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lightningspirit/magic-interfaces
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Provides PHP Interfaces to test some magic methods using instanceof instead of method\_exists

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PHP Interfaces for magic methods
================================

[](#php-interfaces-for-magic-methods)

This package provides interfaces that define PHP [magic methods](http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php).

Using interfaces to test for existing implementations is often recognized as a best practice.

When testing objects for [magic methods](http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php) implementation, those interfaces can be useful.

### Motivation

[](#motivation)

Instead of:

```
if (method_exists('__invoke', $object)) {
    $object();
}

```

one can now write:

```
if ($object instanceof Invokable) {
    $object();
}

```

### Usage example

[](#usage-example)

Create a class that implements some magic interfaces.

```
/**
 * Implement some magic methods by using interfaces
 */
class Example implements Invokable, Stringifiable {

}

```

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 75% of commits — single point of failure

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###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1 days

Total

2

Last Release

4217d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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