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Subject: [PHP-DEV] [DISCUSSION] Json version of PHP Info
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From: xepozzd@gmail.com (Dmitry Derepko)

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Hi, Internals!

I want to have a unified function phpinfo() for any environment.

Currently phpinfo works different in CLI and SAPI modes:
- SAPI mode enforces the function print HTML tags
- CLI mode enforces the function print text as is

Here is implementation of the function:
https://github.com/xepozz/php-src/blob/5dd9b0dcef229c55f67044537b076c6e4320f28c/ext/standard/info.c#L760

So I'd like to create a separate function phpinfo_json() which will dump
pretty much the same text as a json structure.
Use-case as simple as absurd:
- PHP/php -S serves the content as a SAPI mode
- RoadRunner/Queues/Workers which run PHP scripts as `php index.php` run it
as CLI mode

It's not convenient to see CLI-like output when you run a web server.
It's not possible to fetch some info from the function output
User should write parsers for both function variations: SAPI and CLI to
parse something
There is no need to use the output buffers to get the information.

New function output could be an array-like structure or a json string. It's
open to discuss. I'm okay with any or even both with a flag "$asArray"

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Best regards,
Dmitrii Derepko.
@xepozz

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi, Internals!</div><div><br></div><div>I want to hav=
e a unified function phpinfo() for any environment.</div><div><br></div><di=
v>Currently phpinfo works different in CLI and SAPI modes:</div><div>- SAPI=
 mode enforces the function print HTML tags</div><div>- CLI mode enforces t=
he function print text as is</div><div><br></div><div>Here is implementatio=
n of the function:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://github.com/xepozz/php-src/blob/5=
dd9b0dcef229c55f67044537b076c6e4320f28c/ext/standard/info.c#L760">https://g=
ithub.com/xepozz/php-src/blob/5dd9b0dcef229c55f67044537b076c6e4320f28c/ext/=
standard/info.c#L760</a></div><div><br></div><div>So I&#39;d like to create=
 a separate function phpinfo_json() which will dump pretty much the same te=
xt as a json structure.</div><div>Use-case as simple as absurd:</div><div>-=
 PHP/php -S serves the content as a SAPI mode</div><div>- RoadRunner/Queues=
/Workers which run PHP scripts as `php index.php` run it as CLI mode</div><=
div><br></div><div>It&#39;s not convenient=C2=A0to see CLI-like output when=
 you run a web server.</div><div>It&#39;s not possible to fetch some info f=
rom the function output</div><div>User should write parsers for both functi=
on variations: SAPI and CLI to parse something</div><div>There is no need t=
o use the output buffers to get the information.</div><div><br></div><div>N=
ew function output could be an array-like structure or a json string. It=
9;s open to discuss. I&#39;m okay with any or even both with a flag &quot;$=
asArray&quot;</div><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">--=
 </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gm=
ail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)">Best reg=
ards,</div><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Dmitrii Derepko.</div><div><a>@xepozz</a></div></div></div></div></div=
></div>

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