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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. skollro/otherwise ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) skollro/otherwise ================= Functional when-otherwise conditionals for PHP. v1.2.0(8y ago)9161MITPHPCI failing Since Mar 30Pushed 5y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/skollro/otherwise)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/skollro/otherwise)[ RSS](/packages/skollro-otherwise/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2w ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (1)Versions (7)Used By (0) Functional when-otherwise conditionals ====================================== [](#functional-when-otherwise-conditionals) [![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ca8269a59e6e942fddba167bc0f7864f67b0dd44e11e8b9916f538dd228b2022/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f72656c656173652f736b6f6c6c726f2f6f74686572776973652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/skollro/otherwise/releases)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE.md)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a5f49706b99e905a1f6aab06c37b56b7faef01900de9d79725e07000aaa7967d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f736b6f6c6c726f2f6f74686572776973652f6d61737465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://travis-ci.org/skollro/otherwise)[![StyleCI](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7ff87a31d9e222be80d69c71c408a0fba859eeb282bf8a714d5a116521a9c043/68747470733a2f2f7374796c6563692e696f2f7265706f732f3132373431303031372f736869656c64)](https://styleci.io/repos/127410017) This package allows to replace PHP conditionals by an easy functional match-when-otherwise syntax. ``` $result = match([1, 2, 3]) ->when(function ($value) { return in_array(2, $value); }, '2 was found') ->otherwise('2 was not found'); // $result is "2 was found" ``` Install ------- [](#install) You can install this package via composer: ``` composer require skollro/otherwise ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) Every conditional `match` consists out of one or multiple `when` and one `otherwise` to provide values for each path. #### `match($value, ...$params): Match` [](#matchvalue-params-match) This package provides a helper function `match`. The first value is the value to match against. You can pass a variable amount of `$params` which are passed to every callable that resolves a `$result`. ``` use Skollro\Otherwise\Match; use function Skollro\Otherwise\match; $match = match($value); $match = Match::value($value); ``` #### `when($condition, $result): Match` [](#whencondition-result-match) `$condition` is a bool, a callable or a value to compare against (using `==`). `$result` takes either some value or a callable for lazy evaluation. More specific conditions have to be defined first because the first match is the final result. ``` $result = match('A', 'Some value') ->when('B', function ($value) { return "{$value} is always false: A != B"; }) ->when(true, function ($value, $param) { return "This is always true ({$param})"; }) ->when(function ($value) { return strlen($value) == 1; }, 'This is not the first match') ->otherwise('B'); // $result is "This is always true (Some value)" because it's the first condition that evaluates to true ``` #### `whenInstanceOf($type, $result): Match` [](#wheninstanceoftype-result-match) This is just a shortcut method for `$value instanceof A`. `$type` is anything that can be on the left side of an `instanceof` operator. `$result` takes either some value or a callable for lazy evaluation. More specific conditions have to be defined first because the first match is the final result. ``` $result = match(new A) ->whenInstanceOf(B::class, 'This is false') ->whenInstanceOf(A::class, 'This is true') ->when(function ($value) { return $value instanceof A; }, 'This is not the first match') ->otherwise('C'); // $result is "This is true" because it's the first condition that evaluates to true ``` #### `whenThrow($condition, $result): Match` [](#whenthrowcondition-result-match) `$condition` is a bool, a callable or a value to compare against (using `==`). `$result` takes either an exception class name, an exception instance or a callable that returns an exception. More specific conditions have to be defined first because the first match throws the exception instantly. ``` $result = match('A') ->when(false, 'This is always false') ->whenThrow('A', Exception::class) ->otherwise('C'); // Exception is thrown ``` #### `otherwise($value)` [](#otherwisevalue) `$value` is of type callable or some value. Supplies the default value if no `when` has evaluated to `true` before. ``` $result = match('A') ->when(false, 'This is always false') ->otherwise('B'); // $result is "B" $result = match('A', 'Some value') ->when(false, 'This is always false') ->otherwise(function ($value, $param) { return "{$value} ({$param})"; }); // $result is "A (Some value)" $result = match('A') ->when(false, 'This is always false') ->otherwise('strlen'); // $result is 1 ``` #### `otherwiseThrow($value)` [](#otherwisethrowvalue) Throws an exception if no `when` has evaluated to `true` before. It takes an exception class name, an exception instance or a callable that returns an exception. ``` // recommended: an instance of the exception is only created if needed $result = match('A') ->when(false, 'This is always false') ->otherwiseThrow(Exception::class); $result = match('A', 'Some value') ->when(false, 'This is always false') ->otherwiseThrow(function ($value, $param) { throw new Exception("Message {$value} ({$param})"); }); // not recommended $result = match('A') ->when(false, 'This is always false') ->otherwiseThrow(new Exception); ``` License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 30 — LowBetter than 62% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity13 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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