save('foo', 'bar');
* $foo = cache('bar');
*
* @param string|null $key
*
* @return \CodeIgniter\Cache\CacheInterface|mixed
*/
function cache(string $key = null)
{
$cache = Services::cache();
// No params - return cache object
if (is_null($key))
{
return $cache;
}
// Still here? Retrieve the value.
return $cache->get($key);
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('config'))
{
/**
* More simple way of getting config instances
*
* @param string $name
* @param boolean $getShared
*
* @return mixed
*/
function config(string $name, bool $getShared = true)
{
return Config::get($name, $getShared);
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('db_connect'))
{
/**
* Grabs a database connection and returns it to the user.
*
* This is a convenience wrapper for \Config\Database::connect()
* and supports the same parameters. Namely:
*
* When passing in $db, you may pass any of the following to connect:
* - group name
* - existing connection instance
* - array of database configuration values
*
* If $getShared === false then a new connection instance will be provided,
* otherwise it will all calls will return the same instance.
*
* @param \CodeIgniter\Database\ConnectionInterface|array|string $db
* @param boolean $getShared
*
* @return \CodeIgniter\Database\BaseConnection
*/
function db_connect($db = null, bool $getShared = true)
{
return Database::connect($db, $getShared);
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('view'))
{
/**
* Grabs the current RendererInterface-compatible class
* and tells it to render the specified view. Simply provides
* a convenience method that can be used in Controllers,
* libraries, and routed closures.
*
* NOTE: Does not provide any escaping of the data, so that must
* all be handled manually by the developer.
*
* @param string $name
* @param array $data
* @param array $options Unused - reserved for third-party extensions.
*
* @return string
*/
function view(string $name, array $data = [], array $options = []): string
{
/**
* @var CodeIgniter\View\View $renderer
*/
$renderer = Services::renderer();
$saveData = null;
if (array_key_exists('saveData', $options) && $options['saveData'] === true)
{
$saveData = (bool) $options['saveData'];
unset($options['saveData']);
}
return $renderer->setData($data, 'raw')
->render($name, $options, $saveData);
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('view_cell'))
{
/**
* View cells are used within views to insert HTML chunks that are managed
* by other classes.
*
* @param string $library
* @param null $params
* @param integer $ttl
* @param string|null $cacheName
*
* @return string
* @throws \ReflectionException
*/
function view_cell(string $library, $params = null, int $ttl = 0, string $cacheName = null): string
{
return Services::viewcell()
->render($library, $params, $ttl, $cacheName);
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('env'))
{
/**
* Allows user to retrieve values from the environment
* variables that have been set. Especially useful for
* retrieving values set from the .env file for
* use in config files.
*
* @param string $key
* @param null $default
*
* @return mixed
*/
function env(string $key, $default = null)
{
$value = getenv($key);
if ($value === false)
{
$value = $_ENV[$key] ?? $_SERVER[$key] ?? false;
}
// Not found? Return the default value
if ($value === false)
{
return $default;
}
// Handle any boolean values
switch (strtolower($value))
{
case 'true':
return true;
case 'false':
return false;
case 'empty':
return '';
case 'null':
return null;
}
return $value;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('esc'))
{
/**
* Performs simple auto-escaping of data for security reasons.
* Might consider making this more complex at a later date.
*
* If $data is a string, then it simply escapes and returns it.
* If $data is an array, then it loops over it, escaping each
* 'value' of the key/value pairs.
