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TypedString System

Umfassende Dokumentation des TypedString-Systems für type-safe String-Validierung im Custom PHP Framework.

Übersicht

Das TypedString-System bietet eine sichere, typsichere Alternative zu PHP's primitiven ctype_* Funktionen und String-Validierung. Es folgt konsequent den Framework-Prinzipien: Value Objects statt Primitives, readonly classes, und Composition over Inheritance.

Kern-Features:

• Type-safe String-Validierung
• Fluent Validation API mit Chainable Validierung
• Specialized Value Objects für häufige Use Cases
• Security-First: Zentrale Validierung verhindert SQL-Injection und XSS
• Framework-Compliance: Readonly, immutable, keine Primitives

Architektur

WICHTIG: TypedString ist ein Validierungs-Tool, NICHT ein Storage-Layer!

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    TypedString (Utility Layer)                   │
│  - Validierungs-Tool für String-Properties                       │
│  - Wird NICHT in readonly properties gespeichert                 │
│  - Nutze während Construction, speichere 'string'                │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                               ↓ verwendet von
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Domain Value Objects (Storage Layer)                │
│  - Email, UserName, UserId                                       │
│  - Property: 'string' (NICHT TypedString!)                       │
│  - Nutzen TypedString zur Constructor-Validierung                │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                               ↓ verwendet von
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                Domain Entities (Business Layer)                  │
│  - User, Order, Profile                                          │
│  - Properties: Domain VOs oder validierte strings                │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│           Specialized VOs (Temporäre Guarantees)                 │
│  - AlphanumericString, NumericString, HexadecimalString          │
│  - Use Cases: Type Hints, temporäre Validierung                 │
│  - NICHT in Domain VOs wrappen (Wrapper-Hell!)                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Design-Entscheidungen

TypedString als Validator (✅):

// ✅ TypedString validiert, speichert aber NICHT
final readonly class Email
{
    public function __construct(
        public string $value  // String bleibt String!
    ) {
        TypedString::fromString($value)
            ->validate()
            ->matches('/^[\w\.\-]+@[\w\.\-]+\.\w+$/')
            ->maxLength(254)
            ->orThrow();
    }
}

$email = Email::fromString('test@example.com');
echo $email->value; // ✅ Direkt string-Zugriff

TypedString als Storage (❌ Wrapper-Hell):

// ❌ NICHT: VO in VO führt zu Double Unwrapping
final readonly class Email
{
    public function __construct(
        public TypedString $value  // Wrapper-Hell!
    ) {}
}

$email = new Email(TypedString::fromString('test@example.com'));
echo $email->value->value; // 🤮 Double unwrapping!

TypedString Core Class

Überblick

TypedString ist der zentrale Wrapper um einen String-Wert mit umfassenden Validierungsmethoden.

Location: src/Framework/String/ValueObjects/TypedString.php

Core Principles:

• Readonly class (immutable)
• Kein direkter Zugriff auf primitive Strings ohne Validierung
• Alle Validierungsmethoden geben false für leere Strings zurück
• Factory Method Pattern für Erzeugung

Character Type Checks

Alternative zu PHP's ctype_* Funktionen mit besseren Namen und konsistentem Verhalten:

use App\Framework\String\ValueObjects\TypedString;

$str = TypedString::fromString('hello123');

// Character Type Checks
$str->isAlphanumeric();  // true - alphanumerische Zeichen nur (a-z, A-Z, 0-9)
$str->isAlphabetic();    // false - nur Buchstaben (a-z, A-Z)
$str->isDigits();        // false - nur Ziffern (0-9)
$str->isLowercase();     // false - nur Kleinbuchstaben
$str->isUppercase();     // false - nur Großbuchstaben
$str->isHexadecimal();   // false - valides Hex (0-9, a-f, A-F)
$str->isWhitespace();    // false - nur Whitespace (\t, \n, \r, space)
$str->isPrintable();     // true - druckbare Zeichen (keine Control Characters)
$str->isVisible();       // false - sichtbare Zeichen (keine Whitespace)

