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<?php

/**
 * @license MIT, http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 * @author Taylor Otwell, Aimeos.org developers
 */


namespace Aimeos;


/**
 * Handling and operating on a list of elements easily
 * Inspired by Laravel Collection class, PHP map data structure and Javascript
 *
 * @template-implements \ArrayAccess<int|string,mixed>
 * @template-implements \IteratorAggregate<int|string,mixed>
 */
class Map implements \ArrayAccess, \Countable, \IteratorAggregate, \JsonSerializable
{
        /**
         * @var array<string,\Closure>
         */
        protected static $methods = [];

        /**
         * @var string
         */
        protected static $delim = '/';

        /**
         * @var array<int|string,mixed>|\Closure|iterable|mixed
         */
        protected $list;

        /**
         * @var string
         */
        protected $sep = '/';


        /**
         * Creates a new map.
         *
         * Returns a new map instance containing the list of elements. In case of
         * an empty array or null, the map object will contain an empty list.
         *
         * @param mixed $elements List of elements or single value
         */
        public function __construct( $elements = [] )
        {
                $this->sep = self::$delim;
                $this->list = $elements;
        }


        /**
         * Handles static calls to custom methods for the class.
         *
         * Calls a custom method added by Map::method() statically. The called method
         * has no access to the internal array because no object is available.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::method( 'foo', function( $arg1, $arg2 ) {} );
         *  Map::foo( $arg1, $arg2 );
         *
         * @param string $name Method name
         * @param array<mixed> $params List of parameters
         * @return mixed Result from called function or new map with results from the element methods
         * @throws \BadMethodCallException
         */
        public static function __callStatic( string $name, array $params )
        {
                if( !isset( static::$methods[$name] ) ) {
                        throw new \BadMethodCallException( sprintf( 'Method %s::%s does not exist.', static::class, $name ) );
                }

                return call_user_func_array( \Closure::bind( static::$methods[$name], null, static::class ), $params );
        }


        /**
         * Handles dynamic calls to custom methods for the class.
         *
         * Calls a custom method added by Map::method(). The called method
         * has access to the internal array by using $this->list().
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::method( 'case', function( $case = CASE_LOWER ) {
         *      return new static( array_change_key_case( $this->list(), $case ) );
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'bar'] )->case( CASE_UPPER );
         *
         *  $item = new MyClass(); // with method setId() and getCode()
         *  Map::from( [$item, $item] )->setId( null )->getCode();
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return ['A' => 'bar'].
         *
         * The second one will call the setId() method of each element in the map and use
         * their return values to create a new map. On the new map, the getCode() method
         * is called for every element and its return values are also stored in a new map.
         * This last map is then returned.
         * If this applies to all elements, an empty map is returned. The map keys from the
         * original map are preserved in the returned map.
         *
         * @param string $name Method name
         * @param array<mixed> $params List of parameters
         * @return mixed|self Result from called function or new map with results from the element methods
         */
        public function __call( string $name, array $params )
        {
                if( isset( static::$methods[$name] ) ) {
                        return call_user_func_array( static::$methods[$name]->bindTo( $this, static::class ), $params );
                }

                $result = [];

                foreach( $this->list() as $key => $item )
                {
                        if( is_object( $item ) ) {
                                $result[$key] = $item->{$name}( ...$params );
                        }
                }

                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the elements as a plain array.
         *
         * @return array<int|string,mixed> Plain array
         */
        public function __toArray() : array
        {
                return $this->list = $this->array( $this->list );
        }


        /**
         * Sets or returns the seperator for paths to values in multi-dimensional arrays or objects.
         *
         * The static method only changes the separator for new maps created afterwards.
         * Already existing maps will continue to use the previous separator. To change
         * the separator of an existing map, use the sep() method instead.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::delimiter( '.' );
         *  Map::from( ['foo' => ['bar' => 'baz']] )->get( 'foo.bar' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  '/'
         *  'baz'
         *
         * @param string|null $char Separator character, e.g. "." for "key.to.value" instead of "key/to/value"
         * @return string Separator used up to now
         */
        public static function delimiter( ?string $char = null ) : string
        {
                $old = self::$delim;

                if( $char ) {
                        self::$delim = $char;
                }

                return $old;
        }


        /**
         * Creates a new map with the string splitted by the delimiter.
         *
         * This method creates a lazy Map and the string is split after calling
         * another method that operates on the Map contents.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::explode( ',', 'a,b,c' );
         *  Map::explode( '<-->', 'a a<-->b b<-->c c' );
         *  Map::explode( '', 'string' );
         *  Map::explode( '|', 'a|b|c', 2 );
         *  Map::explode( '', 'string', 2 );
         *  Map::explode( '|', 'a|b|c|d', -2 );
         *  Map::explode( '', 'string', -3 );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a', 'b', 'c']
         *  ['a a', 'b b', 'c c']
         *  ['s', 't', 'r', 'i', 'n', 'g']
         *  ['a', 'b|c']
         *  ['s', 't', 'ring']
         *  ['a', 'b']
         *  ['s', 't', 'r']
         *
         * A limit of "0" is treated the same as "1". If limit is negative, the rest of
         * the string is dropped and not part of the returned map.
         *
         * @param string $delimiter Delimiter character, string or empty string
         * @param string $string String to split
         * @param int $limit Maximum number of element with the last element containing the rest of the string
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with splitted parts
         */
        public static function explode( string $delimiter, string $string, int $limit = PHP_INT_MAX ) : self
        {
                if( $delimiter !== '' ) {
                        return new static( explode( $delimiter, $string, $limit ) );
                }

