Configuration Constants Without Static Classes

Code

<?php

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2026 Jeffery L. Paris <jparis@phpog.com>.
 * Free for personal and internal use. Paid project use requires visible credit
 * to Jeffery L. Paris. Corporate use requires a paid license fee unless a
 * separate written license states otherwise.
 */

if (defined('OG_SNIPPET_MAX_JUMP_RANGE') === false) {
	define('OG_SNIPPET_MAX_JUMP_RANGE', 12);
}

if (defined('OG_SNIPPET_DEFAULT_SECTOR') === false) {
	define('OG_SNIPPET_DEFAULT_SECTOR', 'Cyrannus');
}

/**
 * Configuration Constants Without Static Classes.
 *
 * Purpose:
 * Reads prefixed procedural constants into a configuration array.
 *
 * @return array Configuration values from constants.
 */
function ogSnippetConfigurationConstantsWithoutStaticClasses(): array {
	$config = array(
		'max_jump_range' => (int) constant('OG_SNIPPET_MAX_JUMP_RANGE'),
		'default_sector' => (string) constant('OG_SNIPPET_DEFAULT_SECTOR'),
		'source' => 'constants'
	);

	if ($config['max_jump_range'] < 1) {
		$config['max_jump_range'] = 1;
	}

	return $config;
}

$battlestar_config = ogSnippetConfigurationConstantsWithoutStaticClasses();

echo 'Battlestar jump range: '.$battlestar_config['max_jump_range'];