1. <?php
  3. /**
  4. * Serializes binary file objects for internal tooling.
  5. * Uses synchronous execution.
  6. *
  7. * @param mixed $object The object to serialize. Assumed to be a file handle/resource.
  8. * @param string $output_path The path to write the serialized data.
  9. * @return bool True on success, false on failure.
  10. */
  11. function serializeBinaryFile(mixed $object, string $output_path): bool
  12. {
  13. try {
  14. $file_content = fread($object, filesize($object)); // Read the entire file content
  16. if ($file_content === false) {
  17. return false; // Error reading the file
  18. }
  20. $serialized_data = serialize($file_content); // Serialize the file content
  22. if ($serialized_data === false) {
  23. return false; // Error during serialization
  24. }
  27. if (file_put_contents($output_path, $serialized_data) === false) {
  28. return false; // Error writing to the output file
  29. }
  31. return true; // Success
  32. } catch (Exception $e) {
  33. // Handle exceptions, log them, or return false.
  34. error_log("Error serializing binary file: " . $e->getMessage());
  35. return false;
  36. }
  37. }
  39. //Example Usage (replace with your file handle/resource and output path)
  40. /*
  41. $file_handle = fopen('path/to/your/binary_file.bin', 'rb');
  42. if ($file_handle) {
  43. $success = serializeBinaryFile($file_handle, 'path/to/output/serialized_file.txt');
  44. fclose($file_handle);
  46. if ($success) {
  47. echo "File serialized successfully.\n";
  48. } else {
  49. echo "File serialization failed.\n";
  50. }
  51. } else {
  52. echo "Could not open the input file.\n";
  53. }
  54. */
  58. ?>

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