README

Table of contents

• Requirements
• How to install
• Global helper functions
  • rand_bool
  • str_wrap
  • is_assoc_array
  • array_expand
  • array_without
  • array_pull_value
  • array_pull_values
  • array_hash
  • object_hash
  • has_public_method
  • carbon
  • temporary_file
• Class helpers
  • Constants trait
    • Retrieving constants
    • Retrieving constant keys
    • Retrieving constant values
  • ProvidesClassInfo trait
  • MethodHelper
• License
• Change log
• Testing
• Contributing
• Security
• Credits
• About

Requirements

• PHP 8 or higher

How to install

Via Composer:

composer require sebastiaanluca/php-helpers

All function helpers will be enabled by default (if those functions haven't already been defined). Class helpers are enabled per-case when used.

You can find more info on how to use a helper and what there requirements are in their respective section (see the table of contents above for an overview).

Global helper functions

rand_bool

Randomly return true or false.

rand_bool();

// true

str_wrap

Wrap a string with another string.

str_wrap('foo', '*');

// "*foo*"

is_assoc_array

Check if an array is associative.

Performs a simple check to determine if the given array's keys are numeric, start at 0, and count up to the amount of values it has.

is_assoc_array(['color' => 'blue', 'age' => 31]);

// true

is_assoc_array([0 => 'blue', 7 => 31]);

// true

is_assoc_array(['blue', 31]);

// false

is_assoc_array([0 => 'blue', 1 => 31]);

// false

array_expand

Expand a flat dotted array into a multi-dimensional associative array.

If a key is encountered that is already present and the existing value is an array, each new value will be added to that array. If it's not an array, each new value will override the existing one.

array_expand(['products.desk.price' => 200]);

/*
[
    "products" => [
        "desk" => [
            "price" => 200,
        ],
    ],
]
*/

array_without

Get the array without the given values.

Accepts either an array or a value as parameter to remove.

$cars = ['bmw', 'mercedes', 'audi'];
$soldOut = ['audi', 'bmw'];

$inStock = array_without($cars, $soldOut);

// ["mercedes"]

array_without(['one', 'two', 'three'], 'two');

// ["one", "three"]

array_pull_value

Pull a single value from a given array.

Returns the given value if it was successfully removed from the source array or null if it was not found.

$source = ['A', 'B', 'C'];

$removed = array_pull_value($source, 'C');

// $removed = "C"
// $source = ["A", "B"]

array_pull_values

Pull an array of values from a given array.

Returns the values that were successfully removed from the source array or an empty array if none were found.

$source = ['A', 'B', 'C'];
$removed = array_pull_values($source, ['A', 'B']);

// $removed = ["A", "B"]
// $source = ["C"]

array_hash

Create a unique string identifier for an array.

The identifier will be entirely unique for each combination of keys and values.

array_hash([1, 2, 3]);

// "262bbc0aa0dc62a93e350f1f7df792b9"

array_hash(['hash' => 'me']);

// "f712e79b502bda09a970e2d4d47e3f88"

object_hash

Create a unique string identifier for an object.

Similar to array_hash, this uses serialize to stringify all public properties first. The identifier will be entirely unique based on the object class, properties, and its values.

class ValueObject {
    public $property = 'randomvalue';
}

object_hash(new ValueObject);

// "f39eaea7a1cf45f5a0c813d71b5f2f57"

has_public_method

Check if a class has a certain public method.

class Hitchhiker {
    public function answer() {
        return 42;
    }
}

has_public_method(Hitchhiker::class, 'answer');

// true

has_public_method(new Hitchhiker, 'answer');

// true

carbon

Create a Carbon datetime object from a string or return a new object referencing the current date and time.

Requires the nesbot/carbon package.

carbon('2017-01-18 11:30');

/*
Carbon\Carbon {
    "date": "2017-01-18 11:30:00.000000",
    "timezone_type": 3,
    "timezone": "UTC",
}
*/

carbon();

/*
Carbon\Carbon {
    "date": "2017-10-27 16:18:00.000000",
    "timezone_type": 3,
    "timezone": "UTC",
}
*/

temporary_file

Create a temporary file.

Returns an array with the file handle (resource) and the full path as string.