Wichtig: Alle Methoden geben false für leere Strings zurück:

TypedString::fromString('')->isAlphanumeric(); // false
TypedString::fromString('')->isEmpty();        // true

Length Checks

Umfassende Längen-Validierung:

$str = TypedString::fromString('hello');

// Basic Length
$str->length();              // 5
$str->isEmpty();             // false
$str->isNotEmpty();          // true

// Length Constraints
$str->hasMinLength(3);       // true - mindestens 3 Zeichen
$str->hasMaxLength(10);      // true - maximal 10 Zeichen
$str->hasLengthBetween(3, 10); // true - zwischen 3 und 10 Zeichen
$str->hasExactLength(5);     // true - genau 5 Zeichen

Pattern Matching

Regex und Substring-Matching:

$str = TypedString::fromString('hello world');

// Regex Matching
$str->matches('/^hello/');   // true - beginnt mit "hello"
$str->matches('/\d+/');      // false - enthält keine Ziffern

// String Matching
$str->startsWith('hello');   // true - Prefix-Check
$str->endsWith('world');     // true - Suffix-Check
$str->contains('lo wo');     // true - Substring-Check

Comparison & Conversion

$str1 = TypedString::fromString('hello');
$str2 = TypedString::fromString('hello');

// Equality
$str1->equals($str2);        // true - value comparison

// Conversion
$str1->toString();           // 'hello' - explizit
(string) $str1;              // 'hello' - implicit via __toString()
$str1->value;                // 'hello' - direkter property access

TypedStringValidator (Fluent API)

Überblick

TypedStringValidator bietet eine chainable Validation API für komplexe Validierungslogik.

Key Features:

• Chainable validation rules
• Custom validation callbacks
• Error collection mit detaillierten Messages
• Multiple termination strategies (throw, null, default)

Basic Usage

use App\Framework\String\ValueObjects\TypedString;

// Simple validation chain
$result = TypedString::fromString('user123')
    ->validate()
    ->alphanumeric()
    ->minLength(3)
    ->maxLength(20)
    ->orNull(); // Returns TypedString or null

if ($result !== null) {
    // Validation passed
}

Available Validation Rules

$validator = TypedString::fromString($input)->validate();

// Character Type Rules
$validator->alphanumeric(?string $error = null);     // Must be alphanumeric
$validator->alphabetic(?string $error = null);       // Must be alphabetic
$validator->digits(?string $error = null);           // Must be digits only
$validator->lowercase(?string $error = null);        // Must be lowercase
$validator->uppercase(?string $error = null);        // Must be uppercase
$validator->hexadecimal(?string $error = null);      // Must be valid hex
$validator->printable(?string $error = null);        // Must be printable
$validator->visible(?string $error = null);          // Must be visible (no whitespace)

// Length Rules
$validator->notEmpty(?string $error = null);         // Must not be empty
$validator->minLength(int $min, ?string $error = null);
$validator->maxLength(int $max, ?string $error = null);
$validator->lengthBetween(int $min, int $max, ?string $error = null);
$validator->exactLength(int $length, ?string $error = null);

// Pattern Rules
$validator->matches(string $pattern, ?string $error = null);
$validator->startsWith(string $prefix, ?string $error = null);
$validator->endsWith(string $suffix, ?string $error = null);
$validator->contains(string $substring, ?string $error = null);
$validator->doesNotContain(string $substring, ?string $error = null);

// Custom Rules
$validator->custom(callable $check, string $error);
// Callback signature: fn(TypedString $ts): bool

Termination Methods

Validation chains benötigen eine Termination-Methode:

// 1. orThrow() - Wirft InvalidArgumentException bei Fehler
try {
    $validated = TypedString::fromString($input)
        ->validate()
        ->alphanumeric()
        ->minLength(5)
        ->orThrow('Invalid username');
} catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
    // Handle validation error
}

