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.vscode/locutus.code-workspace

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       "website/node_modules/": true,
       "website/public/": true,
       "website/source/{c,golang,php,python,ruby}": true,
-      "website/themes/": true,
+      "website/themes/icarus/source/vendor/": true,
     },
   },
 }

LICENSE

@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
-Copyright (c) 2007-2016 Kevin van Zonneveld (https://kvz.io) 
-and Contributors (https://locutus.io/authors)
+Copyright (c) 2007-2024 Kevin van Zonneveld (https://kvz.io) and Contributors (https://locutus.io/authors)
 
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
-this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
-the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
-use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
-of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
-so, subject to the following conditions:
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated
+documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+Software.
 
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -2,20 +2,18 @@
 
 > All your standard libraries will be assimilated into our JavaScript collective. Resistance is futile.
 
-Welcome to Locutus, where the boundaries of coding languages blur. We're a dedicated collective of hobbyist developers
-and coding enthusiasts on a mission to explore the infinite possibilities of porting standard libraries from various
-programming languages into JavaScript. Our journey is one of discovery, innovation, and sometimes, delightful chaos.
+Welcome to Locutus, where the boundaries of coding languages blur. We're a dedicated collective developers on a mission
+to explore the possibilities of porting standard libraries from various programming language (Go, Ruby, PHP, C) to
+JavaScript. Our journey is one of discovery, innovation, and sometimes, delightful chaos.
 
-In the vast expanse of code, we believe that the essence of programming languages can be unified under the banner of
-JavaScript. From the complex to the quirky, we assimilate libraries with a spirit of curiosity and a penchant for
-experimentation. Our creations range from groundbreaking functions that enhance the JavaScript ecosystem, to unique
-oddities that challenge the norms of coding.
+From the complex to the quirky, we assimilate libraries with a spirit of curiosity and a penchant for experimentation.
+Our creations typically start as rainy Sunday afternoon puzzles, and end up ranging from groundbreaking functions that
+enhance the JavaScript ecosystem, to unique oddities that challenge the norms of coding.
 
 As we navigate through this uncharted territory, we invite you to join us. Whether to contribute, learn, or simply
-marvel at the wonders of cross-language integration and portability, your presence is valued. With each function we
-port, we embrace the unexpected and celebrate the diversity of programming languages.
+marvel at the wonders of cross-language integration and portability, your presence on GitHub is valued.
 
-Embark on this journey with us at [Locutus.io](https://locutus.io/).
+Embark on this journey with us at [locutus.io](https://locutus.io/).
 
 Use our creations at your own risk, and may they inspire you to push the boundaries of what's possible with JavaScript.
 

