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 The main problem for packets generation is the values types. Wddx supports a range of types including common types also found in PHP (array, struct, string, boolean, number, null, and binary with PHP 6), but also some types specific to Wddx, including dateTime and recordSet. The main problem for packets generation is the values types. Wddx supports a range of types including common types also found in PHP (array, struct, string, boolean, number, null, and binary with PHP 6), but also some types specific to Wddx, including dateTime and recordSet.
  
-==== dateTime ====+==== WDDX types ====
  
-The new DateTime php object could be automatically serialized.+=== dateTime ===
  
-NB: Wddx is missing a "timezone" in the specs, however other implementation seems to implement it with "+00:00" (like DATE_ATOM)+The new DateTime php object could be automatically serialized to the dateTime wddx type. 
 + 
 +NB: Wddx is missing a "timezone" in the specs, however other implementations seems to add "+00:00" (depending on the timezone, like DATE_ATOM)
  
 Problems: Problems:
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   * Already existing :)   * Already existing :)
  
-==== recordSet ====+=== recordSet ===
  
 A recordSet is like a table (ie. a numerically-indexed array containing in each row arrays with always the same columns). A recordSet is like a table (ie. a numerically-indexed array containing in each row arrays with always the same columns).
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 The implementation currently converts everything to arrays. The implementation currently converts everything to arrays.
  
-==== Binary data ====+=== Binary data ===
  
 WDDX offers the ability to transfer binary data (base64 encoded). There is currently no way to encode data in this format. WDDX offers the ability to transfer binary data (base64 encoded). There is currently no way to encode data in this format.
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   * Autodetecting invalid UTF-8 sequences, and treat them as binary data   * Autodetecting invalid UTF-8 sequences, and treat them as binary data
   * Finding a way to force a value to binary   * Finding a way to force a value to binary
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 +==== Possibilities ====
 +
 +=== New class approach ===
 +
 +Create a new WddxValue class, with a "type" attribute. Casting this class to other types would return values compatible with previous implementation.
 +
 +The class would implement ArrayAccess, Iterator, etc.. to allow access to array/struct/resultset.
 +
 +<code php>$value = new WddxValue($binary_data, WddxValue::BINARY);</code>
 +
 +=== Native types ===
 +
 +Problems:
 +  * Types string and binary can't be determined without testing the UTF-8 validity of the provided data.
 +  * Type resultSet can't be represented with php's native types
 +  * PHP's DateTime type is not compatible with current behaviour of the Wddx ext.
 +
 +=== Hybrid solution ===
 +
 +  * Create WddxBinaryString (only for PHP < 6) and a WddxResultSet classes
 +  * Accept DateTime class for datetime values
 +
 +Problems:
 +  * DateTime can't be treated as it was before (current implementation returns an unix timestamp). Creating a castable WddxDateTime class would solve this issue.
 +
 +===== PHP6 support =====
 +
 +Input (XML) string should be UTF-8 encoded. In the case of unicode string, encoding is irrelevant, however for binary string we need to force utf-8 (with UG(utf8_conv))
 +
 +Input variables/etc were by definition UTF-8, however thanks to PHP 6, we now have a "default charset" for variables. I believe we should use this one, if we are to convert stuff to UTF-8 (ie. not implement "strings" as binary).
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