Immutable hash for arrays, add not sort keys flag

if we have a mixed result, strip all int key (non assoc) entries from the result

4dev/tests/Combined/CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest.php

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
  */
 final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 {
-	// we use that for all
+	/** @var array<mixed> we use that for all */
 	public static $array = [
 		'a' => [
 			'b' => 'bar',
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function arraySearchRecursiveProvider(): array
 	{
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function arraySearchRecursiveAllProvider(): array
 	{
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function arraySearchSimpleProvider(): array
 	{
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function arraySearchKeyProvider(): array
 	{
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * provides array listing for the merge test
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function arrayMergeRecursiveProvider(): array
 	{
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * for warning checks
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function arrayMergeRecursiveProviderWarning(): array
 	{
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function arrayCompareProvider(): array
 	{
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function inArrayAnyProvider(): array
 	{
@@ -688,6 +688,11 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Undocumented function
+	 *
+	 * @return array<mixed>
+	 */
 	public function genAssocArrayProvider(): array
 	{
 		return [
@@ -764,7 +769,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function flattenArrayProvider(): array
 	{
@@ -808,7 +813,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * use the flattenArrayProvider and replace 1 with 2 array pos
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function flattenArrayKeyProvider(): array
 	{
@@ -825,7 +830,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * use the flattenArrayProvider and replace 1 with ３ array pos
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function flattenArrayKeyLeavesOnlyProvider(): array
 	{
@@ -842,7 +847,7 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return array<mixed>
 	 */
 	public function arrayFlatForKeyProvider(): array
 	{
@@ -906,6 +911,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		];
 	}
 
+	// MARK: arraySearchRecursive
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -926,6 +933,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: arraySearchRecursiveAll
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -947,6 +956,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: arraySearchSimple
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -969,6 +980,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: arraySearchKey
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -1007,6 +1020,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: arrayMergeRecursive
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -1031,6 +1046,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: arrayMergeRecursive
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -1063,6 +1080,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		restore_error_handler();
 	}
 
+	// MARK: arrayDiff
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -1083,6 +1102,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: inArrayAny
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -1103,6 +1124,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: genAssocArray
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -1125,6 +1148,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: flattenArray
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -1144,6 +1169,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: flattenArrayKey
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -1163,6 +1190,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: flattenArrayKeyLeavesOnly
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -1182,6 +1211,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: arrayFlatForKey
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -1202,6 +1233,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: arrayGetPrevKey, arrayGetNextKey
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -1295,6 +1328,13 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: arrayReturnMatchingKeyOnly
+
+	/**
+	 * Undocumented function
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
 	public function providerReturnMatchingKeyOnley(): array
 	{
 		return [
@@ -1380,6 +1420,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: arrayModifyKey
+
 	/**
 	 * provider for arrayModifyKey
 	 *
@@ -1492,6 +1534,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: sortArray
+
 	/**
 	 * sort
 	 *
@@ -1711,7 +1755,9 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		}
 	}
 
-/**
+	// MARK: ksortArray
+
+	/**
 	 * sort
 	 *
 	 * @return array
@@ -1867,6 +1913,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		}
 	}
 
