array_diff_multidimensional helper function

README.md

@@ -37,8 +37,14 @@ $old = [
 	],
 ];
 
-var_dump(ArrayDiffMultidimensional::compare($new, $old));
+// Compare the arrays by calling the 'compare' class method
+$result = ArrayDiffMultidimensional::compare($new, $old)
 
+// Or by calling the global helper function
+$result = array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old)
+
+
+var_dump($result);
 ```
 
 The result of comparing `$new` with `$old` will return a new array with the changes:
@@ -56,9 +62,12 @@ The result of comparing `$new` with `$old` will return a new array with the chan
 **Comparisons are strict by default**, but you can specify that you want to make a loose comparison passing a boolean as the third parameter for `compare` method or calling the `looseComparison`
 
 ```php
-// This will deactivate the strict comparison mode
+// Passing 'false' as a third parameter will deactivate the strict comparison mode
 ArrayDiffMultidimensional::compare($new, $old, false);
 
+array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old, false);
+
+
 // This method call is equivalent
 ArrayDiffMultidimensional::looseComparison($new, $old);
 ```
@@ -68,6 +77,9 @@ Also, a `strictComparison` method is available for more clarity
 // Comparisons are strict by default
 ArrayDiffMultidimensional::compare($new, $old);
 
+array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old);
+
+
 // This method call is equivalent
 ArrayDiffMultidimensional::strictComparison($new, $old);
 ```

composer.json

@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
   "autoload": {
     "psr-4": {
       "Rogervila\\": "src/"
-    }
+    },
+    "files": [
+      "src/helpers.php"
+    ]
   },
   "autoload-dev": {
     "psr-4": {

src/helpers.php

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+use Rogervila\ArrayDiffMultidimensional;
+
+if (!function_exists('array_diff_multidimensional')) {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an array with the differences between $array1 and $array2
+     * $strict variable defines if comparison must be strict or not
+     *
+     * @param array $array1
+     * @param array $array2
+     * @param bool $strict
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    function array_diff_multidimensional($array1, $array2, $strict = true)
+    {
+        return ArrayDiffMultidimensional::compare($array1, $array2, $strict);
+    }
+}

tests/HelperFunctionTest.php

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rogervila\Test;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class HelperFunctionTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_returns_an_array()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue(is_array(array_diff_multidimensional([], [])));
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_calls_compare_method()
+    {
+        $new = [
+            'a' => 'b',
+            'c' => [
+                'd' => 'e',
+                'f' => 'Hello',
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $old = [
+            'a' => 'b',
+            'c' => [
+                'd' => 'e',
+                'f' => 'Goodbye',
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            [
+                'c' => [
+                    'f' => 'Hello'
+                ],
+            ],
+            array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old)
+        );
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function loose_comparisons()
+    {
+        $new = [
+            'a' => 'b',
+            'c' => 288,
+        ];
+
+        $old = [
+            'a' => 'b',
+            'c' => '288',
+        ];
+
+        $this->assertEquals(0, count(array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old, false)));
+        $this->assertFalse(isset(array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old, false)['c']));
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function strict_comparisons()
+    {
+        $new = [
+            'a' => 'b',
+            'c' => 288,
+        ];
+
+        $old = [
+            'a' => 'b',
+            'c' => '288',
+        ];
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, count(array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old)));
+        $this->assertTrue(isset(array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old)['c']));
+        $this->assertEquals(288, array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old)['c']);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, count(array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old, true)));
+        $this->assertTrue(isset(array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old, true)['c']));
+        $this->assertEquals(288, array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old, true)['c']);
+    }
+}