README.md

to-string PHP Library

to-string is a PHP library that provides various utility classes for string manipulation and conversion. It offers functionality to convert text case, strip tags, generate slugs, format arrays, and handle date/time values.

Installation

You can install the to-string library via Composer. Run the following command in your project directory:

composer require effectra/to-string

Usage

TextToString

toUppercase(string $text): string

Converts a string to uppercase.

use Effectra\ToString\TextToString;

$textToString = new TextToString();
$result = $textToString->toUppercase('Hello, World!');
echo $result; // Output: HELLO, WORLD!

toLowercase(string $text): string

Converts a string to lowercase.

use Effectra\ToString\TextToString;

$textToString = new TextToString();
$result = $textToString->toLowercase('Hello, World!');
echo $result; // Output: hello, world!

strip(string $text): string

Strips HTML and PHP tags from a string.

use Effectra\ToString\TextToString;

$textToString = new TextToString();
$result = $textToString->strip('<p>Hello, <b>World!</b></p>');
echo $result; // Output: Hello, World!

nameVar($variable): string

Extracts the variable name from the caller's context.

use Effectra\ToString\TextToString;

$textToString = new TextToString();
$myVariable = 'Hello, World!';
$result = $textToString->nameVar($myVariable);
echo $result; // Output: myVariable

textToSlug($text): string

Converts a string to a URL-friendly slug.

use Effectra\ToString\TextToString;

$textToString = new TextToString();
$result = $textToString->textToSlug('Hello, World!');
echo $result; // Output: hello-world

slugToText($slug): string

Converts a URL-friendly slug back to readable text.

use Effectra\ToString\TextToString;

$textToString = new TextToString();
$result = $textToString->slugToText('hello-world');
echo $result; // Output: Hello World

generateRandomText($length): string

Generates a random text of specified length.

use Effectra\ToString\TextToString;

$textToString = new TextToString();
$result = $textToString->generateRandomText(8);
echo $result; // Output: C4rN1QX7

ArrayToString

array(array $array): string

Converts an array to a string representation.

use Effectra\ToString\ArrayToString;

$result = ArrayToString::array(['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']);
echo $result; // Output: ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']

arrayToText(array $data, string $separator = ','): string

Converts an array to a string by joining its elements with a separator.

use Effectra\ToString\ArrayToString;

$result = ArrayToString::arrayToText(['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']);
echo $result; // Output: apple,banana,cherry

arrayToSlug(array $data): string

Converts an array to a URL-friendly slug by joining its elements with a separator.

use Effectra\ToString\ArrayToString;

$arrayToString = new ArrayToString();
$result = $arrayToString->arrayToSlug(['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']);
echo $result; // Output: apple-banana-cherry

arrayToTextKeyValue($data): string

Converts an array or JSON string to a key-value pair string representation.

use Effectra\ToString\ArrayToString;

$arrayToString = new ArrayToString();
$result = $arrayToString->arrayToTextKeyValue(['name' => 'John', 'age' => 25, 'city' => 'New York']);
echo $result;
/*
Output:
name: John,
age: 25,
city: New York,
*/

DateToString

formatTime(int $time): string

Formats a time value in seconds into HH:MM:SS format.

use Effectra\ToString\DateToString;

$dateToString = new DateToString();
$result = $dateToString->formatTime(3600); // Assuming 3600 seconds is 1 hour
echo $result; // Output: 01:00:00

formatDate(int $timestamp): string

Formats a timestamp into YYYY-MM-DD format.

use Effectra\ToString\DateToString;

$dateToString = new DateToString();
$result = $dateToString->formatDate(time()); // Current timestamp
echo $result; // Output: 2023-05-13

License

This library is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any improvements or bug fixes, please submit a pull request.

Credits

The to-string library is developed and maintained by Effectra.

Support

For any questions or issues, please open an issue on GitHub.

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