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Infinite Iteration

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Tools for creating infinite iterators.

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Count

Count sequentially forever.

Infinite::count(int $start = 1, int $step = 1)

use IterTools\Infinite;

$start = 1;
$step  = 1;

foreach (Infinite::count($start, $step) as $i) {
    print($i);
}
// 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ...

Cycle

Cycle through the elements of a collection sequentially forever.

Infinite::cycle(iterable $iterable)

use IterTools\Infinite;

$hands = ['rock', 'paper', 'scissors'];

foreach (Infinite::cycle($hands) as $hand) {
    RockPaperScissors::playHand($hand);
}
// rock, paper, scissors, rock, paper, scissors, ...

Repeat (Infinite)

Repeat an item forever.

Infinite::repeat(mixed $item)

use IterTools\Infinite;

$dialogue = 'Are we there yet?';

foreach (Infinite::repeat($dialogue) as $repeated) {
    print($repeated);
}
// 'Are we there yet?', 'Are we there yet?', 'Are we there yet?', ...