SimpleXMLElement Serialization
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Description
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From what i can tell the SimpleXMLElement class can be very easily serialised/unserialised which would be very useful for use with var_exports and keeping state between requests without the need for the stored source for the xml, would it be possible to have __serialise() which outputs the string representation of the xml, and __unserialise() which just calls simplexml_load_string() and returns the new instance?
the __set_state() method would also be useful but serialise would be beneficial to a larger audience
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No file or test is named. Start by locating the SimpleXMLElement implementation and existing PHP serialization hooks, then compare the requested serialization, unserialization, and __set_state behavior with current extension conventions. Done means the agreed API behavior is implemented and covered by tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100