Index: BootstrapAbstract.php
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--- BootstrapAbstract.php	(revision 19263)
+++ BootstrapAbstract.php	(working copy)
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
     protected $_classResources;
 
     /**
+     * @var array Internal resource methods (resource/method pairs)
+     */
+    protected $_classResourceOptions;
+
+    /**
      * @var object Resource container
      */
     protected $_container;
@@ -88,6 +93,11 @@
     protected $_started = array();
 
     /**
+     * @var array Stack of resources that are running, current last
+     */
+    protected $_currentClassResources = array();
+
+    /**
      * Constructor
      *
      * Sets application object, initializes options, and prepares list of
@@ -117,6 +127,7 @@
         $options = array_change_key_case($options, CASE_LOWER);
         $this->_optionKeys = array_merge($this->_optionKeys, array_keys($options));
 
+        $resources = $this->getClassResourceNames();
         $methods = get_class_methods($this);
         foreach ($methods as $key => $method) {
             $methods[$key] = strtolower($method);
@@ -138,7 +149,12 @@
                 $this->$method($value);
             } elseif ('resources' == $key) {
                 foreach ($value as $resource => $resourceOptions) {
-                    $this->registerPluginResource($resource, $resourceOptions);
+                	$resourceOptions = is_array($resourceOptions) ? array_change_key_case($resourceOptions, CASE_LOWER) : null;
+	                if(in_array(strtolower($resource), $resources)) {
+	                	$this->_configureClassResource($resource, $resourceOptions);
+	                } else {
+                    	$this->registerPluginResource($resource, $resourceOptions);
+	                }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -152,6 +168,9 @@
      */
     public function getOptions()
     {
+    	if($classResource = $this->_getCurrentClassResource()) {
+    		return $this->_options['resources'][$classResource];
+    	}
         return $this->_options;
     }
 
@@ -163,6 +182,11 @@
      */
     public function hasOption($key)
     {
+    	$key = strtolower($key);
+    	if($classResource = $this->_getCurrentClassResource()) {
+    		return isset($this->_options['resources'][$classResource][$key]);
+    	}
+
         return in_array($key, $this->_optionKeys);
     }
 
@@ -247,10 +271,53 @@
     public function getClassResourceNames()
     {
         $resources = $this->getClassResources();
-        return array_keys($resources);
+	    return array_keys($resources);
     }
 
+    protected function _getCurrentClassResource()
+    {
+    	if(empty($this->_currentClassResources)) {
+    		return false;
+    	}
+
+    	end($this->_currentClassResources);
+    	return current($this->_currentClassResources);
+    }
+
     /**
+     * Disables a classResource
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function disableClassResource($name)
+    {
+    	if(isset($this->_classResources[$name])) {
+    		unset($this->_classResources[$name]);
+    	}
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Configure a classResource
+     *
+     * @param  string $resource
+     * @param  mixed  $options
+     * @return void
+     * @throws Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Exception When invalid resource is provided
+     */
+    protected function _configureClassResource($resource, $options = null)
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->_classResources[$resource])) {
+            throw new Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Exception('Invalid resource provided to ' . __METHOD__);
+        }
+
+        if( isset($options['disabled']) ) {
+        	$this->disableClassResource($resource);
+        } else {
+        	$this->_classResourceOptions[$resource] = $options;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Register a new resource plugin
      *
      * @param  string|Zend_Application_Resource_Resource $resource
@@ -658,9 +725,12 @@
         $classResources = $this->getClassResources();
         if (array_key_exists($resourceName, $classResources)) {
             $this->_started[$resourceName] = true;
+            array_push($this->_currentClassResources, $resourceName);
             $method = $classResources[$resourceName];
             $return = $this->$method();
             unset($this->_started[$resourceName]);
+
+            array_pop($this->_currentClassResources);
             $this->_markRun($resourceName);
 
             if (null !== $return) {