                $limit = $limit ?: 1;
                $parts = mb_str_split( $string );

                if( $limit < 1 ) {
                        return new static( array_slice( $parts, 0, $limit ) );
                }

                if( $limit < count( $parts ) )
                {
                        $result = array_slice( $parts, 0, $limit );
                        $result[] = join( '', array_slice( $parts, $limit ) );

                        return new static( $result );
                }

                return new static( $parts );
        }


        /**
         * Creates a new map filled with given value.
         *
         * Exapmles:
         *  Map::fill( 3, 'a' );
         *  Map::fill( 3, 'a', 2 );
         *  Map::fill( 3, 'a', -2 );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return [0 => 'a', 1 => 'a', 2 => 'a']. The second
         * example will return [2 => 'a', 3 => 'a', 4 => 'a'] and the last one
         * [-2 => 'a', -1 => 'a', 0 => 'a'] (PHP 8) or [-2 => 'a', 0 => 'a', 1 => 'a'] (PHP 7).
         *
         * @param int $num Number of elements to create
         * @param mixed $value Value to fill the map with
         * @param int $start Start index for the elements
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with filled elements
         */
        public static function fill( int $num, $value, int $start = 0 ) : self
        {
                return new static( array_fill( $start, $num, $value ) );
        }


        /**
         * Creates a new map instance if the value isn't one already.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [] );
         *  Map::from( null );
         *  Map::from( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( new Map() );
         *  Map::from( new ArrayObject() );
         *
         * Results:
         * A new map instance containing the list of elements. In case of an empty
         * array or null, the map object will contain an empty list. If a map object
         * is passed, it will be returned instead of creating a new instance.
         *
         * @param mixed $elements List of elements or single element
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map object
         */
        public static function from( $elements = [] ) : self
        {
                if( $elements instanceof self ) {
                        return $elements;
                }

                return new static( $elements );
        }


        /**
         * Creates a new map instance from a JSON string.
         *
         * This method creates a lazy Map and the string is decoded after calling
         * another method that operates on the Map contents. Thus, the exception in
         * case of an error isn't thrown immediately but after calling the next method.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::fromJson( '["a", "b"]' );
         *  Map::fromJson( '{"a": "b"}' );
         *  Map::fromJson( '""' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a', 'b']
         *  ['a' => 'b']
         *  ['']
         *
         * There are several options available for decoding the JSON string:
         * {@link https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.json-decode.php}
         * The parameter can be a single JSON_* constant or a bitmask of several
         * constants combine by bitwise OR (|), e.g.:
         *
         *  JSON_BIGINT_AS_STRING|JSON_INVALID_UTF8_IGNORE
         *
         * @param int $options Combination of JSON_* constants
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map from decoded JSON string
         * @throws \RuntimeException If the passed JSON string is invalid
         */
        public static function fromJson( string $json, int $options = JSON_BIGINT_AS_STRING ) : self
        {
                if( ( $result = json_decode( $json, true, 512, $options ) ) !== null ) {
                        return new static( $result );
                }

                throw new \RuntimeException( 'Not a valid JSON string: ' . $json );
        }


        /**
         * Registers a custom method or returns the existing one.
         *
         * The registed method has access to the class properties if called non-static.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::method( 'foo', function( $arg1, $arg2 ) {
         *      return $this->list();
         *  } );
         *
         * Dynamic calls have access to the class properties:
         *  Map::from( ['bar'] )->foo( $arg1, $arg2 );
         *
         * Static calls yield an error because $this->elements isn't available:
         *  Map::foo( $arg1, $arg2 );
         *
         * @param string $method Method name
         * @param \Closure|null $fcn Anonymous function or NULL to return the closure if available
         * @return \Closure|null Registered anonymous function or NULL if none has been registered
         */
        public static function method( string $method, ?\Closure $fcn = null ) : ?\Closure
        {
                if( $fcn ) {
                        self::$methods[$method] = $fcn;
                }

                return self::$methods[$method] ?? null;
        }


        /**
         * Creates a new map by invoking the closure the given number of times.
         *
         * This method creates a lazy Map and the entries are generated after calling
         * another method that operates on the Map contents. Thus, the passed callback
         * is not called immediately!
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::times( 3, function( $num ) {
         *    return $num * 10;
         *  } );
         *  Map::times( 3, function( $num, &$key ) {
         *    $key = $num * 2;
         *    return $num * 5;
         *  } );
         *  Map::times( 2, function( $num ) {
         *    return new \stdClass();
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => 0, 1 => 10, 2 => 20]
         *  [0 => 0, 2 => 5, 4 => 10]
         *  [0 => new \stdClass(), 1 => new \stdClass()]
         *
         * @param int $num Number of times the function is called
         * @param \Closure $callback Function with (value, key) parameters and returns new value
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with the generated elements
         */
        public static function times( int $num, \Closure $callback ) : self
        {
                $list = [];

                for( $i = 0; $i < $num; $i++ ) {
                        $key = $i;
                        $list[$key] = $callback( $i, $key );
                }

                return new static( $list );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the elements after the given one.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0] )->after( 1 );
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a'] )->after( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a'] )->after( 'c' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'c', 'b'] )->after( function( $item, $key ) {
         *      return $item >= 'c';
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['b' => 0]
         *  [1 => 'a']
         *  []
         *  [2 => 'b']
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param \Closure|int|string $value Value or function with (item, key) parameters
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with the elements after the given one
         */
        public function after( $value ) : self
        {
                if( ( $pos = $this->pos( $value ) ) === null ) {
                        return new static();
                }

                return new static( array_slice( $this->list(), $pos + 1, null, true ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the elements as a plain array.
         *
         * @return array<int|string,mixed> Plain array
         */
        public function all() : array
        {
                return $this->list = $this->array( $this->list );
        }