+	// MARK: findArraysMissingKey
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -2034,6 +2082,8 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
+	// MARK: selectArrayFromOption
+
 	/**
 	 * Undocumented function
 	 *
@@ -2379,6 +2429,316 @@ final class CoreLibsCombinedArrayHandlerTest extends TestCase
 			$result
 		);
 	}
+
+	// MARK: getRandomEntryFromArrayProvider
+
+	/**
+	 * Get random entry from array provider
+	 *
+	 * @return array<mixed>
+	 */
+	public function getRandomEntryFromArrayProvider(): array
+	{
+		return [
+			'empty array' => [
+				[],
+			],
+			'single element array' => [
+				['only'],
+			],
+			'multiple elements array' => [
+				['first', 'second', 'third'],
+			],
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Undocumented function
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::getRandomEntryFromArray
+	 * @dataProvider getRandomEntryFromArrayProvider
+	 * @testdox getRandomEntryFromArray get random value from array [$_dataName]
+	 *
+	 * @param  array $input
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function testGetRandomEntryFromArray(array $input): void
+	{
+		$result = \CoreLibs\Combined\ArrayHandler::getRandomEntryFromArray($input);
+		if (empty($input)) {
+			$this->assertNull($result);
+		} else {
+			$this->assertContains($result, $input);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// MARK: removeArrayEntryByValue
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove array entry by value provider
+	 *
+	 * @return array<mixed>
+	 */
+	public function removeArrayEntryByValueProvider(): array
+	{
+		return [
+			'empty array' => [
+				[],
+				'',
+				null,
+				[],
+			],
+			'single element array' => [
+				['only'],
+				'only',
+				null,
+				[]
+			],
+			'single element array, not found' => [
+				['only'],
+				'foo',
+				null,
+				['only']
+			],
+			'multiple elements array' => [
+				['first', 'second', 'third'],
+				'second',
+				null,
+				['first', 'third'],
+			],
+			'array with multiple identical elements' => [
+				['first', 'second', 'first', 'third'],
+				'first',
+				null,
+				['second', 'third'],
+			],
+			'array with multiple identical elements, other remove' => [
+				['first', 'second', 'first', 'third'],
+				'second',
+				null,
+				['first', 'first', 'third'],
+			],
+			'array with key value entries' => [
+				[
+					'key1' => 'value1',
+					'key2' => 'value2',
+					'key3' => 'value3',
+				],
+				'value2',
+				null,
+				[
+					'key1' => 'value1',
+					'key3' => 'value3',
+				]
+			],
+			'nested array, array match' => [
+				[
+					['first', 'second'],
+					['third', 'fourth'],
+				],
+				['third', 'fourth'],
+				null,
+				[
+					['first', 'second'],
+				],
+			],
+			'strict test, off' => [
+				['3', 3,],
+				'3',
+				null,
+				[],
+			],
+			'strict test, on' => [
+				['3', 3,],
+				'3',
+				true,
+				[3,],
+			],
+			'strict test bool, off' => [
+				['false', false, 0],
+				false,
+				null,
+				['false'],
+			],
+			'strict test bool, on' => [
+				['false', false, 0],
+				false,
+				true,
+				['false', 0],
+			],
+			'strict test float, off' => [
+				['3.14', 3.14],
+				3.14,
+				null,
+				[],
+			],
+			'strict test float, on' => [
+				['3.14', 3.14],
+				3.14,
+				true,
+				['3.14'],
+			],
+			'stric test float and int, off' => [
+				['1.0', '1', 1.0, 1],
+				1,
+				null,
+				[],
+			],
+			'stric test float and int, on' => [
+				['1.0', '1', 1.0, 1],
+				1,
+				true,
+				['1.0', '1', 1.0],
+			],
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test for removeArrayEntryByValue function
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::removeArrayEntryByValue
+	 * @dataProvider removeArrayEntryByValueProvider
+	 * @testdox removeArrayEntryByValue Remove $value from array $input, with $strict [$_dataName]
+	 *
+	 * @param  array                       $input