website/source/_posts/2024-04-05-24-update.md

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+layout: post
+title: "Easter Update"
+comments: true
+tags: [ future, js, golang, python, ruby, php, c ]
+thumbnail: /css/images/bunnies.webp
+---
+
+It's been 17 years since I started this project (!), and I have a few nice updates to talk about that I've been tinkering on over Easter+, let's go over them briefly.
+
+## Automate NPM Releases
+
+After moving locutus to its own org on GitHub, in an effort to make it even more a community, than a solo effort, and giving several people admin access as core contributors, it remained an issue that only one person could push releases to NPM. This has now been fixed. If core contributors push a tag to git, our GHA CI will automatically cut an NPM release.
+
+## Change branches
+
+In accordance with the new GitHub default, Locutus has also made the switch from `master` to `main`. If you visit the Repo as a contributor, GitHub will show you how to move over locally.
+
+## Upgrade deps
+
+Nearly all dependencies have been upgraded. This includes:
+
+- Yarn 4, now managed by Corepack. If you have `node` (as of 18), you have `corepack`, and it will manage package managers for you, even multiple versions alongside one another, as specified by a project's `package.json`. Yarn 4 is *much* faster than previous versions so you can even automatically run it now when switching branches.
+- Hexo, used for building the website
+- ESLint, standardJS
+
+And we added Prettier, for more powerful auto-formatting of code
+
+## Improve docs & copy
+
+We clarified [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](https://github.com/locutusjs/locutus/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) as well as our [`README.md`](https://github.com/locutusjs/locutus/blob/main/README.md), and added remark to automaticallt add table of contents to these files upon `yarn fix`.
+
+## Groom issues
+
+I reviewed all issues and PRs and fixed the ones I could, resulting in the Improved Function below. I also installed a Stale action so that issues and PRs will automatically be marked as stale, and then closed if there is no more interest, as to keep a healthy issue board. It's always possible to continue discussing, and then a stale issue won't be closed.
+
+## Improve functions
+
+- `bin2hex`: Add support for multi-byte characters (fixes #427)
+- `escapeshellarg`: Add Windows support (fixes #395)
+- `file_exists`: Introduced (in #461, thx @erikn69)
+- `fmod`: Fix Uncaught RangeError: toFixed() digits argument must be between 0 and 100 (thx @dekairi, fixes #417)
+- `strtotime`: Add support oracle dates (fixes #340)
+- `unserialize`: Fix fail when serialized array contains (fixes #458, thx @kukawski)
+- `var_dump`: Detect circular references (fixes #305)
+
+## Improve testing
+
+It's now possible to write custom tests instead of only writing tests as comments in function headers. For an example see [`src/php/var/serialize.mocha.js`](https://github.com/locutusjs/locutus/blob/main/src/php/var/serialize.mocha.js).
+
+We added `'use strict'` to generated tests to uncover more issues, and we made it clearer which tests are generated from function header comments.
+
+In CI, we now test against Node 20.
+
+## Open Discussion Forum
+
+Check out <https://github.com/locutusjs/locutus/discussions/471> :) 
+
+## Concluding
+
+All of these things should make it more enjoyable to hack on Locutus, and enable people to progress the project also when I'm not around, which happens :) Hope you'll like it!

website/source/about.md

@@ -11,20 +11,18 @@ alias:
 
 > All your standard libraries will be assimilated into our JavaScript collective. Resistance is futile.
 
-Welcome to Locutus, where the boundaries of coding languages blur. We're a dedicated collective of hobbyist developers
-and coding enthusiasts on a mission to explore the infinite possibilities of porting standard libraries from various
-programming languages into JavaScript. Our journey is one of discovery, innovation, and sometimes, delightful chaos.
+Welcome to Locutus, where the boundaries of coding languages blur. We're a dedicated collective developers on a mission
+to explore the possibilities of porting standard libraries from various programming language (Go, Ruby, PHP, C) to
+JavaScript. Our journey is one of discovery, innovation, and sometimes, delightful chaos.
 
-In the vast expanse of code, we believe that the essence of programming languages can be unified under the banner of
-JavaScript. From the complex to the quirky, we assimilate libraries with a spirit of curiosity and a penchant for
-experimentation. Our creations range from groundbreaking functions that enhance the JavaScript ecosystem, to unique
-oddities that challenge the norms of coding.
+From the complex to the quirky, we assimilate libraries with a spirit of curiosity and a penchant for experimentation.
+Our creations typically start as rainy Sunday afternoon puzzles, and end up ranging from groundbreaking functions that
+enhance the JavaScript ecosystem, to unique oddities that challenge the norms of coding.
 
 As we navigate through this uncharted territory, we invite you to join us. Whether to contribute, learn, or simply
-marvel at the wonders of cross-language integration and portability, your presence is valued. With each function we
-port, we embrace the unexpected and celebrate the diversity of programming languages.
+marvel at the wonders of cross-language integration and portability, your presence on GitHub is valued.
 
-Embark on this journey with us at [Locutus.io](https://locutus.io/).
+Embark on this journey with us at [locutus.io](https://locutus.io/).
 
