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<?php
/**
* SureForms Database Tables Base Class.
*
* @link https://sureforms.com
* @since 0.0.10
* @package SureForms
* @author SureForms <https://sureforms.com/>
*/
namespace SRFM\Inc\Database;
use SRFM\Inc\Helper;
// Exit if accessed directly.
defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
/**
* SureForms Database Tables Base Class
*
* @since 0.0.10
*/
abstract class Base {
/**
* WordPress Database class instance.
*
* @var \wpdb
* @since 0.0.10
*/
protected $wpdb;
/**
* Current database table prefix mixed with 'srfm_' as ending.
*
* @var string
* @since 0.0.10
*/
protected $table_prefix;
/**
* Custom table suffix without any prefix. This needs to be overridden from child class.
* Eg: For entries table, suffix will be 'entries' which will be prefixed and finally named as 'wp_srfm_entries'.
*
* @var string
* @since 0.0.10
* @override
*/
protected $table_suffix;
/**
* Version for current custom table. Default is 1.
* Unlike semantic versioning [eg: 1.0.0, 1.0.1] we use natural integer like 1, 2, 3... and so on.
* Update the table version from child class when any DB upgrade or alteration related changes are made.
*
* @var int
* @since 0.0.13
* @override
*/
protected $table_version = 1;
/**
* Full table name mixed with table prefix and table suffix.
*
* @var string
* @since 0.0.10
*/
private $table_name;
/**
* Whether or not the current database table is upgradable.
* Determines on the basis of the table version.
*
* @var bool
* @since 0.0.13
*/
private $db_upgradable;
/**
* Current table database result caches.
*
* @var array<mixed>
* @since 0.0.10
*/
private $caches = [];
/**
* Init class.
*
* @since 0.0.10
* @return void
*/
public function __construct() {
global $wpdb;
$this->wpdb = $wpdb;
$this->table_prefix = $this->wpdb->prefix . 'srfm_';
$this->table_name = $this->table_prefix . $this->table_suffix;
}
/**
* Actions to initialize during object unload.
*
* @since 0.0.13
* @return void
*/
public function __destruct() {
/**
* Just incase if any developer forgets to stop the db upgrade after starting.
* This fallback handling will take care of such scenarios.
*/
$this->stop_db_upgrade();
}
/**
* Returns the current table schema.
*
* @since 0.0.10
* @return array<string,array<mixed>>
*/
abstract public function get_schema();
/**
* Current table columns definition to create table. These definitions will be used by the create() method.
*
* @since 0.0.13
* @return array<string>
*/
abstract public function get_columns_definition();
/**
* Any columns that needs to be added if the current table already exists. These definitions will be used by maybe_add_new_columns() method.
* Override this from child class if needed.
*
* @since 0.0.13
* @return array<string>
* @override
*/
public function get_new_columns_definition() {
return [];
}
/**
* Array of columns that needs to be renamed to new column name. It will be used by maybe_rename_columns() method.
* Format:
* [
* [
* 'from' => 'old_column_name',
* 'to' => 'new_column_name',
* 'type' => 'column type definition eg: LONGTEXT', // Optional.
* ],
* ]
*
* @since 0.0.13
* @return array<array<string,string>>
*/
public function get_columns_to_rename() {
return [];
}
/**
* Start the database upgrade process.
*
* @since 0.0.13
* @return void
*/
public function start_db_upgrade() {
$versions = Helper::get_array_value( get_option( 'srfm_database_table_versions', [] ) );
$prev_version = ! empty( $versions[ $this->table_suffix ] ) ? absint( $versions[ $this->table_suffix ] ) : false;
if ( ! $prev_version ) {
/**
* If we are here then there is the chance that
* this site is the new site or fresh setup.
*/
$this->db_upgradable = true;
return;
}
$this->db_upgradable = $this->table_version > $prev_version;
}
/**
* Stop the database upgrade process.
*
* @since 0.0.13
* @return bool Returns true on success.
*/
public function stop_db_upgrade() {
if ( ! $this->db_upgradable ) {
// Only upgrade when it is needed.
return false;
}
$versions = Helper::get_array_value( get_option( 'srfm_database_table_versions', [] ) );
$versions[ $this->table_suffix ] = $this->table_version;
update_option( 'srfm_database_table_versions', $versions );
return true;
}
/**
* Check if current table's DB is upgradable or not.