+	 * @param  string|int|float|bool|array $value
+	 * @param  bool|null                   $strict
+	 * @param  array                       $expected
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function testRemoveArrayEntryByValue(
+		array $input,
+		string|int|float|bool|array $value,
+		?bool $strict,
+		array $expected
+	): void {
+		if ($strict !== null) {
+			$result = \CoreLibs\Combined\ArrayHandler::removeArrayEntryByValue($input, $value, $strict);
+		} else {
+			$result = \CoreLibs\Combined\ArrayHandler::removeArrayEntryByValue($input, $value);
+		}
+		$this->assertEquals(array_values($expected), array_values($result));
+	}
+
+	// MARK: addStringToEachValueInArray
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider for addStringToEachValueInArray tests.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function addStringToEachValueInArrayProvider(): array
+	{
+		return [
+			'empty array' => [
+				[],
+				'string',
+				null,
+				[],
+			],
+			'empty string to add' => [
+				['a', 'b'],
+				'',
+				null,
+				['a', 'b'],
+			],
+			'prefix true' => [
+				['a', 'b'],
+				'pre_',
+				true,
+				['pre_a', 'pre_b'],
+			],
+			'prefix false' => [
+				['a', 'b'],
+				'_suf',
+				false,
+				['a_suf', 'b_suf'],
+			],
+			'mixed values' => [
+				['a', 'b', 'c', 5, 6],
+				'X',
+				true,
+				['Xa', 'Xb', 'Xc', 'X5', 'X6'],
+			]
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test for addStringToEachValueInArray function
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::addStringToEachValueInArray
+	 * @dataProvider addStringToEachValueInArrayProvider
+	 * @testdox addStringToEachValueInArray Add $string_to_add to each value in $array, with $prefix [$_dataName]
+	 *
+	 * @param  array      $array
+	 * @param  string     $string_to_add
+	 * @param  bool|null  $prefix
+	 * @param  array|null $expected
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function testAddStringToEachValueInArray(
+		array $array,
+		string $string_to_add,
+		?bool $prefix,
+		?array $expected
+	) {
+		if ($prefix == null) {
+			$result = \CoreLibs\Combined\ArrayHandler::addStringToEachValueInArray($array, $string_to_add);
+		} else {
+			$result = \CoreLibs\Combined\ArrayHandler::addStringToEachValueInArray($array, $string_to_add, $prefix);
+		}
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+	}
+
+	// MARK: createSortedArrayByKey
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider for createSortedArrayByKey tests.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function createSortedArrayByKeyProvider(): array
+	{
+		return [
+			'empty' => [
+				[],
+				[],
+			],
+			'flat array' => [
+				['b' => 2, 'a' => 1, 'c' => 3],
+				['a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3],
+			],
+			'nested array' => [
+				['b' => 2, 'a' => 1, 'c' => ['d' => 4, 'b' => 2]],
+				['a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => ['b' => 2, 'd' => 4]],
+			],
+			'deeply nested array' => [
+				['b' => 2, 'a' => 1, 'c' => ['d' => 4, 'b' => 2, 'e' => ['g' => 7, 'f' => 6]]],
+				['a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => ['b' => 2, 'd' => 4, 'e' => ['f' => 6, 'g' => 7]]],
+			],
+			'mixed key type' => [
+				['b' => 2, 1 => 'one', 'a' => 1],
+				[1 => 'one', 'a' => 1, 'b' => 2],
+			],
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test for createSortedArrayByKey function
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::createSortedArrayByKey
+	 * @dataProvider createSortedArrayByKeyProvider
+	 * @testdox createSortedArrayByKey Sort the array by keys recursively [$_dataName]
+	 *
+	 * @param  array $input
+	 * @param  array $expected
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function testCreateSortedArrayByKey(array $input, array $expected): void
+	{
+		$result = \CoreLibs\Combined\ArrayHandler::createSortedArrayByKey($input);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+	}
 }
 
