lightningspirit/magic-interfaces

Provides PHP Interfaces to test some magic methods using instanceof instead of method_exists

, _(*1)

PHP Interfaces for magic methods

This package provides interfaces that define PHP magic methods., _(*2)

Using interfaces to test for existing implementations is often recognized as a best practice., _(*3)

When testing objects for magic methods implementation, those interfaces can be useful., _(*4)

Motivation

Instead of:, _(*5)

if (method_exists('__invoke', $object)) {
    $object();
}

one can now write:, _(*6)

if ($object instanceof Invokable) {
    $object();
}

Usage example

Create a class that implements some magic interfaces., _(*7)

/**
 * Implement some magic methods by using interfaces
 */
class Example implements Invokable, Stringifiable {

}