<?php   
/*******************************
 * author  : hishamdalal@gmail.com 
 * version : 3.8
 * create on : 2017-09-17
 * updated on : 2020-01-12
 *****************************/
#> 1. Include Overloadable class
class Overloadable
{
    static function call($obj, $method, $params=null) {
        $class = get_class($obj);
        // Get real method name
        $suffix_method_name = $method.self::getMethodSuffix($method, $params);
        if (method_exists($obj, $suffix_method_name)) {
            // Call method
            return call_user_func_array(array($obj, $suffix_method_name), $params);
        }else{
            throw new Exception('Tried to call unknown method '.$class.'::'.$suffix_method_name);
        }
    }
    static function getMethodSuffix($method, $params_ary=array()) {
        $c = '__';
        if(is_array($params_ary)){
            foreach($params_ary as $i=>$param){
                // Adding special characters to the end of method name 
                switch(gettype($param)){
                    case 'array':       $c .= 'a'; break;
                    case 'boolean':     $c .= 'b'; break;
                    case 'double':      $c .= 'd'; break;
                    case 'integer':     $c .= 'i'; break;
                    case 'NULL':        $c .= 'n'; break;
                    case 'object':
                        // Support closure parameter
                        if($param instanceof Closure ){
                            $c .= 'c';
                        }else{
                            $c .= 'o'; 
                        }
                    break;
                    case 'resource':    $c .= 'r'; break;
                    case 'string':      $c .= 's'; break;
                    case 'unknown type':$c .= 'u'; break;
                }
            }
        }
        return $c;
    }
    // Get a reference variable by name
    static function &refAccess($var_name) {
        $r =& $GLOBALS["$var_name"]; 
        return $r;
    }
}
//----------------------------------------------------------
#> 2. create new class
//----------------------------------------------------------
class test 
{
    private $name = 'test-1';
    #> 3. Add __call 'magic method' to your class
    // Call Overloadable class 
    // you must copy this method in your class to activate overloading
    function __call($method, $args) {
        return Overloadable::call($this, $method, $args);
    }
    #> 4. Add your methods with __ and arg type as one letter ie:(__i, __s, __is) and so on.
    #> methodname__i = methodname($integer)
    #> methodname__s = methodname($string)
    #> methodname__is = methodname($integer, $string)
    // func(void)
    function func__() {
        pre('func(void)', __function__);
    }
    // func(integer)
    function func__i($int) {
        pre('func(integer '.$int.')', __function__);
    }
    // func(string)
    function func__s($string) {
        pre('func(string '.$string.')', __function__);
    }    
    // func(string, object)
    function func__so($string, $object) {
        pre('func(string '.$string.', '.print_r($object, 1).')', __function__);
        //pre($object, 'Object: ');
    }
    // func(closure)
    function func__c(Closure $callback) {
        pre("func(".
            print_r(
                array( $callback, $callback($this->name) ), 
                1
            ).");", __function__.'(Closure)'
        );
    }   
    // anotherFunction(array)
    function anotherFunction__a($array) {
        pre('anotherFunction('.print_r($array, 1).')', __function__);
        $array[0]++;        // change the reference value
        $array['val']++;    // change the reference value
    }
    // anotherFunction(string)
    function anotherFunction__s($key) {
        pre('anotherFunction(string '.$key.')', __function__);
        // Get a reference
        $a2 =& Overloadable::refAccess($key); // $a2 =& $GLOBALS['val'];
        $a2 *= 3;   // change the reference value
    }
}
//----------------------------------------------------------
// Some data to work with:
$val  = 10;
class obj {
    private $x=10;
}
//----------------------------------------------------------
#> 5. create your object
// Start
$t = new test;
#> 6. Call your method
// Call first method with no args:
$t->func(); 
// Output: func(void)
$t->func($val);
// Output: func(integer 10)
$t->func("hello");
// Output: func(string hello)
$t->func("str", new obj());
/* Output: 
func(string str, obj Object
(
    [x:obj:private] => 10
)
)
*/
// call method with closure function
$t->func(function($n){
    return strtoupper($n);
});
/* Output:
func(Array
(
    [0] => Closure Object
        (
            [parameter] => Array
                (
                    [$n] => 
                )
        )
    [1] => TEST-1
)
);
*/
## Passing by Reference:
echo '<br><br>$val='.$val;
// Output: $val=10
$t->anotherFunction(array(&$val, 'val'=>&$val));
/* Output:
anotherFunction(Array
(
    [0] => 10
    [val] => 10
)
)
*/
echo 'Result: $val='.$val;
// Output: $val=12
$t->anotherFunction('val');
// Output: anotherFunction(string val)
echo 'Result: $val='.$val;
// Output: $val=36
// Helper function
//----------------------------------------------------------
function pre($mixed, $title=null){
    $output = "<fieldset>";
    $output .= $title ? "<legend><h2>$title</h2></legend>" : "";
    $output .= '<pre>'. print_r($mixed, 1). '</pre>';
    $output .= "</fieldset>";
    echo $output;
}
//----------------------------------------------------------