olekhy/php-matcher

The easiest way to match data structures like JSON/PlainText/XML against readable patterns. Sandbox:

PHP Matcher

Library created for testing all kinds of JSON/XML/TXT/Scalar values against patterns.

API:

PHPMatcher::match($value = '{"foo": "bar"}', $pattern = '{"foo": "@string@"}') : bool;
PHPMatcher::backtrace() : Backtrace;
PHPMatcher::error() : ?string;

It was built to simplify API's functional testing.

• - 6.x README PHP >= 7.4 <= 8.1
• - 5.x README PHP >= 7.2 < 8.0
• - 5.0 README PHP >= 7.2 < 8.0
• - 4.0.* README PHP >= 7.2 < 8.0
• - 3.2.* README PHP >= 7.0 < 8.0
• - 3.1.* README PHP >= 7.0 < 8.0

Sandbox

Feel free to play first with Sandbox

Installation

Require new dev dependency using composer:

composer require --dev "coduo/php-matcher"

Basic usage

Direct PHPMatcher usage

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();
$match = $matcher->match("lorem ipsum dolor", "@string@");

if (!$match) {
    echo "Error: " . $matcher->error();
    echo "Backtrace: \n";
    echo (string) $matcher->backtrace();
}

PHPUnit extending PHPMatcherTestCase

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPUnit\PHPMatcherTestCase;

class MatcherTest extends PHPMatcherTestCase
{
    public function test_matcher_that_value_matches_pattern()
    {
        $this->assertMatchesPattern('{"name": "@string@"}', '{"name": "Norbert"}');
    }
}

PHPUnit using PHPMatcherAssertions trait

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPUnit\PHPMatcherAssertions;
use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;

class MatcherTest extends TestCase
{
    use PHPMatcherAssertions;

    public function test_matcher_that_value_matches_pattern()
    {
        $this->assertMatchesPattern('{"name": "@string@"}', '{"name": "Norbert"}');
    }
}

Available patterns

• @string@
• @integer@
• @number@
• @double@
• @boolean@
• @time@
• @date@
• @datetime@
• @timezone@ || @tz
• @array@
• @array_previous@ - match next array element using pattern from previous element
• @array_previous_repeat@ - match all remaining array elements using pattern from previous element
• @...@ - unbounded array, once used matcher will skip any further array elements
• @null@
• @*@ || @wildcard@
• expr(expression) - optional, requires symfony/expression-language: ^2.3|^3.0|^4.0|^5.0 to be present
• @uuid@
• @ulid@
• @json@
• @string@||@integer@ - string OR integer

Available pattern expanders

• startsWith($stringBeginning, $ignoreCase = false)
• endsWith($stringEnding, $ignoreCase = false)
• contains($string, $ignoreCase = false)
• notContains($string, $ignoreCase = false)
• isDateTime()
• isInDateFormat($format) - example "@datetime@.isInDateFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s')
• before(string $date) - example "@string@.isDateTime().before(\"2020-01-01 00:00:00\")"
• after(string $date) - example "@string@.isDateTime().after(\"2020-01-01 00:00:00\")"
• isTzOffset()
• isTzIdentifier()
• isTzAbbreviation()
• isEmail()
• isUrl()
• isIp()
• isEmpty()
• isNotEmpty()
• lowerThan($boundry)
• greaterThan($boundry)
• inArray($value) - example "@array@.inArray(\"ROLE_USER\")"
• hasProperty($propertyName) - example "@json@.hasProperty(\"property_name\")"
• oneOf(...$expanders) - example "@string@.oneOf(contains('foo'), contains('bar'), contains('baz'))"
• matchRegex($regex) - example "@string@.matchRegex('/^lorem.+/')"
• optional() - work's only with ArrayMatcher, JsonMatcher and XmlMatcher
• count() - work's only with ArrayMatcher - example "@array@.count(5)"
• repeat($pattern, $isStrict = true) - example '@array@.repeat({"name": "foe"})' or "@array@.repeat('@string@')"
• match($pattern) - example {"image":"@json@.match({\"url\":\"@string@.isUrl()\"})"}

Example usage

Scalar matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(1, 1);
$matcher->match('string', 'string');

String matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match('Norbert', '@string@');
$matcher->match("lorem ipsum dolor", "@string@.startsWith('lorem').contains('ipsum').endsWith('dolor')");

Time matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match('00:00:00', '@time@');
$matcher->match('00:01:00.000000', '@time@');
$matcher->match('00:01:00', '@time@.after("00:00:00")');
$matcher->match('00:00:00', '@time@.before("01:00:00")');