*
* Valid context values: html, js, css, url, attr, raw, null
*
* @param string|array $data
* @param string $context
* @param string $encoding
*
* @return string|array
* @throws \InvalidArgumentException
*/
function esc($data, string $context = 'html', string $encoding = null)
{
if (is_array($data))
{
foreach ($data as $key => &$value)
{
$value = esc($value, $context);
}
}
if (is_string($data))
{
$context = strtolower($context);
// Provide a way to NOT escape data since
// this could be called automatically by
// the View library.
if (empty($context) || $context === 'raw')
{
return $data;
}
if (! in_array($context, ['html', 'js', 'css', 'url', 'attr']))
{
throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid escape context provided.');
}
if ($context === 'attr')
{
$method = 'escapeHtmlAttr';
}
else
{
$method = 'escape' . ucfirst($context);
}
static $escaper;
if (! $escaper)
{
$escaper = new Escaper($encoding);
}
if ($encoding && $escaper->getEncoding() !== $encoding)
{
$escaper = new Escaper($encoding);
}
$data = $escaper->$method($data);
}
return $data;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('session'))
{
/**
* A convenience method for accessing the session instance,
* or an item that has been set in the session.
*
* Examples:
* session()->set('foo', 'bar');
* $foo = session('bar');
*
* @param string $val
*
* @return \CodeIgniter\Session\Session|mixed|null
*/
function session(string $val = null)
{
$session = Services::session();
// Returning a single item?
if (is_string($val))
{
return $session->get($val);
}
return $session;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('timer'))
{
/**
* A convenience method for working with the timer.
* If no parameter is passed, it will return the timer instance,
* otherwise will start or stop the timer intelligently.
*
* @param string|null $name
*
* @return \CodeIgniter\Debug\Timer|mixed
*/
function timer(string $name = null)
{
$timer = Services::timer();
if (empty($name))
{
return $timer;
}
if ($timer->has($name))
{
return $timer->stop($name);
}
return $timer->start($name);
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('service'))
{
/**
* Allows cleaner access to the Services Config file.
* Always returns a SHARED instance of the class, so
* calling the function multiple times should always
* return the same instance.
*
* These are equal:
* - $timer = service('timer')
* - $timer = \CodeIgniter\Config\Services::timer();
*
* @param string $name
* @param array ...$params
*
* @return mixed
*/
function service(string $name, ...$params)
{
return Services::$name(...$params);
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('single_service'))
{
/**
* Allow cleaner access to a Service.
* Always returns a new instance of the class.
*
* @param string $name
* @param array|null $params
*
* @return mixed
*/
function single_service(string $name, ...$params)
{
// Ensure it's NOT a shared instance
array_push($params, false);
return Services::$name(...$params);
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('lang'))
{
/**
* A convenience method to translate a string or array of them and format
* the result with the intl extension's MessageFormatter.
*
* @param string|[] $line
* @param array $args
* @param string $locale
*
* @return string
*/
function lang(string $line, array $args = [], string $locale = null)
{
return Services::language($locale)
->getLine($line, $args);
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('log_message'))
{
/**
* A convenience/compatibility method for logging events through
* the Log system.
*
* Allowed log levels are:
* - emergency
* - alert
* - critical
* - error
* - warning
* - notice
* - info
* - debug
*
* @param string $level
* @param string $message
* @param array|null $context
*
* @return mixed
*/
function log_message(string $level, string $message, array $context = [])
{
// When running tests, we want to always ensure that the
// TestLogger is running, which provides utilities for
// for asserting that logs were called in the test code.
if (ENVIRONMENT === 'testing')
{
$logger = new TestLogger(new Logger());
return $logger->log($level, $message, $context);
}
// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
return Services::logger(true)
->log($level, $message, $context);
// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('is_cli'))
{
/**
* Is CLI?
*
* Test to see if a request was made from the command line.
*
* @return boolean
*/
function is_cli(): bool
{
return (PHP_SAPI === 'cli' || defined('STDIN'));
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('route_to'))
{
/**
* Given a controller/method string and any params,
* will attempt to build the relative URL to the
* matching route.
*
* NOTE: This requires the controller/method to
* have a route defined in the routes Config file.
*
* @param string $method
* @param array ...$params
*
* @return false|string
*/
function route_to(string $method, ...$params)
{
return Services::routes()->reverseRoute($method, ...$params);
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('remove_invisible_characters'))
{
/**
* Remove Invisible Characters
*
* This prevents sandwiching null characters
* between ascii characters, like Java\0script.