        /**
         * Tests if at least one element satisfies the callback function.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->any( function( $item, $key ) {
         *    return $item === 'a';
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->any( function( $item, $key ) {
         *    return !is_string( $item );
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return TRUE while the last one will return FALSE
         *
         * @param \Closure $callback Anonymous function with (item, key) parameter
         * @return bool TRUE if at least one element satisfies the callback function, FALSE if not
         */
        public function any( \Closure $callback ) : bool
        {
                if( function_exists( 'array_any' ) ) {
                        return array_any( $this->list(), $callback );
                }

                foreach( $this->list() as $key => $item )
                {
                        if( $callback( $item, $key ) ) {
                                return true;
                        }
                }

                return false;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts all elements in reverse order and maintains the key association.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 0, 'a' => 1] )->arsort();
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->arsort();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] )->arsort();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] )->arsort( SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0]
         *  ['b', 'a']
         *  [1 => 'b', 0 => 'C']
         *  [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] // because 'C' -> 'c' and 'c' > 'b'
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the values are compared. Possible parameter values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and no new map is created.
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for arsort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function arsort( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                arsort( $this->list(), $options );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts a copy of all elements in reverse order and maintains the key association.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 0, 'a' => 1] )->arsorted();
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->arsorted();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] )->arsorted();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] )->arsorted( SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0]
         *  ['b', 'a']
         *  [1 => 'b', 0 => 'C']
         *  [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] // because 'C' -> 'c' and 'c' > 'b'
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the values are compared. Possible parameter values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and a new map is created.
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for arsort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function arsorted( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->arsort( $options );
        }


        /**
         * Sorts all elements and maintains the key association.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0] )->asort();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a'] )->asort();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] )->asort();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] )->arsort( SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['b' => 0, 'a' => 1]
         *  [1 => 'a', 0 => 'b']
         *  [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] // because 'C' < 'b'
         *  [1 => 'b', 0 => 'C'] // because 'C' -> 'c' and 'c' > 'b'
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the values are compared. Possible parameter values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and no new map is created.
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for asort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function asort( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                asort( $this->list(), $options );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts a copy of all elements and maintains the key association.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0] )->asorted();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a'] )->asorted();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] )->asorted();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] )->asorted( SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['b' => 0, 'a' => 1]
         *  [1 => 'a', 0 => 'b']
         *  [0 => 'C', 1 => 'b'] // because 'C' < 'b'
         *  [1 => 'b', 0 => 'C'] // because 'C' -> 'c' and 'c' > 'b'
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the values are compared. Possible parameter values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and a new map is created.
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for asort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function asorted( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->asort( $options );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the value at the given position.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [1, 3, 5] )->at( 0 );
         *  Map::from( [1, 3, 5] )->at( 1 );
         *  Map::from( [1, 3, 5] )->at( -1 );
         *  Map::from( [1, 3, 5] )->at( 3 );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first line will return "1", the second one "3", the third one "5" and
         * the last one NULL.
         *
         * The position starts from zero and a position of "0" returns the first element
         * of the map, "1" the second and so on. If the position is negative, the
         * sequence will start from the end of the map.
         *
         * @param int $pos Position of the value in the map
         * @return mixed|null Value at the given position or NULL if no value is available
         */
        public function at( int $pos )
        {
                $pair = array_slice( $this->list(), $pos, 1 );
                return !empty( $pair ) ? current( $pair ) : null;
        }


        /**
         * Returns the average of all integer and float values in the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [1, 3, 5] )->avg();
         *  Map::from( [1, null, 5] )->avg();
         *  Map::from( [1, 'sum', 5] )->avg();
         *  Map::from( [['p' => 30], ['p' => 50], ['p' => 10]] )->avg( 'p' );
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => 30]], ['i' => ['p' => 50]]] )->avg( 'i/p' );
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => 30]], ['i' => ['p' => 50]]] )->avg( fn( $val, $key ) => $val['i']['p'] ?? null );
         *  Map::from( [['p' => 30], ['p' => 50], ['p' => 10]] )->avg( fn( $val, $key ) => $key < 1 ? $val : null );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first and second line will return "3", the third one "2", the forth
         * one "30", the fifth and sixth one "40" and the last one "30".
         *
         * Non-numeric values will be removed before calculation.
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * @param Closure|string|null $col Closure, key or path to the values in the nested array or object to compute the average for
         * @return float Average of all elements or 0 if there are no elements in the map
         */
        public function avg( $col = null ) : float
        {
                $list = $this->list();
                $vals = array_filter( $col ? array_map( $this->mapper( $col ), $list, array_keys( $list ) ) : $list, 'is_numeric' );

                return !empty( $vals ) ? array_sum( $vals ) / count( $vals ) : 0;
        }


        /**
         * Returns the elements before the given one.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0] )->before( 0 );
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a'] )->before( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a'] )->before( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'c', 'b'] )->before( function( $item, $key ) {
         *      return $key >= 1;
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 1]
         *  [0 => 'b']
         *  []
         *  [0 => 'a']
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param \Closure|int|string $value Value or function with (item, key) parameters
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with the elements before the given one
         */
        public function before( $value ) : self
        {
                return new static( array_slice( $this->list(), 0, $this->pos( $value ), true ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns an element by key and casts it to boolean if possible.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => true] )->bool( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => '1'] )->bool( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1.1] )->bool( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => '10'] )->bool( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'abc'] )->bool( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => ['b' => ['c' => true]]] )->bool( 'a/b/c' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->bool( 'c', function() { return rand( 1, 2 ); } );
         *  Map::from( [] )->bool( 'a', true );
         *
         *  Map::from( [] )->bool( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => ''] )->bool( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => null] )->bool( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => [true]] )->bool( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => resource] )->bool( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => new \stdClass] )->bool( 'b' );
         *
         *  Map::from( [] )->bool( 'c', new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first eight examples will return TRUE while the 9th to 14th example
         * returns FALSE. The last example will throw an exception.
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * @param int|string $key Key or path to the requested item
         * @param mixed $default Default value if key isn't found (will be casted to bool)
         * @return bool Value from map or default value
         */
        public function bool( $key, $default = false ) : bool
        {
                return (bool) ( is_scalar( $val = $this->get( $key, $default ) ) ? $val : $default );
        }


