[TYPO3-core] stdWrap implementing php-functions?

[Tolleiv Nietsch]

Hi,

it seems that more and more PHP functions are dragged into stdWrap 
(lately hashing and ucfirst, we already have intval, date, strftime, 
....). Basically that's nice because it means that people actually use 
it and don't work around it.

But wouldn't it make more sense to go a more generic way and provide 
something like "stdWrap.php.<functionName>" and encapsulate all the 
native stuff there (whitelisted of course) ?

Just in short the benefits we have:
* Clearer API
* Avoid single RFCs for each and every PHP function
* Bring lot's of native PHP power into TypoScript

Possible drawbacks:
* Possible security risks if we whitelist wrong stuff
* Too much stuff blowing up stdWrap
* TypoScript 2.0 might not have it later on.

So what's your opinion on that - I might find some time for that in the 
next days - I'm just curious what you think and if my "assumption" is right?

Cheers,
Tolleiv