6.0.0

Release Notes for 6.0.0

Backwards incompatible release (major)

Notable breakages:

[BC] CHANGED: Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionUnionType#getTypes() now returns a non-empty-list<ReflectionNamedType|ReflectionIntersectionType>, where it previously returned list<ReflectionNamedType>
[BC] CHANGED: Roave\BetterReflection\SourceLocator\Type\StringSourceLocator::__construct() parameter type changed from string to a non-contravariant non-empty-stringallowsNull
[BC] REMOVED: Class Roave\BetterReflection\Util\Autoload\ClassLoaderMethod\Exception\SignatureCheckFailed has been deleted
[BC] REMOVED: Class Roave\BetterReflection\Util\Autoload\ClassLoaderMethod\FileCacheLoader has been deleted
[BC] REMOVED: Class Roave\BetterReflection\Util\Autoload\ClassLoaderMethod\LoaderMethodInterface has been deleted
[BC] REMOVED: Class Roave\BetterReflection\Util\Autoload\ClassLoaderMethod\EvalLoader has been deleted
[BC] REMOVED: Class Roave\BetterReflection\Util\Autoload\Exception\FailedToLoadClass has been deleted
[BC] REMOVED: Class Roave\BetterReflection\Util\Autoload\Exception\ClassAlreadyRegistered has been deleted
[BC] REMOVED: Class Roave\BetterReflection\Util\Autoload\Exception\ClassAlreadyLoaded has been deleted
[BC] REMOVED: Class Roave\BetterReflection\Util\Autoload\ClassPrinter\ClassPrinterInterface has been deleted
[BC] REMOVED: Class Roave\BetterReflection\Util\Autoload\ClassPrinter\PhpParserPrinter has been deleted
[BC] REMOVED: Class Roave\BetterReflection\Util\Autoload\ClassLoader has been deleted
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\Adapter\ReflectionProperty#isAccessible() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionEnum#__construct() was removed
[BC] CHANGED: Method __construct() of class Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionEnum visibility reduced from protected to private
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionClass#__construct() was removed
[BC] CHANGED: Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionClass#__construct() was marked "@internal"
[BC] REMOVED: Class Roave\BetterReflection\SourceLocator\Exception\EmptyPhpSourceCode has been deleted
[BC] REMOVED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$reflector was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$owner was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionUnionType#__construct() was removed
[BC] CHANGED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$reflector visibility reduced from protected to private
[BC] CHANGED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$owner visibility reduced from protected to private
[BC] CHANGED: Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionUnionType#__construct() was marked "@internal"
[BC] REMOVED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$reflector was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$owner was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionNamedType#__construct() was removed
[BC] CHANGED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$reflector visibility reduced from protected to private
[BC] CHANGED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$owner visibility reduced from protected to private
[BC] CHANGED: Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionNamedType#__construct() was marked "@internal"
[BC] REMOVED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$reflector was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$owner was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#__construct() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$reflector was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$owner was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionIntersectionType#__construct() was removed
[BC] CHANGED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$reflector visibility reduced from protected to private
[BC] CHANGED: Property Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionType#$owner visibility reduced from protected to private
[BC] CHANGED: Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionIntersectionType#__construct() was marked "@internal"
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionEnum#__construct() was removed
[BC] CHANGED: Method __construct() of class Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionEnum visibility reduced from protected to private
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionClass#__construct() was removed
[BC] CHANGED: Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionClass#__construct() was marked "@internal"
[BC] CHANGED: The parameter $betterReflectionType of Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\Adapter\ReflectionType::fromTypeOrNull() changed from Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionNamedType|Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionUnionType|Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionIntersectionType|null to Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionUnionType|Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionNamedType|Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionIntersectionType|null
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionParameter#isArray() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionParameter#isCallable() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionParameter#getClass() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionClass#getDeclaringNamespaceAst() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionObject#getDeclaringNamespaceAst() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionClass#getDeclaringNamespaceAst() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionParameter#getAst() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionEnumCase#getAst() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionConstant#getAst() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionProperty#getAst() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionProperty#getPositionInAst() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionProperty#__clone() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionClassConstant#getAst() was removed
[BC] REMOVED: Method Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionClassConstant#getPositionInAst() was removed
[BC] CHANGED: The return type of Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionFunctionAbstract#getNamespaceName() changed from string to the non-covariant string|null
[BC] CHANGED: The return type of Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionFunctionAbstract#getNamespaceName() changed from string to string|null
[BC] CHANGED: The return type of Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionClass#getNamespaceName() changed from string to the non-covariant string|null
[BC] CHANGED: The return type of Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionClass#getNamespaceName() changed from string to string|null
[BC] CHANGED: The return type of Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionObject#getNamespaceName() changed from string to the non-covariant string|null
[BC] CHANGED: The return type of Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionObject#getNamespaceName() changed from string to string|null
[BC] CHANGED: The return type of Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionMethod#getNamespaceName() changed from string to the non-covariant string|null
[BC] CHANGED: The return type of Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionMethod#getNamespaceName() changed from string to string|null
[BC] CHANGED: The return type of Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionConstant#getNamespaceName() changed from string to the non-covariant string|null
[BC] CHANGED: The return type of Roave\BetterReflection\Reflection\ReflectionConstant#getNamespaceName() change

