v0.1.1 - Method Chaining Support

🔗 Method Chaining Support

This release adds support for method chaining on Struct objects while maintaining full backward compatibility.

✨ New Features

• Method chaining: Struct::define()->toJson() now works!
• toArray() method: Explicitly convert to array with internal caching
• toJson() method: Direct JSON conversion without extra steps
• ArrayAccess interface: Use schemas like arrays: $schema['type']
• JsonSerializable: Works seamlessly with json_encode()

🔄 Changes

The Struct::define() method now returns a Struct object instead of a raw array. This enables method chaining while maintaining backward compatibility through the ArrayAccess interface.

Before (still works):

$schema = Struct::define('User', function (Builder $builder) {
    $builder->string('name')->required();
});
$type = $schema['type']; // Array access still works!

New (method chaining):

$json = Struct::define('User', function (Builder $builder) {
    $builder->string('name')->required();
})->toJson(); // Direct method chaining!

📚 Documentation

• README updated with comprehensive examples of the new API
• Added "Flexible API: Array Access + Object Methods" section
• Updated structure class examples with new return types
• Updated make:struct command stub to generate classes with correct return types

🧪 Technical Details

• ✅ 119 tests passing with 399 assertions
• ✅ Full backward compatibility maintained
• ✅ PHPStan Level 9 compliance
• ✅ PHP 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 support
• ✅ Laravel 11 & 12 support

📦 Installation

composer require blaspsoft/forerunner:^0.1

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