RE: [PHP-DEV] PHP class files without <?php at the top

> From: Tom Boutell [mailto:tom@punkave.com] > > That's a good point too. > > I think this is a better proposal: > > include_code, require_code, and require_code_once would work just like include, require and > require_once, except that the parser would start out in PHP mode. > I don't like this, but it's closer. I hate the idea of adding a whole mess of one-off functions just to support a single coding style feature that doesn't seem to have very much support. There are a variety of other ideas that have been floating around that request changes to how the parser handles specific code (different short tags, sandboxing, auto-escaping, etc.). What if you have just ONE function with a variety of options? Something like: execute_file('path/to/foo.php', array( 'require'=>true, 'once'=>true, 'begin_code'=>'<?php ', 'shorttags'=>array('<?=','?>'), 'autoescape'=>function($str){return htmlentities($str, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8');}, ... )); This would provide a single consistent hook for any further DSL like features without impacting the behavior of any existing code. Some other options that might make sense: lint (like command line) end_code (similar to command line, corresponds with begin_code (also command line)) args (also command line) Any PHP_INI_ALL directives John Crenshaw Priacta, Inc.