1: <?php
2: /**
3: * CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (https://cakephp.org)
4: * Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (https://cakefoundation.org)
5: *
6: * Licensed under The MIT License
7: * For full copyright and license information, please see the LICENSE.txt
8: * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
9: *
10: * @copyright Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (https://cakefoundation.org)
11: * @link https://cakephp.org CakePHP(tm) Project
12: * @since 3.2.0
13: * @license https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
14: */
15: namespace Cake\Database\Type;
16:
17: /**
18: * An interface used by Type objects to signal whether the casting
19: * is actually required.
20: */
21: interface OptionalConvertInterface
22: {
23: /**
24: * Returns whether the cast to PHP is required to be invoked, since
25: * it is not a identity function.
26: *
27: * @return bool
28: */
29: public function requiresToPhpCast();
30: }
31: