Morse Code Library

A modern PHP library for encoding and decoding Morse code with extended configuration options.

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Features

• Encode and decode Morse code seamlessly.
• Customizable delimiters for letters and words.
• Multiple handling options for unknown characters.
• Configurable case preservation.
• Structured error handling with custom exceptions.
• Fully object-oriented and extensible.

Installation

This library can be easily installed using Composer, a modern PHP dependency manager.

Step 1: Install Composer

If you don't have Composer installed, you can download and install it by following the instructions on the official Composer website.

Step 2: Install the Library

Once Composer is installed, you can install the morse-code library by running the following command in your project's root directory:

composer require ramazancetinkaya/morse-code

Alternatively, download the source code and include it in your project manually.

Requirements

• PHP 8.0 or higher.
• No additional dependencies.

Usage

require 'vendor/autoload.php'; // Include Composer's autoloader

use ramazancetinkaya\{MorseTranslator, MorseCodeConfig, UnknownCharHandling};

// Create a configuration where unknown characters are replaced with '?'
// and we separate letters with a single space, words with ' / ', 
// and DO NOT preserve original case (defaults to uppercase).
$config = new MorseCodeConfig(
    unknownCharHandling: UnknownCharHandling::REPLACE,
    replacementChar: '?',
    preserveCase: false,
    letterDelimiter: ' ',  // single space between letters
    wordDelimiter: ' / '   // slash and spaces between words
);

// Create the translator
$translator = new MorseTranslator();

// Sample text to encode
$text = "Hello, World!";

try {
    // Encoding
    $encoded = $translator->encode($text, $config);
    echo "Original: {$text}\n";
    echo "Encoded:  {$encoded}\n";

    // Decoding
    $decoded = $translator->decode($encoded, $config);
    echo "Decoded:  {$decoded}\n";
} catch (MorseCodeException $exception) {
    // Handle or log the exception
    echo "Morse Code Error: " . $exception->getMessage() . "\n";
}

Configuration Options

Option	Description
unknownCharHandling	Defines how unknown characters are handled (IGNORE, REPLACE, THROW_EXCEPTION).
replacementChar	Specifies the character used when REPLACE mode is enabled.
preserveCase	If true, preserves original case; otherwise, converts text to uppercase.
letterDelimiter	Defines the separator between Morse code letters.
wordDelimiter	Defines the separator between Morse code words.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue for any enhancements or bug fixes.

Author

Developed by Ramazan Çetinkaya.