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aphonix/option
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A zero-dependency, type-safe implementation of Rust's Option type for PHP 7.1+. Handle optional values with elegance.

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**🦀 Rust-style Option for PHP 🐘**
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[](#-rust-style-option-for-php-)

A lightweight, zero-dependency implementation of Rust's Option for PHP 7.1+. This library brings functional programming patterns to PHP, helping you handle optional values explicitly and write more expressive code.

**✨ Features**
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[](#-features)

- **PHP 7.1+ Compatibility**: Fully supports all versions from PHP 7.1 up to PHP 8.4+.
- **Strict Rust API**: Ported core methods from the Rust Standard Library (std::option).
- **Singleton None**: Memory-efficient implementation using a singleton for the None type.
- **Global Helper Functions**: Idiomatic Some() and None() functions for a clean development experience.
- **Explicit Optional Values**: Encourages callers to handle values that may be absent instead of relying on implicit null checks.

**🚀 Installation**
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[](#-installation)

You can install the package via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require aphonix/option
```

**📖 Quick Start**
-----------------

[](#-quick-start)

### **Basic Usage**

[](#basic-usage)

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