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Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] PHP class files without <?php at the top
From: johncrenshaw@priacta.com (John Crenshaw)

> From: Tom Boutell [mailto:tom@punkave.com]=20
>
> That's a good point too.
>
> I think this is a better proposal:
>
> include_code, require_code, and require_code_once would work just like in=
clude, require and require_once, except that the parser would start out in =
PHP mode.
>

I don't like this, but it's closer. I hate the idea of adding a whole mess =
of one-off functions just to support a single coding style feature that doe=
sn't seem to have very much support. There are a variety of other ideas tha=
t have been floating around that request changes to how the parser handles =
specific code (different short tags, sandboxing, auto-escaping, etc.).

What if you have just ONE function with a variety of options? Something lik=
e:

execute_file('path/to/foo.php', array(
    'require'=3D>true,
    'once'=3D>true,
    'begin_code'=3D>'<?php ',
    'shorttags'=3D>array('<?=3D','?>'),
    'autoescape'=3D>function($str){return htmlentities($str, ENT_QUOTES | E=
NT_HTML5, 'UTF-8');},
    ...
));

This would provide a single consistent hook for any further DSL like featur=
es without impacting the behavior of any existing code. Some other options =
that might make sense:

lint (like command line)
end_code (similar to command line, corresponds with begin_code (also comman=
d line))=20
args (also command line)
Any PHP_INI_ALL directives

John Crenshaw
Priacta, Inc.