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Internal stuff to work on
ext/* - Resource to object conversion in extensions
The ‘resource’ type was needed before PHP had classes to represent non-trivial types. However since PHP now has classes, it would be good to replace the resource types used internally.
Link: https://github.com/php-pecl/ProjectCoordination/blob/master/change_resource_to_specific_type.md
Core - Annotate internal function types
We now have the capabilty to add type information to PHP core functions. The work is not difficult, but there is a large amount of it.
Link: https://github.com/php-pecl/ProjectCoordination/blob/master/annotate_internal_function_types.md
ext/phar - Phar Extension - Need OSS Fuzz coverage
OSS Fuzz aims to find bugs by randomizing (“fuzzing”) input. Phar has had a few bugs owing to edge cases in path processing and, being widely distributed form of PHP code, would benefit from fuzz testing. See https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz/tree/master/projects/php
Link: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78571
ext/imap - Imap Extension - Reboot
The IMAP extension, while used across many open projects, performs poorly when compared to userspace implementations like Horde/Imap_Client. The library on which it is based (c-client) is unmaintained since 2011. And, there are a ton of bugs. We need to formulate a plan to either (a) accept the performance/features for what they are and just fix bugs or (b) reboot the extension from the ground up. Help wanted to steer and implement.