Release of v5.0.0-alpha8

Add power path override option on component level. Fix the sql build feature. #1032.

libraries/vendor_jcb/VDM.Joomla/src/Utilities/ObjectHelper.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * @package    Joomla.Component.Builder
+ *
+ * @created    3rd September, 2020
+ * @author     Llewellyn van der Merwe <https://dev.vdm.io>
+ * @git        Joomla Component Builder <https://git.vdm.dev/joomla/Component-Builder>
+ * @copyright  Copyright (C) 2015 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
+ * @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+namespace VDM\Joomla\Utilities;
+
+
+/**
+ * Some object tricks
+ * 
+ * @since  3.0.9
+ */
+abstract class ObjectHelper
+{
+	/**
+	 * Check if have an object with a length
+	 *
+	 * @input	object   The object to check
+	 *
+	 * @returns bool true on success
+	 * 
+	 * @since  3.0.9
+	 */
+	public static function check($object)
+	{
+		if (is_object($object))
+		{
+			return count((array) $object) > 0;
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Compare two objects for equality based on their property values.
+	 *
+	 *   Note that this method works only for simple objects that don't
+	 *   contain any nested objects or resource references. If you need
+	 *   to compare more complex objects, you may need to use a
+	 *   more advanced method such as serialization or reflection.
+	 *
+	 * @param object|null $obj1 The first object to compare.
+	 * @param object|null $obj2 The second object to compare.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool True if the objects have the same key-value pairs and false otherwise.
+	 */
+	public static function equal(?object $obj1, ?object $obj2): bool
+	{
+		// if any is null we return false as that means there is a none object
+		// we are not comparing null but objects
+		// but we allow null as some objects while
+		// not instantiate are still null
+		if (is_null($obj1) || is_null($obj2))
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		// Convert the objects to arrays of their property values using get_object_vars.
+		$array1 = get_object_vars($obj1);
+		$array2 = get_object_vars($obj2);
+
+		// Compare the arrays using array_diff_assoc to detect any differences.
+		$diff1 = array_diff_assoc($array1, $array2);
+		$diff2 = array_diff_assoc($array2, $array1);
+
+		// If the arrays have the same key-value pairs, they will have no differences, so return true.
+		return empty($diff1) && empty($diff2);
+	}
+
+}
+