Complex classes like FilterClause often do a lot of different things. To break such a class down, we need to identify a cohesive component within that class. A common approach to find such a component is to look for fields/methods that share the same prefixes, or suffixes. You can also have a look at the cohesion graph to spot any un-connected, or weakly-connected components.
Once you have determined the fields that belong together, you can apply the Extract Class refactoring. If the component makes sense as a sub-class, Extract Subclass is also a candidate, and is often faster.
While breaking up the class, it is a good idea to analyze how other classes use FilterClause, and based on these observations, apply Extract Interface, too.
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4 | class FilterClause |
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6 | public $var1; |
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7 | public $var2; |
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8 | public $op; |
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10 | function __construct($string = false) |
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19 | * Find the string inside the other string |
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20 | * |
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21 | * @param string $haystack The string to search inside |
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22 | * @param string $needle The string to search for |
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23 | * |
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24 | * @return boolean True if the needle exists in the haystack, false otherwise |
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25 | */ |
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26 | static function str_startswith($haystack, $needle) |
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31 | protected function filterIsFunction($string) |
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37 | protected function odataOpToStd($op) |
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58 | /** |
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59 | * Convert the string into an OData Filter |
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60 | * |
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61 | * @param string $string The string to turn into a filter |
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62 | */ |
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63 | protected function process_filter_string($string) |
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80 | public function to_sql_string() |
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94 | public function to_ldap_string() |
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113 | public function to_mongo_filter() |
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156 | function php_compare($value) |
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174 | } |
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Adding explicit visibility (
private
,protected
, orpublic
) is generally recommend to communicate to other developers how, and from where this method is intended to be used.