/**
* merge data from a container, using dot.notation.support to identify
* the data to remove
*
* @param mixed $container
* the container we want to remove from
* @param string $path
* the dot.notation.support path to the data to remove
* @return void
*/
public static function from(&$container, $path)
{
// defensive programming!
RequireAnyOneOf::check([new IsAssignable(), new IsIndexable()], [$container], E4xx_UnsupportedType::class);
RequireDotNotationPath::check($path);
// find the point where we want to remove the data from
list($firstPart, $finalPart) = self::splitPathInTwo($path);
$leaf =& DescendDotNotationPath::into($container, $firstPart);
// remove it
RemoveProperty::from($leaf, $finalPart);
}
/**
* @covers ::check
* @dataProvider provideNonStrings
* @expectedException GanbaroDigital\DataContainers\Exceptions\E4xx_UnsupportedType
*/
public function testRejectsNonStringsWhenCalledStatically($item)
{
// ----------------------------------------------------------------
// setup your test
// ----------------------------------------------------------------
// perform the change
RequireDotNotationPath::check($item);
}
/**
* merge their data into our object, using dot.notation.support to
* find the point where the merge starts
*
* @param object $obj
* the object that we want to merge into
* @param string $path
* the dot.notation.support path to where the merge should start
* @param mixed $value
* the data that we want to merge from
* @param array|callable|string|null
* if $path goes beyond what exists in $ours, how do we want to
* extend $ours?
* @return void
*/
public static function intoObject($obj, $path, $value, $extendingItem = null)
{
// robustness!
RequireAssignable::check($obj, E4xx_UnsupportedType::class);
RequireDotNotationPath::check($path);
// find the point where we want to merge
list($firstPart, $finalPart) = self::splitPathInTwo($path);
if ($firstPart !== null) {
$leaf =& DescendDotNotationPath::intoObject($obj, $firstPart, $extendingItem);
} else {
$leaf = $obj;
}
// merge it
MergeIntoProperty::of($leaf, $finalPart, $value);
}