        /**
         * Calls the given method on all items and returns the result.
         *
         * This method can call methods on the map entries that are also implemented
         * by the map object itself and are therefore not reachable when using the
         * magic __call() method.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  $item = new MyClass(); // implements methods get() and toArray()
         *  Map::from( [$item, $item] )->call( 'get', ['myprop'] );
         *  Map::from( [$item, $item] )->call( 'toArray' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return ['...', '...'] while the second one returns [[...], [...]].
         *
         * If some entries are not objects, they will be skipped. The map keys from the
         * original map are preserved in the returned map.
         *
         * @param string $name Method name
         * @param array<mixed> $params List of parameters
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with results from all elements
         */
        public function call( string $name, array $params = [] ) : self
        {
                $result = [];

                foreach( $this->list() as $key => $item )
                {
                        if( is_object( $item ) ) {
                                $result[$key] = $item->{$name}( ...$params );
                        }
                }

                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Casts all entries to the passed type.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [true, 1, 1.0, 'yes'] )->cast();
         *  Map::from( [true, 1, 1.0, 'yes'] )->cast( 'bool' );
         *  Map::from( [true, 1, 1.0, 'yes'] )->cast( 'int' );
         *  Map::from( [true, 1, 1.0, 'yes'] )->cast( 'float' );
         *  Map::from( [new stdClass, new stdClass] )->cast( 'array' );
         *  Map::from( [[], []] )->cast( 'object' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The examples will return (in this order):
         * ['1', '1', '1.0', 'yes']
         * [true, true, true, true]
         * [1, 1, 1, 0]
         * [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0]
         * [[], []]
         * [new stdClass, new stdClass]
         *
         * Casting arrays and objects to scalar values won't return anything useful!
         *
         * @param string $type Type to cast the values to ("string", "bool", "int", "float", "array", "object")
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map with casted elements
         */
        public function cast( string $type = 'string' ) : self
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as &$item )
                {
                        switch( $type )
                        {
                                case 'bool': $item = (bool) $item; break;
                                case 'int': $item = (int) $item; break;
                                case 'float': $item = (float) $item; break;
                                case 'string': $item = (string) $item; break;
                                case 'array': $item = (array) $item; break;
                                case 'object': $item = (object) $item; break;
                        }
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Chunks the map into arrays with the given number of elements.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [0, 1, 2, 3, 4] )->chunk( 3 );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 0, 'b' => 1, 'c' => 2] )->chunk( 2 );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [[0, 1, 2], [3, 4]]
         *  [['a' => 0, 'b' => 1], ['c' => 2]]
         *
         * The last chunk may contain less elements than the given number.
         *
         * The sub-arrays of the returned map are plain PHP arrays. If you need Map
         * objects, then wrap them with Map::from() when you iterate over the map.
         *
         * @param int $size Maximum size of the sub-arrays
         * @param bool $preserve Preserve keys in new map
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with elements chunked in sub-arrays
         * @throws \InvalidArgumentException If size is smaller than 1
         */
        public function chunk( int $size, bool $preserve = false ) : self
        {
                if( $size < 1 ) {
                        throw new \InvalidArgumentException( 'Chunk size must be greater or equal than 1' );
                }

                return new static( array_chunk( $this->list(), $size, $preserve ) );
        }


        /**
         * Removes all elements from the current map.
         *
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function clear() : self
        {
                $this->list = [];
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Clones the map and all objects within.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [new \stdClass, new \stdClass] )->clone();
         *
         * Results:
         *   [new \stdClass, new \stdClass]
         *
         * The objects within the Map are NOT the same as before but new cloned objects.
         * This is different to copy(), which doesn't clone the objects within.
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with cloned objects
         */
        public function clone() : self
        {
                $list = [];

                foreach( $this->list() as $key => $item ) {
                        $list[$key] = is_object( $item ) ? clone $item : $item;
                }

                return new static( $list );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the values of a single column/property from an array of arrays or objects in a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [['id' => 'i1', 'val' => 'v1'], ['id' => 'i2', 'val' => 'v2']] )->col( 'val' );
         *  Map::from( [['id' => 'i1', 'val' => 'v1'], ['id' => 'i2', 'val' => 'v2']] )->col( 'val', 'id' );
         *  Map::from( [['id' => 'i1', 'val' => 'v1'], ['id' => 'i2', 'val' => 'v2']] )->col( null, 'id' );
         *  Map::from( [['id' => 'ix', 'val' => 'v1'], ['id' => 'ix', 'val' => 'v2']] )->col( null, 'id' );
         *  Map::from( [['foo' => ['bar' => 'one', 'baz' => 'two']]] )->col( 'foo/baz', 'foo/bar' );
         *  Map::from( [['foo' => ['bar' => 'one']]] )->col( 'foo/baz', 'foo/bar' );
         *  Map::from( [['foo' => ['baz' => 'two']]] )->col( 'foo/baz', 'foo/bar' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['v1', 'v2']
         *  ['i1' => 'v1', 'i2' => 'v2']
         *  ['i1' => ['id' => 'i1', 'val' => 'v1'], 'i2' => ['id' => 'i2', 'val' => 'v2']]
         *  ['ix' => ['id' => 'ix', 'val' => 'v2']]
         *  ['one' => 'two']
         *  ['one' => null]
         *  ['two']
         *
         * If $indexcol is omitted, it's value is NULL or not set, the result will be indexed from 0-n.
         * Items with the same value for $indexcol will overwrite previous items and only the last
         * one will be part of the resulting map.
         *
         * This does also work to map values from multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * @param string|null $valuecol Name or path of the value property
         * @param string|null $indexcol Name or path of the index property
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with mapped entries
         */
        public function col( ?string $valuecol = null, ?string $indexcol = null ) : self
        {
                $vparts = explode( $this->sep, (string) $valuecol );
                $iparts = explode( $this->sep, (string) $indexcol );

