instinct/types-autoboxing

Wrapping primitive types into objects automatically

PHP types autoboxing

An implementation of the experimental PHP extension SPL Types., _(*1)

Requirements

PHP 5.3.3 or above (at least 5.3.4 recommended to avoid potential bugs), _(*2)

Installation

Using Composer, just add the following configuration to your composer.json:, _(*3)

``` json { "require": { "instinct/types-autoboxing": "1.0.*" } }, <sub>(*4)</sub>

If you don't have Composer yet, download it following the instructions on
http://getcomposer.org/ or just run the following command:

``` sh
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

Now tell composer to download it by running the command:, <sub>(*5)</sub>

``` bash php composer.phar update instinct/types-autoboxing, <sub>(*6)</sub>

Examples
--------

``` php
Bool::create($var); // Defined a new boolean type
$var = true;       // Assign it a new value
if ($var instanceof Bool) {
    // $var is always a Bool object
}

Contributing

Fork the project, create a feature branch, and send us a pull request., <sub>(*7)</sub>

To ensure a consistent code base, you should make sure the code follows the Coding Standards which we borrowed from Symfony., <sub>(*8)</sub>

If you would like to help take a look at the list of issues., <sub>(*9)</sub>

Contributors

See the list of contributors who participated in this project., <sub>(*10)</sub>

License

This library is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details, <sub>(*11)</sub>

Running Tests

You can run the unit tests with the following command:, <sub>(*12)</sub>

sh php composer.phar install --dev phpunit, <sub>(*13)</sub>