/**
  * Validate a value as integer
  *
  * @static
  *
  * @param mixed $value
  *
  * @return int|bool int or false in case of failure to convert to int
  */
 public static function validate_int($value)
 {
     if (!isset(self::$has_filters)) {
         self::$has_filters = extension_loaded('filter');
     }
     if (self::$has_filters) {
         return filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT);
     } else {
         return self::emulate_filter_int($value);
     }
 }