manychois/php-strong

A utility library for PHP to help you write strong-typed code.

dev-main 2026-02-12 11:05 UTC

Requires

• php: >=8.4
• psr/clock: ^1
• psr/container: ^2.0.2

Requires (Dev)

• escapestudios/symfony2-coding-standard: ^3.16
• phpstan/extension-installer: ^1.4.3
• phpstan/phpstan: ^2.1.39
• phpstan/phpstan-phpunit: ^2.0.15
• phpstan/phpstan-strict-rules: ^2.0.10
• phpunit/phpunit: ^12.5.11
• slevomat/coding-standard: ^8.22.1
• squizlabs/php_codesniffer: ^3.13.5

MIT

• Siu Pang Tommy Choi

• container
• session
• regex
• clock
• PSR-11
• type-safety
• psr-20
• typed-array
• strong-type
• array-accessor
• strong-typing

README

A utility library for PHP 8.4+ that helps you write strong-typed code with confidence.

Key Features:

• Type-Safe Array Access - ArrayAccessor provides strongly-typed methods to retrieve array values (asString, asInt, asBool, etc.)

• Comparison Interfaces - EqualInterface and ComparableInterface enable value-based equality and ordering comparisons for custom objects, similar to Java/.NET patterns

• Strong PSR Container - StrongContainerInterface wraps PSR-11 containers with type-safe getObject() method, ensuring you get the exact class you expect

• Object-Oriented Regex - Regex class provides a clean, exception-based API for regular expressions with type-safe match results and captures

• Type-Safe Sessions - PhpSession extends ArrayAccessor to manage PHP sessions with strong typing, preventing session data type mismatches

• PSR Clock Implementation - UtcClock provides PSR-20 compliant time handling for testable, timezone-aware applications

Why Use It?

php-strong brings the reliability of static typing to PHP's dynamic features (arrays, sessions, containers), catching type errors at the point of access rather than deep in your application logic. Perfect for teams wanting C#/Java-style type safety in modern PHP.

Installation:

composer require manychois/php-strong