library type-hinted-arrays

vistik/type-hinted-arrays

A simple way to create typed collections in PHP - build on Illuminate\Support\Collection

, _(*1)

What is this?

This is a very simple way to make arrays type hinted!, _(*2)

$list = new UserCollection(new User());, _(*3)

OK, _(*4)

$list = new UserCollection('User');, _(*5)

Will throw:, _(*6)

Vistik\Exception\InvalidTypeException: Item (string) 'User' is not a Vistik\Example\User object!, _(*7)

Install

Run composer require vistik/type-hinted-arrays, _(*8)

Use build in Collections for primitives

Out-of-the-box collections for: - Booleans - Integers - Floats - Strings - Emails - Numbers (float or int), _(*9)

Do I have to create a type for each list? Yes, but

Look how easy it is:, _(*10)

class UserCollection extends TypedCollection{
    protected $type = 'Vistik\Example\User';
}

2 simple steps, _(*11)

1) Create a Class eg. AccountCollection extend TypedCollection
2) Just replace protected $type = 'Vistik\Example\User'; with your class, _(*12)

or, _(*13)

If the check is more then just a is_a check, you can overwrite the function: isValidItem($item) in your new Collection class, _(*14)

Features

• Build upon Illuminate\Support\Collection
• Very simple to implement custom Collections