                if( ( $valuecol === null || count( $vparts ) === 1 )
                        && ( $indexcol === null || count( $iparts ) === 1 )
                ) {
                        return new static( array_column( $this->list(), $valuecol, $indexcol ) );
                }

                $list = [];

                foreach( $this->list() as $key => $item )
                {
                        $v = $valuecol ? $this->val( $item, $vparts ) : $item;

                        if( $indexcol && ( $k = (string) $this->val( $item, $iparts ) ) ) {
                                $list[$k] = $v;
                        } else {
                                $list[$key] = $v;
                        }
                }

                return new static( $list );
        }


        /**
         * Collapses all sub-array elements recursively to a new map overwriting existing keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [0 => ['a' => 0, 'b' => 1], 1 => ['c' => 2, 'd' => 3]] )->collapse();
         *  Map::from( [0 => ['a' => 0, 'b' => 1], 1 => ['a' => 2]] )->collapse();
         *  Map::from( [0 => [0 => 0, 1 => 1], 1 => [0 => ['a' => 2, 0 => 3], 1 => 4]] )->collapse();
         *  Map::from( [0 => [0 => 0, 'a' => 1], 1 => [0 => ['b' => 2, 0 => 3], 1 => 4]] )->collapse( 1 );
         *  Map::from( [0 => [0 => 0, 'a' => 1], 1 => Map::from( [0 => ['b' => 2, 0 => 3], 1 => 4] )] )->collapse();
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 0, 'b' => 1, 'c' => 2, 'd' => 3]
         *  ['a' => 2, 'b' => 1]
         *  [0 => 3, 1 => 4, 'a' => 2]
         *  [0 => ['b' => 2, 0 => 3], 1 => 4, 'a' => 1]
         *  [0 => 3, 'a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 1 => 4]
         *
         * The keys are preserved and already existing elements will be overwritten.
         * This is also true for numeric keys! A value smaller than 1 for depth will
         * return the same map elements. Collapsing does also work if elements
         * implement the "Traversable" interface (which the Map object does).
         *
         * This method is similar than flat() but replaces already existing elements.
         *
         * @param int|null $depth Number of levels to collapse for multi-dimensional arrays or NULL for all
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with all sub-array elements added into it recursively, up to the specified depth
         * @throws \InvalidArgumentException If depth must be greater or equal than 0 or NULL
         */
        public function collapse( ?int $depth = null ) : self
        {
                if( $depth < 0 ) {
                        throw new \InvalidArgumentException( 'Depth must be greater or equal than 0 or NULL' );
                }

                $result = [];
                $this->kflatten( $this->list(), $result, $depth ?? 0x7fffffff );
                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Combines the values of the map as keys with the passed elements as values.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['name', 'age'] )->combine( ['Tom', 29] );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['name' => 'Tom', 'age' => 29]
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $values Values of the new map
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function combine( iterable $values ) : self
        {
                return new static( array_combine( $this->list(), $this->array( $values ) ) );
        }


        /**
         * Compares the value against all map elements.
         *
         * This method is an alias for strCompare().
         *
         * @param string $value Value to compare map elements to
         * @param bool $case TRUE if comparison is case sensitive, FALSE to ignore upper/lower case
         * @return bool TRUE If at least one element matches, FALSE if value is not in map
         * @deprecated Use strCompare() method instead
         */
        public function compare( string $value, bool $case = true ) : bool
        {
                return $this->strCompare( $value, $case );
        }


        /**
         * Pushs all of the given elements onto the map with new keys without creating a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['foo'] )->concat( new Map( ['bar'] ));
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['foo', 'bar']
         *
         * The keys of the passed elements are NOT preserved!
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $elements List of elements
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function concat( iterable $elements ) : self
        {
                $this->list();

                foreach( $elements as $item ) {
                        $this->list[] = $item;
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Determines if an item exists in the map.
         *
         * This method combines the power of the where() method with some() to check
         * if the map contains at least one of the passed values or conditions.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->contains( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->contains( ['a', 'c'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->contains( function( $item, $key ) {
         *    return $item === 'a'
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( [['type' => 'name']] )->contains( 'type', 'name' );
         *  Map::from( [['type' => 'name']] )->contains( 'type', '==', 'name' );
         *
         * Results:
         * All method calls will return TRUE because at least "a" is included in the
         * map or there's a "type" key with a value "name" like in the last two
         * examples.
         *
         * Check the where() method for available operators.
         *
         * @param \Closure|iterable|mixed $values Anonymous function with (item, key) parameter, element or list of elements to test against
         * @param string|null $op Operator used for comparison
         * @param mixed $value Value used for comparison
         * @return bool TRUE if at least one element is available in map, FALSE if the map contains none of them
         */
        public function contains( $key, ?string $operator = null, $value = null ) : bool
        {
                if( $operator === null ) {
                        return $this->some( $key );
                }

                if( $value === null ) {
                        return !$this->where( $key, '==', $operator )->isEmpty();
                }

                return !$this->where( $key, $operator, $value )->isEmpty();
        }


        /**
         * Creates a new map with the same elements.
         *
         * Both maps share the same array until one of the map objects modifies the
         * array. Then, the array is copied and the copy is modfied (copy on write).
         *
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function copy() : self
        {
                return clone $this;
        }


