emileperron / universal-identifier
Provides an universal_identifier function, which generates a unique sha256 identifier for a provided object or array.
Requires
- php: >=7.0.0
Requires (Dev)
- phpunit/phpunit: ^9.5
This package is auto-updated.
Last update: 2024-12-23 00:29:17 UTC
README
Generate unique identifiers for your PHP primitives, arrays and objects
This tiny composer package provides a universal_identifier()
global function, which can be used to generate sha256 identifiers for values and arrays/objects.
These identifiers can be used to easily compare configurations both in code and in database queries, without having to manually sort and compare every items and sub-items inside an array or an object.
Getting started
To get started, simply require the package via Composer:
composer require emileperron/universal-identifier
Once that's done, you can start using the universal_identifier
function in your project. Here's a very brief overview of the library's usage and functionalities:
Usage with primitives:
<?php // This will output the string's identifier: "de719c460cc38eddfb39fe286882a042be247e5d091fd8e4aed01daf9d3a5513" echo universal_identifier("my string"); // Same thing goes for all primitives; echo universal_identifier(150); // "7d3c18bc20c238917421291209ad0d17c83be19e4c214abcf09160af2949f591" echo universal_identifier(0.55f); // "1c3d577cd8a09945100ac46c061835db1691907bc40f01931d5083ec7fb69def" // etc...
Usage with arrays:
<?php $yourArray = [ "foo" => "bar", "foos" => [ "bar1", "bar2" ], "anotherKey" => "value", ]; // This will output the array's identifier: "7ef0675c80dd9ae9f9fed4a786f8c0641d14a646cc580de1690f62a803e54f89" echo universal_identifier($yourArray); // Even if you change the order of the array's keys, the identifier will remain the same (this does not apply to numerically-indexed arrays, where the order actually matters). // Ex.: ksort($yourArray); // This will still output the same identifier: "7ef0675c80dd9ae9f9fed4a786f8c0641d14a646cc580de1690f62a803e54f89" echo universal_identifier($yourArray);
Contributing
Feel free to submit pull requests on the GitHub repository if you want to add functionalities or suggest improvements to this library. I will look them over and merge them as soon as possible.
You can also submit issues if you run into problems but don't have time to implement a fix.
Supporting
Finally, if you use the library and would like to support me, here are the ways you can do that:
- Saying thanks directly on Twitter: @cunrakes
- Giving this repository a star on GitHub
- Taking a look at my other projects on my website
- Buying me a cup of tea ☕️