src/SerializableClosure.php
<?php namespace SuperClosure;
use Closure;
use SuperClosure\Exception\ClosureUnserializationException;
/**
* This class acts as a wrapper for a closure, and allows it to be serialized.
*
* With the combined power of the Reflection API, code parsing, and the infamous
* `eval()` function, you can serialize a closure, unserialize it somewhere
* else (even a different PHP process), and execute it.
*/
class SerializableClosure implements \Serializable
{
/**
* The closure being wrapped for serialization.
*
* @var Closure
*/
private $closure;
/**
* The serializer doing the serialization work.
*
* @var SerializerInterface
*/
private $serializer;
/**
* The data from unserialization.
*
* @var array
*/
private $data;
/**
* Create a new serializable closure instance.
*
* @param Closure $closure
* @param SerializerInterface|null $serializer
*/
public function __construct(
\Closure $closure,
SerializerInterface $serializer = null
) {
$this->closure = $closure;
$this->serializer = $serializer ?: new Serializer;
}
/**
* Return the original closure object.
*
* @return Closure
*/
public function getClosure()
{
return $this->closure;
}
/**
* Delegates the closure invocation to the actual closure object.
*
* Important Notes:
*
* - `ReflectionFunction::invokeArgs()` should not be used here, because it
* does not work with closure bindings.
* - Args passed-by-reference lose their references when proxied through
* `__invoke()`. This is an unfortunate, but understandable, limitation
* of PHP that will probably never change.
*
* @return mixed
*/
public function __invoke()
{
return call_user_func_array($this->closure, func_get_args());
}
/**
* Clones the SerializableClosure with a new bound object and class scope.
*
* The method is essentially a wrapped proxy to the Closure::bindTo method.
*
* @param mixed $newthis The object to which the closure should be bound,
* or NULL for the closure to be unbound.
* @param mixed $newscope The class scope to which the closure is to be
* associated, or 'static' to keep the current one.
* If an object is given, the type of the object will
* be used instead. This determines the visibility of
* protected and private methods of the bound object.
*
* @return SerializableClosure
* @link http://www.php.net/manual/en/closure.bindto.php
*/
public function bindTo($newthis, $newscope = 'static')
{
return new self(
$this->closure->bindTo($newthis, $newscope),
$this->serializer
);
}
/**
* Serializes the code, context, and binding of the closure.
*
* @return string|null
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/serializable.serialize.php
*/
public function serialize()
{
try {
$this->data = $this->data ?: $this->serializer->getData($this->closure, true);
return serialize($this->data);
} catch (\Exception $e) {
trigger_error(
'Serialization of closure failed: ' . $e->getMessage(),
E_USER_NOTICE
);
// Note: The serialize() method of Serializable must return a string
// or null and cannot throw exceptions.
return null;
}
}
/**
* Unserializes the closure.
*
* Unserializes the closure's data and recreates the closure using a
* simulation of its original context. The used variables (context) are
* extracted into a fresh scope prior to redefining the closure. The
* closure is also rebound to its former object and scope.
*
* @param string $serialized
*
* @throws ClosureUnserializationException
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/serializable.unserialize.php
*/
public function unserialize($serialized)
{
// Unserialize the closure data and reconstruct the closure object.
$this->data = unserialize($serialized);
$this->closure = __reconstruct_closure($this->data);
// Throw an exception if the closure could not be reconstructed.
if (!$this->closure instanceof Closure) {
throw new ClosureUnserializationException(
'The closure is corrupted and cannot be unserialized.'
);
}
// Rebind the closure to its former binding and scope.
if ($this->data['binding'] || $this->data['isStatic']) {
$this->closure = $this->closure->bindTo(
$this->data['binding'],
$this->data['scope']
);
}
}
/**
* Returns closure data for `var_dump()`.
*
* @return array
*/
public function __debugInfo()
{
return $this->data ?: $this->serializer->getData($this->closure, true);
}
}
/**
* Reconstruct a closure.
*
* HERE BE DRAGONS!
*
* The infamous `eval()` is used in this method, along with the error
* suppression operator, and variable variables (i.e., double dollar signs) to
* perform the unserialization logic. I'm sorry, world!
*
* This is also done inside a plain function instead of a method so that the
* binding and scope of the closure are null.
*
* @param array $__data Unserialized closure data.
*
* @return Closure|null
* @internal
*/
function __reconstruct_closure(array $__data)
{
// Simulate the original context the closure was created in.
foreach ($__data['context'] as $__var_name => &$__value) {
if ($__value instanceof SerializableClosure) {
// Unbox any SerializableClosures in the context.
$__value = $__value->getClosure();
} elseif ($__value === Serializer::RECURSION) {
// Track recursive references (there should only be one).
$__recursive_reference = $__var_name;
}
// Import the variable into this scope.
${$__var_name} = $__value;
}
// Evaluate the code to recreate the closure.
try {
if (isset($__recursive_reference)) {
// Special handling for recursive closures.
@eval("\${$__recursive_reference} = {$__data['code']};");
$__closure = ${$__recursive_reference};
} else {
@eval("\$__closure = {$__data['code']};");
}
} catch (\ParseError $e) {
// Discard the parse error.
}
return isset($__closure) ? $__closure : null;
}