1. <?php
  3. /**
  4. * Strips metadata from a list of items.
  5. *
  6. * @param array $data The input array of data.
  7. * @return array The array with metadata stripped.
  8. */
  9. function stripMetadata(array $data): array
  10. {
  11. $strippedData = [];
  13. foreach ($data as $item) {
  14. if (is_array($item)) {
  15. $strippedItem = [];
  16. foreach ($item as $key => $value) {
  17. if ($key !== '_meta' && $key !== '_id') { //Exclude meta and id keys
  18. $strippedItem[$key] = $value;
  19. }
  20. }
  21. $strippedData[] = $strippedItem;
  22. } else {
  23. $strippedData[] = $item; //If not an array, just keep the item as is.
  24. }
  25. }
  27. return $strippedData;
  28. }
  30. //Example Usage:
  31. /*
  32. $data = [
  33. ['id' => 1, '_meta' => ['author' => 'John Doe', 'date' => '2023-10-27'], 'title' => 'My Article'],
  34. ['id' => 2, '_meta' => ['author' => 'Jane Smith', 'date' => '2023-10-28'], 'title' => 'Another Article'],
  35. 'plain text'
  36. ];
  38. $strippedData = stripMetadata($data);
  40. print_r($strippedData);
  41. */
  42. ?>

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