On 01/08/2021 16:59, Serhii Smirnov wrote:
class Features
{
const FEATURE_FLAG_WITH_SOME_LONG_NAME =
'feature_flag_with_some_long_name';
const FEATURE_SOME_ANOTHER_COOL_FEATURE =
'feature_some_another_cool_feature';
}
That looks like it falls into my first category: the actual value of the
constant doesn't matter, you just need to be able to compare against it
later.
That makes it a perfect use case for PHP 8.1's new "enum" type, where
you'll be able to declare this:
enum Feature
{
case FEATURE_FLAG_WITH_SOME_LONG_NAME;
case FEATURE_SOME_ANOTHER_COOL_FEATURE;
}
You can then even define the "isEnabled" function so that it only
accepts Feature values, not strings (i.e. "public function
isEnabled(Feature $feature): bool { ... }" instead of "public function
isEnabled(string $feature): bool { ... }").
If you're not familiar with the new enums, the best documentation at the
moment is probably the RFC which proposed them:
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/enumerations
I'm really looking forward to using them :)
Regards,
--
Rowan Tommins
[IMSoP]
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