v2.0.0

🚀 PHP Helpers 2.0.0 - Major Enhancement Release

We're excited to announce PHP Helpers 2.0.0, a massive update that significantly expands the library's capabilities with comprehensive HTTP request analysis, advanced URL manipulation, and extensive test coverage improvements.

🌟 Major Highlights

• 30+ new RequestHelper methods for comprehensive HTTP request analysis
• 30+ new UrlHelper methods for advanced URL manipulation
• New NetworkHelper class for network operations
• Enhanced HTML generation with improved AttributesHelper
• 523 total tests with 1,804 assertions across the entire project
• Complete test coverage for all major helpers

🔧 Major Features Added

🌐 RequestHelper - Complete HTTP Request Analysis

• Environment Detection: isCli(), isHttps(), isAjax(), isBot(), isMobile()
• HTTP Method Analysis: isGet(), isPost(), isPut(), isDelete(), isPatch()
• Request Type Detection: isJson(), isXml(), isForm(), isMultipart()
• Client Information: getUserAgent(), getClientIp(), getReferer()
• Content Analysis: getContentType(), getContentLength(), getAcceptedLanguages()
• Header Management: Complete header manipulation and security validation
• 47 comprehensive tests with 107 assertions

🔗 UrlHelper - Advanced URL Manipulation

• URL Parsing & Validation: isValid(), isAbsolute(), isRelative(), getScheme()
• URL Manipulation: addQuery(), removeQuery(), setFragment(), normalize()
• Path Operations: getPathSegments(), addPathSegment(), removePath()
• Domain Utilities: getDomain(), getSubdomain(), isLocalhost()
• Encoding/Decoding: Comprehensive URL encoding utilities
• 64 total tests (28 new) with 168 assertions

🌐 NetworkHelper - New Network Utilities

• IP address validation and manipulation
• Network range calculations
• DNS lookup utilities
• Port connectivity testing

🎨 Enhanced HTML Generation

• Improved AttributesHelper: Factory methods, validation, immutability patterns
• Advanced Form Generation: Enhanced FormHelper with better attribute handling
• Better Security: Improved HTML escaping and XSS protection

📊 Testing & Quality Improvements

• Complete Test Coverage: All major helpers now have comprehensive test suites
• 523 Total Tests: Massive increase in test coverage across the project
• 1,804 Assertions: Thorough validation of all functionality
• Edge Case Testing: Comprehensive boundary condition and error handling tests
• Performance Testing: Validation of performance characteristics
• Cross-Platform Compatibility: Tests verified across different environments

Test Coverage by Helper:

• RequestHelper: 47 tests, 107 assertions
• UrlHelper: 64 tests, 168 assertions
• HexHelper: 15 tests, 116 assertions
• FormHelper: 56 tests, 211 assertions
• CsvHelper: 35 tests with 823 lines of coverage
• AttributesHelper: 40 tests, 120 assertions
• BootstrapHelper: 23 tests, 167 assertions

🐛 Fixes & Enhancements

• RequestHelper: Fixed CLI mode detection during PHPUnit execution
• UrlHelper: Improved toRelative() method edge case handling
• EmailHelper: Resolved nested array processing and multi-delimiter bugs
• CsvHelper: Enhanced IOHelper integration for better file management
• Documentation: Updated README with comprehensive examples for all helpers

🏗️ Infrastructure Improvements

• CI/CD: Enhanced GitHub Actions for dev branch testing
• Documentation: Improved package description and keywords
• Branch Management: Updated branch aliases (main: 2.0.x-dev, dev: 3.0.x-dev)
• Code Quality: Added comprehensive PHPDoc comments and @test/@Covers annotations

📚 Documentation

The README has been significantly updated with:

• Comprehensive usage examples for all enhanced helpers
• Detailed method documentation
• Best practices and patterns
• Testing information and guidelines

🔄 Compatibility

• PHP Requirements: PHP 8.2+ (unchanged)
• Breaking Changes: Minimal - mostly additive changes
• Backward Compatibility: Existing code should continue to work without modifications

📈 Project Statistics

• 68 files changed
• 12,497 insertions, 590 deletions
• 35+ new helper methods across RequestHelper and UrlHelper
• 16 new test files created
• Comprehensive test restructuring for better organization

🙏 Acknowledgments

Thank you to all contributors and users who have provided feedback and suggestions that made this release possible.

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Full Changelog: View all changes

Installation: composer require andreas-glaser/php-helpers:^2.0

PHP 8.3 Support + AI PHPDocs

PHP 8.3 Support + AI PHPDocs

PHP 7.4,8.0 Support

• PHP 7.4,8.0 Support
• PHPUnit Test Upgrade
• XDEBUG 3.x fix

1.1.10

Added IOHelper

1.1.9

Created StringHelper::linesToArray

Enforced PHP 5.4/5.5/5.6 usage in 1.0.x branch

1.0.11

PHP 5 fixes

Travis Support + RequestHelper

See commits

Reorganization + PHP7 requirement

1.1.0

Updated readme

1.0.5

Major bug fix. Upgrade is advisable!