        /**
         * Counts the total number of elements in the map.
         *
         * @return int Number of elements
         */
        public function count() : int
        {
                return count( $this->list() );
        }


        /**
         * Counts how often the same values are in the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [1, 'foo', 2, 'foo', 1] )->countBy();
         *  Map::from( [1.11, 3.33, 3.33, 9.99] )->countBy();
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => 1.11]], ['i' => ['p' => 3.33]], ['i' => ['p' => 3.33]]] )->countBy( 'i/p' );
         *  Map::from( ['a@gmail.com', 'b@yahoo.com', 'c@gmail.com'] )->countBy( function( $email ) {
         *    return substr( strrchr( $email, '@' ), 1 );
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [1 => 2, 'foo' => 2, 2 => 1]
         *  ['1.11' => 1, '3.33' => 2, '9.99' => 1]
         *  ['1.11' => 1, '3.33' => 2]
         *  ['gmail.com' => 2, 'yahoo.com' => 1]
         *
         * Counting values does only work for integers and strings because these are
         * the only types allowed as array keys. All elements are casted to strings
         * if no callback is passed. Custom callbacks need to make sure that only
         * string or integer values are returned!
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * @param \Closure|string|null $col Key as "key1/key2/key3" or function with (value, key) parameters returning the values for counting
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with values as keys and their count as value
         */
        public function countBy( $col = null ) : self
        {
                if( !( $col instanceof \Closure ) )
                {
                        $parts = $col ? explode( $this->sep, (string) $col ) : [];

                        $col = function( $item ) use ( $parts ) {
                                return (string) $this->val( $item, $parts );
                        };
                }

                return new static( array_count_values( array_map( $col, $this->list() ) ) );
        }


        /**
         * Dumps the map content and terminates the script.
         *
         * The dd() method is very helpful to see what are the map elements passed
         * between two map methods in a method call chain. It stops execution of the
         * script afterwards to avoid further output.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->sort()->dd();
         *
         * Results:
         *  Array
         *  (
         *      [0] => bar
         *      [1] => foo
         *  )
         *
         * @param callable|null $callback Function receiving the map elements as parameter (optional)
         */
        public function dd( ?callable $callback = null ) : void
        {
                $this->dump( $callback );
                exit( 1 );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the keys/values in the map whose values are not present in the passed elements in a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->diff( ['bar'] );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 'foo']
         *
         * If a callback is passed, the given function will be used to compare the values.
         * The function must accept two parameters (value A and B) and must return
         * -1 if value A is smaller than value B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if value A is
         * greater than value B. Both, a method name and an anonymous function can be passed:
         *
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'a'] )->diff( [0 => 'A'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->diff( ['B' => 'A'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->diff( ['c' => 'A'], function( $valA, $valB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $valA ) <=> strtolower( $valB );
         *  } );
         *
         * All examples will return an empty map because both contain the same values
         * when compared case insensitive.
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $elements List of elements
         * @param  callable|null $callback Function with (valueA, valueB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function diff( iterable $elements, ?callable $callback = null ) : self
        {
                if( $callback ) {
                        return new static( array_udiff( $this->list(), $this->array( $elements ), $callback ) );
                }

                return new static( array_diff( $this->list(), $this->array( $elements ) ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the keys/values in the map whose keys AND values are not present in the passed elements in a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->diffAssoc( new Map( ['foo', 'b' => 'bar'] ) );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 'foo']
         *
         * If a callback is passed, the given function will be used to compare the values.
         * The function must accept two parameters (value A and B) and must return
         * -1 if value A is smaller than value B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if value A is
         * greater than value B. Both, a method name and an anonymous function can be passed:
         *
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'a'] )->diffAssoc( [0 => 'A'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->diffAssoc( ['B' => 'A'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->diffAssoc( ['c' => 'A'], function( $valA, $valB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $valA ) <=> strtolower( $valB );
         *  } );
         *
         * The first example will return an empty map because both contain the same
         * values when compared case insensitive. The second and third example will return
         * an empty map because 'A' is part of the passed array but the keys doesn't match
         * ("b" vs. "B" and "b" vs. "c").
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $elements List of elements
         * @param  callable|null $callback Function with (valueA, valueB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function diffAssoc( iterable $elements, ?callable $callback = null ) : self
        {
                if( $callback ) {
                        return new static( array_diff_uassoc( $this->list(), $this->array( $elements ), $callback ) );
                }

                return new static( array_diff_assoc( $this->list(), $this->array( $elements ) ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the key/value pairs from the map whose keys are not present in the passed elements in a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->diffKeys( new Map( ['foo', 'b' => 'baz'] ) );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 'foo']
         *
         * If a callback is passed, the given function will be used to compare the keys.
         * The function must accept two parameters (key A and B) and must return
         * -1 if key A is smaller than key B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if key A is
         * greater than key B. Both, a method name and an anonymous function can be passed:
         *
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'a'] )->diffKeys( [0 => 'A'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->diffKeys( ['B' => 'X'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->diffKeys( ['c' => 'a'], function( $keyA, $keyB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $keyA ) <=> strtolower( $keyB );
         *  } );
         *
         * The first and second example will return an empty map because both contain
         * the same keys when compared case insensitive. The third example will return
         * ['b' => 'a'] because the keys doesn't match ("b" vs. "c").
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $elements List of elements
         * @param  callable|null $callback Function with (keyA, keyB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function diffKeys( iterable $elements, ?callable $callback = null ) : self
        {
                if( $callback ) {
                        return new static( array_diff_ukey( $this->list(), $this->array( $elements ), $callback ) );
                }

                return new static( array_diff_key( $this->list(), $this->array( $elements ) ) );
        }