*
* @param string $str
* @param boolean $urlEncoded
*
* @return string
*/
function remove_invisible_characters(string $str, bool $urlEncoded = true): string
{
$nonDisplayables = [];
// every control character except newline (dec 10),
// carriage return (dec 13) and horizontal tab (dec 09)
if ($urlEncoded)
{
$nonDisplayables[] = '/%0[0-8bcef]/'; // url encoded 00-08, 11, 12, 14, 15
$nonDisplayables[] = '/%1[0-9a-f]/'; // url encoded 16-31
}
$nonDisplayables[] = '/[\x00-\x08\x0B\x0C\x0E-\x1F\x7F]+/S'; // 00-08, 11, 12, 14-31, 127
do
{
$str = preg_replace($nonDisplayables, '', $str, -1, $count);
}
while ($count);
return $str;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('helper'))
{
/**
* Loads a helper file into memory. Supports namespaced helpers,
* both in and out of the 'helpers' directory of a namespaced directory.
*
* Will load ALL helpers of the matching name, in the following order:
* 1. app/Helpers
* 2. {namespace}/Helpers
* 3. system/Helpers
*
* @param string|array $filenames
* @throws \CodeIgniter\Files\Exceptions\FileNotFoundException
*/
function helper($filenames)
{
$loader = Services::locator(true);
if (! is_array($filenames))
{
$filenames = [$filenames];
}
// Store a list of all files to include...
$includes = [];
foreach ($filenames as $filename)
{
// Store our system and application helper
// versions so that we can control the load ordering.
$systemHelper = null;
$appHelper = null;
$localIncludes = [];
if (strpos($filename, '_helper') === false)
{
$filename .= '_helper';
}
// If the file is namespaced, we'll just grab that
// file and not search for any others
if (strpos($filename, '\\') !== false)
{
$path = $loader->locateFile($filename, 'Helpers');
if (empty($path))
{
throw FileNotFoundException::forFileNotFound($filename);
}
$includes[] = $path;
}
// No namespaces, so search in all available locations
else
{
$paths = $loader->search('Helpers/' . $filename);
if (! empty($paths))
{
foreach ($paths as $path)
{
if (strpos($path, APPPATH) === 0)
{
// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
$appHelper = $path;
// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
}
elseif (strpos($path, SYSTEMPATH) === 0)
{
$systemHelper = $path;
}
else
{
$localIncludes[] = $path;
}
}
}
// App-level helpers should override all others
if (! empty($appHelper))
{
// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
$includes[] = $appHelper;
// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
}
// All namespaced files get added in next
$includes = array_merge($includes, $localIncludes);
// And the system default one should be added in last.
if (! empty($systemHelper))
{
$includes[] = $systemHelper;
}
}
}
// Now actually include all of the files
if (! empty($includes))
{
foreach ($includes as $path)
{
include_once($path);
}
}
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('app_timezone'))
{
/**
* Returns the timezone the application has been set to display
* dates in. This might be different than the timezone set
* at the server level, as you often want to stores dates in UTC
* and convert them on the fly for the user.
*
* @return string
*/
function app_timezone(): string
{
$config = config(App::class);
return $config->appTimezone;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('csrf_token'))
{
/**
* Returns the CSRF token name.
* Can be used in Views when building hidden inputs manually,
* or used in javascript vars when using APIs.
*
* @return string
*/
function csrf_token(): string
{
$config = config(App::class);
return $config->CSRFTokenName;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('csrf_header'))
{
/**
* Returns the CSRF header name.
* Can be used in Views by adding it to the meta tag
* or used in javascript to define a header name when using APIs.
*
* @return string
*/
function csrf_header(): string
{
$config = config(App::class);
return $config->CSRFHeaderName;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('csrf_hash'))
{
/**
* Returns the current hash value for the CSRF protection.
