tc-lib-unicode

UTF-8 and Unicode processing utilities, including bidirectional text handling.

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Overview

tc-lib-unicode provides Unicode conversion helpers and bidirectional algorithm support for robust multilingual text processing.

It is built to handle multilingual text paths where normalization, code-point handling, and bidirectional ordering directly affect rendering quality. By isolating Unicode-heavy operations, dependent libraries can keep text processing accurate and easier to audit.

Namespace	\Com\Tecnick\Unicode
Author	Nicola Asuni info@tecnick.com
License	GNU LGPL v3 - see LICENSE
API docs	https://tcpdf.org/docs/srcdoc/tc-lib-unicode
Packagist	https://packagist.org/packages/tecnickcom/tc-lib-unicode

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Features

Unicode Utilities

• UTF-8 character and ordinal conversion helpers
• String/character array transformations
• Integration-ready conversion methods for document engines

Bidirectional Support

• Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm implementation
• Right-to-left and mixed-direction text processing
• Supporting shaping/step logic for complex scripts

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Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or later
• Extensions: mbstring, pcre
• Composer

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Installation

composer require tecnickcom/tc-lib-unicode

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Quick Start

<?php

require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

$bidi = new \Com\Tecnick\Unicode\Bidi('hello ', null, null, 'R', false);
echo $bidi->getString();

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Development

make deps
make help
make qa

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Packaging

make rpm
make deb

For system packages, bootstrap with:

require_once '/usr/share/php/Com/Tecnick/Unicode/autoload.php';

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please review CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, and SECURITY.md.

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Contact

Nicola Asuni - info@tecnick.com