*
* @since 0.0.13
* @return bool True or false depending if DB is upgradable or not.
*/
public function is_db_upgradable() {
return $this->db_upgradable;
}
/**
* Returns full table name.
*
* @since 0.0.10
* @return string
*/
public function get_tablename() {
return $this->table_name;
}
/**
* Conditionally returns current database charset or collate.
*
* @since 0.0.10
* @return string
*/
public function get_charset_collate() {
$charset_collate = '';
if ( $this->wpdb->has_cap( 'collation' ) ) {
if ( ! empty( $this->wpdb->charset ) ) {
$charset_collate = "DEFAULT CHARACTER SET {$this->wpdb->charset}";
}
if ( ! empty( $this->wpdb->collate ) ) {
$charset_collate .= " COLLATE {$this->wpdb->collate}";
}
}
return $charset_collate;
}
/**
* Create table.
*
* @param array<string> $columns Array of columns.
* @since 0.0.10
* @return int|bool
*/
public function create( $columns = [] ) {
if ( ! $this->db_upgradable ) {
// Only upgrade when it is needed.
return false;
}
if ( empty( $columns ) ) {
return false; // It's better to return a boolean for failure.
}
// Prepare columns list.
$columns_list = implode(
', ',
$columns
);
$wpdb = $this->wpdb;
// Execute the query.
$query = $wpdb->prepare( 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS %1s ( %2s ) %3s', $this->get_tablename(), $columns_list, $this->get_charset_collate() ); // phpcs:ignore -- It is okay to use complex placeholder here for the table name, column list and character set because we don't want to quote these variables.
if ( ! $query ) {
// If we are here, then we probably have bad query to work with and prepare method has returned null-ish value.
return false;
}
$result = $wpdb->query( $query ); // phpcs:ignore -- We are already using prepare above.
if ( false === $result ) {
// Stop DB alteration if we have any error.
$this->db_upgradable = false;
}
return $result;
}
/**
* Rename the column of the current table conditionally.
*
* @param array<array<string,string>> $rename_columns Array of columns to rename.
* @since 0.0.13
* @return int|bool Boolean true for CREATE, ALTER, TRUNCATE and DROP queries. Number of rows affected/selected for all other queries. Boolean false on error.
*/
public function maybe_rename_columns( $rename_columns = [] ) {
if ( ! $rename_columns ) {
return false;
}
if ( ! $this->db_upgradable ) {
// Only upgrade when it is needed.
return false;
}
$existing_columns = $this->get_columns();
if ( ! $existing_columns ) {
// Table does not exists or is new table.
return false;
}
$wpdb = $this->wpdb;
$query_parts = [];
foreach ( $rename_columns as $column ) {
if ( empty( $existing_columns[ $column['from'] ] ) ) {
// Bail if column is already renamed or does not exists.
continue;
}
$query_part = $wpdb->prepare(
'CHANGE %1s %2s %3s', // phpcs:ignore -- It is okay to use complex placeholders as we don't want values to be quoted.
$column['from'],
$column['to'],
! empty( $column['type'] ) ? $column['type'] : $existing_columns[ $column['from'] ]['Type'] // This is column type i.e LONGTEXT, BIGINT etc.
);
if ( is_string( $query_part ) && $query_part ) {
$query_parts[] = trim( $query_part );
}
}
if ( empty( $query_parts ) ) {
// No renaming required.
return false;
}
$result = $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( 'ALTER TABLE %1s ', $this->get_tablename() ) . implode( ', ', $query_parts ) . ';' ); // phpcs:ignore -- It is okay to use query directly here.
if ( false === $result ) {
// Stop DB alteration if we have any error.
$this->db_upgradable = false;
}
return $result;
}
/**
* Adds the new columns to the current table conditionally.
*
* @param array<string> $new_columns The array of new columns to add. Same as the create method.
* @since 0.0.13
* @return int|bool Boolean true for CREATE, ALTER, TRUNCATE and DROP queries. Number of rows affected/selected for all other queries. Boolean false on error.
