README

This package makes it easy to store and retrieve some loose values. Stored values are saved as a json file.

It can be used like this:

use Spatie\Valuestore\Valuestore;

$valuestore = Valuestore::make($pathToFile);

$valuestore->put('key', 'value');

$valuestore->get('key'); // Returns 'value'

$valuestore->has('key'); // Returns true

// Specify a default value for when the specified key does not exist
$valuestore->get('non existing key', 'default') // Returns 'default'

$valuestore->put('anotherKey', 'anotherValue');

// Put multiple items in one go
$valuestore->put(['ringo' => 'drums', 'paul' => 'bass']);

$valuestore->all(); // Returns an array with all items

$valuestore->forget('key'); // Removes the item

$valuestore->flush(); // Empty the entire valuestore

$valuestore->flushStartingWith('somekey'); // remove all items whose keys start with "somekey"

$valuestore->increment('number'); // $valuestore->get('number') will return 1 
$valuestore->increment('number'); // $valuestore->get('number') will return 2
$valuestore->increment('number', 3); // $valuestore->get('number') will return 5

// Valuestore implements ArrayAccess
$valuestore['key'] = 'value';
$valuestore['key']; // Returns 'value'
isset($valuestore['key']); // Return true
unset($valuestore['key']); // Equivalent to removing the value

// Valuestore implements Countable
count($valuestore); // Returns 0
$valuestore->put('key', 'value');
count($valuestore); // Returns 1

Read the usage section of this readme to learn about the other methods.

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Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require spatie/valuestore

Usage

To create a Valuestore use the make method.

$valuestore = Valuestore::make($pathToFile);

You can also pass some values as a second argument. These will be added to the valuestore using the put method.

$valuestore = Valuestore::make($pathToFile, ['key' => 'value']);

All values will be saved as json in the given file.

When there are no values stored, the file will be deleted.

You can call the following methods on the Valuestore

put

/**
 * Put a value in the store.
 *
 * @param string|array $name
 * @param string|int|null $value
 * 
 * @return $this
 */
public function put($name, $value = null)

get

/**
 * Get a value from the store.
 *
 * @param string $name
 *
 * @return null|string
 */
public function get(string $name)

has

/*
 * Determine if the store has a value for the given name.
 */
public function has(string $name) : bool

all

/**
 * Get all values from the store.
 *
 * @return array
 */
public function all() : array

allStartingWith

/**
 * Get all values from the store which keys start with the given string.
 *
 * @param string $startingWith
 *
 * @return array
*/
public function allStartingWith(string $startingWith = '') : array

forget

/**
 * Forget a value from the store.
 *
 * @param string $key
 *
 * @return $this
 */
public function forget(string $key)

flush

/**
 * Flush all values from the store.
 *
 * @return $this
 */
 public function flush()

flushStartingWith

/**
 * Flush all values from the store which keys start with the specified value.
 *
 * @param string $startingWith
 *
 * @return $this
 */
 public function flushStartingWith(string $startingWith)

pull

/**
 * Get and forget a value from the store.
 *
 * @param string $name 
 *
 * @return null|string
 */
public function pull(string $name)

increment

/**
 * Increment a value from the store.
 *
 * @param string $name
 * @param int $by
 *
 * @return int|null|string
 */
 public function increment(string $name, int $by = 1)

decrement

/**
 * Decrement a value from the store.
 *
 * @param string $name
 * @param int $by
 *
 * @return int|null|string
 */
 public function decrement(string $name, int $by = 1)

push

/**
 * Push a new value into an array.
 *
 * @param string $name
 * @param $pushValue
 *
 * @return $this
 */
public function push(string $name, $pushValue)

prepend

/**
 * Prepend a new value into an array.
 *
 * @param string $name
 * @param $prependValue
 *
 * @return $this
 */
public function prepend(string $name, $prependValue)

count

/**
 * Count elements.
 *
 * @return int
 */
public function count()

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information about what has changed recently.

Testing

$ composer test

Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING for details.

Security

If you've found a bug regarding security please mail security@spatie.be instead of using the issue tracker.

Postcardware

You're free to use this package, but if it makes it to your production environment we highly appreciate you sending us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using.

Our address is: Spatie, Kruikstraat 22, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium.

We publish all received postcards on our company website.

Credits

• Freek Van der Herten
• Jolita Grazyte
• All Contributors

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.