With PHP5.3.3 recently released I really feel it is time that php developers are taking namespaces seriously. If you don’t I guarantee you will be out of a job within five years. Namespaces are a fundamental part of the future of PHP. The talk explains the usage on importing third party libraries, using it in your own code and aliasing. The full works.
2. Software Architect / Project Lead Author of the Zend Framework 2.0 Cookbook International Conference Speaker Contributor to various Open Source Projects Freelance PHP Consultant
5. Other big programming languages support them Introduced in PHP 5.3 – Two years ago Modern Next Gen Frameworks (Symfony 2.0, Zend Framework 2.0 and others) Job market demands it Use it or loose it
7. Abstract container created to hold a logical grouping of unique identifiers. Unique identifiers are names. (in practice: classes, functions, constants) Each identifier is associated with the namespace where it is defined. Namespace Zendontrollerction Namespace Zendiew Namespace Nbe HelperLoader HelperBroker HelperPriorityStack E_ERROR explode HelperLoader HelperBroker PhpRenderer Namespace ArrayObject explode E_ERROR ArrayObject
8. Abstract container created to hold a logical grouping of unique identifiers. Unique identifiers are names. (in practice: classes, functions, constants) Each identifier is associated with the namespace where it is defined. Namespace Zendontrollerction Namespace Zendiew Namespace Nbe HelperLoader HelperBroker HelperPriorityStack E_ERROR explode HelperLoader HelperBroker PhpRenderer Namespace ArrayObject explode E_ERROR ArrayObject
9. Abstract container created to hold a logical grouping of unique identifiers. Unique identifiers are names. (in practice: classes, functions, constants) Each identifier is associated with the namespace where it is defined. Namespace Zendontrollerction Namespace Zendiew Namespace Nbe HelperLoader HelperBroker HelperPriorityStack E_ERROR explode HelperLoader HelperBroker PhpRenderer Namespace ArrayObject explode E_ERROR ArrayObject
10. Abstract container created to hold a logical grouping of unique identifiers. Unique identifiers are names. (in practice: classes, functions, constants) Each identifier is associated with the namespace where it is defined. Namespace Zendontrollerction Namespace Zendiew Namespace Nbe HelperLoader HelperBroker HelperPriorityStack E_ERROR explode HelperLoader HelperBroker PhpRenderer Namespace ArrayObject explode E_ERROR ArrayObject
11. Abstract container created to hold a logical grouping of unique identifiers. Unique identifiers are names. (in practice: classes, functions, constants) Each identifier is associated with the namespace where it is defined. Namespace Zendontrollerction Namespace Zendiew Namespace Nbe HelperLoader HelperBroker HelperPriorityStack E_ERROR explode HelperLoader HelperBroker PhpRenderer Namespace ArrayObject explode E_ERROR ArrayObject
14. PEAR Naming Convention R.I.P. No more clever workaround for lack of namespace support No more very long function and class names R.I.P. Poor man's namespacing
19. The container space is created per file at the absolute top <?php namespace Nbeollection; <?php declare(encoding='UTF-8'); namespace Nbeollection; <?php /** * @namespace */ namespace Nbeollection;
20. The container space is created per file at the absolute top <?php namespace Nbeollection; <?php declare(encoding='UTF-8'); namespace Nbeollection; <?php /** * @namespace */ namespace Nbeollection;
21. The container space is created per file at the absolute top <?php namespace Nbeollection; <?php declare(encoding='UTF-8'); namespace Nbeollection; <?php /** * @namespace */ namespace Nbeollection;
28. Resolving namespace calls <?php namespace Nbe; class Model {} $model = new Model(); echo get_class($model); Output: NbeModel <?php namespace Nbe; function model() { return __FUNCTION__; } echo model(); Output: Nbeodel
29. Resolving namespace calls <?php namespace Nbe; class Model {} $model = new Model(); echo get_class($model); Output: Nbeodel <?php namespace Nbe; function model() { return __FUNCTION__; } echo model(); Output: Nbeodel
30. Consequences <?php namespace Nbe; $collection = new ArrayObject(); Fatal error: Class 'NberrayObject' not found <?php namespace Nbe; $collection = new ArrayObject(); Indicate global namespace with a single backslash <----
31. Function fallbacks happen at Runtime <?php namespace Nbe; var_dump(explode(';', ' some;cool;words '));
32. Warning system functions within namespaces – Procedural Code <?php namespace WackyCode; ar_dump( explode(';', 'some;cool;words')); Don't override system functions Or explicitly call global space FULLY QUALIFIED NAMES Compile time <---- <?php namespace WackyCode; function explode($separator, $string) { // do some freaky stuff }
37. Classses have no fallback to global scope Functions when not found in namespace fall back on global scope Constants when not found in namespace fall back on global scope
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39. Magic constants beware <?php namespace Nbe; echo __LINE__; echo __FILE__; echo __DIR__; echo __FUNCTION__; echo __CLASS__; echo __METHOD__; echo __NAMESPACE__; Magic constants cannot be overwritten so no global namespace prefix is allowed
40. Namespaces are per file // utils.php <?php function sayHello() { echo 'hello'; } <?php namespace Nbe; require '/utils.php'; ayHello();