*/
public function maybe_add_new_columns( $new_columns = [] ) {
if ( ! $new_columns ) {
return false;
}
if ( ! $this->db_upgradable ) {
// Only upgrade when it is needed.
return false;
}
$existing_columns = $this->get_columns();
if ( ! $existing_columns ) {
// Table does not exists or is new table.
return false;
}
$existing_indexes = $this->get_indexes();
$alter_queries = [];
$wpdb = $this->wpdb;
// Check and add each column if it does not exist.
foreach ( $new_columns as $column_definition ) {
preg_match( '/INDEX\s+(.*?)\s+\(/', $column_definition, $index_matches );
if ( ! empty( $index_matches[1] ) ) {
if ( isset( $existing_indexes[ $index_matches[1] ] ) ) {
// Move to next element if current index already exists.
continue;
}
// Stack and move to next if we are indexing.
$alter_queries[] = $wpdb->prepare( 'ADD %1s', $column_definition ); // phpcs:ignore -- We don't need quote here.
continue;
}
preg_match( '/(\w+)\s/', $column_definition, $column_matches );
$column_name = $column_matches[1] ?? '';
// If the column does not exist, add it.
if ( ! isset( $existing_columns[ $column_name ] ) ) {
$alter_queries[] = $wpdb->prepare( 'ADD COLUMN %1s', $column_definition ); // phpcs:ignore -- We don't need quote here.
}
}
if ( $alter_queries ) {
$query = $wpdb->prepare(
'ALTER TABLE %1s %2s', // phpcs:ignore -- We don't want to quote the value strings for the query.
$this->get_tablename(),
implode( ', ', $alter_queries )
);
if ( ! $query ) {
// If we are here then we probably have bad query and prepare method has returned null.
return false;
}
// Execute the query.
$result = $wpdb->query( $query ); // phpcs:ignore -- It is okay. We are already using prepare above and we need to do DB query directly here.
if ( false === $result ) {
// Stop DB alteration if we have any error.
$this->db_upgradable = false;
}
return $result;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Returns an array columns of current table.
*
* @since 0.0.13
* @return array<string,array<string,mixed>>
*/
public function get_columns() {
$wpdb = $this->wpdb;
$columns = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( 'SHOW COLUMNS FROM %1s', $this->get_tablename() ), ARRAY_A ); // phpcs:ignore -- It is okay to use query db directly here.
if ( empty( $columns ) ) {
return [];
}
$_columns = [];
if ( is_array( $columns ) ) {
foreach ( $columns as $column ) {
if ( ! is_string( $column['Field'] ) ) {
continue;
}
$_columns[ $column['Field'] ] = $column;
}
}
return $_columns;
}
/**
* Returns an array indexes of current table.
*
* @since 0.0.13
* @return array<mixed>
*/
public function get_indexes() {
$wpdb = $this->wpdb;
$indexes = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( 'SHOW INDEX FROM %1s', $this->get_tablename() ), ARRAY_A ); // phpcs:ignore -- We don't need quote here so this is fine.
if ( empty( $indexes ) ) {
return [];
}
$_indexes = [];
if ( is_array( $indexes ) ) {
foreach ( $indexes as $index ) {
$_indexes[ $index['Key_name'] ] = $index; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidVariableName.UsedPropertyNotSnakeCase
}
}
return $_indexes;
}
/**
* Insert data. Basically, a wrapper method for wpdb::insert.
*
* @param array<mixed> $data Data to insert (in column => value pairs).
* Both `$data` columns and `$data` values should be "raw" (neither should be SQL escaped).
* Sending a null value will cause the column to be set to NULL - the corresponding
* format is ignored in this case.
* @param array<string>|string|null $format Optional. An array of formats to be mapped to each of the value in `$data`.
* If string, that format will be used for all of the values in `$data`.
* A format is one of '%d', '%f', '%s' (integer, float, string).
* If omitted, all values in `$data` will be treated as strings unless otherwise
* specified in wpdb::$field_types. Default null.
* @since 0.0.10
* @return int|false The id of the inserted entry, or false on error.
*/
public function use_insert( $data, $format = null ) {
$prepared_data = $this->prepare_data( $data );
if ( is_null( $format ) ) {
/**
* Use formats from schema if not provided explicitly.
*
* @var array<string>|string|null $format Format specifier for the data.
*/
$format = $prepared_data['format'];
}
$result = $this->wpdb->insert( $this->get_tablename(), $prepared_data['data'], $format );
return $result ? $this->wpdb->insert_id : false;
}
/**
* Update a row data of current table. Basically, a wrapper method for wpdb::update.
