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Add array_is_list(array $array): bool
PHP's array data type is rare in that it supports both integer and string keys, and that iteration order is guaranteed. While it is possible to efficiently chec...
Add the function array_is_list(array $array): bool to PHP?
Yes
41 Votes (98%)
No
1 Votes (2%)
Don't automatically unserialize Phar metadata outside getMetadata()
In 2018, various vulnerabilities were found in php web frameworks due to the phar stream wrappers. A call such as file_exists("phar://...somepath.extension/file...
Stop automatically unserializing Phar metadata outside direct getMetadata() calls
Yes
25 Votes (100%)
No
0 Votes (0%)
Allow trailing comma in closure use lists
This RFC proposes to allow an optional trailing comma in closure use lists. This is already supported for argument and parameter lists.
Allow trailing comma in closure use lists
Yes
49 Votes (100%)
No
0 Votes (0%)
zend.exception_string_param_max_len: Configurable string length in getTraceAsString()
Since 2003, Throwable->getTraceAsString() and Throwable->__toString() have limited the length of string function arguments in stringified stack traces to 15 byt...
Add a new ini setting zend.exception_string_param_max_len
Yes
36 Votes (95%)
No
2 Votes (5%)
Informal poll: Interest in raising the default string parameter max length from 15 bytes in future RFCs
Yes
11 Votes (33%)
No
22 Votes (67%)
Always available JSON extension
Currently, it's possible to disable the json extension with ./configure --disable-json.
However, JSON is extremely useful to have because it's widely used for m...
Make the JSON extension impossible to disable
Yes
56 Votes (100%)
No
0 Votes (0%)
ImmutableIterable (immutable, rewindable, memory-efficient, allows any key&repeating keys)
Currently, PHP does not provide a built-in way to store the state of an arbitrary iterable for reuse later (when the iterable has arbitrary keys, or when keys m...
Add ImmutableIterable to core
Yes
2 Votes (18%)
No
9 Votes (82%)
Reasons for voting against the ImmutableIterable RFC
Object to the namespace choice
1 Votes (7%)
Object to the name
5 Votes (33%)
Object to the implementation
3 Votes (20%)
Don't see a use case
0 Votes (0%)
Other
6 Votes (40%)
Allow static properties in enums
Although enums are immutable objects, it is often useful to have functions or methods that operate on enum instances. In many cases, it would make sense to decl...
Allow static properties in enums
Yes
8 Votes (32%)
No
17 Votes (68%)
PHP\iterable\any() and all() on iterables
The primitives any() and all() are a common part of many programming languages and help in avoiding verbosity or unnecessary abstractions.
Add PHP\iterable\any() and all() to PHP?
Yes
11 Votes (48%)
No
12 Votes (52%)
Names to use: any()/all() or any_value()/all_values()
any()/all()
14 Votes (82%)
any_value()/all_values()
3 Votes (18%)
Reasons for voting against this RFC
Too small in scope
5 Votes (23%)
Object to the choice of namespace
4 Votes (18%)
Prefer the global namespace
3 Votes (14%)
Confused about the implementation
1 Votes (5%)
Prefer userland solutions
3 Votes (14%)
Other
1 Votes (5%)
Voted for this RFC
5 Votes (23%)
var_representation() : readable alternative to var_export()
var_export() is a function that gets structured information about the given variable. It is similar to var_dump() with one exception: the returned representatio...
Add var_representation($value, int $flags=0): string to php?
Yes
9 Votes (47%)
No
10 Votes (53%)
Dump results of expressions in `php -a`
Many REPLs (Read-Eval-Print Loops) for other programming languages that I'm familiar with print a (possibly truncated) representation of the result of expressio...
Dump results of expressions in `php -a` as described in this RFC
Yes
11 Votes (65%)
No
6 Votes (35%)
Opcache optimization without any caching
Currently, it isn't possible to enable optimizations without enabling caching.
They should be orthogonal features - it's already possible to cache without
optim...
Add opcache.allow_cache ini setting to support opcode optimization without caching
Yes
10 Votes (43%)
No
13 Votes (57%)
If you voted no on opcache.allow_cache, why?
1
8 Votes (100%)
2
0 Votes (0%)
3
0 Votes (0%)
4
0 Votes (0%)
I would be interested in moving opcode optimizations into core
Yes
14 Votes (100%)
No
0 Votes (0%)
declare(function_and_const_lookup='global')
When calling a function or using a constant that isn't fully qualified from a namespace (other than the global namespace),
PHP will check these two locations in...
Support declare(function_and_const_lookup=...)
Yes
2 Votes (5%)
No
35 Votes (95%)
Severity of redundant uses of global functions/constants
Warning
4 Votes (19%)
Fatal Error
10 Votes (48%)
Allow and don't warn
7 Votes (33%)
debug_backtrace_depth(int $limit=0): int
Inspecting the current stack trace depth is occasionally useful for manually debugging, checking for potential infinite recursion, or for checking if code would...
Allow function calls in constant expressions
Currently, constant expressions in declarations allow a limited set of expression types such as literals, constants, and operations.
This RFC proposes allowing ...
final class Collections\Deque
While SplDoublyLinkedList and its subclass SplQueue/SplStack exist in the SPL, they have several drawbacks (that are addressed by this RFC to add a Deque class)...
final class Vector
PHP's native array type is rare among programming language in that it is used as an associative map of values, but also needs to support lists of values.
In ord...