 Use our creations at your own risk, and may they inspire you to push the boundaries of what's possible with JavaScript.
 

website/themes/icarus/layout/common/footer.ejs

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
     <div class="outer">
         <div id="footer-info" class="inner">
             &copy; 2007-<%= date(new Date(), 'YYYY') %> <%= config.author || config.title %> and <a href="/authors">authors</a>.<br>
-            Powered by <a href="https://hexo.io/" target="_blank">Hexo</a>.
-            Theme by <a href="https://github.com/ppoffice">PPOffice</a>.
             Arwork by <a href="https://troydodd.deviantart.com/art/Locutus-of-Borg-217586598">Troy Dodd</a>.
 
         </div>

website/themes/icarus/layout/function.ejs

@@ -10,43 +10,42 @@
     </header>
 
     <div class="article-entry">
-      <p>
-        <%- page.description %>
-      </p>
-
-      <!-- Code -->
-      <%- page.content %>
-
-      [
-      <a href="https://github.com/locutusjs/locutus/blob/main/src/<%= page.language %>/<%= page.category %>/<%= page.function %>.js">View on GitHub</a>
-      |
-      <a href="https://github.com/locutusjs/locutus/edit/main/src/<%= page.language %>/<%= page.category %>/<%= page.function %>.js">Edit on GitHub</a>
-      |
-      <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/locutusjs/locutus/main/src/<%= page.language %>/<%= page.category %>/<%= page.function %>.js">Source on GitHub</a>
-      ]
-
-      <div class="clearfix"></div>
-
       <h2>How to use</h2>
       <p>
-        You you can install via <code>npm install locutus</code> and
-        require it via <code>require('locutus/<%= page.language %>/<%= page.category %>/<%= page.function %>')</code>.
-        You could also require the <code><%= page.category %></code> module in full
-        so that you could access <code><%= page.category %>.<%= page.function %></code> instead.
+        You you can install via <code>yarn add locutus</code> and
+        require this function via <code>const <%= page.function %> = require('locutus/<%= page.language %>/<%= page.category %>/<%= page.function %>')</code>.
       </p>
       <p>
-        If you intend to target the browser, you can then use a module bundler such as
+        It is important to use a bundler that supports tree-shaking
+        so that you only ship the functions that you actually use to your browser,
+        instead of all of Locutus, which is massive. Examples are:
         <a href="https://parceljs.org/" target="_blank" rel="external">Parcel</a>,
-        <a href="https://webpack.github.io/" target="_blank" rel="external">webpack</a>,
-        <a href="https://browserify.org/" target="_blank" rel="external">Browserify</a>, or
+        <a href="https://webpack.github.io/" target="_blank" rel="external">webpack</a>, or
         <a href="https://rollupjs.org/" target="_blank" rel="external">rollup.js</a>.
 
-        This can be important because Locutus allows modern JavaScript in
-        the source files, meaning it may not work in all browsers without
-        a build/transpile step. Locutus does transpile all functions to ES5
-        before publishing to npm.
+        For server-side use this is typically less of a concern.
       </p>
 
+      <% if (page.examples.length > 0 ) { %>
+        <h2>Examples</h2>
+        <p>
+          Please note that these examples are distilled from test cases that automatically verify
+          our functions still work correctly. This could explain some quirky ones.
+        </p>
+
+        <table>
+          <tr><th>#</th><th>code</th><th>expected result</th></tr>
+        <%
+        var cnt = 0;
+        page.examples.forEach(function(example) {
+          cnt++
+          var ret = page.returns[(cnt - 1)]
+          %>
+          <tr><td><%= cnt %></td><td><code><%= example %></code></td><td><code><%= ret %></code></td></tr>
+        <% }) %>
+        </table>
+      <% } %>
+
       <% if (page.language === 'php' && page.category === 'array') { %>
         <h2>PHP arrays and JavaScript</h2>
         <p>
@@ -62,21 +61,12 @@
         <p>
           So don't use this for anything serious if you rely on the order to be consistent accross platforms.
         </p>
+
+        <p>
+          To influence how Locutus treats objects to arrays, you can check out the `locutus.objectsAsArrays` setting.
+        </p>
       <% } %>
 
