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mrsuh/php-generics
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PHP Generics library

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PHP generics written in PHP
===========================

[](#php-generics-written-in-php)

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Table of contents
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[](#table-of-contents)

- [How it works](#how-it-works)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Monomorphization](#monomorphization)
- [Type erasure](#type-erasure)
- [Features](#features)
- [Tests](#tests)

How it works
------------

[](#how-it-works)

In a nutshell:

- parse generics classes;
- generate concrete classes based on them (you can choose `monomorphization` or `type-erasure`);
- autoload concrete classes instead of generics classes.

For example, you need to add several PHP files:

- generic class `Box`;
- class `Usage` for use generic class;
- script with composer autoload and `Usage` class.

src/Box.php

```