Date matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match('2014-08-19', '@date@');
$matcher->match('2020-01-11', '@date@');
$matcher->match('2014-08-19', '@date@.before("2016-08-19")');
$matcher->match('2014-08-19', '@date@.before("today").after("+ 100year")');

DateTime matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match('2014-08-19', '@datetime@');
$matcher->match('2020-01-11 00:00:00', '@datetime@');
$matcher->match('2014-08-19', '@datetime@.before("2016-08-19")');
$matcher->match('2014-08-19', '@datetime@.before("today").after("+ 100year")');

TimeZone matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match('Europe/Warsaw', '@timezone@');
$matcher->match('Europe/Warsaw', '@tz@');
$matcher->match('GMT', '@tz@');
$matcher->match('01:00', '@tz@');
$matcher->match('01:00', '@tz@.isTzOffset()');
$matcher->match('GMT', '@tz@.isTzAbbreviation()');
$matcher->match('Europe/Warsaw', '@tz@.isTzIdentifier()');

Integer matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(100, '@integer@');
$matcher->match(100, '@integer@.lowerThan(200).greaterThan(10)');

Number matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(100, '@number@');
$matcher->match('200', '@number@');
$matcher->match(1.25, '@number@');
$matcher->match('1.25', '@number@');
$matcher->match(0b10100111001, '@number@');

Double matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(10.1, "@double@");
$matcher->match(10.1, "@double@.lowerThan(50.12).greaterThan(10)");

Boolean matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(true, "@boolean@");
$matcher->match(false, "@boolean@");

Wildcard matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match("@integer@", "@*@");
$matcher->match("foobar", "@*@");
$matcher->match(true, "@*@");
$matcher->match(6.66, "@*@");
$matcher->match(array("bar"), "@wildcard@");
$matcher->match(new \stdClass, "@wildcard@");

Expression matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(new \DateTime('2014-04-01'), "expr(value.format('Y-m-d') == '2014-04-01'");
$matcher->match("Norbert", "expr(value === 'Norbert')");

UUID matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match('9f4db639-0e87-4367-9beb-d64e3f42ae18', '@uuid@');

ULID matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match('01BX5ZZKBKACTAV9WEVGEMMVS0', '@ulid@');

Array matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => 1,
              'firstName' => 'Norbert',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER'),
              'position' => 'Developer',
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 2,
              'firstName' => 'Michał',
              'lastName' => 'Dąbrowski',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER')
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 3,
              'firstName' => 'Johnny',
              'lastName' => 'DąbrowsBravoki',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_HANDSOME_GUY')
          )
      ),
      true,
      6.66
  ),
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => '@integer@.greaterThan(0)',
              'firstName' => '@string@',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => '@array@',
              'position' => '@string@.optional()'
          ),
          array(
              'id' => '@integer@',
              'firstName' => '@string@',
              'lastName' => 'Dąbrowski',
              'roles' => '@array@'
          ),
          '@...@'
      ),
      '@boolean@',
      '@double@'
  )
);

Array Previous

@array_previous@ can also be used when matching JSON's and XML's

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => 1,
              'firstName' => 'Norbert',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER'),
              'position' => 'Developer',
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 2,
              'firstName' => 'Michał',
              'lastName' => 'Dąbrowski',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER')
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 3,
              'firstName' => 'Johnny',
              'lastName' => 'DąbrowsBravoki',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_HANDSOME_GUY')
          )
      ),
      true,
      6.66
  ),
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => '@integer@.greaterThan(0)',
              'firstName' => '@string@',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => '@array@',
              'position' => '@string@.optional()'
          ),
          '@array_previous@',
          '@array_previous@'
      ),
      '@boolean@',
      '@double@'
  )
);

Array Previous Repeat

@array_previous_repeat@ can also be used when matching JSON's and XML's

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => 1,
              'firstName' => 'Norbert',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER'),
              'position' => 'Developer',
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 2,
              'firstName' => 'Michał',
              'lastName' => 'Dąbrowski',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER')
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 3,
              'firstName' => 'Johnny',
              'lastName' => 'DąbrowsBravoki',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_HANDSOME_GUY')
          )
      ),
      true,
      6.66
  ),
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => '@integer@.greaterThan(0)',
              'firstName' => '@string@',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => '@array@',
              'position' => '@string@.optional()'
          ),
          '@array_previous_repeat@'
      ),
      '@boolean@',
      '@double@'
  )
);