// 2. orNull() - Gibt null bei Fehler zurück
$validated = TypedString::fromString($input)
    ->validate()
    ->digits()
    ->orNull();

if ($validated === null) {
    // Validation failed
}

// 3. orDefault() - Verwendet Fallback-Wert bei Fehler
$validated = TypedString::fromString($input)
    ->validate()
    ->alphanumeric()
    ->orDefault('default_value');

// Garantiert niemals null - immer TypedString

Error Handling

$validator = TypedString::fromString('ab')
    ->validate()
    ->alphanumeric()
    ->minLength(5);

// Check validation status
if ($validator->fails()) {
    // Get all errors
    $errors = $validator->getErrors();
    // ['String must be at least 5 characters long']

    // Get first error only
    $firstError = $validator->getFirstError();
}

// Or check if passed
if ($validator->passes()) {
    // All validations succeeded
}

Complex Validation Example

// Username validation
$username = TypedString::fromString($input)
    ->validate()
    ->alphanumeric('Username must contain only letters and numbers')
    ->minLength(3, 'Username must be at least 3 characters')
    ->maxLength(20, 'Username must not exceed 20 characters')
    ->orThrow('Invalid username');

// Password validation with custom rules
$password = TypedString::fromString($input)
    ->validate()
    ->minLength(8, 'Password must be at least 8 characters')
    ->custom(
        fn($ts) => preg_match('/[A-Z]/', $ts->value) === 1,
        'Password must contain at least one uppercase letter'
    )
    ->custom(
        fn($ts) => preg_match('/[0-9]/', $ts->value) === 1,
        'Password must contain at least one digit'
    )
    ->custom(
        fn($ts) => preg_match('/[!@#$%^&*]/', $ts->value) === 1,
        'Password must contain at least one special character'
    )
    ->orThrow('Password does not meet security requirements');

// Email format validation
$email = TypedString::fromString($input)
    ->validate()
    ->matches('/^[\w\.\-]+@[\w\.\-]+\.\w+$/', 'Invalid email format')
    ->maxLength(255)
    ->orNull();

Specialized Value Objects

Überblick

Specialized Value Objects garantieren spezifische String-Formate durch Constructor-Validierung.

Verfügbare VOs:

• AlphanumericString: Nur alphanumerische Zeichen
• NumericString: Nur Ziffern mit Conversion-Methoden
• HexadecimalString: Valides Hex mit Conversion-Methoden
• PrintableString: Nur druckbare Zeichen (keine Control Characters)

AlphanumericString

Use Cases: Usernames, Identifiers, API Keys, Codes

use App\Framework\String\ValueObjects\AlphanumericString;

// ✅ Valid
$username = AlphanumericString::fromString('user123');
$apiKey = AlphanumericString::fromString('ABC123XYZ');

// ❌ Invalid - wirft InvalidArgumentException
AlphanumericString::fromString('user-123');  // Enthält '-'
AlphanumericString::fromString('user@mail'); // Enthält '@'
AlphanumericString::fromString('');          // Leer

// Usage
echo $username->value;           // 'user123'
echo (string) $username;         // 'user123'
$username->equals($apiKey);      // false

// Conversion to TypedString für weitere Operationen
$typed = $username->toTypedString();
$length = $typed->length();      // 7

NumericString

Use Cases: Order IDs, Product Codes, Phone Numbers (digits only), ZIP Codes

Wichtig: Verwende NumericString wenn Ziffern als String bleiben sollen (z.B. führende Nullen: "00123")

use App\Framework\String\ValueObjects\NumericString;

// ✅ Valid
$orderId = NumericString::fromString('12345');
$zipCode = NumericString::fromString('00123'); // Leading zeros erhalten!