        /**
         * Dumps the map content using the given function (print_r by default).
         *
         * The dump() method is very helpful to see what are the map elements passed
         * between two map methods in a method call chain.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->dump()->asort()->dump( 'var_dump' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  Array
         *  (
         *      [a] => foo
         *      [b] => bar
         *  )
         *  array(1) {
         *    ["b"]=>
         *    string(3) "bar"
         *    ["a"]=>
         *    string(3) "foo"
         *  }
         *
         * @param callable|null $callback Function receiving the map elements as parameter (optional)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Same map for fluid interface
         */
        public function dump( ?callable $callback = null ) : self
        {
                $callback ? $callback( $this->list() ) : print_r( $this->list() );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Returns the duplicate values from the map.
         *
         * For nested arrays, you have to pass the name of the column of the nested
         * array which should be used to check for duplicates.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, '1', 3] )->duplicates()
         *  Map::from( [['p' => '1'], ['p' => 1], ['p' => 2]] )->duplicates( 'p' )
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => '1']], ['i' => ['p' => 1]]] )->duplicates( 'i/p' )
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => '1']], ['i' => ['p' => 1]]] )->duplicates( fn( $item, $key ) => $item['i']['p'] )
         *
         * Results:
         *  [2 => '1']
         *  [1 => ['p' => 1]]
         *  [1 => ['i' => ['p' => 1]]]
         *  [1 => ['i' => ['p' => 1]]]
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param \Closure|string|null $col Key, path of the nested array or anonymous function with ($item, $key) parameters returning the value for comparison
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function duplicates( $col = null ) : self
        {
                $list = $map = $this->list();

                if( $col !== null ) {
                        $map = array_map( $this->mapper( $col ), array_values( $list ), array_keys( $list ) );
                }

                return new static( array_diff_key( $list, array_unique( $map ) ) );
        }


        /**
         * Executes a callback over each entry until FALSE is returned.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  $result = [];
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'a', 1 => 'b'] )->each( function( $value, $key ) use ( &$result ) {
         *      $result[$key] = strtoupper( $value );
         *      return false;
         *  } );
         *
         * The $result array will contain [0 => 'A'] because FALSE is returned
         * after the first entry and all other entries are then skipped.
         *
         * @param \Closure $callback Function with (value, key) parameters and returns TRUE/FALSE
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Same map for fluid interface
         */
        public function each( \Closure $callback ) : self
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as $key => $item )
                {
                        if( $callback( $item, $key ) === false ) {
                                break;
                        }
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Determines if the map is empty or not.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [] )->empty();
         *  Map::from( ['a'] )->empty();
         *
         * Results:
         *  The first example returns TRUE while the second returns FALSE
         *
         * The method is equivalent to isEmpty().
         *
         * @return bool TRUE if map is empty, FALSE if not
         */
        public function empty() : bool
        {
                return empty( $this->list() );
        }


        /**
         * Tests if the passed elements are equal to the elements in the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a'] )->equals( ['a', 'b'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->equals( ['b'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->equals( ['b', 'a'] );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first and second example will return FALSE, the third example will return TRUE
         *
         * The method differs to is() in the fact that it doesn't care about the keys
         * by default. The elements are only loosely compared and the keys are ignored.
         *
         * Values are compared by their string values:
         * (string) $item1 === (string) $item2
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $elements List of elements to test against
         * @return bool TRUE if both are equal, FALSE if not
         */
        public function equals( iterable $elements ) : bool
        {
                $list = $this->list();
                $elements = $this->array( $elements );

                return array_diff( $list, $elements ) === [] && array_diff( $elements, $list ) === [];
        }


        /**
         * Verifies that all elements pass the test of the given callback.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'a', 1 => 'b'] )->every( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return is_string( $value );
         *  } );
         *
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'a', 1 => 100] )->every( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return is_string( $value );
         *  } );
         *
         * The first example will return TRUE because all values are a string while
         * the second example will return FALSE.
         *
         * @param \Closure $callback Function with (value, key) parameters and returns TRUE/FALSE
         * @return bool True if all elements pass the test, false if if fails for at least one element
         */
        public function every( \Closure $callback ) : bool
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as $key => $item )
                {
                        if( $callback( $item, $key ) === false ) {
                                return false;
                        }
                }

                return true;
        }


        /**
         * Returns a new map without the passed element keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3] )->except( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( [1 => 'a', 2 => 'b', 3 => 'c'] )->except( [1, 3] );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 1, 'c' => 3]
         *  [2 => 'b']
         *
         * The keys in the result map are preserved.
         *
         * @param iterable<string|int>|array<string|int>|string|int $keys List of keys to remove
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function except( $keys ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->remove( $keys );
        }