Json matching

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(
  '{
    "users":[
      {
        "firstName": "Norbert",
        "lastName": "Orzechowicz",
        "created": "2014-01-01",
        "roles":["ROLE_USER", "ROLE_DEVELOPER"]
      }
    ]
  }',
  '{
    "users":[
      {
        "firstName": "@string@",
        "lastName": "@string@",
        "created": "@string@.isDateTime()",
        "roles": "@array@",
        "position": "@string@.optional()"
      }
    ]
  }'
);

Json matching with unbounded arrays and objects

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(
  '{
    "users":[
      {
        "firstName": "Norbert",
        "lastName": "Orzechowicz",
        "created": "2014-01-01",
        "roles":["ROLE_USER", "ROLE_DEVELOPER"],
        "attributes": {
          "isAdmin": false,
          "dateOfBirth": null,
          "hasEmailVerified": true
        },
        "avatar": {
          "url": "http://avatar-image.com/avatar.png"
        }
      },
      {
        "firstName": "Michał",
        "lastName": "Dąbrowski",
        "created": "2014-01-01",
        "roles":["ROLE_USER", "ROLE_DEVELOPER", "ROLE_ADMIN"],
        "attributes": {
          "isAdmin": true,
          "dateOfBirth": null,
          "hasEmailVerified": true
        },
        "avatar": null
      }
    ]
  }',
  '{
    "users":[
      {
        "firstName": "@string@",
        "lastName": "@string@",
        "created": "@string@.isDateTime()",
        "roles": [
            "ROLE_USER",
            "@...@"
        ],
        "attributes": {
          "isAdmin": @boolean@,
          "@*@": "@*@"
        },
        "avatar": "@json@.match({\"url\":\"@string@.isUrl()\"})"
      }
      ,
      @...@
    ]
  }'
);

Xml matching

Optional - requires openlss/lib-array2xml: ^1.0 to be present.

<?php

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPMatcher;

$matcher = new PHPMatcher();

$matcher->match(<<<XML
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<soap:Envelope
xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2001/12/soap-envelope"
soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2001/12/soap-encoding">

<soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
  <m:GetStockPrice>
    <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
    <m:StockValue>Any Value</m:StockValue>
  </m:GetStockPrice>
</soap:Body>

</soap:Envelope>
XML
                ,
                <<<XML
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<soap:Envelope
    xmlns:soap="@string@"
            soap:encodingStyle="@string@">

<soap:Body xmlns:m="@string@">
  <m:GetStockPrice>
    <m:StockName>@string@</m:StockName>
    <m:StockValue>@string@</m:StockValue>
    <m:StockQty>@integer@.optional()</m:StockQty>
  </m:GetStockPrice>
</soap:Body>

</soap:Envelope>
XML
        );

Example scenario for api in behat using mongo.

@profile, @user
Feature: Listing user toys

  As a user
  I want to list my toys

  Background:
    Given I send and accept JSON

  Scenario: Listing toys
    Given the following users exist:
      | firstName     | lastName     |
      | Chuck         | Norris       |

    And the following toys user "Chuck Norris" exist:
      | name            |
      | Barbie          |
      | GI Joe          |
      | Optimus Prime   |

    When I set valid authorization code oauth header for user "Chuck Norris"
    And I send a GET request on "/api/toys"
    Then the response status code should be 200
    And the JSON response should match:
    """
      [
        {
          "id": "@string@",
          "name": "Barbie",
          "_links: "@*@"
        },
        {
          "id": "@string@",
          "name": "GI Joe",
          "_links": "@*@"
        },
        {
          "id": "@string@",
          "name": "Optimus Prime",
          "_links": "@*@"
        }
      ]
    """

PHPUnit integration

The assertMatchesPattern() is a handy assertion that matches values in PHPUnit tests. To use it either include the Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPUnit\PHPMatcherAssertions trait, or extend the Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPUnit\PHPMatcherTestCase:

namespace Coduo\PHPMatcher\Tests\PHPUnit;

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPUnit\PHPMatcherAssertions;
use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;

class PHPMatcherAssertionsTest extends TestCase
{
    use PHPMatcherAssertions;

    public function test_it_asserts_if_a_value_matches_the_pattern()
    {
        $this->assertMatchesPattern('@string@', 'foo');
    }
}

The matchesPattern() method can be used in PHPUnit stubs or mocks:

$mock = $this->createMock(Foo::class);
$mock->method('bar')
    ->with($this->matchesPattern('@string@'))
    ->willReturn('foo');

License

This library is distributed under the MIT license. Please see the LICENSE file.

Credits

This lib was inspired by JSON Expressions gem && Behat RestExtension