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+<?php
+/*
+ * This file is part of PHPUnit.
+ *
+ * (c) Sebastian Bergmann <sebastian@phpunit.de>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Constraint that asserts that the array it is evaluated for has a specified subset.
+ *
+ * Uses array_replace_recursive() to check if a key value subset is part of the
+ * subject array.
+ *
+ * @since Class available since Release 4.4.0
+ */
+class PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint_ArraySubset extends PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint
+{
+ /**
+ * @var array|ArrayAccess
+ */
+ protected $subset;
+
+ /**
+ * @var bool
+ */
+ protected $strict;
+
+ /**
+ * @param array|ArrayAccess $subset
+ * @param bool $strict Check for object identity
+ */
+ public function __construct($subset, $strict = false)
+ {
+ parent::__construct();
+ $this->strict = $strict;
+ $this->subset = $subset;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Evaluates the constraint for parameter $other. Returns true if the
+ * constraint is met, false otherwise.
+ *
+ * @param array|ArrayAccess $other Array or ArrayAccess object to evaluate.
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ */
+ protected function matches($other)
+ {
+ //type cast $other & $this->subset as an array to allow
+ //support in standard array functions.
+ if($other instanceof ArrayAccess) {
+ $other = (array) $other;
+ }
+
+ if($this->subset instanceof ArrayAccess) {
+ $this->subset = (array) $this->subset;
+ }
+
+ $patched = array_replace_recursive($other, $this->subset);
+
+ if ($this->strict) {
+ return $other === $patched;
+ } else {
+ return $other == $patched;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a string representation of the constraint.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+ public function toString()
+ {
+ return 'has the subset ' . $this->exporter->export($this->subset);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the description of the failure
+ *
+ * The beginning of failure messages is "Failed asserting that" in most
+ * cases. This method should return the second part of that sentence.
+ *
+ * @param mixed $other Evaluated value or object.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+ protected function failureDescription($other)
+ {
+ return 'an array ' . $this->toString();
+ }
+}