EvilFreelancer/routeros-api-php

<?php

namespace RouterOS\Helpers;

/**
 * class BinaryStringHelper
 *
 * Strings and binary data manipulations
 *
 * @package RouterOS\Helpers
 * @since   0.9
 */
class BinaryStringHelper
{
    /**
     * Convert an integer value in a "Network Byte Ordered" binary string (most significant value first)
     *
     * Reads the integer, starting from the most significant byte, one byte a time.
     * Once reach a non 0 byte, construct a binary string representing this values
     * ex :
     *   0xFF7 => chr(0x0F).chr(0xF7)
     *   0x12345678 => chr(0x12).chr(0x34).chr(0x56).chr(0x76)
     * Compatible with 8, 16, 32, 64 etc.. bits systems
     *
     * @see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness
     * @param   int|float $value the integer value to be converted
     * @return  string the binary string
     */
    public static function IntegerToNBOBinaryString($value): string
    {
        // Initialize an empty string
        $buffer = '';

        // Lets start from the most significant byte
        for ($i = (PHP_INT_SIZE - 1); $i >= 0; $i--) {
            // Prepare a mask to keep only the most significant byte of $value
            $mask = 0xFF << ($i * 8);

            // If the most significant byte is not 0, the final string must contain it
            // If we have already started to construct the string (i.e. there are more signficant digits)
            //   we must set the byte, even if it is a 0.
            //   0xFF00FF, for example, require to set the second byte byte with a 0 value
            if (($value & $mask) || $buffer !== '') {
                // Get the current byte by shifting it to least significant position and add it to the string
                // 0xFF12345678 => 0xFF
                $byte   = $value >> (8 * $i);
                $buffer .= chr($byte);

                // Set the most significant byte to 0 so we can restart the process being shure
                // that the value is left padded with 0
                // 0xFF12345678 => 0x12345678
                // -1 = 0xFFFFF.... (number of F depend of PHP_INT_SIZE )
                $mask  = -1 >> ((PHP_INT_SIZE - $i) * 8);
                $value &= $mask;
            }
        }

        // Special case, 0 will not fill the buffer, have to construct it manualy
        if (0 === $value) {
            $buffer = chr(0);
        }

        return $buffer;
    }
}