 // __END__

4dev/tests/Create/CoreLibsCreateHashTest.php

@@ -421,6 +421,100 @@ final class CoreLibsCreateHashTest extends TestCase
 			'hash hmac valid'
 		);
 	}
+
+	// MARK: generateImmutableHashForArray
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider for testGenerateImmutableHashForArray.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function generateImmutableHashForArrayProvider(): array
+	{
+		return [
+			'Empty array' => [
+				[],
+				null,
+				'064f01fe',
+			],
+			'Simple array' => [
+				['key' => 'value'],
+				null,
+				'78f40899',
+			],
+			'flat array a' => [
+				[0, 1, 'b', 'c', 'a'],
+				null,
+				'ccec0f5b',
+			],
+			'flat array b' => [
+				['b', 'c', 'a', 1, 0],
+				null,
+				'c6040f5b',
+			],
+			'flat array b, not sorted' => [
+				['b', 'c', 'a', 1, 0],
+				false,
+				'c6040f5b',
+			],
+			'key array a' => [
+				['A' => 0, 'F' => 1, 'C' => 'b', 'K' => 'c', 'B' => 'a'],
+				null,
+				'01f11355',
+			],
+			'key array a, not sorted' => [
+				['A' => 0, 'F' => 1, 'C' => 'b', 'K' => 'c', 'B' => 'a'],
+				false,
+				'04911355',
+			],
+			'key array b' => [
+				['A' => 0, 'B' => 'a', 'C' => 'b', 'F' => 1, 'K' => 'c'],
+				null,
+				'01f11355',
+			],
+			'key array b, not sorted' => [
+				['A' => 0, 'B' => 'a', 'C' => 'b', 'F' => 1, 'K' => 'c'],
+				false,
+				'01f11355',
+			],
+			'complex nested array' => [
+				[
+					'level1' => [
+						'level2' => [
+							'level3' => 'value'
+						]
+					]
+				],
+				null,
+				'd8de1565',
+			]
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test for generating an immutable hash from an array.
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::generateImmutableHashForArray
+	 * @dataProvider generateImmutableHashForArrayProvider
+	 * @testdox generate immutable hash for array with result $expected [$_dataName]
+	 *
+	 * @param array<mixed> $input
+	 * @param string $expected
+	 */
+	public function testGenerateImmutableHashForArray(array $input, ?bool $sort_keys, string $expected): void
+	{
+		if ($sort_keys === null) {
+			$this->assertEquals(
+				$expected,
+				\CoreLibs\Create\Hash::generateImmutableHashForArray($input)
+			);
+		} else {
+			$this->assertEquals(
+				$expected,
+				\CoreLibs\Create\Hash::generateImmutableHashForArray($input, $sort_keys)
+			);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // __END__

4dev/tests/DB/CoreLibsDBIOTest.php

@@ -1007,6 +1007,59 @@ final class CoreLibsDBIOTest extends TestCase
 		$db->dbClose();
 	}
 
+	// MARK: stripAssocOnly
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider for stripAssocOnly tests
+	 *
+	 * @return array<mixed>
+	 */
+	public function stripAssocOnlyProvider(): array
+	{
+		return [
+			'empty' => [
+				[],
+				[]
+			],
+			'int only' => [
+				[0 => 'foo', 1 => 'bar'],
+				[],
+			],
+			'mixed' => [
+				[0 => 'foo', 'col_a' => 'foo', 1 => 'bar', 'col_b' => 'bar'],
+				['col_a' => 'foo', 'col_b' => 'bar'],
+			],
+			'key only' => [
+				['col_a' => 'foo', 'col_b' => 'bar'],
+				['col_a' => 'foo', 'col_b' => 'bar'],
+			]
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test for stripAssocOnly function
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::stripAssocOnly
+	 * @dataProvider stripAssocOnlyProvider
+	 * @testdox strip assoc non string entries from return [$_dataName]
+	 *
+	 * @param array<mixed> $input
+	 * @param array<string,mixed> $expected
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function testStripAssocOnly(array $input, array $expected): void
+	{
+		$db = new \CoreLibs\DB\IO(
+			self::$db_config['valid'],
+			self::$log
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			$expected,
+			$db->stripAssocOnly($input)
+		);
+		$db->dbClose();
+	}
+
 	// - string escape tests
 	//   dbEscapeString, dbEscapeLiteral, dbEscapeIdentifier,
 

www/admin/class_test.hash.php

@@ -103,6 +103,20 @@ foreach ($hash_types as $hash_type) {
 // print "UNIQU ID SHORT : " . Hash::__uniqId() . "<br>";
 // print "UNIQU ID LONG : " . Hash::__uniqIdLong() . "<br>";
 
+$tests = [
+	// array diff
+	[0, 1, 'b', 'c', 'a'],
+	['b', 'c', 'a', 1, 0],
+	// key set arrays DO NOT diff
+	['A' => 0, 'F' => 1, 'C' => 'b', 'K' => 'c', 'B' => 'a'],
+	['A' => 0, 'B' => 'a', 'C' => 'b', 'F' => 1, 'K' => 'c'],
+];
+foreach ($tests as $test) {
+	print "IMMUTABLE HASH FOR ARRAY: " . Hash::generateImmutableHashForArray($test) . "<br>";
+	print "IMMUTABLE HASH FOR ARRAY: " . Hash::generateImmutableHashForArray($test, sort_keys:false) . "<br>";
+	print "SERIALIZED HASH FOR ARRAY: " . hash(Hash::DEFAULT_HASH, serialize($test)) . "<br>";
+}
+
 print "</body></html>";
 
