Make sure provider methods are callable in Generator::getFormatter()
#952
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What is the reason for this PR?
Currently non-public methods of providers can override public methods of providers below them in the chain.
If accepted, this change can also be backported to 1.x.
Author's checklist
Note: Before and after the change, the same 7 test cases failed.
Summary of changes
This example will throw a fatal error:
call_user_func_array(): Argument #1 ($callback) must be a valid callback, cannot access private method ProviderB::testFN()
If we take a look at the Generator class, we find
Faker/src/Generator.php
Lines 723 to 729 in 36ab451
method_exists()
also returnstrue
for protected and private methods.See https://3v4l.org/eXkna
Instead we can use
is_callable()
, which respects the visibility, see https://3v4l.org/rHeUgWith this change we get
Hello, world!
as a result. :)Review checklist
CHANGELOG.md