HHVM 4.19 is released! This release marks the end of support for 4.13; 4.14-4.18 remain supported, as do the LTS releases 3.30 and 4.8.

Highlights

  • Added the <<__Explicit>> attribute, requiring that generics are specified; for example, function foo<T>(T $a, T $b) {} foo(123, 'abc'). is valid, as mixed is a valid type for T; however, for function foo<<<__Explicit>> T>(T $a, T $b) {}, foo<int>(123, 456) is valid, but foo<int>(123, 'abc') is not.
  • Added ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getReifiedTypeParamInfo()
  • As a migration aid, dicts are now callable in the runtime; this will raise a typechecker error, and is not suitable for use in new code.
  • As a migration aid, added current_ref(), key_ref(), and xml_set_object_ref(), in preparation for modifying current(), key(), and xml_set_object() to not take their parameters by-reference.
  • Added openssl_encrypt_with_tag(), as optional inout arguments are not supported, in preparation for removing the optional byref tag argument from openssl_encrypt()
  • Added TLS client certificate authentication support to the proxygen server; this can be configured via the hhvm.server.ssl_client_ca_file and hhvm.server.ssl_client_auth_level options; level 0 is disabled, 1 is optional, 2 is mandatory. If level is not 0, the CA file must be specified.

Breaking Changes

  • Added typechecker error for unsafe calls to generic static methods via classname<T> variables.
  • Removed support for "${foo}"-style string interpolation; use "{$foo}" instead. hhast-migrate --dollar-brace-interpolation can be used to update code as needed, and the disable_outside_dollar_str_interp=true .hhconfig option can be used on previous versions to find problem cases.
  • usort(), uasort(), and uksort() now specify the type of the callback, instead of taking mixed.
  • final interface and final trait are now parse errors.
  • A typechecker error is now raised if abstract properties are declared on non-abstract classes.
  • It is now a parse error to attempt to use the return value of a function by-reference.
  • Added typechecker errors where builtin attributes are used in unsupported places; for example, it is now an error to attach the <<__EntryPoint>> attribute to a class.
  • Fixed variance checks for generic variadics.
  • It is now a parse error to declare a property using the PHP var keyword.
  • The Stringish interface is deprecated, and can not be converted to a string without a typechecker error. As a temporary aid, it may be useful to define a function like the following:
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function stringish_cast(mixed $value): string {
    return is_object($value) && $value is Stringish
      /* HH_IGNORE_ERROR[4128] This is intentionally deprecated */
      ? $value->__toString()
      : (string)$value;
}

Future changes

  • Error messages will be improved for use of Stringish
  • The 4110 (type/unification error) code will be split into multiple error codes; this will need changes to HH_FIXME[4110] and similar suppressions. These changes can be found now with the use_new_type_errors=true option in .hhconfig.