Re: New functions `hash_serialize` and `hash_unserialize`?

On 11.06.2020 at 18:58, Eddie Kohler wrote: > Thanks for this suggestion. I've updated the implementation to make > HashContext implement Serializable. > > I'd still be grateful for more feedback, or perhaps I should just create an > RFC? Not sure if that would need an RFC; maybe just start by submitting a pull request. :) Thanks, Christoph > Eddie > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 9:28 AM Johannes Schlüter <johannes@schlueters.de> > wrote: > >> On Mon, 2020-06-08 at 09:01 -0400, Eddie Kohler wrote: >>> I'm writing to gauge interest in two new functions to the PHP >>> hash >>> extension, hash_serialize and >>> hash_unserialize. These functions >>> would serialize and unserialize the internals of a HashContext >>> objectallowing a partially-computed hash to be saved, then restored >>> and completed in a laterrun. >> >> I would suggest to make the HashContext Serializable, then >> >> serialize($hash_context); >> >> works. Then it also fits when stored in other objects or something ... >> >> johannes >> >> >