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Informations about the package gandalf
Gandalf 
Gandalf is a (crazy) php library that handles functions.
Where use?
- php5.4+
- Where there are courageous people
Why use?
As we know, our prefer language has object semi opened, I mean, we can define instance fields in execution time, see below:
But, we couldn't insert methods as functional programming languages (javascript, ruby ...)
How use it
Use our trait:
Define function pattern
In Doctrine\ORM exists a method dynamic for search entities:
with Gandalf you can write similar methods that use regex pattern, see below:
note that $this->_1 is a group var regex. You could too use var $this->matches[1].
Important: $this don't is the current context
Creating shortcuts
Many times, we need write compound calls like
with Gandalf you can write this
Why you should be careful before uses this library on production.
- Galdalf is a wizard, and wizards do magic. So, this library uses many php magic methods. The performance of the Galdalf can be a problem to your application.
- For now, it's possible create a function with invalid name. E.g; a regex '/[a-z]#[a-z]/' is acceptable, but you never will call $foo->a#a() .
And...
Contact-me on twitter or [email protected] if you want talk about this project. It would be awesome!
