[PHP_DEV] [RFC] Add file_descriptor() function

Am 16.01.2023 um 16:01 schrieb G. P. B. george.banyard@gmail.com:

Hello internals,

I would like to start the discussion about the "Add file_descriptor()
function" RFC:
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/file-descriptor-function

This RFC proposes the addition of the file_descriptor() function to
retrieve the underlying file descriptor of stream if it exists. This is
useful when interacting with a USB device.

Best regards,

George P. Banyard

Hey George,

I like the idea. However two questions:

Why is it its own function and not part of stream_get_meta_data()? (which you anyway want to check to ensure that it's the proper stream type)
Why are all resources throwing a TypeError and not only resources which aren't streams? I could imagine calling that function to check whether the stream is in memory or backed by a fd for example. I'd propose to return a proper checkable value like -1 in that case.

Thanks,
Bob

I would like to start the discussion about the "Add file_descriptor()
function" RFC:
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/file-descriptor-function

This RFC proposes the addition of the file_descriptor() function to
retrieve the underlying file descriptor of stream if it exists. This is
useful when interacting with a USB device.

Thanks for the RFC!

I wonder, though, what happens if the file descriptor is then
manipulated directly, but the stream is accessed later. Probably,
there's no way to keep the stream resource properly working in all cases.

Isn't the DIO extension[1] already sufficient for such kind of low-level
stuff?

[1] https://pecl.php.net/package/dio

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Christoph M. Becker

Hi

useful when interacting with a USB device.

Can some example code be added to the RFC text for those who don't
understand any French?

Best regards
Tim Düsterhus