README.md
| 1 | # Invoker |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Generic and extensible callable invoker. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | [](https://github.com/PHP-DI/Invoker/actions/workflows/ci.yml](https://github.com/PHP-DI/Invoker/actions/workflows/ci.yml](https://github.com/PHP-DI/Invoker/actions/workflows/ci.yml) |
| 6 | [](https://packagist.org/packages/PHP-DI/invoker](https://packagist.org/packages/PHP-DI/invoker](https://packagist.org/packages/PHP-DI/invoker) |
| 7 | [](https://packagist.org/packages/php-di/invoker](https://packagist.org/packages/php-di/invoker](https://packagist.org/packages/php-di/invoker) |
| 8 | |
| 9 | ## Why? |
| 10 | |
| 11 | Who doesn't need an over-engineered `call_user_func()`? |
| 12 | |
| 13 | ### Named parameters |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Does this [](https://github.com/silexphp/Silex#readmeSilex](https://github.com/silexphp/Silex#readme](https://github.com/silexphp/Silex#readme) example look familiar: |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ```php |
| 18 | $app->get('/project/{project}/issue/{issue}', function ($project, $issue) { |
| 19 | // ... |
| 20 | }); |
| 21 | ``` |
| 22 | |
| 23 | Or this command defined with [](https://github.com/mnapoli/silly#usageSilly](https://github.com/mnapoli/silly#usage](https://github.com/mnapoli/silly#usage): |
| 24 | |
| 25 | ```php |
| 26 | $app->command('greet [name] [--yell]', function ($name, $yell) { |
| 27 | // ... |
| 28 | }); |
| 29 | ``` |
| 30 | |
| 31 | Same pattern in [](https://www.slimframework.comSlim](https://www.slimframework.com](https://www.slimframework.com): |
| 32 | |
| 33 | ```php |
| 34 | $app->get('/hello/:name', function ($name) { |
| 35 | // ... |
| 36 | }); |
| 37 | ``` |
| 38 | |
| 39 | You get the point. These frameworks invoke the controller/command/handler using something akin to named parameters: whatever the order of the parameters, they are matched by their name. |
| 40 | |
| 41 | **This library allows to invoke callables with named parameters in a generic and extensible way.** |
| 42 | |
| 43 | ### Dependency injection |
| 44 | |
| 45 | Anyone familiar with AngularJS is familiar with how dependency injection is performed: |
| 46 | |
| 47 | ```js |
| 48 | angular.controller('MyController', ['dep1', 'dep2', function(dep1, dep2) { |
| 49 | // ... |
| 50 | }]); |
| 51 | ``` |
| 52 | |
| 53 | In PHP we find this pattern again in some frameworks and DI containers with partial to full support. For example in Silex you can type-hint the application to get it injected, but it only works with `Silex\Application`: |
| 54 | |
| 55 | ```php |
| 56 | $app->get('/hello/{name}', function (Silex\Application $app, $name) { |
| 57 | // ... |
| 58 | }); |
| 59 | ``` |
| 60 | |
| 61 | In Silly, it only works with `OutputInterface` to inject the application output: |
| 62 | |
| 63 | ```php |
| 64 | $app->command('greet [name]', function ($name, OutputInterface $output) { |
| 65 | // ... |
| 66 | }); |
| 67 | ``` |
| 68 | |
| 69 | [](https://php-di.org/doc/container.htmlPHP-DI](https://php-di.org/doc/container.html](https://php-di.org/doc/container.html) provides a way to invoke a callable and resolve all dependencies from the container using type-hints: |
| 70 | |
| 71 | ```php |
| 72 | $container->call(function (Logger $logger, EntityManager $em) { |
| 73 | // ... |
| 74 | }); |
| 75 | ``` |
| 76 | |
| 77 | **This library provides clear extension points to let frameworks implement any kind of dependency injection support they want.** |
| 78 | |
| 79 | ### TL/DR |
| 80 | |
| 81 | In short, this library is meant to be a base building block for calling a function with named parameters and/or dependency injection. |
| 82 | |
| 83 | ## Installation |
| 84 | |
| 85 | ```sh |
| 86 | $ composer require PHP-DI/invoker |
| 87 | ``` |
| 88 | |
| 89 | ## Usage |
| 90 | |
| 91 | ### Default behavior |
| 92 | |
| 93 | By default the `Invoker` can call using named parameters: |
| 94 | |
| 95 | ```php |
| 96 | $invoker = new Invoker\Invoker; |
| 97 | |
| 98 | $invoker->call(function () { |
| 99 | echo 'Hello world!'; |
| 100 | }); |
| 101 | |
| 102 | // Simple parameter array |
| 103 | $invoker->call(function ($name) { |
| 104 | echo 'Hello ' . $name; |
| 105 | }, ['John']); |
| 106 | |
| 107 | // Named parameters |
| 108 | $invoker->call(function ($name) { |
| 109 | echo 'Hello ' . $name; |
| 110 | }, [ |
| 111 | 'name' => 'John' |
| 112 | ]); |
| 113 | |
| 114 | // Use the default value |
| 115 | $invoker->call(function ($name = 'world') { |
| 116 | echo 'Hello ' . $name; |
| 117 | }); |
| 118 | |
| 119 | // Invoke any PHP callable |
| 120 | $invoker->call(['MyClass', 'myStaticMethod']); |
| 121 | |
| 122 | // Using Class::method syntax |
| 123 | $invoker->call('MyClass::myStaticMethod'); |
| 124 | ``` |
| 125 | |
| 126 | Dependency injection in parameters is supported but needs to be configured with your container. Read on or jump to [](#built-in-support-for-dependency-injection*Built-in support for dependency injection*](#built-in-support-for-dependency-injection](#built-in-support-for-dependency-injection) if you are impatient. |
| 127 | |
