🚀 PHP Helpers 2.0.0 - Major Enhancement Release
We're excited to announce PHP Helpers 2.0.0, a massive update that significantly expands the library's capabilities with comprehensive HTTP request analysis, advanced URL manipulation, and extensive test coverage improvements.
🌟 Major Highlights
- 30+ new RequestHelper methods for comprehensive HTTP request analysis
- 30+ new UrlHelper methods for advanced URL manipulation
- New NetworkHelper class for network operations
- Enhanced HTML generation with improved AttributesHelper
- 523 total tests with 1,804 assertions across the entire project
- Complete test coverage for all major helpers
🔧 Major Features Added
🌐 RequestHelper - Complete HTTP Request Analysis
- Environment Detection:
isCli(), isHttps(), isAjax(), isBot(), isMobile()
- HTTP Method Analysis:
isGet(), isPost(), isPut(), isDelete(), isPatch()
- Request Type Detection:
isJson(), isXml(), isForm(), isMultipart()
- Client Information:
getUserAgent(), getClientIp(), getReferer()
- Content Analysis:
getContentType(), getContentLength(), getAcceptedLanguages()
- Header Management: Complete header manipulation and security validation
- 47 comprehensive tests with 107 assertions
🔗 UrlHelper - Advanced URL Manipulation
- URL Parsing & Validation:
isValid(), isAbsolute(), isRelative(), getScheme()
- URL Manipulation:
addQuery(), removeQuery(), setFragment(), normalize()
- Path Operations:
getPathSegments(), addPathSegment(), removePath()
- Domain Utilities:
getDomain(), getSubdomain(), isLocalhost()
- Encoding/Decoding: Comprehensive URL encoding utilities
- 64 total tests (28 new) with 168 assertions
🌐 NetworkHelper - New Network Utilities
- IP address validation and manipulation
- Network range calculations
- DNS lookup utilities
- Port connectivity testing
🎨 Enhanced HTML Generation
- Improved AttributesHelper: Factory methods, validation, immutability patterns
- Advanced Form Generation: Enhanced FormHelper with better attribute handling
- Better Security: Improved HTML escaping and XSS protection
📊 Testing & Quality Improvements
- Complete Test Coverage: All major helpers now have comprehensive test suites
- 523 Total Tests: Massive increase in test coverage across the project
- 1,804 Assertions: Thorough validation of all functionality
- Edge Case Testing: Comprehensive boundary condition and error handling tests
- Performance Testing: Validation of performance characteristics
- Cross-Platform Compatibility: Tests verified across different environments
Test Coverage by Helper:
- RequestHelper: 47 tests, 107 assertions
- UrlHelper: 64 tests, 168 assertions
- HexHelper: 15 tests, 116 assertions
- FormHelper: 56 tests, 211 assertions
- CsvHelper: 35 tests with 823 lines of coverage
- AttributesHelper: 40 tests, 120 assertions
- BootstrapHelper: 23 tests, 167 assertions
🐛 Fixes & Enhancements
- RequestHelper: Fixed CLI mode detection during PHPUnit execution
- UrlHelper: Improved
toRelative() method edge case handling
- EmailHelper: Resolved nested array processing and multi-delimiter bugs
- CsvHelper: Enhanced IOHelper integration for better file management
- Documentation: Updated README with comprehensive examples for all helpers
🏗️ Infrastructure Improvements
- CI/CD: Enhanced GitHub Actions for dev branch testing
- Documentation: Improved package description and keywords
- Branch Management: Updated branch aliases (main: 2.0.x-dev, dev: 3.0.x-dev)
- Code Quality: Added comprehensive PHPDoc comments and @test/@covers annotations
📚 Documentation
The README has been significantly updated with:
- Comprehensive usage examples for all enhanced helpers
- Detailed method documentation
- Best practices and patterns
- Testing information and guidelines
🔄 Compatibility
- PHP Requirements: PHP 8.2+ (unchanged)
- Breaking Changes: Minimal - mostly additive changes
- Backward Compatibility: Existing code should continue to work without modifications
📈 Project Statistics
- 68 files changed
- 12,497 insertions, 590 deletions
- 35+ new helper methods across RequestHelper and UrlHelper
- 16 new test files created
- Comprehensive test restructuring for better organization
🙏 Acknowledgments
Thank you to all contributors and users who have provided feedback and suggestions that made this release possible.
Full Changelog: View all changes
Installation: composer require andreas-glaser/php-helpers:^2.0