Options Objects#

The library provides 3 classes to manipulate option sets in OOP way:

  • Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions for decoding

  • Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions for encoding

  • Arokettu\Json\ValidateOptions for validating

Objects of all classes are immutable. Any change creates a new instance.

Constructors#

Default constructor#

The default constructor is the least helpful constructor, it can be initialized with json options constants

<?php

$options = new \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions(
    JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE
);

Preset constructors#

<?php

// JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR
\Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::default();
// JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_OBJECT_AS_ARRAY
\Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::asArray();

// JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE
\Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::default();
// JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_PRETTY_PRINT
\Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::pretty();

// 0
\Arokettu\Json\ValidateOptions::default();

Builder constructor#

Changed in version 2.0: removed camel-case parameter versions

<?php

public static function \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::build(
    int $options = 0,
    ?bool $bigint_as_string = null,
    ?bool $object_as_array = null,
    ?bool $invalid_utf8_ignore = null,
    ?bool $invalid_utf8_substitute = null,
    ?bool $throw_on_error = null,
): \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions;

public static function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::build(
    int $options = 0,
    ?bool $hex_tag = null,
    ?bool $hex_amp = null,
    ?bool $hex_apos = null,
    ?bool $hex_quot = null,
    ?bool $force_object = null,
    ?bool $numeric_check = null,
    ?bool $pretty_print = null,
    ?bool $unescaped_slashes = null,
    ?bool $unescaped_unicode = null,
    ?bool $partial_output_on_error = null,
    ?bool $preserve_zero_fraction = null,
    ?bool $unescaped_line_terminators = null,
    ?bool $invalid_utf8_ignore = null,
    ?bool $invalid_utf8_substitute = null,
    ?bool $throw_on_error = null,
): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;

public static function \Arokettu\Json\ValidateOptions::build(
    int $options = 0,
    ?bool $invalid_utf8_ignore = null
): \Arokettu\Json\ValidateOptions

The builder constructor is made with named parameters in mind. Params exist in both snake case and camel case forms for your preference.

<?php

// PHP 8 example
$options = \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::build(
    throw_on_error: true,
    unescaped_slashes: true,
    unescaped_unicode: true,
);

// PHP DI example
$options = (new \DI\Container())->call([\Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::class, 'build'], [
    'throw_on_error' => true,
    'unescaped_slashes' => true,
    'unescaped_unicode' => true,
]);

// Initialize options with existing options set to modify it
$options = \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::build(
    JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE,
    throw_on_error: false,
);

Managing options in OOP way#

with* methods to set their respective flags, without* methods to unset them. Objects are immuuable so the methods create new instances of the options.

Full list:

<?php

// Decode setters
function \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::withBigintAsString(): \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::withObjectAsArray(): \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::withInvalidUtf8Ignore(): \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::withInvalidUtf8Substitute(): \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::withThrowOnError(): \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions;

// Decode unsetters
function \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::withoutBigintAsString(): \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::withoutObjectAsArray(): \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::withoutInvalidUtf8Ignore(): \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::withoutInvalidUtf8Substitute(): \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions::withoutThrowOnError(): \Arokettu\Json\DecodeOptions;

// Encode setters
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withHexTag(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withHexAmp(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withHexApos(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withHexQuot(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withForceObject(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withNumericCheck(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withPrettyPrint(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withUnescapedSlashes(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withUnescapedUnicode(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withPartialOutputOnError(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withPreserveZeroFraction(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withUnescapedLineTerminators(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withInvalidUtf8Ignore(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withInvalidUtf8Substitute(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withThrowOnError(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;

// Encode unsetters
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutHexTag(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutHexAmp(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutHexApos(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutHexQuot(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutForceObject(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutNumericCheck(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutPrettyPrint(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutUnescapedSlashes(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutUnescapedUnicode(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutPartialOutputOnError(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutPreserveZeroFraction(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutUnescapedLineTerminators(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutInvalidUtf8Ignore(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutInvalidUtf8Substitute(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;
function \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::withoutThrowOnError(): \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions;

// validate setters
function \Arokettu\Json\ValidateOptions::withInvalidUtf8Ignore(): \Arokettu\Json\ValidateOptions;

// validate unsetters
function \Arokettu\Json\ValidateOptions::withoutInvalidUtf8Ignore(): \Arokettu\Json\ValidateOptions;

Example:

<?php

$options = \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::default()
    ->withPrettyPrint()
    ->withoutThrowOnError()
;

Value getters#

<?php

$options->value(); // get integer value
$options->toInt(); // alias of value()
$options->toString(); // export options list as a conjunction of base ext-json constants to a string

Int getter can be used with vanilla ext-json methods:

<?php

echo json_encode($value, \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::pretty()->value());

String getter can be useful for debug or code generation

<?php

$pretty = \Arokettu\Json\EncodeOptions::pretty()->toString();
// returns "JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR"

$php = <<<PHP
    <?php
    return json_encode(\$value, {$pretty});
    PHP;
// generates:
//  <?php
//  return json_encode($value, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);