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fix(smarty): drop mb_regex_encoding()/mb_split() from smarty_mb_str_replace() - #273

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PHP 8.6 deprecates the mb_ereg family because the bundled oniguruma library is no longer maintained; removal is scheduled for PHP 9.0. Every |replace and |escape modifier call went through smarty_mb_str_replace() and logged three deprecations per invocation:

Function mb_regex_encoding() is deprecated since 8.6 ... shared.mb_str_replace.php line 47
Function mb_regex_encoding() is deprecated since 8.6 ... shared.mb_str_replace.php line 56
Function mb_split() is deprecated since 8.6 ... shared.mb_str_replace.php line 65

The single-string branch now uses str_replace(). On UTF-8, which is self-synchronizing, a byte match is always a character match. For any other Smarty charset the subject, search and replacement are converted to UTF-8 first and the result converted back, as the original code did through mb_regex_encoding(), so a search can never span a character boundary in EUC-JP, GB2312 or similar. The array-search and array-subject branches are unchanged.

Smarty 4.5.8 is the end of the 4.x line and Smarty 5.8.5 still ships the mb_split() version of this helper, so the committed vendor copy carries the patch. Changelog entry added under 2.7.4 NOT RELEASED.

Verified on a 2.7.4 site:

  • UTF-8: ä → Ö in Bäräng gives BÖrÖng, count 2.
  • EUC-JP: replacing 本 in 日本語テキスト gives 日X語テキスト, count 1.
  • EUC-JP boundary: a 2-byte search that straddles 日 and 本 leaves the subject unchanged with count 0, where a raw str_replace() would have matched.
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Summary by Sourcery

Replace Smarty’s deprecated multibyte regex replacement path with a PHP 8.6-compatible implementation while retaining charset-aware behavior.

Bug Fixes:

  • Remove deprecated mb_regex_encoding() and mb_split() usage from Smarty string replacement to prevent PHP 8.6 deprecation notices while preserving multibyte-safe replacements across supported charsets.

Documentation:

  • Add a changelog entry for the Smarty compatibility fix.

Chores:

  • Update the committed Smarty vendor helper used by the project.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved compatibility with PHP 8.6 when using Smarty’s replace and escape modifiers. Handling of non-UTF-8 character sets is preserved.

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PHP 8.6 deprecates the mb_ereg family (the bundled oniguruma library is
no longer maintained), so every |replace and |escape modifier call logged
"Function mb_regex_encoding() is deprecated" three times per invocation.

The single-string branch now uses str_replace(), which is byte-exact and
safe for UTF-8 and any ASCII-superset charset. This matches Smarty 5,
which removed the helper in favour of str_replace(). Smarty 4.5.8 is the
end of the 4.x line, so the committed vendor copy carries the patch.
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The vendored Smarty string replacement helper now uses str_replace() instead of deprecated mb_ereg-family functions for scalar replacements, while retaining array behavior and documenting the fix for the unreleased 2.7.4 release.

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Replaces deprecated multibyte-regex operations with a direct byte-safe string replacement for the scalar search/subject path.
  • Uses str_replace() for the single-string branch.
  • Removes mb_regex_encoding() and mb_split() calls, eliminating PHP 8.6 deprecation notices.
  • Preserves existing array-search and array-subject handling.
  • Updates the unreleased 2.7.4 changelog.
htdocs/xoops_lib/vendor/smarty/smarty/libs/plugins/shared.mb_str_replace.php
docs/changelog.270.txt

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The changelog adds a PHP 8.6 compatibility entry for Smarty’s |replace and |escape modifiers. It states that smarty_mb_str_replace() uses str_replace() instead of mb_regex_encoding() and mb_split(), while retaining UTF-8 round-tripping for non-UTF-8 charsets.

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PHP 8.6 compatibility changelog entry
docs/changelog.270.txt
The changelog records the replacement of mb_regex_encoding() and mb_split() with str_replace() for the `

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🟡 Minor · Preserve character boundaries for non-UTF-8 Smarty charsets. · shared.mb_str_replace.php:47-50

htdocs/xoops_lib/vendor/smarty/smarty/libs/plugins/shared.mb_str_replace.php:47-50
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve character boundaries for non-UTF-8 Smarty charsets.

When Smarty::$_CHARSET is EUC-JP, |replace reaches this scalar branch through smarty_modifier_replace(). The new str_replace() compares raw bytes. A search sequence can therefore span two EUC-JP characters and produce incorrect output and match counts. Keep the charset conversion in this helper, or use an equivalent character-aware implementation that does not use the deprecated regex functions.

Suggested fix
-            // str_replace() is byte-exact and safe for UTF-8 and any ASCII-superset charset.
-            $subject = str_replace($search, $replace, $subject ?? '', $count);
+            $charset = Smarty::$_CHARSET;
+            if ($charset !== 'UTF-8') {
+                $search = mb_convert_encoding($search, 'UTF-8', $charset);
+                $replace = mb_convert_encoding($replace, 'UTF-8', $charset);
+                $subject = mb_convert_encoding($subject ?? '', 'UTF-8', $charset);
+            }
+            $subject = str_replace($search, $replace, $subject ?? '', $count);
+            if ($charset !== 'UTF-8') {
+                $subject = mb_convert_encoding($subject, $charset, 'UTF-8');
+            }
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Update the scalar branch in smarty_modifier_replace() to preserve character
boundaries for non-UTF-8 Smarty charsets: convert the search, replacement, and
subject to UTF-8 before str_replace(), then convert the result back to
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Review comments at @docs/changelog.270.txt:
- Line 13: Update the changelog entry for smarty_mb_str_replace() to remove the
claim that these functions were dropped by Smarty 5, or clarify that it refers
only to the specific implementation described; retain the PHP 8.6 deprecation
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- Around line 47-50: Update the scalar branch in smarty_modifier_replace() to
preserve character boundaries for non-UTF-8 Smarty charsets: convert the search,
replacement, and subject to UTF-8 before str_replace(), then convert the result
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Comment thread docs/changelog.270.txt Outdated
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str_replace() is only character-safe on UTF-8, which is self-synchronizing.
For any other Smarty charset (EUC-JP, GB2312, ...) the subject, search and
replacement are converted to UTF-8 first and the result converted back, as
the original mb_regex_encoding() code did, so a search can never match
across a character boundary.

Also correct the changelog: Smarty 5.8.5 still ships the mb_split() version
of this helper; the functions are deprecated in PHP 8.6 and scheduled for
removal in PHP 9.0.
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Addressed the outside-diff finding in 115a6fa: the scalar branch converts subject, search and replacement to UTF-8 when Smarty::$_CHARSET is not UTF-8, runs str_replace(), and converts back, matching what the original code did via mb_regex_encoding(). Verified with EUC-JP: replacing 本 in 日本語テキスト gives 日X語テキスト (count 1), and a 2-byte search straddling 日 and 本 leaves the subject unchanged (count 0), where a raw byte str_replace() matched it.

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