*
* @param array<string,mixed> $data Data to update (in column => value pairs).
* Both $data columns and $data values should be "raw" (neither should be SQL escaped).
* Sending a null value will cause the column to be set to NULL - the corresponding
* format is ignored in this case.
* @param array<string,mixed> $where A named array of WHERE clauses (in column => value pairs).
* Multiple clauses will be joined with ANDs.
* Both $where columns and $where values should be "raw".
* Sending a null value will create an IS NULL comparison - the corresponding
* format will be ignored in this case.
* @since 0.0.13
* @return int|false The number of rows updated, or false on error.
*/
public function use_update( $data, $where ) { // phpcs:ignore PSR2.Methods.MethodDeclaration.Underscore -- It is okay. This is our wrapper method.
$prepared_data = $this->prepare_data( $data, true );
/**
* Data format specifier.
*
* @var array<string>|string|null $format Format specifier for the data.
*/
$format = $prepared_data['format'];
// Reset the cache on update.
$this->cache_reset();
return $this->wpdb->update(
$this->get_tablename(),
$prepared_data['data'],
$where,
$format
);
}
/**
* Delete a row data of current table. Basically, a wrapper method for wpdb::delete.
*
* @param array<string,mixed> $where A named array of WHERE clauses (in column => value pairs).
* Multiple clauses will be joined with ANDs.
* Both $where columns and $where values should be "raw".
* Sending a null value will create an IS NULL comparison - the corresponding
* format will be ignored in this case.
* @param array<string>|string $where_format Optional. An array of formats to be mapped to each of the values in $where.
* If string, that format will be used for all of the items in $where.
* A format is one of '%d', '%f', '%s' (integer, float, string).
* If omitted, all values in $data will be treated as strings unless otherwise
* specified in wpdb::$field_types. Default null.
* @since 0.0.13
* @return int|false The number of rows deleted, or false on error.
*/
public function use_delete( $where, $where_format = null ) {
return $this->wpdb->delete( $this->get_tablename(), $where, $where_format );
}
/**
* Retrieve results from the database based on the given WHERE clauses and selected columns.
*
* This method builds a SQL SELECT query with optional WHERE clauses and retrieves the results
* from the database. The results are cached to improve performance on subsequent requests.
*
* @param array<mixed> $where_clauses Optional. An associative array of WHERE clauses for the SQL query.
* Each key represents a column name, and each value is the value
* to match. If the value is an array, it will be used in an IN clause.
* Example: ['column1' => 'value1', 'column2' => ['value2', 'value3']].
* Default is an empty array.
* @param string $columns Optional. A string specifying which columns to select. Defaults to '*' (all columns).
* @param array<string> $extra_queries Optional. Array of extra queries to append at the end of main query.
* @param bool $decode Optional. Whether to decode the results by datatype. Default is true.
* @since 0.0.10
* @return array<mixed> An associative array of results where each element represents a row, or an empty array if no results are found.
*/
public function get_results( $where_clauses = [], $columns = '*', $extra_queries = [], $decode = true ) {
$wpdb = $this->wpdb;
$table_name = $this->get_tablename();
// Start building the query.
$query = "SELECT {$columns} FROM {$table_name}";
// If there are WHERE clauses, prepare and append them to the query.
$query .= $this->prepare_where_clauses( $where_clauses );
if ( ! empty( $extra_queries ) ) {
$query .= ' ' . implode( ' ', array_map( 'trim', $extra_queries ) );
}
// Add a semicolon at the end of the query.
$query = rtrim( trim( $query ), ';' ) . ';';
$cached_results = $this->cache_get( $query );
if ( $cached_results ) {
// Return the cached data if exists.
return Helper::get_array_value( $cached_results );
}
// phpcs:ignore
$results = $wpdb->get_results( $query, ARRAY_A );
if ( $decode && ! empty( $results ) && is_array( $results ) ) {
foreach ( $results as &$result ) {
$result = $this->decode_by_datatype( $result );
}
}
// Execute the query and return results.
return Helper::get_array_value( $this->cache_set( $query, $results ) );
}
/**
* Get the total number of rows in the table.
