Consider PHP 7.2 for ORM.NEXT

[Majkl578]

Primary motivation:

• object typehint
  • should eliminate lots of mixed types across whole code base
  • greatly improving type safety & avoid potential mixed-related bugs
  • clean-up public API
  • less BC breaks in future versions
• parameter type widening
  • could ease migration
  • mostly theoretical benefitl? (added return types will still break user-land things)

As an example, here's how EntityManagerInterface would look for 7.2. ☺️

PHP 7.2 is due to release before the end of year. There's already alpha 2 (without object typehint - should arrive in alpha 3 / beta 1).

Thoughts?

[Ocramius]

I think this is more than feasible, and yes, it would allow us to add type hints to interfaces without breaking existing implementations. We just need to enforce the PHP constraint to be ^7.2 there.

Overall 👍

[alcaeus]

FWIW, ODM ng (the upcoming 2.0 version) will most likely also require PHP 7.2, so we could let this change trickle down to the common libraries as well.

[Majkl578]

Initial Doctrine\Common 7.2 migration (for v. 3.x) here: doctrine/common#805

[Majkl578]

PHP 7.2 is now BETA and Travis added support for it. 🎉

[eman1986]

this would be problematic for those who just got PHP 7 support, not everyone is on bleeding edge, just a thought.

[alcaeus]

That is ok. If they are not on bleeding edge php, they most likely won’t want to be on bleeding edge ORM either.

[Ocramius]

Pretty much what @alcaeus said: if you are developing new software, the target stable version should be the current one. If you are maintaining existing software, you are perfectly ok with using stable dependencies that won't get new shiny features, yet will receive security updates.

[eman1986]

True, though some people are stuck on web hosts that restrict their version. My webhost just got me on PHP 7, and they probably won't have 7.1 until next year. I'd love to work with 7.1, but my production environment prevents that unfortunately and I don't feel like babysitting my own server.

[Ocramius]

That's perfectly ok, but on the counter side, we aren't babysitting your hosting provider either On 15 Aug 2017 7:54 PM, "Ed Lomonaco" <notifications@github.com> wrote: True, though some people are stuck on web hosts that restrict their version. My webhost just got me on PHP 7, and they probably won't have 7.1 until next year. I'd love to work with 7.1, but my production environment prevents that unfortunately and I don't feel like babysitting my own server. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#6529 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJakMly0bmvET0FPQALz9QruzfNfwDsks5sYdtmgaJpZM4OGEyg> .

[eman1986]

fair enough, I said my piece :)