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ifcastle/type-definitions
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Library for defining data types at the business logic layer. Data hydration and serialization based on type definitions.

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[](#type-definitions-)

A metadata library for describing the types of procedures, services, and objects.

Why is this needed?
-------------------

[](#why-is-this-needed)

Information about data types and method prototypes can be used for code generation, forming `DataTransferObjects`, and remote calls. This library provides an independent infrastructure for forming metadata about data types that is not tied to a specific implementation.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Classes for describing data types
- Forming metadata through PHP Reflection and attributes.
- Serialization and deserialization of data into a `JSON`-like structure (`JSON-array`).
- `ValueContainer` pattern: a container for storing values with a type descriptor.
- A PHP code generator for serialization, validation, and deserialization for better performance.

Installation
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[](#installation)

```
composer require ifcastle/type-definitions
```

Example
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[](#example)

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