@wpkernel/php-json-ast v0.12.6-beta.3

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@wpkernel/php-json-ast / Helper

Interface: Helper<TContext, TInput, TOutput, TReporter, TKind>

Executable helper descriptor accepted by pipeline registration.

Remarks

Helpers created by createHelper are frozen and retain their object identity through registration and execution.

See

• HelperDescriptor
• HelperApplyFn

Extends

• HelperDescriptor<TKind>

Type Parameters

TContext

TContext

Per-run context type.

TInput

TInput

Phase-specific input type.

TOutput

TOutput

Value transformed by the helper chain.

TReporter

TReporter extends PipelineReporter = PipelineReporter

Reporter type available during execution.

TKind

TKind extends HelperKind = HelperKind

Literal helper kind represented by the descriptor.

Properties

apply

readonly apply: HelperApplyFn<TContext, TInput, TOutput, TReporter>;

Executes this helper when its dependency position is reached.

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dependsOn

readonly dependsOn: readonly string[];

Helper keys that place this helper later in the serial execution order.

Inherited from

HelperDescriptor.dependsOn

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key

readonly key: string;

Dependency and override identity within kind.

Inherited from

HelperDescriptor.key

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kind

readonly kind: TKind;

Execution phase and registry containing this helper.

Inherited from

HelperDescriptor.kind

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mode

readonly mode: HelperMode;

Duplicate-key registration policy.

Inherited from

HelperDescriptor.mode

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priority

readonly priority: number;

Relative ordering hint; higher values run first when dependencies permit.

Inherited from

HelperDescriptor.priority

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origin?

readonly optional origin: string;

Optional package or subsystem label used in diagnostics.

Inherited from

HelperDescriptor.origin