Merge pull request #332 from villfa/feat/returns-reference

Support reference in method tag

src/DocBlock/Tags/Method.php

@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ final class Method extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
     /** @var Type */
     private $returnType;
 
+    /** @var bool */
+    private $returnsReference;
+
     /**
      * @param array<int, array<string, Type|string>> $arguments
      * @phpstan-param array<int, array{name: string, type: Type}|string> $arguments
@@ -66,7 +69,8 @@ final class Method extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
         array $arguments = [],
         ?Type $returnType = null,
         bool $static = false,
-        ?Description $description = null
+        ?Description $description = null,
+        bool $returnsReference = false
     ) {
         Assert::stringNotEmpty($methodName);
 
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ final class Method extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
         $this->returnType       = $returnType;
         $this->isStatic         = $static;
         $this->description      = $description;
+        $this->returnsReference = $returnsReference;
     }
 
     public static function create(
@@ -95,11 +100,13 @@ final class Method extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
         // 2. optionally the keyword "static" followed by whitespace
         // 3. optionally a word with underscores followed by whitespace : as
         //    type for the return value
-        // 4. then optionally a word with underscores followed by () and
+        // 4. optionally an ampersand followed or not by whitespace : as
+        //    a reference
+        // 5. then optionally a word with underscores followed by () and
         //    whitespace : as method name as used by phpDocumentor
-        // 5. then a word with underscores, followed by ( and any character
+        // 6. then a word with underscores, followed by ( and any character
         //    until a ) and whitespace : as method name with signature
-        // 6. any remaining text : as description
+        // 7. any remaining text : as description
         if (
             !preg_match(
                 '/^
@@ -122,6 +129,11 @@ final class Method extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
                     )
                     \s+
                 )?
+                # Returns reference
+                (?:
+                    (&)
+                    \s*
+                )?
                 # Method name
                 ([\w_]+)
                 # Arguments
@@ -139,7 +151,7 @@ final class Method extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
             return null;
         }
 
-        [, $static, $returnType, $methodName, $argumentLines, $description] = $matches;
+        [, $static, $returnType, $returnsReference, $methodName, $argumentLines, $description] = $matches;
 
         $static = $static === 'static';
 
@@ -147,6 +159,8 @@ final class Method extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
             $returnType = 'void';
         }
 
+        $returnsReference = $returnsReference === '&';
+
         $returnType  = $typeResolver->resolve($returnType, $context);
         $description = $descriptionFactory->create($description, $context);
 
@@ -172,7 +186,7 @@ final class Method extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
             }
         }
 
-        return new static($methodName, $arguments, $returnType, $static, $description);
+        return new static($methodName, $arguments, $returnType, $static, $description, $returnsReference);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -207,6 +221,11 @@ final class Method extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
         return $this->returnType;
     }
 
+    public function returnsReference(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->returnsReference;
+    }
+
     public function __toString(): string
     {
         $arguments = [];
@@ -228,9 +247,11 @@ final class Method extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
 
         $methodName = $this->methodName;
 
+        $reference = $this->returnsReference ? '&' : '';
+
         return $static
             . ($returnType !== '' ? ($static !== '' ? ' ' : '') . $returnType : '')
-            . ($methodName !== '' ? ($static !== '' || $returnType !== '' ? ' ' : '') . $methodName : '')
+            . ($methodName !== '' ? ($static !== '' || $returnType !== '' ? ' ' : '') . $reference . $methodName : '')
             . $argumentStr
             . ($description !== '' ? ' ' . $description : '');
     }

tests/unit/DocBlock/Tags/MethodTest.php

@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ class MethodTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals($expectedArguments, $fixture->getArguments());
         $this->assertInstanceOf(Void_::class, $fixture->getReturnType());
         $this->assertSame($description, $fixture->getDescription());
+        $this->assertFalse($fixture->returnsReference());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ class MethodTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame('static $this myMethod()', (string) $fixture);
         $this->assertSame('myMethod', $fixture->getMethodName());
         $this->assertInstanceOf(This::class, $fixture->getReturnType());
+        $this->assertFalse($fixture->returnsReference());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -401,6 +403,7 @@ class MethodTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame('void myVeryLongMethodName(mixed $node)', (string) $fixture);
         $this->assertSame('myVeryLongMethodName', $fixture->getMethodName());
         $this->assertInstanceOf(Void_::class, $fixture->getReturnType());
+        $this->assertFalse($fixture->returnsReference());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -542,6 +545,7 @@ class MethodTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals([], $fixture->getArguments());
         $this->assertInstanceOf(Void_::class, $fixture->getReturnType());
         $this->assertSame($description, $fixture->getDescription());
+        $this->assertFalse($fixture->returnsReference());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -578,6 +582,7 @@ class MethodTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals([], $fixture->getArguments());
         $this->assertInstanceOf(Void_::class, $fixture->getReturnType());
         $this->assertSame($description, $fixture->getDescription());
+        $this->assertFalse($fixture->returnsReference());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -613,6 +618,7 @@ class MethodTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals([], $fixture->getArguments());
         $this->assertInstanceOf(Void_::class, $fixture->getReturnType());
         $this->assertSame($description, $fixture->getDescription());
+        $this->assertFalse($fixture->returnsReference());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -656,4 +662,40 @@ class MethodTest extends TestCase
             $fixture->getReturnType()
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\Tags\Method::<public>
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\DescriptionFactory
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\TypeResolver
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\Description
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Fqsen
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Context
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\String_
+     *
+     * @covers ::create
+     */
+    public function testCreateWithReference(): void
+    {
+        $descriptionFactory = m::mock(DescriptionFactory::class);
+        $resolver           = new TypeResolver();
+        $context            = new Context('');
+
+        $description = new Description('');
+
+        $descriptionFactory->shouldReceive('create')->with('', $context)->andReturn($description);
+
+        $fixture = Method::create(
+            'string &myMethod()',
+            $resolver,
+            $descriptionFactory,
+            $context
+        );
+
+        $this->assertSame('string &myMethod()', (string) $fixture);
+        $this->assertSame('myMethod', $fixture->getMethodName());
+        $this->assertEquals([], $fixture->getArguments());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(String_::class, $fixture->getReturnType());
+        $this->assertSame($description, $fixture->getDescription());
+        $this->assertTrue($fixture->returnsReference());
+    }
 }