Re: [RFC] [VOTE] __debugInfo()

From: Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:52:47 +0000
Subject: Re: [RFC] [VOTE] __debugInfo()
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On Tue, 2014-02-11 at 19:54 +0100, Crypto Compress wrote:
> > __ method names are reserved for internals. There is no BC break.
> 
> Yes, there is however an expectation break but thats not the Point. May 
> even be useful.
> 
> Imagine a mock library:
> 
> Usecase #1: end-user
> Sees only immediate useful data. No cluttered object graph. Very useful!
> 
> Usecase #2: new maintainer
> Hunting bug in mock object. No way to var_dump object internals at all. 
> Wait what?

This is still no BC break in PHP but probably bad usage. You can still
see "the truth" via reflection and by using a proper debugger (like
xdebug, I assume)

johannes

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