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Add support for serializing fake closures

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Description

Description

Fake closures are closures that reference an existing function and are most likely the result of using the First Class Callable syntax function_name(...). It not being serializable makes it harder to move from array/string callable to it.

This limited support should be easier to implement than for arbitrary closures.

Came up as a user-note: https://php.net/manual/en/functions.first_class_callable_syntax.php#129635

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Research direction

The issue names no source file, test, or entry point, so first locate the existing closure serialization handling in the PHP source and tests. Confirm the scope around fake closures created with First Class Callable syntax; done means those closures can be serialized without implying support for arbitrary closures.

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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
38/100

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