# Serializable Closure

## Introduction

> This project is a fork of the excellent [opis/closure: 3.x](https://github.com/opis/closure) package. At Laravel, we decided to fork this package as the upcoming version [4.x](https://github.com/opis/closure) is a complete rewrite on top of the [FFI extension](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.ffi.php). As Laravel is a web framework, and FFI is not enabled by default in web requests, this fork allows us to keep using the `3.x` series while adding support for new PHP versions.

Laravel Serializable Closure provides an easy and secure way to **serialize closures in PHP**.

## Official Documentation

### Installation

> **Requires [PHP 7.4+](https://php.net/releases/)**

First, install Laravel Serializable Closure via the [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) package manager:

```bash
composer require laravel/serializable-closure
```

### Usage

You may serialize a closure this way:

```php
use Laravel\SerializableClosure\SerializableClosure;

$closure = fn () => 'james';

// Recommended
SerializableClosure::setSecretKey('secret');

$serialized = serialize(new SerializableClosure($closure));
$closure = unserialize($serialized)->getClosure();

echo $closure(); // james;
```

### Caveats

* Serializing closures on REPL environments like Laravel Tinker is not supported.
* Multiple closures defined on the same source line with identical signatures may not be distinguishable after serialization. Place each closure on its own line to avoid this.

## Contributing

Thank you for considering contributing to Serializable Closure! The contribution guide can be found in the [Laravel documentation](https://laravel.com/docs/contributions).

## Code of Conduct

In order to ensure that the Laravel community is welcoming to all, please review and abide by the [Code of Conduct](https://laravel.com/docs/contributions#code-of-conduct).

## Security Vulnerabilities

Please review [our security policy](https://github.com/laravel/serializable-closure/security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities.

## License

Serializable Closure is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE.md).