41. Mixing Namespaces Fully Qualified namespace calling is still tedious. So how do we solve this?
43. Importing to the rescue! <?php namespace DancingQueenntity ; use NbeZfntitybstractEntity ; use ZendalidatortaticValidator ; class User extends AbstractEntity { public function setId($id) { If (! StaticValidator ::execute($id, 'digits')) { throw new InvalidArgumentException ('User id needs to be numeric'); } ... } }
44. Importing to the rescue! <?php namespace DancingQueenntity ; use NbeZfntitybstractEntity , ZendalidatortaticValidator ; class User extends AbstractEntity { public function setId($id) { If (! StaticValidator ::execute($id, 'digits')) { throw new InvalidArgumentException ('User id needs to be numeric'); } ... } }
45. OOOH Noes a naming collision :((( <?php namespace NbeZfalidator; use ZendalidatorStaticValidator ; class StaticValidator extends StaticValidator { public static function getBroker() { if (null === self::$broker) { static::setBroker(new ValidatorBroker()); } return self::$broker; } } Fatal error: Cannot declare class NbeZfalidatortaticValidator because the name is already in use
46. Aliasing to the rescue! <?php namespace NbeZfalidator; use ZendalidatortaticValidator as ZfStaticValidator; class StaticValidator extends ZfStaticValidator { public static function getBroker() { if (null === self::$broker) { static::setBroker(new ValidatorBroker()); } return self::$broker; } } Aliasing only supported for classes
47. Aliasing is in-explicitly used <?php namespace DancingQueenntity; use NbeZfntityAbstractEntity as AbstractEntity , ZendalidatorStaticValidator as StaticValidator ; class User extends AbstractEntity { public function setId($id) { If (! StaticValidator ::execute($id, 'digits')) { throw new InvalidArgumentException('User id needs to be numeric'); } ... } } Aliasing is done at compile time
48. Aliasing for semantics <?php namespace Nbe; use Nbeserollection as Users ; class Group { public function setUsers( Users $users) { $this->users = $users; } } Great for typehinting Focusing on the WHAT IS – instead on language type
49. Aliasing for semantics <?php namespace Nbe; use Nbeserollection as Users ; class Group { public function setUsers($users) { if ($users instanceof Users ) { $this->users = $users; } } } Great for typehinting Focusing on the WHAT IS – instead on language type
51. Always at runtime … <?php namespace Nbe; $class = 'ArrayObject'; $object = new $class(); echo get_class($object); Output: ArrayObject … Implies absolute path or Fully Qualified Names
52. Always use fully qualified names for dynamic class names if they are used! <?php namespace Nbe; class Group { public function setUsers($users) { $class = 'Nbeserollection'; if ($users instanceof $class ) { $this->users = $users; } } } Even if you are in the current namespace
53. From other namespace <?php namespace Nbe; $class = 'endiewhpRenderer'; $object = new $class(); echo get_class($object); Ouput: ZendiewhpRenderer
54. Dynamic Loading from current <?php namespace Nbe; $class = __NAMESPACE__ . '' . 'ArrayObject' ; $object = new $class(); echo get_class($object); Output: NberrayObject User Magic Constant __NAMESPACE__
55. Resolution Rules <?php namespace Nbe; use Tatabe; $object = new ArrayObject(); <?php namespace Nbe; use Tatabe; $object = new NberrayObject(); Resolves to NberrayObject Resolves to TataberrayObject
56. Resolution Rules <?php namespace Nbe; use Tatabe; $object = new ArrayObject(); <?php namespace Nbe; use Tatabe; $object = new NberrayObject(); Resolves to NberrayObject Resolves to TataberrayObject
57. Resolution Rules for Dummies When an alias is available – and there is always an alias available when importing - all unqualified and qualified names are translated using the current import rules. When no alias is available all unqualified and qualified names have the current namespace prepended. Constants and functions have fallbacks to global namespace for unqualified names.
58. Importing and Aliasing Impacts They don't cost you anything, they are a kind of memory mapping for the PHP interpreter The classes imported aren't effectively loaded into memory unless the class itself is used Added bonus when importing all the classes used at the top of the file is you get A quick dependency overview. There are static tools being developed which will read those dependencies
59. Explicitly Loading from current <?php namespace Nbe ; use Exception ; const ERROR_INFO = 10; try { try { if (1===1) { throw new Exception ('instantiates xception'); } } catch (xception $e) { throw new namespacexception ('instantiates bexception', ERROR_INFO, $e); } } catch ( namespacexception $e) { echo 'error: '.$e->getMessage(); echo PHP_EOL; echo 'nested exception error: '.$e-> getPrevious() ->getMessage(); } with namespace keyword <?php namespace Nbe ; class Exception extends xception {} ?>
60. Coming to an end, but first some Timeline changes PHP4 class constructor has the same name as the class > PHP5 class constructor is __construct but accepts PHP4 convention >5.3 namespaces are introduced, nothing changes >= 5.3.3 Backward compatibility change. Only __construct is now regarded as the constructor for namespaced code.
61. And a quick recap on WHY Readability Dependencies can be indicated easily System functions and constants can be overwritten It is the future, evolve with the language or loose it The market will soon require the namespace skill
62. And some cool resources The PHP manual http://www.php.net/namespaces Ralph Schindlers namespace convert tool https://github.com/ralphschindler/PHPTools Plus comments on it by Cal Evans http://blog.calevans.com/2010/03/27/zends-new-namespace-converter/ Google: php namespaces http://www.google.be/search?q=php+namespaces Zend Framework 2.0 Cookbook http://blog.nickbelhomme.com/php/zend-framework-2-0-cookbook_324
64. The End! THANK YOU [email_address] Slideshare, Twitter, IRC: NickBelhomme http://blog.nickbelhomme.com
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