*
* @param array<mixed> $where_clauses Optional. An associative array of WHERE clauses for the SQL query.
* @since 0.0.13
* @return int The total number of rows in the table.
*/
public function get_total_count( $where_clauses = [] ) {
$wpdb = $this->wpdb;
$table_name = $this->get_tablename();
// Start building the query.
$query = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {$table_name}";
// If there are WHERE clauses, prepare and append them to the query.
$query .= $this->prepare_where_clauses( $where_clauses );
// Add a semicolon at the end of the query.
$query = rtrim( trim( $query ), ';' ) . ';';
$cached_results = $this->cache_get( $query );
if ( $cached_results ) {
// Return the cached data if exists.
return Helper::get_integer_value( $cached_results );
}
// phpcs:ignore
$results = Helper::get_integer_value( $wpdb->get_var( $query ) );
// Execute the query and return the integer count.
return Helper::get_integer_value( $this->cache_set( $query, $results ) );
}
/**
* Retrieve a cached value by its key.
*
* @param string $key The cache key.
* @since 0.0.10
* @return mixed|null The cached value if it exists, or null if the key does not exist in the cache.
*/
protected function cache_get( $key ) {
$key = md5( $key );
if ( ! isset( $this->caches[ $key ] ) ) {
return null;
}
return $this->caches[ $key ];
}
/**
* Store a value in the cache with the specified key.
*
* @param string $key The cache key.
* @param mixed $value The value to store in the cache.
* @since 0.0.10
* @return mixed The stored value.
*/
protected function cache_set( $key, $value ) {
$key = md5( $key );
$this->caches[ $key ] = $value;
return $value;
}
/**
* Reset the cache by clearing all stored values.
*
* @since 0.0.10
* @return void
*/
protected function cache_reset() {
$this->caches = [];
}
/**
* Prepares WHERE clauses for a SQL query based on the provided conditions.
*
* This method constructs a WHERE statement by iterating through the
* specified conditions, appending them with the appropriate SQL syntax.
* It supports both single key-value pairs and arrays of conditions.
*
* @param array<mixed> $where_clauses {
* An associative array of conditions to include in the WHERE clause.
*
* @type string|array $key The column name or an array of conditions.
* @type array $value {
* An associative array of comparison data.
*
* @type string $key The column name for comparison.
* @type string $compare The comparison operator (e.g., '=', 'LIKE').
* @type mixed $value The value to compare against.
* @type string $RELATION Optional. The logical relation ('AND' or 'OR').
* }
* }
*
* @since 1.1.1 -- Added support for "IN" compare.
* @since 0.0.13
* @return string The prepared SQL WHERE clause with placeholders, or an empty string if no clauses were provided.
*/
protected function prepare_where_clauses( $where_clauses = [] ) {
if ( empty( $where_clauses ) ) {
return '';
}
$wpdb = $this->wpdb;
// If there are WHERE clauses, prepare and append them to the query.
if ( is_array( $where_clauses ) ) {
$where = '';
$values = [];
$schema = $this->get_schema();
foreach ( $where_clauses as $key => $value ) {
$relation = ! empty( $value['RELATION'] ) ? trim( $value['RELATION'] ) : 'AND';
if ( is_int( $key ) ) {
foreach ( $value as $_key => $_value ) {
if ( is_int( $_key ) ) {
switch ( $_value['compare'] ) {
case 'LIKE':
$where .= ' ' . $_value['key'] . ' ' . $_value['compare'] . ' "%%' . $this->get_format_by_datatype( Helper::get_string_value( $schema[ $_value['key'] ]['type'] ) ) . '%%" ' . $relation;
$values[] = $_value['value'];
break;
case 'IN':
// Based on the number of values and datatype, it will create WHERE clause for $wpdb::prepare method. Eg: for ID with three values column: ID IN (%d, %d, %d).
