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Assert Structure
================

[](#assert-structure)

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Native PHP assert for testing REST API JSON response

Include a dependency in your `composer.json` file:

```
{
    "require": {
        "reenexe/compare-data-structure": "1.0.0"
    }
}

```

Example:
--------

[](#example)

You have REST API method that return response like:

```
{
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Alex",
    "location": 3,
    "gender": "men",
    "joined": {
        "source": 1,
        "at": "2011-11-11 11:11:11"
    },
    "friends": [
        {
            "id": 7,
            "name": "Alice"
        },
        {
            "id": 8,
            "name": "Bob"
        }
    ],
    "interests": ["programming", "books", "sport"],
    "games": null,
    "books": [
        {
            "author": "Достоевский Фёдор Михайлович",
            "title": "Преступление и наказание"
        },
        {
            "author": "Steve McConnell",
            "title": "Code Complete"
        }
    ],
    "social": ["GitHub", "LinkedIn"]
}
```

And we want to check these structures through the settings:

```
[
    'assoc' => [
        'id'    => 'integer',
        'name'  => 'string',
        'location'  => 'integer',
        'gender'    => [
            'set' => ['men', 'women', null]
        ],
        'joined'    => [
            'assoc' => [
                'source'    => 'integer|null',
                'at'        => 'string'
            ]
        ],
        'friends' => [
            'type' => 'null',
            'values' => [
                'id'    => 'integer',
                'name'  => 'string'
            ]
        ],
        'interests' => [
            'type' => 'null',
            'values' => 'string'
        ],
        'games' => [
            'type'  => 'null',
            'values' => [
                'title' => 'string'
            ]
        ],
        'books' => [
            'values' => [
                'author' => 'string',
                'title'  => 'string',
            ]
        ],
        'social' => [
            'set' => [
                'GitHub', 'LinkedIn', 'Facebook', 'Google', 'Twitter',
            ]
        ]
    ]
]
```

In this example, tried to describe the full scope

Also:
-----

[](#also)

We can test the simple types

```
1
```

```
'integer'
```

or

```
array_merge(
    range(1, 100),
    range('a', 'z'),
    [true, false]
)
```

```
['values' => 'integer|string|boolean']
```

Use:
----

[](#use)

```
/**
 * @return StructureDiffInfo
 */
Comparator::check($data, $structure)

/**
 * @method public bool StructureDiffInfo::isEqual
 * @method public string StructureDiffInfo::getMessage
 * @method public string StructureDiffInfo::getPath
 */
```

in PHPUnit easy:

```
use ReenExe\CompareDataStructure\Comparator;

class Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase{

    public function testSimple()
    {
        $diff = Comparator::check(1, 'integer');
        $this->assertTrue($diff->isEqual(), $diff);
    }
}
```

Custom types (or `user types`):
-------------------------------

[](#custom-types-or-user-types)

We can set user-defined types once and use them on:

```
    Comparator::addCustom(array $custom)
```

Example:

```
Comparator::addCustom(                [
    'profile' => [
        'assoc' => [
            'id' => 'integer',
            'name' => 'string'
        ]
    ]
]);
...
Comparator::check($profile, 'profile');
...
Comparator::check($response, 'profile');
...
```

And also to establish the types of one-time inspection:

```
Comparator::check(
    $data = [
        'value' => 1,
        'next' => [
            'value' => 3,
            'next' => [
                'value' => 5,
                'next' => null
            ]
        ]
    ],
    $structure = 'link',
    $custom = [
        'link' => [
            'assoc' => [
                'value' => 'integer',
                'next'  => 'link|null'
            ]
        ]
    ]
);
```

In `user types` - possibility of recursive checks

`@TODO` or to be continued...
-----------------------------

[](#todo-or-to-be-continued)

Together with the structures of `assoc`,` values`, `set` - there is a desire to add structure `range`Adding `strict`

Alternatives:
-------------

[](#alternatives)

AssertJsonStructure: - part of it was used to create, also `used idea of checking the structure`

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