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PHP Asterisk Notation
Asterisk notation for array access in PHP. Update array access to the next level of usability.
Asterisk notation
use Setnemo\Asterisk;
$items = new Asterisk([
'Europe' => [
'Ukraine' => [
'capital' => 'Kyiv',
'currency' => 'UAH'
],
'Poland' => [
'capital' => 'Warsaw',
'currency' => 'PLN'
],
],
'Africa' => [
'South Africa' => [
'capital' => 'Capetown',
'currency' => 'ZAR'
],
'Nigeria' => [
'capital' => 'Abuja',
'currency' => 'NGN'
],
],
]);
$city = 'Kyiv';
$resultTrue = $items->has('*.*.capital', $city);
$resultFalse = $items->has('Africa.*.capital', $city);
if ($resultTrue === true && $resultFalse === false) {
echo "Wow! It works correctly!";
}
Install
Install the latest version using Composer:
composer require setnemo/asterisk-notation
Usage
Create a new \Setnemo\Asterisk object:
use Adbar\Dot;
use Setnemo\Asterisk;
$asterisk = new Asterisk;
$array = ['first_one' => ['second' => 'value'], 'first_two' => ['second' => 'value'],];
// With existing array
$asterisk = new Asterisk($array);
// With existing \Adbar\Dot
$dot = new Dot($array);
$asterisk = new Asterisk($dot);
// or existing Asterisk
$newAsterisk = new Asterisk($asterisk);
Methods
Asterisk has the following methods:
- add()
- all()
- clear()
- count()
- delete()
- flatten()
- get()
- has()
- isEmpty()
- merge()
- mergeRecursive()
- mergeRecursiveDistinct()
- pull()
- push()
- replace() // use Dot::replace(), need write tests, because used get(), set()
- set()
- setArray()
- setReference()
- toJson() // use Dot::toJson(), need write tests, because used get()
<a name="add"></a>
add()
Using for adding element with asterisk in key
Work like Adbar\Dot::add()
<a name="all"></a>
all()
Work like Adbar\Dot::all()
<a name="clear"></a>
clear()
Deletes the contents of a given key (sets an empty array):
$asterisk->clear('department.*.write_rules');
// Equivalent vanilla PHP
$array['department']['project1']['write_rules'] = [];
$array['department']['project2']['write_rules'] = [];
$array['department']['projectN']['write_rules'] = [];
Multiple keys:
$asterisk->clear(['department.*.write_rules', 'department.*.read_rules']);
All the stored items:
$asterisk->clear();
// Equivalent vanilla PHP
$array = [];
If key not contains * (asterisk) - it works like Adbar\Dot::clear()
<a name="count"></a>
count()
Returns the number of items in a given key:
$asterisk->count('user.siblings');
Items in the root of Dot object:
$asterisk->count();
// Or use count() function as Dot implements Countable
count($asterisk);
If key not contains * (asterisk) - it works like Adbar\Dot::count()
<a name="delete"></a>
delete()
Deletes the given key:
$asterisk->delete('*.name');
// ArrayAccess
unset($asterisk['user1.name']);
unset($asterisk['user2.name']);
// Equivalent vanilla PHP
unset($array['user1']['name']);
unset($array['user2']['name']);
Multiple keys:
$asterisk->delete([
'*.name',
'*.title'
]);
<a name="flatten"></a>
flatten()
It works like Adbar\Dot::flatten()
<a name="get"></a>
get()
Returns the value of a given key:
$result = $asterisk->get('*.name'));
// ArrayAccess
$result['user1.name'] = $asterisk['user1.name'];
$result['user2.name'] = $asterisk['user2.name'];
// Equivalent vanilla PHP
if (isset($array['user1']['name']) {
$result['user1.name'] = $array['user1']['name'];
}
if (isset($array['user1']['name']) {
$result['user2.name'] = $array['user2']['name'];
}
Returns a given default value, if the given key doesn't exist:
echo $asterisk->get('user.name', 'some default value');
Default value not work with asterisk
<a name="has"></a>
has()
Checks if a given key exists (returns boolean true or false):
$asterisk->has('user.name');
// ArrayAccess
isset($asterisk['user.name']);
Multiple keys:
$asterisk->has([
'user.name',
'page.title'
]);
With asterisk:
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk(['1' => ['second' => 'value'],'2' => ['second' => 'value']]);
$asterisk->has('*.second'); // true
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk(['1' => ['first' => ['test' => 42]],'2' => ['second' => 'value'],'3' => ['third' => ['value' => 42]]]);
$asterisk->has('*.*.value'); // true
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk(['user1' => ['name' => 'John', 'job' => 'warrior'], 'user2' => ['name' => 'Robin', 'job' => 'archer']);
$asterisk->has('*.spouse'); // false
With asterisk and value:
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk([]);
$asterisk->has('*', false); // false
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk(['*' => ['second' => 'VALUE']]);