$datatype = $this->get_format_by_datatype( Helper::get_string_value( $schema[ $_value['key'] ]['type'] ) );
$where .= ' ' . $_value['key'] . ' ' . $_value['compare'] . ' (' . implode( ', ', array_fill( 0, count( $_value['value'] ), $datatype ) ) . ') ' . $relation;
$values = array_merge( $values, $_value['value'] );
break;
default:
$where .= ' ' . $_value['key'] . ' ' . $_value['compare'] . ' ' . $this->get_format_by_datatype( Helper::get_string_value( $schema[ $_value['key'] ]['type'] ) ) . ' ' . $relation;
$values[] = $_value['value'];
break;
}
}
}
continue;
}
if ( ! isset( $schema[ $key ] ) ) {
// Skip strictly if current key is not in our schema.
continue;
}
$where .= ' ' . $key . ' = ' . $this->get_format_by_datatype( Helper::get_string_value( $schema[ $key ]['type'] ) ) . ' ' . $relation;
$values[] = $value;
}
if ( ! $where ) {
return '';
}
$where = ' WHERE ' . trim( trim( $where, $relation ) );
// Prepare the query with placeholders.
// @phpstan-ignore-next-line -- We are already assigning non-literal string above using "get_format_by_datatype" methods.
return $wpdb->prepare( $where, ...$values ); // phpcs:ignore -- We are returning prepared sql query here. We are already using necessary placeholders in $where variable.
}
return '';
}
/**
* Prepare and format data based on the schema.
*
* @param array<mixed> $data An associative array of data where the key is the column name and the value is the data to process.
* Missing values will be replaced with default values specified in the schema.
* @param bool $skip_defaults Whether or not to skip the defaults values. Pass true if updating the data.
* @since 0.0.10
* @return array<array<mixed>> An associative array containing:
* - 'data': Prepared data with values encoded according to their data types.
* - 'format': An array of format specifiers corresponding to the data values.
*/
protected function prepare_data( $data, $skip_defaults = false ) {
$_data = [];
$format = [];
foreach ( $this->get_schema() as $key => $value ) {
// Process defaults.
if ( ! isset( $data[ $key ] ) ) {
if ( $skip_defaults || ! isset( $value['default'] ) ) {
continue;
}
$data[ $key ] = $value['default'];
}
$format[] = $this->get_format_by_datatype( $value['type'] ); // Format for the WP database methods.
$_data[ $key ] = $this->encode_by_datatype( $data[ $key ], $value['type'] );
}
return [
'data' => $_data,
'format' => $format,
];
}
/**
* Get the SQL format specifier based on the provided data type.
*
* @param string $type The data type for which to get the SQL format specifier.
* Possible values: 'string', 'array', 'number', 'boolean'.
* @since 0.0.10
* @return string The SQL format specifier. One of '%s' for string or array (converted to JSON), '%d' for number or boolean.
*/
protected function get_format_by_datatype( $type ) {
$format = '%s';
switch ( $type ) {
case 'string':
case 'array': // Because array will be converted to json string.
$format = '%s';
break;
case 'number':
case 'boolean':
$format = '%d';
break;
}
return $format;
}
/**
* Decode data based on the schema data types.
*
* @param array<mixed> $data An associative array of data where the key is the column name and the value is the data to decode.
* The data will be decoded if the column type in the schema is 'array' (JSON string).
* @since 0.0.10
* @return array<mixed> An associative array of decoded data based on the schema.
*/
protected function decode_by_datatype( $data ) {
$_data = [];
foreach ( $this->get_schema() as $key => $schema ) {
if ( ! array_key_exists( $key, $data ) ) {
continue;
}
// Lets decode from JSON to Array for the results.
$_data[ $key ] = 'array' === $schema['type'] ? Helper::get_array_value( json_decode( Helper::get_string_value( $data[ $key ] ), true ) ) : $data[ $key ];
}
return $_data;
}
/**
* Encode a value based on the specified data type.
*
* @param mixed $value The value to encode. The encoding will depend on the data type specified.
* @param string $type The data type for encoding. Possible values: 'string', 'number', 'boolean', 'array'.
* @since 0.0.10
* @return mixed The encoded value. The type of the return value depends on the specified type:
* - 'string': Encoded as a string.
* - 'number': Encoded as an integer.
* - 'boolean': Encoded as a boolean.
* - 'array': Encoded as a JSON string.
*/
protected function encode_by_datatype( $value, $type ) {
switch ( $type ) {
case 'string':
return Helper::get_string_value( $value );
case 'number':
return Helper::get_integer_value( $value );
case 'boolean':
return boolval( $value );
case 'array':
// Lets json_encode array values instead of serializing it.
return Helper::encode_json( Helper::get_array_value( $value ) );
}
}
}