-      <h2>A community effort</h2>
-      <p>
-        Not unlike Wikipedia, Locutus is an ongoing community effort. Our philosophy follows
-        <a href="https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/9216e1c9da7d">The McDonald’s Theory</a>.
-        This means that we don't consider it to be a bad thing that many of
-        our functions are first iterations, which may still have their
-        fair share of issues. We hope that these flaws will inspire others to come up with better ideas.
-      </p>
-      <p>
-        This way of working also means that we don't offer any
-        production guarantees, and recommend to use Locutus inspiration
-        and learning purposes only.
-      </p>
       <% if (page.notes.length > 0) { %>
         <h2>Notes</h2>
         <ul>
@@ -96,25 +86,38 @@
         </ul>
       <% } %>
 
-      <% if (page.examples.length > 0 ) { %>
-        <h2>Examples</h2>
-        <p>
-          Please note that these examples are distilled from test cases that automatically verify
-          our functions still work correctly. This could explain some quirky ones.
-        </p>
+      <p>
+        <%- page.description %>
+      </p>
+
+      <!-- Code -->
+      <%- page.content %>
+
+
+      <div class="clearfix"></div>
+
+      <h2>A community effort</h2>
+      <p>
+        Not unlike Wikipedia, Locutus is an ongoing community effort. Our philosophy follows
+        <a href="https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/9216e1c9da7d">The McDonald’s Theory</a>.
+        This means that we assimilate first iterations with imperfections,
+        hoping for others to take issue with-and improve them.
+
+        This unorthodox approach has worked very well to foster fun and fruitful collaboration,
+        but please be reminded to use our creations at your own risk.
+        <code>THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS"</code> has never been more true than for Locutus.
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        Now go and:
+        [
+        <strong><a href="https://github.com/locutusjs/locutus/blob/main/src/<%= page.language %>/<%= page.category %>/<%= page.function %>.js">View on GitHub</a></strong>
+        |
+        <strong><a href="https://github.com/locutusjs/locutus/edit/main/src/<%= page.language %>/<%= page.category %>/<%= page.function %>.js">Edit on GitHub</a></strong>
+        |
+        <strong><a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/locutusjs/locutus/main/src/<%= page.language %>/<%= page.category %>/<%= page.function %>.js">View Raw</a></strong>
+        ]
+      </p>
 
-        <table>
-          <tr><th>#</th><th>code</th><th>expected result</th></tr>
-        <%
-        var cnt = 0;
-        page.examples.forEach(function(example) {
-          cnt++
-          var ret = page.returns[(cnt - 1)]
-          %>
-          <tr><td><%= cnt %></td><td><code><%= example %></code></td><td><code><%= ret %></code></td></tr>
-        <% }) %>
-        </table>
-      <% } %>
 
       <hr />
       <%- partial('locutus/add_more', {curLang: curLang}) %>

website/themes/icarus/layout/locutus/add_more.ejs

@@ -1,25 +1,19 @@
 <% if (curLang.language !== 'php') { %>
   <%
   var cnt = site.pages.find({ language: curLang.language, type: 'function' }).length
-  var header = 'Ehm.. Only ' + cnt + ' ' + curLang.human + ' function'
+  var header = 'Ehm.. only ' + cnt + ' ' + curLang.human + ' function'
   if (cnt !== 1) {
     header += 's'
   }
-  header += ' in all of Locutus?'
+  header += '?'
   if (cnt > 50) {
     header = 'Welcoming your addition'
   }
   %>
 
   <h2><%= header %></h2>
   <p>
-    We could still assimilate many more functions to this language.
-
-    We only just <a href="/2016/05/announcing-locutus/">rolled out multilingual  support to Locutus</a>.
-    If you fancy a challenge, we'd love your help
-    expanding that.
-
-    For instance, you could:
+    We can use your help porting more. Have a rainy Sunday afternoon to spare and a taste for a porting puzzle?
   </p>
   <ul>
     <li>