$enabled) {
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Feed.php b/src/Protocol/Feed.php
index 67e5412e25..91341328a1 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Feed.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Feed.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Feed {
 	 */
 	public static function import($xml, $importer, &$contact, &$hub, $simulate = false) {
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if (!$simulate) {
 			Logger::log("Import Atom/RSS feed '".$contact["name"]."' (Contact ".$contact["id"].") for user ".$importer["uid"], Logger::DEBUG);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/OStatus.php b/src/Protocol/OStatus.php
index 1a6f748d16..79fb94cf8a 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/OStatus.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/OStatus.php
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ class OStatus
 	 */
 	private static function addHeader(DOMDocument $doc, array $owner, $filter, $feed_mode = false)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$root = $doc->createElementNS(NAMESPACE_ATOM1, 'feed');
 		$doc->appendChild($root);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/PortableContact.php b/src/Protocol/PortableContact.php
index 3300b1d7ab..c61fe128a1 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/PortableContact.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/PortableContact.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class PortableContact
 	 */
 	public static function load($cid, $uid, $zcid, $url)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		if ($cid) {
 			if (!$url || !$uid) {
diff --git a/src/Render/FriendicaSmarty.php b/src/Render/FriendicaSmarty.php
index 413d746dcf..deabd3baf2 100644
--- a/src/Render/FriendicaSmarty.php
+++ b/src/Render/FriendicaSmarty.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class FriendicaSmarty extends Smarty
 	{
 		parent::__construct();
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 		$theme = $a->getCurrentTheme();
 
 		// setTemplateDir can be set to an array, which Smarty will parse in order.
diff --git a/src/Render/FriendicaSmartyEngine.php b/src/Render/FriendicaSmartyEngine.php
index 2b6d7a877b..de078d233c 100644
--- a/src/Render/FriendicaSmartyEngine.php
+++ b/src/Render/FriendicaSmartyEngine.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class FriendicaSmartyEngine implements ITemplateEngine
 			$s = new FriendicaSmarty();
 		}
 
-		$r['$APP'] = get_app();
+		$r['$APP'] = \get_app();
 
 		// "middleware": inject variables into templates
 		$arr = [
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class FriendicaSmartyEngine implements ITemplateEngine
 
 	public function getTemplateFile($file, $root = '')
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 		$template = new FriendicaSmarty();
 
 		// Make sure $root ends with a slash /
diff --git a/src/Util/ExAuth.php b/src/Util/ExAuth.php
index aa163f6a9e..28157c23ef 100644
--- a/src/Util/ExAuth.php
+++ b/src/Util/ExAuth.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class ExAuth
 	 */
 	private function isUser(array $aCommand)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		// Check if there is a username
 		if (!isset($aCommand[1])) {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class ExAuth
 	 */
 	private function auth(array $aCommand)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		// check user authentication
 		if (sizeof($aCommand) != 4) {
diff --git a/src/Util/Network.php b/src/Util/Network.php
index ab0958d642..0acad3e082 100644
--- a/src/Util/Network.php
+++ b/src/Util/Network.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Network
 
 		$stamp1 = microtime(true);
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$parts = parse_url($url);
 		$path_parts = explode('/', defaults($parts, 'path', ''));
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class Network
 			return CurlResult::createErrorCurl($url);
 		}
 
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 		$ch = curl_init($url);
 
 		if (($redirects > 8) || (!$ch)) {
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ class Network
 	 */
 	public static function finalUrl($url, $depth = 1, $fetchbody = false)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$url = self::stripTrackingQueryParams($url);
 
diff --git a/src/Util/ParseUrl.php b/src/Util/ParseUrl.php
index 062a809b6a..70c5279cc8 100644
--- a/src/Util/ParseUrl.php
+++ b/src/Util/ParseUrl.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class ParseUrl
 	 */
 	public static function getSiteinfo($url, $no_guessing = false, $do_oembed = true, $count = 1)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		$siteinfo = [];
 
diff --git a/src/Util/Temporal.php b/src/Util/Temporal.php
index d121d59770..b6392d72fc 100644
--- a/src/Util/Temporal.php
+++ b/src/Util/Temporal.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Temporal
 	 */
 	public static function getDateofBirthField($dob)
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 
 		list($year, $month, $day) = sscanf($dob, '%4d-%2d-%2d');
 
diff --git a/tests/include/ApiTest.php b/tests/include/ApiTest.php
index 91b41e01a2..e4e654f464 100644
--- a/tests/include/ApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/include/ApiTest.php
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ class ApiTest extends DatabaseTest
 				'type' => 'image/png'
 			]
 		];
-		$app = get_app();
+		$app = \get_app();
 		$app->argc = 2;
 
 		$result = api_media_upload();
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/php/scheme.php b/view/theme/frio/php/scheme.php
index ddce673105..2f09180439 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/php/scheme.php
+++ b/view/theme/frio/php/scheme.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 
 function get_scheme_info($scheme)
 {
-	$theme = get_app()->getCurrentTheme();
+	$theme = \get_app()->getCurrentTheme();
 	$themepath = 'view/theme/' . $theme . '/';
 	$scheme = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'frio', 'scheme', PConfig::get(local_user(), 'frio', 'scheme'));
 
diff --git a/view/theme/smoothly/theme.php b/view/theme/smoothly/theme.php
index 6168932e95..9dd958fff4 100644
--- a/view/theme/smoothly/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/smoothly/theme.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ if (! function_exists('_js_in_foot')) {
 	function _js_in_foot() {
 		/** @purpose insert stuff in bottom of page
 		*/
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \get_app();
 		$ssl_state = null;
 		$baseurl = System::baseUrl($ssl_state);
 		$bottom['$baseurl'] = $baseurl;
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/theme.php b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
index 89fea650ba..b9684ad875 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function get_vier_config($key, $default = false, $admin = false)
 
 function vier_community_info()
 {
-	$a = get_app();
+	$a = \get_app();
 
 	$show_pages      = get_vier_config("show_pages", 1);
 	$show_profiles   = get_vier_config("show_profiles", 1);