* Can be used in Views when building hidden inputs manually,
* or used in javascript vars for API usage.
*
* @return string
*/
function csrf_hash(): string
{
$security = Services::security(null, true);
return $security->getCSRFHash();
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('csrf_field'))
{
/**
* Generates a hidden input field for use within manually generated forms.
*
* @param string|null $id
*
* @return string
*/
function csrf_field(string $id = null): string
{
return '';
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('csrf_meta'))
{
/**
* Generates a meta tag for use within javascript calls.
*
* @param string|null $id
*
* @return string
*/
function csrf_meta(string $id = null): string
{
return '';
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('force_https'))
{
/**
* Used to force a page to be accessed in via HTTPS.
* Uses a standard redirect, plus will set the HSTS header
* for modern browsers that support, which gives best
* protection against man-in-the-middle attacks.
*
* @see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security
*
* @param integer $duration How long should the SSL header be set for? (in seconds)
* Defaults to 1 year.
* @param RequestInterface $request
* @param ResponseInterface $response
*
* Not testable, as it will exit!
*
* @throws \CodeIgniter\HTTP\Exceptions\HTTPException
* @codeCoverageIgnore
*/
function force_https(int $duration = 31536000, RequestInterface $request = null, ResponseInterface $response = null)
{
if (is_null($request))
{
$request = Services::request(null, true);
}
if (is_null($response))
{
$response = Services::response(null, true);
}
if (is_cli() || $request->isSecure())
{
return;
}
// If the session library is loaded, we should regenerate
// the session ID for safety sake.
if (class_exists('Session', false))
{
Services::session(null, true)
->regenerate();
}
$uri = $request->uri;
$uri->setScheme('https');
$uri = URI::createURIString(
$uri->getScheme(), $uri->getAuthority(true), $uri->getPath(), // Absolute URIs should use a "/" for an empty path
$uri->getQuery(), $uri->getFragment()
);
// Set an HSTS header
$response->setHeader('Strict-Transport-Security', 'max-age=' . $duration);
$response->redirect($uri);
$response->sendHeaders();
exit();
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('old'))
{
/**
* Provides access to "old input" that was set in the session
* during a redirect()->withInput().
*
* @param string $key
* @param null $default
* @param string|boolean $escape
*
* @return mixed|null
*/
function old(string $key, $default = null, $escape = 'html')
{
// Ensure the session is loaded
if (session_status() === PHP_SESSION_NONE && ENVIRONMENT !== 'testing')
{
session();
}
$request = Services::request();
$value = $request->getOldInput($key);
// Return the default value if nothing
// found in the old input.
if (is_null($value))
{
return $default;
}
// If the result was serialized array or string, then unserialize it for use...
if (is_string($value))
{
if (strpos($value, 'a:') === 0 || strpos($value, 's:') === 0)
{
$value = unserialize($value);
}
}
return $escape === false ? $value : esc($value, $escape);
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('redirect'))
{
/**
* Convenience method that works with the current global $request and
* $router instances to redirect using named/reverse-routed routes
* to determine the URL to go to. If nothing is found, will treat
* as a traditional redirect and pass the string in, letting
* $response->redirect() determine the correct method and code.
*
* If more control is needed, you must use $response->redirect explicitly.
*
* @param string $uri
*
* @return \CodeIgniter\HTTP\RedirectResponse
*/
function redirect(string $uri = null): RedirectResponse
{
$response = Services::redirectResponse(null, true);
if (! empty($uri))
{
return $response->route($uri);
}
return $response;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('stringify_attributes'))
{
/**
* Stringify attributes for use in HTML tags.
*
* Helper function used to convert a string, array, or object
* of attributes to a string.
