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The streamWrapper class

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.2, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Introduction

Allows you to implement your own protocol handlers and streams for use with all the other filesystem functions (such as fopen(), fread() etc.).

Note:

This is NOT a real class, only a prototype of how a class defining its own protocol should be.

Note:

Implementing the methods in other ways than described here can lead to undefined behaviour.

An instance of this class is initialized as soon as a stream function tries to access the protocol it is associated with.

Class synopsis

class streamWrapper {
/* Properties */
/* Methods */
public __construct()
public dir_closedir(): bool
public dir_opendir(string $path, int $options): bool
public mkdir(string $path, int $mode, int $options): bool
public rename(string $path_from, string $path_to): bool
public rmdir(string $path, int $options): bool
public stream_cast(int $cast_as): resource
public stream_close(): void
public stream_eof(): bool
public stream_flush(): bool
public stream_lock(int $operation): bool
public stream_metadata(string $path, int $option, mixed $value): bool
public stream_open(
    string $path,
    string $mode,
    int $options,
    ?string &$opened_path
): bool
public stream_read(int $count): string|false
public stream_seek(int $offset, int $whence = SEEK_SET): bool
public stream_set_option(int $option, int $arg1, int $arg2): bool
public stream_tell(): int
public stream_truncate(int $new_size): bool
public stream_write(string $data): int
public unlink(string $path): bool
public url_stat(string $path, int $flags): array|false
public __destruct()
}

Properties

resource context

The current context, or null if no context was passed to the caller function.

Use the stream_context_get_options() to parse the context.

Note:

This property must be public so PHP can populate it with the actual context resource.

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isaac dot z dot no dot foster at spam dot gmail dot please dot com
14 years ago
It's worth noting that the interface defined by yannick at gmail should not always be implemented by a stream wrapper class, as several of the methods should not be implemented if the class has no use for them (as per the manual).

Specifically, mkdir, rename, rmdir, and unlink are methods that "should not be defined" if the wrapper has no use for them. The consequence is that the appropriate error message will not be returned.

If the interface is implemented, you won't have the flexibility to not implement those methods.

Not trying to be academic, but it was useful for me.
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info at ensostudio dot ru
4 years ago
THIS METHODS NOT REQUIRED, you can implement only part of their: directories, files, etc.
For example, "glob://" support minimal syntax, glob() more powerful, you can replace/extend native wrapper: check options in table https://www.php.net/manual/ru/wrappers.glob , you need create wrapper only with 'dir_...dir' methods. For more info, see https://www.php.net/manual/en/class.globiterator.php#125220
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Anonymous
13 years ago
Here is a very simple stream wrapper which calls your callback function for reads:

<?php

class CallbackUrl
{
const
WRAPPER_NAME = 'callback';

public
$context;
private
$_cb;
private
$_eof = false;

private static
$_isRegistered = false;

public static function
getContext($cb)
{
if (!
self::$_isRegistered) {
stream_wrapper_register(self::WRAPPER_NAME, get_class());
self::$_isRegistered = true;
}
if (!
is_callable($cb)) return false;
return
stream_context_create(array(self::WRAPPER_NAME => array('cb' => $cb)));
}

public function
stream_open($path, $mode, $options, &$opened_path)
{
if (!
preg_match('/^r[bt]?$/', $mode) || !$this->context) return false;
$opt = stream_context_get_options($this->context);
if (!
is_array($opt[self::WRAPPER_NAME]) ||
!isset(
$opt[self::WRAPPER_NAME]['cb']) ||
!
is_callable($opt[self::WRAPPER_NAME]['cb'])) return false;
$this->_cb = $opt[self::WRAPPER_NAME]['cb'];
return
true;
}

public function
stream_read($count)
{
if (
$this->_eof || !$count) return '';
if ((
$s = call_user_func($this->_cb, $count)) == '') $this->_eof = true;
return
$s;
}

public function
stream_eof()
{
return
$this->_eof;
}
}

class
Test {
private
$_s;
public function
__construct($s)
{
$this->_s = $s;
}
public function
read($count) {
return
fread($this->_s, $count);
}
}

$t = new Test(fopen('/etc/services', 'r'));
$fd = fopen('callback://', 'r', false, CallbackUrl::getContext(array($t, 'read')));
while((
$buf = fread($fd, 128)) != '') {
print
$buf;
}
?>
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yannick dot battail at gmail dot com
15 years ago
a php interface for wrapper

<?php
interface WrapperInterface
{
/**
* resource context
*
* @var resource
*/
//public $context;

/**
* constructor
*
*/
public function __construct();

/**
*
*
* @return bool
*/
public function dir_closedir();

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param string $path
* @param int $options
* @return bool
*/
public function dir_opendir($path , $options);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @return string
*/
public function dir_readdir();

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @return bool
*/
public function dir_rewinddir();

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param string $path
* @param int $mode
* @param int $options
* @return bool
*/
public function mkdir($path , $mode , $options);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param string $path_from
* @param string $path_to
* @return bool
*/
public function rename($path_from , $path_to);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param string $path
* @param int $options
* @return bool
*/
public function rmdir($path , $options);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param int $cast_as
* @return resource
*/
public function stream_cast($cast_as);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
*/
public function stream_close();

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @return bool
*/
public function stream_eof();

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @return bool
*/
public function stream_flush();

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param mode $operation
* @return bool
*/
public function stream_lock($operation);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param string $path
* @param string $mode
* @param int $options
* @param string &$opened_path
* @return bool
*/
public function stream_open($path , $mode , $options , &$opened_path);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param int $count
* @return string
*/
public function stream_read($count);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param int $offset
* @param int $whence = SEEK_SET
* @return bool
*/
public function stream_seek($offset , $whence = SEEK_SET);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param int $option
* @param int $arg1
* @param int $arg2
* @return bool
*/
public function stream_set_option($option , $arg1 , $arg2);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @return array
*/
public function stream_stat();

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @return int
*/
public function stream_tell();

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param string $data
* @return int
*/
public function stream_write($data);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param string $path
* @return bool
*/
public function unlink($path);

/**
* Enter description here...
*
* @param string $path
* @param int $flags
* @return array
*/
public function url_stat($path , $flags);
}

?>
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