The temporary file is readable and writeable by default. The file is automatically removed when closed (for example, by calling fclose() on the handle, or when there are no remaining references to the file handle), or when the script ends.

See for more information.

temporary_file();

/*
[
    "file" => stream resource {
        timed_out: false
        blocked: true
        eof: false
        wrapper_type: "plainfile"
        stream_type: "STDIO"
        mode: "r+b"
        unread_bytes: 0
        seekable: true
        uri: "/tmp/phpxm4bcZ"
        options: []
    }
    "path" => "/tmp/phpxm4bcZ"
]
*/

Class helpers

Enum trait

The primary use of the Enum trait is to enable you to store all cases of a specific type in a single class or value object and have it return those with a single call.

This can be useful for instance when your database uses integers to store states, but you want to use descriptive strings throughout your code (i.e. enums). It also allows you to refactor these elements at any time without having to waste time searching your code for any raw values (and probably miss a few, introducing new bugs along the way).

Retrieving elements

Returns an array of element keys and their values.

<?php

use SebastiaanLuca\PhpHelpers\Classes\Enum;

class UserStates
{
    use Enum;

    public const REGISTERED = 'registered';
    public const ACTIVATED = 'activated';
    public const DISABLED = 'disabled';
}

UserStates::enums();

// or

(new UserStates)->enums();

/*
[
    "REGISTERED" => "registered",
    "ACTIVATED" => "activated",
    "DISABLED" => "disabled",
]
*/

Retrieving element keys

Returns all the keys of the elements in an enum.

<?php

use SebastiaanLuca\PhpHelpers\Classes\Enum;

class UserStates
{
    use Enum;

    public const REGISTERED = 'registered';
    public const ACTIVATED = 'activated';
    public const DISABLED = 'disabled';
}

UserStates::keys();

/*
[
    "REGISTERED",
    "ACTIVATED",
    "DISABLED",
]
*/

Retrieving constant values

Returns all the values of the elements in an enum.

<?php

use SebastiaanLuca\PhpHelpers\Classes\Enum;

class UserStates
{
    use Enum;

    public const REGISTERED = 'registered';
    public const ACTIVATED = 'activated';
    public const DISABLED = 'disabled';
}

UserStates::values();

/*
[
    "registered",
    "activated",
    "disabled",
]
*/

ProvidesClassInfo trait

The ProvidesClassInfo trait provides an easy-to-use getClassDirectory() helper method that returns the directory of the current class.

<?php

namespace Kyle\Helpers;

use SebastiaanLuca\PhpHelpers\Classes\ProvidesClassInfo;

class MyClass
{
    use ProvidesClassInfo;

    public function __construct()
    {
        var_dump($this->getClassDirectory());
    }
}

// "/Users/Kyle/Projects/php-helpers"

MethodHelper

A static class helper to help you figure out the visibility/accessibility of an object's methods.

<?php

class SomeClass
{
    private function aPrivateMethod() : string
    {
        return 'private';
    }

    protected function aProtectedMethod() : string
    {
        return 'protected';
    }

    public function aPublicMethod() : string
    {
        return 'public';
    }
}

MethodHelper::hasMethodOfType($class, 'aPrivateMethod', 'private');

// true

MethodHelper::hasProtectedMethod($class, 'aProtectedMethod');

// true

MethodHelper::hasPublicMethod($class, 'aPublicMethod');

// true

MethodHelper::hasProtectedMethod($class, 'aPrivateMethod');

// false

MethodHelper::hasPublicMethod($class, 'invalidMethod');

// false

License

This package operates under the MIT License (MIT). Please see LICENSE for more information.

Change log

Please see CHANGELOG for more information what has changed recently.

Testing

composer install
composer test

Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING and CODE OF CONDUCT for details.

Security

If you discover any security related issues, please email hello@sebastiaanluca.com instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

• Sebastiaan Luca
• All Contributors

About

My name is Sebastiaan and I'm a freelance back-end developer specializing in building custom Laravel applications. Check out my portfolio for more information, my blog for the latest tips and tricks, and my other packages to kick-start your next project.

Have a project that could use some guidance? Send me an e-mail at hello@sebastiaanluca.com!