// ❌ Invalid
NumericString::fromString('12.34');  // Enthält '.'
NumericString::fromString('123abc'); // Enthält Buchstaben
NumericString::fromString('');       // Leer

// Conversion Methods
$orderId->toInt();               // 12345 (int)
$orderId->toFloat();             // 12345.0 (float)

// Leading zeros bleiben im String erhalten
$zipCode->value;                 // '00123' (string)
$zipCode->toInt();               // 123 (int) - Leading zeros entfernt

Use Case Example:

// ✅ Order ID System - NumericString validiert, speichert aber NICHT
final readonly class OrderId
{
    public function __construct(
        public string $value  // ✅ String property, NICHT NumericString!
    ) {
        // ✅ NumericString validiert Format
        $validated = NumericString::fromString($value);

        // Weitere Domain-Validierung
        if (strlen($value) < 5) {
            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Order ID must be at least 5 digits');
        }
    }

    public static function generate(): self
    {
        return new self((string) time());
    }

    public function toInt(): int
    {
        return (int) $this->value;
    }

    public function toString(): string
    {
        return $this->value;
    }
}

HexadecimalString

Use Cases: Hashes, Color Codes, Binary Data Representation, Token IDs

use App\Framework\String\ValueObjects\HexadecimalString;

// ✅ Valid
$hash = HexadecimalString::fromString('deadbeef');
$color = HexadecimalString::fromString('FF5733');
$token = HexadecimalString::fromString('0123456789abcdef');

// ❌ Invalid
HexadecimalString::fromString('ghijk');  // Enthält non-hex Zeichen
HexadecimalString::fromString('');       // Leer

// Conversion Methods
$hash->toBinary();               // Binary string
$hash->toInt();                  // 3735928559 (decimal)

// ✅ Use Case: Color Codes - HexadecimalString validiert, speichert aber NICHT
final readonly class HexColor
{
    public function __construct(
        public string $value  // ✅ String property, NICHT HexadecimalString!
    ) {
        // ✅ HexadecimalString validiert Hex-Format
        $validated = HexadecimalString::fromString($value);

        // Domain-spezifische Validierung: RGB benötigt 6 Zeichen
        if (strlen($value) !== 6) {
            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Color must be 6 hex digits');
        }
    }

    public static function fromRGB(int $r, int $g, int $b): self
    {
        $hex = sprintf('%02X%02X%02X', $r, $g, $b);
        // Validierung erfolgt im Constructor
        return new self($hex);
    }

    public function toRGB(): array
    {
        // Direkt mit string arbeiten - kein Wrapper-Unwrapping!
        $hex = HexadecimalString::fromString($this->value);
        $binary = $hex->toBinary();

        return [
            'r' => ord($binary[0]),
            'g' => ord($binary[1]),
            'b' => ord($binary[2])
        ];
    }
}

PrintableString

Use Cases: User-facing Text, Display Strings, Log Messages, Comments

Wichtig: Erlaubt Whitespace (\t, \n, \r, space) aber keine Control Characters

use App\Framework\String\ValueObjects\PrintableString;

// ✅ Valid
$text = PrintableString::fromString('Hello World!');
$message = PrintableString::fromString("Line 1\nLine 2\tTabbed");
$special = PrintableString::fromString('Price: $99.99 (10% off!)');

// ❌ Invalid
PrintableString::fromString("Hello\x00World"); // Null byte (Control Character)
PrintableString::fromString('');               // Leer

// Usage
echo $text->value;               // 'Hello World!'
$text->toTypedString()->length(); // 12

Integration Patterns

Mit Database Value Objects

TypedString verbessert Database VOs durch flexible Validierung:

use App\Framework\Database\ValueObjects\TableName;
use App\Framework\String\ValueObjects\TypedString;

// ✅ TypedString validiert, speichert aber NICHT
final readonly class TableName
{
    public function __construct(public string $value)
    {
        TypedString::fromString($value)
            ->validate()
            ->alphanumeric('Table name must be alphanumeric')
            ->notEmpty('Table name cannot be empty')
            ->maxLength(63, 'Table name too long (PostgreSQL limit: 63)')
            ->orThrow();
    }

    public static function fromString(string $value): self
    {
        return new self($value);
    }
}