| 128 | Additionally, callables can also be resolved from your container. Read on or jump to [](#resolving-callables-from-a-container*Resolving callables from a container*](#resolving-callables-from-a-container](#resolving-callables-from-a-container) if you are impatient. |
| 129 | |
| 130 | ### Parameter resolvers |
| 131 | |
| 132 | Extending the behavior of the `Invoker` is easy and is done by implementing a [](https://github.com/PHP-DI/Invoker/blob/master/src/ParameterResolver/ParameterResolver.php`ParameterResolver`](https://github.com/PHP-DI/Invoker/blob/master/src/ParameterResolver/ParameterResolver.php](https://github.com/PHP-DI/Invoker/blob/master/src/ParameterResolver/ParameterResolver.php). |
| 133 | |
| 134 | This is explained in details the [](doc/parameter-resolvers.mdParameter resolvers documentation](doc/parameter-resolvers.md](doc/parameter-resolvers.md). |
| 135 | |
| 136 | #### Built-in support for dependency injection |
| 137 | |
| 138 | Rather than have you re-implement support for dependency injection with different containers every time, this package ships with 2 optional resolvers: |
| 139 | |
| 140 | - [](https://github.com/PHP-DI/Invoker/blob/master/src/ParameterResolver/Container/TypeHintContainerResolver.php`TypeHintContainerResolver`](https://github.com/PHP-DI/Invoker/blob/master/src/ParameterResolver/Container/TypeHintContainerResolver.php](https://github.com/PHP-DI/Invoker/blob/master/src/ParameterResolver/Container/TypeHintContainerResolver.php) |
| 141 | |
| 142 | This resolver will inject container entries by searching for the class name using the type-hint: |
| 143 | |
| 144 | ```php |
| 145 | $invoker->call(function (Psr\Logger\LoggerInterface $logger) { |
| 146 | // ... |
| 147 | }); |
| 148 | ``` |
| 149 | |
| 150 | In this example it will `->get('Psr\Logger\LoggerInterface')` from the container and inject it. |
| 151 | |
| 152 | This resolver is only useful if you store objects in your container using the class (or interface) name. Silex or Symfony for example store services under a custom name (e.g. `twig`, `db`, etc.) instead of the class name: in that case use the resolver shown below. |
| 153 | |
| 154 | - [`ParameterNameContainerResolver`](https://github.com/PHP-DI/Invoker/blob/master/src/ParameterResolver/Container/ParameterNameContainerResolver.php) |
| 155 | |
| 156 | This resolver will inject container entries by searching for the name of the parameter: |
| 157 | |
| 158 | ```php |
| 159 | $invoker->call(function ($twig) { |
| 160 | // ... |
| 161 | }); |
| 162 | ``` |
| 163 | |
| 164 | In this example it will `->get('twig')` from the container and inject it. |
| 165 | |
| 166 | These resolvers can work with any dependency injection container compliant with [PSR-11](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-11/). |
| 167 | |
| 168 | Setting up those resolvers is simple: |
| 169 | |
| 170 | ```php |
| 171 | // $container must be an instance of Psr\Container\ContainerInterface |
| 172 | $container = ... |
| 173 | |
| 174 | $containerResolver = new TypeHintContainerResolver($container); |
| 175 | // or |
| 176 | $containerResolver = new ParameterNameContainerResolver($container); |
| 177 | |
| 178 | $invoker = new Invoker\Invoker; |
| 179 | // Register it before all the other parameter resolvers |
| 180 | $invoker->getParameterResolver()->prependResolver($containerResolver); |
| 181 | ``` |
| 182 | |
| 183 | You can also register both resolvers at the same time if you wish by prepending both. Implementing support for more tricky things is easy and up to you! |
| 184 | |
| 185 | ### Resolving callables from a container |
| 186 | |
| 187 | The `Invoker` can be wired to your DI container to resolve the callables. |
| 188 | |
| 189 | For example with an invokable class: |
| 190 | |
| 191 | ```php |
| 192 | class MyHandler |
| 193 | { |
| 194 | public function __invoke() |
| 195 | { |
| 196 | // ... |
| 197 | } |
| 198 | } |
| 199 | |
| 200 | // By default this doesn't work: an instance of the class should be provided |
| 201 | $invoker->call('MyHandler'); |
| 202 | |
| 203 | // If we set up the container to use |
| 204 | $invoker = new Invoker\Invoker(null, $container); |
| 205 | // Now 'MyHandler' is resolved using the container! |
| 206 | $invoker->call('MyHandler'); |
| 207 | ``` |
| 208 | |
| 209 | The same works for a class method: |
| 210 | |
| 211 | ```php |
| 212 | class WelcomeController |
| 213 | { |
| 214 | public function home() |
| 215 | { |
| 216 | // ... |
| 217 | } |
| 218 | } |
| 219 | |
| 220 | // By default this doesn't work: home() is not a static method |
| 221 | $invoker->call(['WelcomeController', 'home']); |
| 222 | |
| 223 | // If we set up the container to use |
| 224 | $invoker = new Invoker\Invoker(null, $container); |
| 225 | // Now 'WelcomeController' is resolved using the container! |
| 226 | $invoker->call(['WelcomeController', 'home']); |
| 227 | // Alternatively we can use the Class::method syntax |
| 228 | $invoker->call('WelcomeController::home'); |
| 229 | ``` |
| 230 | |
| 231 | That feature can be used as the base building block for a framework's dispatcher. |
| 232 | |
| 233 | Again, any [PSR-11](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-11/) compliant container can be provided. |
| 234 | |
| 235 |