PHP Collection Class (POC)

This Collection class is a POC inspired by Laravel's collection. It offers various methods for working with arrays of data in PHP.

Functionality

The Collection class provides the following functionalities:

• First: Get the first element of the collection.
• Last: Get the last element of the collection.
• Merge: Merge the collection with another array.
• Pop: Remove and return the last element from the collection.
• Count: Count the number of elements in the collection.
• Map: Apply a callback to each element of the collection.
• Sort: Sort the collection either in ascending order.
• SortBy: Sort the collection by a specified direction and key.
• All: Get all elements of the collection.

Please note that the SortBy method is not fully working yet, as indicated by the provided comments in the code.

Example Usage

<?php

use Davids\Collection\Collection;

// Create a new collection
$collection = new Collection([1, 2, 3]);

// Get the first element
$result = $collection->first();
// Returns: 1

// Get the last element
$result = $collection->last();
// Returns: 3

// Merge with another array
$result = $collection->merge([4, 5, 6]);
// Returns: Collection object with elements [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

// Remove and return the last element
$result = $collection->pop();
// Returns: Collection object with elements [1, 2]

// Count the number of elements
$result = $collection->count();
// Returns: 2

// Apply a callback to each element
$result = $collection->map(function($item) { return $item * 2; });
// Returns: Collection object with elements [2, 4]

// Sort the collection
$result = $collection->sort();
// Returns: Collection object with elements [1, 2]

// Get all elements
$result = $collection->all();
// Returns: [1, 2]

Additional Examples

<?php

use Davids\Collection\Collection;

// Create an associative collection
$assocCollection = new Collection(['Timisoara' => 200000, 'Cluj' => 400000]);

// Merge with another array and then map
$mappedAssocCollection = $assocCollection
    ->merge(['Arad' => 30000])
    ->sort()
    ->map(function ($key, $item) {
        return $key . ' has ' . $item . ' habitats';
    })
    ->last();

print_r($mappedAssocCollection);
// Output: Cluj has 400000 habitats

In this example, we create an associative collection with population data for two cities. Then, we merge it with another array containing population data for a new city ('Arad'). Next, we sort the collection by the population (values), map over the collection to create a new array with formatted strings indicating the number of habitats for each city, and finally, retrieve the last element of the resulting collection, which is 'Cluj has 400000 habitats'.

Note

This Collection class is a proof of concept (POC) and is not complete or fully functional. Further testing and development are needed. Contributions are welcome!