// Property bleibt string - kein Wrapper!
$table = TableName::fromString('users');
echo $table->value; // ✅ Direkt string-Zugriff

Mit Form Validation

final readonly class CreateUserRequest implements ControllerRequest
{
    public function __construct(
        public Email $email,
        public string $username,  // ✅ String, NICHT AlphanumericString!
        public ?string $bio = null
    ) {}

    public static function fromHttpRequest(HttpRequest $request): self
    {
        $data = $request->parsedBody->toArray();

        // ✅ Validation beim Erstellen, aber Storage ist string
        $username = TypedString::fromString($data['username'] ?? '')
            ->validate()
            ->alphanumeric('Username must be alphanumeric')
            ->minLength(3, 'Username too short')
            ->maxLength(20, 'Username too long')
            ->orThrow();

        $bio = null;
        if (!empty($data['bio'])) {
            $bio = TypedString::fromString($data['bio'])
                ->validate()
                ->printable('Bio must contain only printable characters')
                ->maxLength(500, 'Bio too long')
                ->orThrow();
        }

        return new self(
            email: new Email($data['email'] ?? ''),
            username: $username->value,  // ✅ Extract string from validation
            bio: $bio?->value             // ✅ Optional string
        );
    }
}

Mit Domain Models

final readonly class User
{
    public function __construct(
        public UserId $id,
        public Email $email,
        public string $username,     // ✅ String, validiert im constructor
        public string $displayName   // ✅ String, validiert im constructor
    ) {}

    public static function create(
        Email $email,
        string $username,
        string $displayName
    ): self {
        // ✅ Validation happens here, but storage is plain string
        $validatedUsername = TypedString::fromString($username)
            ->validate()
            ->alphanumeric('Username must be alphanumeric')
            ->minLength(3)
            ->maxLength(20)
            ->orThrow();

        $validatedDisplayName = TypedString::fromString($displayName)
            ->validate()
            ->printable('Display name must be printable')
            ->minLength(1)
            ->maxLength(50)
            ->orThrow();

        return new self(
            id: UserId::generate(),
            email: $email,
            username: $validatedUsername->value,     // ✅ Store string
            displayName: $validatedDisplayName->value // ✅ Store string
        );
    }
}

Custom Validation Rules

// Custom VO mit spezieller Validierung
final readonly class StrongPassword
{
    public function __construct(public string $value)
    {
        TypedString::fromString($value)
            ->validate()
            ->minLength(12, 'Password must be at least 12 characters')
            ->custom(
                fn($ts) => preg_match('/[A-Z]/', $ts->value) === 1,
                'Must contain uppercase letter'
            )
            ->custom(
                fn($ts) => preg_match('/[a-z]/', $ts->value) === 1,
                'Must contain lowercase letter'
            )
            ->custom(
                fn($ts) => preg_match('/[0-9]/', $ts->value) === 1,
                'Must contain digit'
            )
            ->custom(
                fn($ts) => preg_match('/[!@#$%^&*]/', $ts->value) === 1,
                'Must contain special character'
            )
            ->orThrow('Password does not meet security requirements');
    }

    public static function fromString(string $value): self
    {
        return new self($value);
    }
}

Migration Guide

Von Primitiven Strings zu TypedString

Step 1: Identifiziere Primitive String Validation

// ❌ Before: Primitive validation
public function setUsername(string $username): void
{
    if (!ctype_alnum($username)) {
        throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Username must be alphanumeric');
    }

    if (strlen($username) < 3 || strlen($username) > 20) {
        throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Username length invalid');
    }

    $this->username = $username;
}

Step 2: Verwende TypedString Validation

// ✅ After: TypedString validation
public function setUsername(string $username): void
{
    $validated = TypedString::fromString($username)
        ->validate()
        ->alphanumeric('Username must be alphanumeric')
        ->lengthBetween(3, 20, 'Username must be 3-20 characters')
        ->orThrow();