*
* @param mixed $attributes string, array, object
* @param boolean $js
*
* @return string
*/
function stringify_attributes($attributes, bool $js = false): string
{
$atts = '';
if (empty($attributes))
{
return $atts;
}
if (is_string($attributes))
{
return ' ' . $attributes;
}
$attributes = (array) $attributes;
foreach ($attributes as $key => $val)
{
$atts .= ($js) ? $key . '=' . esc($val, 'js') . ',' : ' ' . $key . '="' . esc($val, 'attr') . '"';
}
return rtrim($atts, ',');
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('is_really_writable'))
{
/**
* Tests for file writability
*
* is_writable() returns TRUE on Windows servers when you really can't write to
* the file, based on the read-only attribute. is_writable() is also unreliable
* on Unix servers if safe_mode is on.
*
* @link https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54709
*
* @param string $file
*
* @return boolean
*
* @throws \Exception
* @codeCoverageIgnore Not practical to test, as travis runs on linux
*/
function is_really_writable(string $file): bool
{
// If we're on a Unix server with safe_mode off we call is_writable
if (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '/' || ! ini_get('safe_mode'))
{
return is_writable($file);
}
/* For Windows servers and safe_mode "on" installations we'll actually
* write a file then read it. Bah...
*/
if (is_dir($file))
{
$file = rtrim($file, '/') . '/' . bin2hex(random_bytes(16));
if (($fp = @fopen($file, 'ab')) === false)
{
return false;
}
fclose($fp);
@chmod($file, 0777);
@unlink($file);
return true;
}
elseif (! is_file($file) || ( $fp = @fopen($file, 'ab')) === false)
{
return false;
}
fclose($fp);
return true;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('slash_item'))
{
//Unlike CI3, this function is placed here because
//it's not a config, or part of a config.
/**
* Fetch a config file item with slash appended (if not empty)
*
* @param string $item Config item name
*
* @return string|null The configuration item or NULL if
* the item doesn't exist
*/
function slash_item(string $item): ?string
{
$config = config(App::class);
$configItem = $config->{$item};
if (! isset($configItem) || empty(trim($configItem)))
{
return $configItem;
}
return rtrim($configItem, '/') . '/';
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('function_usable'))
{
/**
* Function usable
*
* Executes a function_exists() check, and if the Suhosin PHP
* extension is loaded - checks whether the function that is
* checked might be disabled in there as well.
*
* This is useful as function_exists() will return FALSE for
* functions disabled via the *disable_functions* php.ini
* setting, but not for *suhosin.executor.func.blacklist* and
* *suhosin.executor.disable_eval*. These settings will just
* terminate script execution if a disabled function is executed.
*
* The above described behavior turned out to be a bug in Suhosin,
* but even though a fix was committed for 0.9.34 on 2012-02-12,
* that version is yet to be released. This function will therefore
* be just temporary, but would probably be kept for a few years.
*
* @link http://www.hardened-php.net/suhosin/
* @param string $function_name Function to check for
* @return boolean TRUE if the function exists and is safe to call,
* FALSE otherwise.
*
* @codeCoverageIgnore This is too exotic
*/
function function_usable(string $function_name): bool
{
static $_suhosin_func_blacklist;
if (function_exists($function_name))
{
if (! isset($_suhosin_func_blacklist))
{
$_suhosin_func_blacklist = extension_loaded('suhosin') ? explode(',', trim(ini_get('suhosin.executor.func.blacklist'))) : [];
}
return ! in_array($function_name, $_suhosin_func_blacklist, true);
}
return false;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('dd'))
{
/**
* Prints a Kint debug report and exits.
*
* @param array ...$vars
*
* @codeCoverageIgnore Can't be tested ... exits
*/
function dd(...$vars)
{
Kint::$aliases[] = 'dd';
Kint::dump(...$vars);
exit;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (! function_exists('trace'))
{
/**
* Provides a backtrace to the current execution point, from Kint.
*/
function trace()
{
Kint::$aliases[] = 'trace';
Kint::trace();
}
}