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Bug #73220 Classes implementing an interface can violate its method's signatures
Submitted: 2016-10-01 19:53 UTC Modified: 2016-10-06 16:10 UTC
From: phansys at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 7.0.11 OS: any
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2016-10-01 19:53 UTC] phansys at gmail dot com 
Description:
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Classes implementing an interface can violate its method's signatures by adding more arguments with a default value.

Test script:
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interface A
{
    public function test($one = null);
}

class B implements A
{
    public function test($one = null, $two = null)
    {
        var_dump($one, $two);
    }
}

Expected result:
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Fatal error: Declaration of B::test($one, $two) must be compatible with A::test($one = NULL)

Actual result:
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No error.

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 [2016-10-01 21:50 UTC] rasmus@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2016-10-01 21:50 UTC] rasmus@php.net 
Adding additional default values does not violate LSP (Liskov Substitution Principle) in that in your example, B can be used in place of any other class that implements A and as such it is entirely compatible with A and there should be no error.
 [2016-10-02 06:12 UTC] bradyn at bradynpoulsen dot com 
Adding another optional parameter is totally allowed by LSP. As long as the implementing class allows you to call `test()` or `test('someValue')` as specified by the interface, the class is honoring the method signature.

However, if class B were defined as:

class B implements A
{
    public function test($one = null, $two)
    {
        var_dump($one, $two);
    }
}

it would then be violating the signature in requiring the 2nd parameter to be passed. As such, you would receive the expected result mentioned above.
 [2016-10-02 06:16 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Package: PHP Language Specification +Package: Scripting Engine problem
 [2016-10-02 13:16 UTC] phansys at gmail dot com 
So, should I create another bug report for Object Interfaces documentation? 
http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.interfaces.php#language.oop5.interfaces

It states in a note:

"The class implementing the interface must use the exact same method signatures as are defined in the interface. Not doing so will result in a fatal error."

Which doesn't seem to mention LS principle in any way.
 [2016-10-04 00:49 UTC] phansys at gmail dot com
-Package: Scripting Engine problem +Package: Documentation problem
 [2016-10-04 00:49 UTC] phansys at gmail dot com 
http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.interfaces.php#language.oop5.interfaces states in a note:

"The class implementing the interface must use the exact same method signatures as are defined in the interface. Not doing so will result in a fatal error."

Which doesn't seem to mention LS principle in any way.
 [2016-10-06 16:10 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Package: Documentation problem +Package: Scripting Engine problem
 
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