/**
* Converts a associative array of key,value pairs to SQL query comparisons.
* ie: ['a' => 4, 'b' => 'open'] -> [0 => "a=`4`", 1 => "b=`open`"]
*
* @param array $array
*
* @return array|null
*/
static function make_compare_list(array $array)
{
$list = [];
if (Arr::is_assoc($array)) {
foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
$list[] = $key . '=`' . $value . '`';
}
return $list;
}
return NULL;
}
/**
* Merges an array of symbols with the container.
* Note: This method strips immutable variables from the symbols array before merging.
*
* @param $symbols
*
* @return $this|void
*/
public function merge($symbols)
{
$symbols = $this->normalize($symbols);
# strip immutable symbols as they are, well, immutable.
$symbols = $this->filter_immutables($symbols);
if (!Arr::is_assoc($symbols)) {
$symbols = Arr::transform_array_hash($symbols);
}
$this->storage = array_merge($this->storage, $symbols);
return $this;
}
/**
* Merge a single key, value pair.
*
* @param string $name
* @param null $value
*
* @return static
*/
public function with($name, $value = NULL)
{
Arr::is_assoc($name) ? $this->merge($name) : ($this->storage[$name] = $value);
}