$asterisk->has('*.second', 'VALUE'); // true
$asterisk->has('*.second', 'value'); // false because lowercase
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk(['*' => ['second' => 'value'], 0 => [0 => 0], 11 => 11]);
$asterisk->has('*.11', 11); // true
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk(['1' => ['second' => 'value'],'2' => ['second' => '-']]);
$asterisk->has('*.second', 'value'); // false because 'second' => '-'
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk(['1' => ['second' => 'value'],'2' => ['second' => 'value']]);
$asterisk->has('*.second', 'value'); // true
With asterisk and value (non-strict mode):
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk([
'locations' => [
'Europe' => [
'Ukraine' => [
'capital' => 'Kyiv',
'currency' => 'UAH'
],
'Poland' => [
'capital' => 'Warsaw',
'currency' => 'PLN'
],
],
'Africa' => [
'South Africa' => [
'capital' => 'Capetown',
'currency' => 'ZAR'
],
'Nigeria' => [
'capital' => 'Abuja',
'currency' => 'NGN'
],
],
]]);
// third parameter is false for non-strict mode
$asterisk->has('locations.*.*.capital', 'Kyiv', false); // true
$asterisk->has('locations.*.*.currency', 'ZAR', false); // true
$asterisk->has('locations.Europe.*.currency', 'ZAR', false); // false
<a name="isempty"></a>
isEmpty()
Checks if a given key is empty (returns boolean true or false):
$asterisk->isEmpty('user.name');
// ArrayAccess
empty($asterisk['user.name']);
// Equivalent vanilla PHP
empty($array['user']['name']);
Multiple keys:
$asterisk->isEmpty([
'user.name',
'page.title'
]);
Checks the whole Asterisk object:
$asterisk->isEmpty();
Also works with asterisk in key:
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk(['user1' => ['name' => 'John'], 'user2' => ['name' => 'Robin']);
$asterisk->isEmpty('*.name'); // false
$asterisk->isEmpty('*.spouse'); // true
<a name="merge"></a>
merge()
It works like Adbar\Dot::merge() Asterisk in path Asterisk::merge('key', 'value') work like Asterisk::set('key', 'value', false)
<a name="mergerecursive"></a>
mergeRecursive()
It works like Adbar\Dot::mergeRecursive() Asterisk in path Asterisk::mergeRecursive('key', 'value') work like Asterisk::set('key', 'value', false)
<a name="mergerecursivedistinct"></a>
mergeRecursiveDistinct()
It works like Adbar\Dot::mergeRecursiveDistinct()
<a name="pull"></a>
pull()
Returns the value of a given key and deletes the key:
echo $asterisk->pull('user.name');
// Equivalent vanilla PHP < 7.0
echo isset($array['user']['name']) ? $array['user']['name'] : null;
unset($array['user']['name']);
// Equivalent vanilla PHP >= 7.0
echo $array['user']['name'] ?? null;
unset($array['user']['name']);
Returns a given default value, if the given key doesn't exist:
echo $asterisk->pull('user.name', 'some default value');
Default value not work with asterisk in query!
Returns all the stored items as an array and clears the Dot object:
$items = $asterisk->pull();
Key with asterisk:
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk([['user1' => ['name' => 'John', 'job' => 'warrior'], 'user2' => ['name' => 'Robin', 'job' => 'archer'],]]);
$result = $asterisk->pull('*.name'); // ['user1.name' => 'John', 'user2.name' => 'Robin']
$all = $asterisk->all(); // ['user1' => ['job' => 'warrior'], 'user2' => ['job' => 'archer'],]
<a name="push"></a>
push()
Pushes a given value to the end of the array in a given key:
$asterisk->push('users', 'John');
// Equivalent vanilla PHP
$array['users'][] = 'John';
Pushes a given value to the end of the array:
$asterisk->push('John');
// Equivalent vanilla PHP
$array[] = 'John';
With asterisk:
$asterisk = new \Setnemo\Asterisk([
'first_one' => ['second' => 'value'],
'first_two' => ['second' => 'value']
]);
$asterisk->push('*.second', 'John');
$asterisk->all();
/*
[
'first_one' => ['second' => ['value','VALUE']],
'first_two' => ['second' => ['value','VALUE']]
]
*/
Also work as Asterisk::set('key', 'value', true), where true is asterisk boolean. See Asterisk::set()
<a name="replace"></a>
replace()
It works like Adbar\Dot::replace()
<a name="set"></a>
set()
Sets a given key / value pair:
$asterisk->set('user.name', 'John');
// ArrayAccess
$asterisk['user.name'] = 'John';
// Equivalent vanilla PHP
$array['user']['name'] = 'John';
Multiple key / value pairs:
$asterisk->set([
'user.name' => 'John',
'page.title' => 'Home'
]);
<a name="setarray"></a>
setArray()
It works like Adbar\Dot::setarray()
<a name="setreference"></a>
setReference()
It works like Adbar\Dot::setreference()
<a name="tojson"></a>
toJson()
It works like Adbar\Dot::toJson()