1. <?php
  3. /**
  4. * Compresses configuration files for a quick prototype.
  5. * Handles potential errors gracefully.
  6. *
  7. * @param array $config_array An associative array representing the configuration.
  8. * @param string $output_file The path to the output file.
  9. * @return bool True on success, false on failure.
  10. */
  11. function compactConfig(array $config_array, string $output_file): bool
  12. {
  13. try {
  14. $compacted_config = [];
  16. foreach ($config_array as $key => $value) {
  17. // Handle different data types
  18. if (is_array($value)) {
  19. $compacted_config[$key] = compactConfig($value, 'nested_' . $key); // Recursive call for nested arrays
  20. } else {
  21. $compacted_config[$key] = $value;
  22. }
  23. }
  25. // Output to file
  26. file_put_contents($output_file, json_encode($compacted_config, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE)); // Use JSON for compact representation
  27. return true;
  29. } catch (Exception $e) {
  30. error_log("Error compacting config: " . $e->getMessage()); // Log errors
  31. return false;
  32. }
  33. }
  36. //Example Usage (for testing)
  37. /*
  38. $config = [
  39. 'database' => [
  40. 'host' => 'localhost',
  41. 'user' => 'admin',
  42. 'password' => 'password',
  43. ],
  44. 'api' => [
  45. 'url' => 'https://api.example.com',
  46. 'timeout' => 10,
  47. ],
  48. 'debug' => true,
  49. 'nested_array' => [ 1 => 'value1', 2 => 'value2' ],
  50. ];
  52. $output_file = 'compacted_config.json';
  54. if (compactConfig($config, $output_file)) {
  55. echo "Configuration compacted to " . $output_file . "\n";
  56. } else {
  57. echo "Configuration compacting failed.\n";
  58. }
  59. */
  63. ?>

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