Unit helpers

This package is intended to make it easier to specify time and size in configuration files more clearly.

Example 1:

// Before
$query->where('size', '>=', 209715200)->get();

// After
$query->where('size', '>=', Size::mb(200))->get();

Example 2:

// Before
$config = [
	'expiration' => 4680, // 3 days and 6 hours in minutes
];

// After
$config = [
	'expiration' => Time::of(days: 3, hours: 6, 'minutes'),
	// or
	'expiration' => Time::of(days: 3.25, 'minutes'),
	// or
	'expiration' => Time::days(3.25, 'minutes'),
];

Example 3:

// Before
class Job
{
	protected int $timeout = 10800;
}

// After
class Job
{
	protected int $timeout = Time::HOUR * 3;
}

Requirements

• PHP 8.0 and above

Installation

Require this package with composer using the following command:

composer require bbprojectnet/unit-helpers

Usage

As simple static call:

$timeout = Time::hours(4);

Static call with output unit specified:

$timeout = Time::hours(4, 'minutes');

As method parameter:

$timeout = Time::of(days: 2);

With mixed unit types:

$timeout = Time::of(days: 2, hours: 10);

With mixed unit types and output unit specified:

$timeout = Time::of(days: 2, hours: 10, as: 'minutes');

With mixed unit types, fractions, negative values and output unit specified:

$timeout = Time::of(days: 2.4, hours: -2, minutes: 0.5, as: 'minutes');

As constant in places where method invocation is not possible:

protected int $timeout = Time::HOUR * 3;

License

The Unit helpers package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.