 // __END__

www/lib/CoreLibs/Combined/ArrayHandler.php

@@ -475,8 +475,7 @@ class ArrayHandler
 			throw new \ArgumentCountError(__FUNCTION__ . ' needs two or more array arguments');
 		}
 		$merged = [];
-		while ($in_arrays) {
-			$in_array = array_shift($in_arrays);
+		foreach ($in_arrays as $in_array) {
 			if (!is_array($in_array)) {
 				throw new \TypeError(__FUNCTION__ . ' encountered a non array argument');
 			}
@@ -813,7 +812,6 @@ class ArrayHandler
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * TODO: move to CoreLibs ArrayCombined
 	 * return one random entry from an array (value)
 	 * the return entry is null if the incoming array is empty
 	 * the array can also be an array of arrays
@@ -831,9 +829,7 @@ class ArrayHandler
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * TODO: move to CoreLibs ArrayCombined
 	 * find and remove one value
-	 * on default removes only the first entry
 	 * on default does not strict compare
 	 *
 	 * @param  array<mixed>                       $array
@@ -846,6 +842,9 @@ class ArrayHandler
 		string|int|float|bool|array $value,
 		bool $strict = false,
 	): array {
+		if (empty($array)) {
+			return $array;
+		}
 		return array_filter($array, function ($element) use ($value, $strict) {
 			return $strict ?
 				$element !== $value :
@@ -854,7 +853,6 @@ class ArrayHandler
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * TODO: move to CoreLibs ArrayCombined
 	 * add a string to each element in an array, default is at the end of the value,
 	 * can be switched with the prefix flag
 	 *
@@ -865,6 +863,10 @@ class ArrayHandler
 	 */
 	public static function addStringToEachValueInArray(array $array, string $string_to_add, bool $prefix = false): array
 	{
+		// nothing set, skip
+		if (empty($string_to_add) || empty($array)) {
+			return $array;
+		}
 		return array_map(function ($value) use ($string_to_add, $prefix) {
 			return $prefix ?
 				$string_to_add . $value :
@@ -880,6 +882,9 @@ class ArrayHandler
 	 */
 	public static function createSortedArrayByKey(array $data): array
 	{
+		if (empty($data)) {
+			return $data;
+		}
 		// Sort by keys
 		ksort($data);
 

www/lib/CoreLibs/Create/Hash.php

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace CoreLibs\Create;
 
+use  CoreLibs\Combined\ArrayHandler;
+
 class Hash
 {
 	/** @var string default short hash -> deprecated use STANDARD_HASH_SHORT */
@@ -210,6 +212,27 @@ class Hash
 	{
 		return self::hash($string, self::STANDARD_HASH);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * generate a hash over any array data
+	 * optional will not sort keys and so create hashes based on the original data.
+	 * for correct array comapre it is recommended to keep sort keys on
+	 *
+	 * @param  array<mixed> $data
+	 * @param  bool $sort_keys [true] Whether to sort the array keys before hashing
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function generateImmutableHashForArray(array $data, bool $sort_keys = true): string
+	{
+		// Create a sorted copy to ensure consistent hashing
+		// Generate hash using serialize for better accuracy
+		return hash(
+			self::DEFAULT_HASH,
+			serialize(
+				$sort_keys ? ArrayHandler::createSortedArrayByKey($data) : $data
+			)
+		);
+	}
 }
 
 // __END__

www/lib/CoreLibs/Create/RandomKey.php

@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ class RandomKey
 	 * if override key length is set, it will check on valid key and use this
 	 * this will not set the class key length variable
 	 *
-	 * @param  int           $key_length [default=-1] key length override,
-	 *                                   if not set use default [LEGACY]
-	 * @param  array<string> $key_range  a list of key ranges as array,
-	 *                                   if not set use previous set data
-	 * @return string                    random key
+	 * @param  int              $key_length [default=-1] key length override,
+	 *                                      if not set use default [LEGACY]
+	 * @param  array<string> ...$key_range  a list of key ranges as array,
+	 *                                      if not set use previous set data
+	 * @return string                       random key
 	 */
 	public static function randomKeyGen(
 		int $key_length = self::KEY_LENGTH_DEFAULT,

www/lib/CoreLibs/DB/IO.php

@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// *************************************************************
-	// PRIVATE METHODS
+	// MARK: PRIVATE METHODS
 	// *************************************************************
 
