Ported: Request #58369 import/export of variables

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Request #58369 import/export of variables
Submitted: 2008-10-07 02:43 UTC Modified: 2008-10-20 01:07 UTC
Votes: 1
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Reproduced: 1 of 1 (100.0%)
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From: christoph dot hintermueller at psi dot ch Assigned: jon
Status: Assigned Package: python (PECL)
PHP Version: 5.1.2 OS: Linux
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[2008-10-07 02:43 UTC] christoph dot hintermueller at psi dot ch

Description:

How far are the efforts on implementing shared import/export of
variables. Half a year ago when i sent a patch which reactivated
the code which implements a copy on import/export
mechanisms for variables which are used by both Python and
PHP. I do agree that is not the best solution as it consumes the
memory twice and does not allow to track if a variable is
reexported/reimported from/to python. At the moment all
variables which are not boolean, integger, float or string seem to
be converted to a string which can be brought back to life by
means of eval command. Which is an even worse approach then
the copy on import/export.

Thus would you support the following following 3 Step apporach
to get from the current situation where only simply types are
properly shared to a full share on import/export approach.

1. Officially reactivate the copy on export/import mechanism and
   clearly mark it as temporary solution, or at least provide it as non
   supported non official patch. Whichcan be downloaded separatly
   from the PECL page but may not be usable with newer PiP
   versions and deffinitly not with those using step 2 for
   importing/exporting variables to/from Python.
2. Implement wrapper classes properly mapping PHP zvalues to
   python classes behaving like the python types coresponding to
   the PHP type. (wrap on import)
   2b) Implement share on export by copying the python variable to
   a zvalue and replacing the original python value by its reimported
   PHP counterpart.
3. Implement ture share on export: would require how to make a
   python object appear as zvalue which behaves like native PHP
   zvalues.

Is the above approach possible at all how difficult would it be
and how power full would it be?

Xris