SpoC 007 - Inspekt: Input filtering and validation library for PHP - Progress Page

Most info about Inspekt, including usage docs and downloads, is available at the Inspekt Google Code page.

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Inspekt release channel

Milestones

 * (Completed) Untethering the Zend_Filter_Input code from the Zend Framework
 * (Completed) Rewriting PHP5-specific portions to work in PHP4
 * (Completed) Development of approach to address scoping issues (a big plus of the $_* superglobals is that they are always available in all scopes automatically)
 * (Completed) Initial release of code (continues throughout at appropriate points)
 * (Completed) Addition of a variety of "helper" methods to make filtered input object creation and interaction easier
 * Addition of automatic input "restriction" filters
 * Addition of input filtering system configuration via external config files
 * (Completed) Full API doc generated from phpDoc-style documentation
 * (25%) Detailed usage documentation, including examples of bootstrapping and methods of integration with various frameworks. Example source code included.
 * PEAR channel for packaged distribution

Ongoing Work

 * Advocacy. PR via interviews and news items about releases; writing articles demonstrating the system for various sources; presentations via the web and at major PHP conferences.
 * Work with major PHP app devs and framework devs to integrate the system -- or encourage the development of similar approaches -- within their projects.