Unit test and improved docs on get_public_properties

composer.json

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
   "require":           {
     "php": ">=5.4.0"
   },
+  "require-dev":       {
+    "phpunit/phpunit": "*"
+  },
   "autoload":          {
     "files": [
       "inc/GlobalFunctions.php",

inc/GlobalFunctions.php

@@ -422,6 +422,10 @@ function idp($object, $property, $default = null)
   /**
    * Return an array with only the public properties
    *
+   * If calling get_object_vars withing a class,
+   * will return protected and private properties,
+   * this function fixes this instance
+   *
    * @param object $object Source object
    *
    * @return mixed

tests/GlobalFunctionsTest.php

@@ -261,4 +261,32 @@ public function testBetween()
 
     $this->assertFalse(between(2, 1, 2, false));
   }
+
+  public function testProperties()
+  {
+    $expect = ['name' => null, 'age' => null];
+    $class  = new PropertyClass();
+    $this->assertNotEquals($expect, $class->objectVars());
+    $this->assertEquals($expect, $class->publicVars());
+    $this->assertEquals($expect, get_object_vars($class));
+    $this->assertEquals($expect, get_public_properties($class));
+  }
+}
+
+class PropertyClass
+{
+  public $name;
+  public $age;
+  protected $_gender;
+  private $_ryan;
+
+  public function objectVars()
+  {
+    return get_object_vars($this);
+  }
+
+  public function publicVars()
+  {
+    return get_public_properties($this);
+  }
 }