 	/**
@@ -1703,11 +1703,11 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// *************************************************************
-	// PUBLIC METHODS
+	// MARK: PUBLIC METHODS
 	// *************************************************************
 
 	// ***************************
-	// CLOSE, STATUS, SETTINGS VARIABLE READ
+	// MARK: CLOSE, STATUS, SETTINGS VARIABLE READ
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// DEBUG DATA DUMP
+	// MARK: DEBUG DATA DUMP
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// CHECK QUERY TYPE
+	// MARK: CHECK QUERY TYPE
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// DATA WRITE CONVERSION
+	// MARK: DATA WRITE CONVERSION
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// DATA READ/WRITE CONVERSION
+	// MARK: DATA READ/WRITE CONVERSION
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// DATA READ CONVERSION
+	// MARK: DATA READ CONVERSION
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -2263,8 +2263,22 @@ class IO
 		return is_array($__db_array_parse) ? $__db_array_parse : [];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Will strip all single numberic entries from the array.
+	 * This is for database return
+	 *
+	 * @param  array<mixed> $res
+	 * @return array<string,mixed>
+	 */
+	public function stripAssocOnly(array $res): array
+	{
+		return array_filter($res, function ($key) {
+			return !is_numeric($key);
+		}, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY);
+	}
+
 	// ***************************
-	// TABLE META DATA READ
+	// MARK: TABLE META DATA READ
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -2290,7 +2304,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// QUERY EXECUSION AND DATA READ
+	// MARK: QUERY EXECUSION AND DATA READ
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -2927,7 +2941,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// CURSOR RETURN
+	// MARK: CURSOR RETURN
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -2941,7 +2955,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// CURSOR EXT CACHE RESET
+	// MARK: CURSOR EXT CACHE RESET
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -2971,7 +2985,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// CURSOR EXT DATA CHECK
+	// MARK: CURSOR EXT DATA CHECK
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -3066,7 +3080,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// MAXIMUM QUERY EXECUTION CHECK HELPERS
+	// MARK: MAXIMUM QUERY EXECUTION CHECK HELPERS
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -3102,7 +3116,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// PREPARED QUERY WORK
+	// MARK: PREPARED QUERY WORK
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -3379,7 +3393,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// ASYNCHRONUS EXECUTION/CHECK
+	// MARK: ASYNCHRONUS EXECUTION/CHECK
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -3539,7 +3553,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// COMPLEX WRITE WITH CONFIG ARRAYS
+	// MARK: COMPLEX WRITE WITH CONFIG ARRAYS
 	// ***************************
 
 	// ** REMARK **
@@ -3720,7 +3734,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// INTERNAL SETTINGS READ/CHANGE
+	// MARK: INTERNAL SETTINGS READ/CHANGE
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -4048,7 +4062,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// QUERY DATA AND DB HANDLER
+	// MARK: QUERY DATA AND DB HANDLER
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -4151,7 +4165,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// INTERNAL VARIABLES READ POST QUERY RUN
+	// MARK: INTERNAL VARIABLES READ POST QUERY RUN
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -4442,7 +4456,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// ERROR AND WARNING DATA
+	// MARK: ERROR AND WARNING DATA
 	// ***************************
 
 	/**
@@ -4499,7 +4513,7 @@ class IO
 	}
 
 	// ***************************
-	// DEPEREACTED CALLS
+	// MARK: DEPEREACTED CALLS
 	// all call below are no longer in use and throw deprecated errors
 	// ***************************
 

www/lib/CoreLibs/DB/Support/ConvertPlaceholder.php

@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class ConvertPlaceholder
 						}
 						$match = $matches[self::MATCHING_POS];
 						// only count pos up for actual replacements we will do
-						if (!empty($match)) {
+						if (strlen((string)$match) > 0) {
 							$pos++;
 							$params_lookup[] = '$' . $pos;
 						}