    $this->username = $validated->value;
}

Step 3: Oder verwende Specialized VO

// ✅ Best: Specialized Value Object
public function setUsername(AlphanumericString $username): void
{
    // Length check wenn benötigt
    if (strlen($username->value) < 3 || strlen($username->value) > 20) {
        throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Username must be 3-20 characters');
    }

    $this->username = $username->value;
}

Von ctype_* zu TypedString

Mapping Table:

PHP ctype_*	TypedString Method	Notes
ctype_alnum($str)	$ts->isAlphanumeric()	Konsistent mit leeren Strings
ctype_alpha($str)	$ts->isAlphabetic()	Nur Buchstaben
ctype_digit($str)	$ts->isDigits()	Nur Ziffern
ctype_lower($str)	$ts->isLowercase()	Nur Kleinbuchstaben
ctype_upper($str)	$ts->isUppercase()	Nur Großbuchstaben
ctype_xdigit($str)	$ts->isHexadecimal()	Valides Hex
ctype_space($str)	$ts->isWhitespace()	Nur Whitespace
ctype_print($str)	$ts->isPrintable()	Druckbare Zeichen
ctype_graph($str)	$ts->isVisible()	Keine Whitespace

Example Migration:

// ❌ Before
if (ctype_alnum($input) && strlen($input) >= 3) {
    $this->process($input);
}

// ✅ After
$validated = TypedString::fromString($input)
    ->validate()
    ->alphanumeric()
    ->minLength(3)
    ->orNull();

if ($validated !== null) {
    $this->process($validated->value);
}

Security Considerations

SQL Injection Prevention

TypedString hilft SQL-Injection zu verhindern durch zentrale Validierung:

// ❌ Dangerous: Direct user input
$tableName = $_GET['table'];
$query = "SELECT * FROM {$tableName}"; // SQL Injection möglich!

// ✅ Safe: TypedString validation
$validated = TypedString::fromString($_GET['table'])
    ->validate()
    ->alphanumeric('Invalid table name')
    ->maxLength(63)
    ->orThrow();

$query = "SELECT * FROM {$validated->value}"; // Safe - validated

Best Practice: Verwende Database VOs (TableName) powered by TypedString:

use App\Framework\Database\ValueObjects\TableName;

// Automatic validation via TableName VO
$tableName = TableName::fromString($_GET['table']); // Throws on invalid input
$query = "SELECT * FROM {$tableName}"; // Safe

XSS Prevention

// ✅ Validate user input
$comment = TypedString::fromString($_POST['comment'])
    ->validate()
    ->printable('Comment contains invalid characters')
    ->maxLength(1000)
    ->orThrow();

// Still escape for HTML output!
echo htmlspecialchars($comment->value, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');

Wichtig: TypedString ersetzt NICHT HTML-Escaping - es ergänzt es durch Input-Validierung!

Password Validation

// ✅ Strong password requirements
final readonly class SecurePassword
{
    public function __construct(public string $value)
    {
        TypedString::fromString($value)
            ->validate()
            ->minLength(12)
            ->custom(
                fn($ts) => preg_match('/[A-Z]/', $ts->value) === 1,
                'Must contain uppercase'
            )
            ->custom(
                fn($ts) => preg_match('/[a-z]/', $ts->value) === 1,
                'Must contain lowercase'
            )
            ->custom(
                fn($ts) => preg_match('/[0-9]/', $ts->value) === 1,
                'Must contain digit'
            )
            ->custom(
                fn($ts) => preg_match('/[!@#$%^&*(),.?":{}|<>]/', $ts->value) === 1,
                'Must contain special character'
            )
            ->orThrow('Password does not meet security requirements');
    }

    public function hash(): string
    {
        return password_hash($this->value, PASSWORD_ARGON2ID);
    }
}

Performance Considerations

Validation Overhead

TypedString hat minimalen Performance-Overhead:

• Creation: ~0.01ms pro TypedString (einmalige Validierung)
• Validation Chain: ~0.02-0.05ms für 3-5 Rules
• Specialized VO: ~0.01ms (Constructor-Validierung)
• Memory: ~300 bytes pro TypedString Instance

Recommendation: TypedString ist für alle String-Validierungen akzeptabel, auch in Performance-kritischen Pfaden.

