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[WIP] Improve performance and ensure tests pass#99
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Performance Improvements and PHP 8.3 Compatibility

Plan

  • Identify the issue: PHP 8.4 property hooks causing syntax errors on PHP 8.3
  • Refactor property hooks in Cache.php to PHP 8.3 compatible lazy initialization
  • Refactor property hooks in GedcomX/Generator.php to PHP 8.3 compatible lazy initialization
  • Refactor property hooks in GedcomX/Parser.php to PHP 8.3 compatible lazy initialization
  • Verify tests pass with refactored code
  • Run code review and security scan
  • Final verification

Root Cause

The codebase uses PHP 8.4 property hooks (syntax with { after property declaration), but composer.json requires PHP >=8.3 and the environment runs PHP 8.3.6. This causes parse errors preventing any code from running.

Solution

Convert property hooks to traditional lazy initialization using private methods and null coalescing operators, maintaining the same performance benefits while ensuring PHP 8.3 compatibility.


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Co-authored-by: delicatacurtis <247246500+delicatacurtis@users.noreply.github.com>
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