6.0.0

• Total issues resolved: 7
• Total pull requests resolved: 49
• Total contributors: 6

enhancement

• 1258: Fixed return type of ReflectionClass::getDefaultProperties() thanks to @kukulich
• 1256: Detection of circular references in constant, method and property getters thanks to @herndlm
• 1252: Optimise interface traversion in ReflectionClass thanks to @herndlm
• 1248: Increased minimum covered code mutations core to 100 % thanks to @kukulich
• 1247: Interface can have only public properties thanks to @kukulich
• 1243: Some improvements for ReflectionClass thanks to @kukulich
• 1242: Detection of trait use circular references thanks to @herndlm
• 1241: Detection of interface extends circular references thanks to @herndlm
• 1240: Detection of circular references thanks to @kukulich and @herndlm
• 1238: Improved code coverage and mutation score thanks to @kukulich
• 1236: Improved return type of Reflection*::getModifiers() thanks to @kukulich
• 1234: Method names, property names etc could be only non-empty-string thanks to @kukulich
• 1225: Fixed mutation testing badge thanks to @kukulich
• 1223: Added methods to get value expression thanks to @kukulich
• 1222: Deprecate converting initializer expressions to runtime values? thanks to @ondrejmirtes
• 1221: Improved mutation score thanks to @kukulich
• 1220: Improved mutation score thanks to @kukulich
• 1215: CS: RequireExplicitAssertion with enableIntegerRanges=true and enableAdvancedStringTypes=true thanks to @kukulich
• 1207: Merge release 5.11.0 into 6.0.x thanks to @github-actions[bot]
• 1199: Merge release 5.10.0 into 6.0.x thanks to @github-actions[bot]
• 1180: Merge release 5.9.0 into 6.0.x thanks to @github-actions[bot]
• 1170: Merge release 5.8.0 into 6.0.x thanks to @github-actions[bot]
• 1153: Merge release 5.7.0 into 6.0.x thanks to @github-actions[bot]

BC break,enhancement

• 1257: Less memory usage in ReflectionMethod::withCurrentClass() thanks to @kukulich
• 1255: Mark ReflectionClass::getMethods() compatible with other similar getters thanks to @kukulich
• 1245: Removed support for PHP4 style constructors thanks to @kukulich
• 1235: Filter parameter for methods, properties and constants is always int-mask-of thanks to @kukulich
• 1233: ReflectionClass::getMethod() returns null when method does not exist thanks to @kukulich
• 1231: ReflectionClass::getConstant(), getConstants() and getImmediateConstants() more consistent with methods and properties methods thanks to @kukulich
• 1230: Default PHP parser is not memoizing to prevent memory leaks thanks to @kukulich
• 1229: Removed ReflectionClass::getAst() to prevent memory leaks thanks to @kukulich and @ondrejmirtes
• 1226: Removed ReflectionMethod::getAst(), getBodyAst(), getBodyCode() and getReturnStatementsAst() to prevent memory leaks thanks to @kukulich
• 1224: Reflection*::getDocComment() returns null when no doc comment thanks to @kukulich
• 1219: Reflection*::getNamespaceName() returns null when no namespace - namespace as empty string is implemented only in adapters thanks to @kukulich
• 1218: Removed ReflectionClassConstant::getAst() to prevent memory leaks thanks to @kukulich and @ondrejmirtes
• 1216: Removed ReflectionProperty::getAst() to prevent memory leaks thanks to @kukulich and @ondrejmirtes
• 1214: Removed some node references to prevent memory leaks thanks to @kukulich
• 1213: Removed ReflectionParameter::getAst() to prevent memory leaks thanks to @kukulich
• 1209: ReflectionParameter::getClass(), ReflectionParameter::isArray() and ReflectionParameter::isCallable() implementations moved only to adapter thanks to @kukulich
• 1198: PHP 8.2: Support for disjunctive normal form types thanks to @kukulich
• 1142: Removed deprecated Util\Autoload thanks to @kukulich
• 1141: Removed useleses method ReflectionProperty::isAccessible() in adapter thanks to @kukulich
• 1140: Reflection types cleanup thanks to @kukulich
• 1139: ReflectionEnum::__construct() can be private thanks to @kukulich
• 1138: StringSourceLocator is forced to be built with a non-empty-string thanks to @kukulich and @Ocramius
• 981: 6.0 cleanup thanks to @kukulich

bug

• 1251: Merge release 5.11.1 into 6.0.x thanks to @github-actions[bot]
• 1246: Fixed ReflectionNamedType::getClass() for self defined in trait thanks to @kukulich

bug,reflection compatibility

• 1237: Fixed adapters compatibility thanks to @kukulich

blocked,enhancement

• 1232: Wait for phpstan to integrate/test 6.0.x before releasing 6.0.0 thanks to @Ocramius

dependencies,php

• 1228: Bump slevomat/coding-standard from 8.5.0 to 8.5.1 thanks to @dependabot[bot]
• 1227: Bump phpstan/phpstan from 1.8.5 to 1.8.6 thanks to @dependabot[bot]

BC break

• 1210: Removed ReflectionClass::getDeclaringNamespaceAst() - we don't need to keep a reference to the namespace AST node thanks to @kukulich