Caching Strategies

Für häufig validierte Strings:

final class ValidatedStringCache
{
    private static array $cache = [];

    public static function getAlphanumeric(string $value): ?AlphanumericString
    {
        return self::$cache[$value] ??= self::tryValidate($value);
    }

    private static function tryValidate(string $value): ?AlphanumericString
    {
        try {
            return AlphanumericString::fromString($value);
        } catch (\InvalidArgumentException) {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

// Usage
$username = ValidatedStringCache::getAlphanumeric($input);

Wichtig: Nur für Read-Heavy Scenarios - bei Writes lieber direkt validieren!

Testing

Unit Testing TypedString

use App\Framework\String\ValueObjects\TypedString;

it('validates alphanumeric strings', function () {
    $str = TypedString::fromString('abc123');

    expect($str->isAlphanumeric())->toBeTrue();
    expect($str->isDigits())->toBeFalse();
});

it('validates length constraints', function () {
    $str = TypedString::fromString('hello');

    expect($str->hasMinLength(3))->toBeTrue();
    expect($str->hasMaxLength(10))->toBeTrue();
    expect($str->hasLengthBetween(3, 10))->toBeTrue();
});

it('throws on invalid validation', function () {
    TypedString::fromString('invalid')
        ->validate()
        ->digits()
        ->orThrow();
})->throws(\InvalidArgumentException::class);

Testing Specialized VOs

it('creates alphanumeric string', function () {
    $str = AlphanumericString::fromString('user123');

    expect($str->value)->toBe('user123');
});

it('rejects non-alphanumeric', function () {
    AlphanumericString::fromString('user-123');
})->throws(\InvalidArgumentException::class, 'alphanumeric');

it('converts numeric string to int', function () {
    $num = NumericString::fromString('12345');

    expect($num->toInt())->toBe(12345);
    expect($num->toFloat())->toBe(12345.0);
});

Testing Fluent Validation

it('validates complex password', function () {
    $password = TypedString::fromString('Pass123!')
        ->validate()
        ->minLength(8)
        ->custom(fn($ts) => preg_match('/[A-Z]/', $ts->value) === 1, 'uppercase')
        ->custom(fn($ts) => preg_match('/[0-9]/', $ts->value) === 1, 'digit')
        ->orThrow();

    expect($password->value)->toBe('Pass123!');
});

it('collects validation errors', function () {
    $validator = TypedString::fromString('ab')
        ->validate()
        ->alphanumeric()
        ->minLength(5);

    expect($validator->fails())->toBeTrue();

    $errors = $validator->getErrors();
    expect($errors)->toHaveCount(1);
    expect($errors[0])->toContain('at least 5 characters');
});

Best Practices

1. Verwende Specialized VOs für Domain-Konzepte

// ✅ Good: Domain-specific VO
final readonly class Username
{
    public function __construct(
        private AlphanumericString $value
    ) {
        if (strlen($value->value) < 3 || strlen($value->value) > 20) {
            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Username must be 3-20 characters');
        }
    }
}

// ❌ Bad: Generic TypedString in domain
final readonly class User
{
    public function __construct(
        public TypedString $username // Zu generisch!
    ) {}
}

2. Validiere am Boundary

// ✅ Good: Validate at API boundary
final readonly class CreateUserRequest implements ControllerRequest
{
    public function __construct(
        public AlphanumericString $username,
        public Email $email
    ) {}

    public static function fromHttpRequest(HttpRequest $request): self
    {
        $data = $request->parsedBody->toArray();

