Encryption problem?

This "problem" might be documentation or it might be how the class is implemented.

The docs for Configuring the Library state that

You can over-ride any of these settings by passing your own Config object to the Services:

Which is not true because the class constructor looks like this.

PHP Code:

public function __construct(BaseConfig $config = null) 


Note that $config needs to be a BaseConfig object. So, attempting a config override as the docs suggest will result in a TypeError.

The question is: Is the config override to be allowed or not?

I will submit PR(s) either way but need to know what the desired functionality should be.

No error - grab an instance of any config class, update the properties as needed, and pass it in.

PHP Code:

$config = new Config\Cache();
$config->backupHandler = 'file';

$cache = Services::cache($config, false); 


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No error - grab an instance of any config class, update the properties as needed, and pass it in.

PHP Code:

$config = new Config\Cache();
$config->backupHandler = 'file';

$cache = Services::cache($config, false); 


So, the answer to my question is config overriding is allowed, but it has to be done using the right stuff. The docs should be explicit about that. (I'll submit a PR with updated documentation.)