lib-array2object

, _(*1)

, _(*2)

Array to object conversion library. Convert a array to a object using simple and common property annotations, _(*3)

Installation

Install composer
Execute: composer require rafrsr/lib-array2object

Usage

Only need the class with common annotations, _(*4)

<?php

class Player
{
    /** @var string */
    protected $name;

   /** @var integer */
    protected $number;

   //setters and getters here
}

To use:, _(*5)

$phpArray = ['name' => 'David', 'number' => '1'];
$object = Array2ObjectBuilder::create()->build()->createObject(Player::class, $phpArray);
echo $object->getName();//David
echo $object->getNumber();//1

$array = Object2ArrayBuilder::create()->build()->createArray($object);
echo $array['name'];//David
echo $array['number'];//1

Serialization

This library can be used to serialize/deserialize objects without a complex configuration., _(*6)

Json

//deserialize
$json = '{"name":"David","number"=>"1"}';
$object = Array2ObjectBuilder::create()->build()->createObject(Team::class, json_decode($json, true));
echo $object->getName()//David

//serialize
$array = Object2ArrayBuilder::create()->build()->createArray($object);
echo json_encode($array); // {"name":"David","number"=>"1"}

Xml

Using the library rafrsr/lib-array2xml is very handy convert from/to xml, _(*7)

//deserialize
$xml = '<Player><name>Player 1</name><number>1</number></Player>';
$object = Array2ObjectBuilder::create()->build()->create(Team::class, XML2Array::createArray($xml));
echo $object->getName()//David

//serialize
$array = Object2ArrayBuilder::create()->build()->createArray($object);
echo Array2XML::createXml('Player', $array); //  '<Player><name>Player 1</name><number>1</number></Player>'

This library its handy to use and has some advanced configuration, but in some cases (need groups, versions and other stuffs) is required use advanced libraries like jms/serializer, _(*8)