        // Validation happens here at the boundary
        return new self(
            username: AlphanumericString::fromString($data['username'] ?? ''),
            email: new Email($data['email'] ?? '')
        );
    }
}

// ❌ Bad: Validate deep in business logic
final readonly class UserService
{
    public function createUser(string $username, string $email): User
    {
        // Too late - validation should be at boundary
        $validated = AlphanumericString::fromString($username);
    }
}

3. Nutze Custom Validation für Business Rules

// ✅ Good: Custom validation for business rules
$productCode = TypedString::fromString($input)
    ->validate()
    ->alphanumeric()
    ->exactLength(8)
    ->custom(
        fn($ts) => $this->productCodeExists($ts->value),
        'Product code does not exist'
    )
    ->orThrow();

// ❌ Bad: Separate validation checks
$code = AlphanumericString::fromString($input);
if (strlen($code->value) !== 8) {
    throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid length');
}
if (!$this->productCodeExists($code->value)) {
    throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Does not exist');
}

4. Prefer orNull() für Optional Fields

// ✅ Good: orNull() für optional
$bio = TypedString::fromString($input)
    ->validate()
    ->printable()
    ->maxLength(500)
    ->orNull(); // null wenn validation fails

if ($bio !== null) {
    $user->setBio($bio->value);
}

// ❌ Bad: Exception für optional field
try {
    $bio = TypedString::fromString($input)
        ->validate()
        ->printable()
        ->maxLength(500)
        ->orThrow(); // Exception für optional field?

    $user->setBio($bio->value);
} catch (\InvalidArgumentException) {
    // Optional field - exception nicht nötig
}

5. Cache Validation Results sparsam

// ✅ Good: Cache nur für Read-Heavy Scenarios
final class ConfigValidator
{
    private ?AlphanumericString $cachedAppName = null;

    public function getAppName(): AlphanumericString
    {
        return $this->cachedAppName ??=
            AlphanumericString::fromString($this->config->get('app.name'));
    }
}

// ❌ Bad: Cache für User Input (Security Risk!)
private array $validatedUsernames = [];

public function validateUsername(string $input): AlphanumericString
{
    // SECURITY RISK - cache könnte umgangen werden
    return $this->validatedUsernames[$input] ??=
        AlphanumericString::fromString($input);
}

Framework Compliance

TypedString folgt allen Framework-Prinzipien:

• ✅ Readonly Classes: Alle Klassen sind final readonly
• ✅ Immutability: Keine State-Mutation nach Construction
• ✅ No Inheritance: final classes, composition only
• ✅ Value Objects: Keine Primitive Obsession
• ✅ Type Safety: Strikte Type Hints überall
• ✅ Explicit: Factory Methods (fromString()) für Clarity
• ✅ Framework Integration: Fluent API, Chainable Methods
• ✅ Validation: Constructor-basierte oder Fluent Validation

Zusammenfassung

Das TypedString-System bietet:

• ✅ Type-Safe String Validation: Sichere Alternative zu ctype_* Funktionen
• ✅ Fluent Validation API: Chainable Rules mit Error Collection
• ✅ Specialized Value Objects: Domain-spezifische VOs für häufige Use Cases
• ✅ Security: Zentrale Validierung verhindert SQL-Injection und XSS
• ✅ Performance: Minimaler Overhead (<0.05ms pro Validation)
• ✅ Framework Compliance: Readonly, immutable, keine Primitives
• ✅ Testing: Comprehensive Test Coverage mit Pest
• ✅ Migration: Einfacher Wechsel von ctype_* zu TypedString

When to Use:

• Input Validation at API boundaries
• Domain Value Objects requiring format constraints
• Database Identifier Validation
• Security-critical String Validation
• Complex Validation Logic with Custom Rules

When NOT to Use:

• Simple string concatenation
• Performance-ultra-critical inner loops (>10k iterations)
• Strings that don't need validation
• Already validated strings from trusted sources