Set/merge methods does not split key with dot

[Karel Wintersky]

$dot->set('A', [
    'E.X'   =>  5,
    'E.Y'   =>  6,
    'F'     =>  7
]);
var_dump( $dot->get() );

Return:

array(1) {
  ["A"]=>
  array(3) {
    ["E.X"]=>
    int(5)
    ["E.Y"]=>
    int(6)
    ["F"]=>
    int(7)
  }
}

Expected:

array(1) {
  ["A"]=> array(2) {
    ["E"]=> array(2) {
       ["X"] => int(5)
       ["Y"] => int(6)
    }
    ["F"] =>   int(7)
  }
}

[Riku Särkinen]

Hi @KarelWintersky 👋

Depending on your situation, you should use either set() or add():

$dot->set([
    'A.E.X' => 5,
    'A.E.Y' => 6,
    'A.F' => 7
]);

$dot->add([
    'A.E.X' => 5,
    'A.E.Y' => 6,
    'A.F' => 7
]);

There are multiple ways to manipulate the content of the collection; please have a look at the documentation, and the test suite also has great examples.

[Karel Wintersky]

It's not always possible declare collection as:

$dot->set([
    'A.E.X' => 5,
    'A.E.Y' => 6,
    'A.F' => 7
]);

much more often the collection is declared "piece by piece":

$dot->add('A.F', 7);
// later 
$dot->add('A', [ 'E.Y' => 6 ] );
// and so on.. 

[Riku Särkinen]

It's not always possible declare collection as:

Yes, I totally get what you're saying, but over 150 libraries/apps depend on this package, and your suggestion would be a breaking change. I'll consider this in future major releases if more users would like to have this.

Appreciate your input 👍