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tasso/prototype
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Simple prototype-based programming for PHP

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*Simple prototype-based programming in PHP*

Prototype programming is a flavor of object-oriented programming that deals with objects without categorization provided by classes or interfaces. All objects can be identified and differentiated by [duck typing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_typing). Basically, properties and methods are put in objects on runtime, instead of previously declared in classes; inheritance is obtained by object cloning and dynamic insertion of properties. Thus parent objects act as *prototypes* for their children.

This allow you to quickly code, once you do structural changes in your source code *while* you're programming. However, although good for small projects, it can generate unmaintainable applications. It's recommmended that you use prototyping to prototype application modules first and implement an equivalent traditional class-based structure after.

Installation
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The recommended way to install this package is through [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/). Create a common `composer.json` file and run:

```
$ composer require tassoevan/prototype
```

Documentation
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### Basic usage

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All prototypes are instances of `TassoEvan\Prototype\Prototype` class. Properties can be added and removed exactly like the native `stdClass`. The key difference between `Prototype` and `stdClass` is that the last one doesn't handle callable arguments and closures well. You can call closures in a `Prototype` instance exactly as they are methods.

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