        /**
         * Applies a filter to all elements of the map and returns a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [null, 0, 1, '', '0', 'a'] )->filter();
         *  Map::from( [2 => 'a', 6 => 'b', 13 => 'm', 30 => 'z'] )->filter( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $key < 10 && $value < 'n';
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [1, 'a']
         *  ['a', 'b']
         *
         * If no callback is passed, all values which are empty, null or false will be
         * removed if their value converted to boolean is FALSE:
         *  (bool) $value === false
         *
         * The keys in the result map are preserved.
         *
         * @param  callable|null $callback Function with (item, key) parameters and returns TRUE/FALSE
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function filter( ?callable $callback = null ) : self
        {
                // PHP 7.x compatibility
                if( $callback ) {
                        return new static( array_filter( $this->list(), $callback, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_BOTH ) );
                }

                return new static( array_filter( $this->list() ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the first/last matching element where the callback returns TRUE.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'c', 'e'] )->find( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $value >= 'b';
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'c', 'e'] )->find( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $value >= 'b';
         *  }, null, true );
         *  Map::from( [] )->find( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $value >= 'b';
         *  }, fn() => 'none' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->find( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $value >= 'b';
         *  }, new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return 'c' while the second will return 'e' (last element).
         * The third and forth one will return "none" and the last one will throw the exception.
         *
         * @param \Closure $callback Function with (value, key) parameters and returns TRUE/FALSE
         * @param mixed $default Default value, closure or exception if the callback only returns FALSE
         * @param bool $reverse TRUE to test elements from back to front, FALSE for front to back (default)
         * @return mixed First matching value, passed default value or an exception
         */
        public function find( \Closure $callback, $default = null, bool $reverse = false )
        {
                $list = $this->list();

                if( !empty( $list ) )
                {
                        if( $reverse )
                        {
                                $value = end( $list );
                                $key = key( $list );

                                do
                                {
                                        if( $callback( $value, $key ) ) {
                                                return $value;
                                        }
                                }
                                while( ( $value = prev( $list ) ) !== false && ( $key = key( $list ) ) !== null );

                                reset( $list );
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                foreach( $list as $key => $value )
                                {
                                        if( $callback( $value, $key ) ) {
                                                return $value;
                                        }
                                }
                        }
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Closure ) {
                        return $default();
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Throwable ) {
                        throw $default;
                }

                return $default;
        }


        /**
         * Returns the first/last key where the callback returns TRUE.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'c', 'e'] )->findKey( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $value >= 'b';
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'c', 'e'] )->findKey( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $value >= 'b';
         *  }, null, true );
         *  Map::from( [] )->findKey( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $value >= 'b';
         *  }, 'none' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->findKey( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $value >= 'b';
         *  }, fn() => 'none' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->findKey( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $value >= 'b';
         *  }, new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return '1' while the second will return '2' (last element).
         * The third and forth one will return "none" and the last one will throw the exception.
         *
         * @param \Closure $callback Function with (value, key) parameters and returns TRUE/FALSE
         * @param mixed $default Default value, closure or exception if the callback only returns FALSE
         * @param bool $reverse TRUE to test elements from back to front, FALSE for front to back (default)
         * @return mixed Key of first matching element, passed default value or an exception
         */
        public function findKey( \Closure $callback, $default = null, bool $reverse = false )
        {
                $list = $this->list();

                if( !empty( $list ) )
                {
                        if( $reverse )
                        {
                                $value = end( $list );
                                $key = key( $list );

                                do
                                {
                                        if( $callback( $value, $key ) ) {
                                                return $key;
                                        }
                                }
                                while( ( $value = prev( $list ) ) !== false && ( $key = key( $list ) ) !== null );

                                reset( $list );
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                foreach( $list as $key => $value )
                                {
                                        if( $callback( $value, $key ) ) {
                                                return $key;
                                        }
                                }
                        }
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Closure ) {
                        return $default();
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Throwable ) {
                        throw $default;
                }

                return $default;
        }


        /**
         * Returns the first element from the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->first();
         *  Map::from( [] )->first( 'x' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->first( new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *  Map::from( [] )->first( function() { return rand(); } );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return 'b' and the second one 'x'. The third example
         * will throw the exception passed if the map contains no elements. In the
         * fourth example, a random value generated by the closure function will be
         * returned.
         *
         * Using this method doesn't affect the internal array pointer.
         *
         * @param mixed $default Default value, closure or exception if the map contains no elements
         * @return mixed First value of map, (generated) default value or an exception
         */
        public function first( $default = null )
        {
                if( !empty( $this->list() ) ) {
                        return current( array_slice( $this->list(), 0, 1 ) );
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Closure ) {
                        return $default();
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Throwable ) {
                        throw $default;
                }

                return $default;
        }


        /**
         * Returns the first key from the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2] )->firstKey();
         *  Map::from( [] )->firstKey( 'x' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->firstKey( new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *  Map::from( [] )->firstKey( function() { return rand(); } );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return 'a' and the second one 'x', the third one will throw
         * an exception and the last one will return a random value.
         *
         * Using this method doesn't affect the internal array pointer.
         *
         * @param mixed $default Default value, closure or exception if the map contains no elements
         * @return mixed First key of map, (generated) default value or an exception
         */
        public function firstKey( $default = null )
        {
                $list = $this->list();

                // PHP 7.x compatibility
                if( function_exists( 'array_key_first' ) ) {
                        $key = array_key_first( $list );
                } else {
                        $key = key( array_slice( $list, 0, 1, true ) );
                }

                if( $key !== null ) {
                        return $key;
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Closure ) {
                        return $default();
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Throwable ) {
                        throw $default;
                }

                return $default;
        }


        /**
         * Creates a new map with all sub-array elements added recursively without overwriting existing keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [[0, 1], [2, 3]] )->flat();
         *  Map::from( [[0, 1], [[2, 3], 4]] )->flat();
         *  Map::from( [[0, 1], [[2, 3], 4]] )->flat( 1 );
         *  Map::from( [[0, 1], Map::from( [[2, 3], 4] )] )->flat();
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0, 1, 2, 3]
         *  [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
         *  [0, 1, [2, 3], 4]
         *  [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
         *
         * The keys are not preserved and the new map elements will be numbered from
         * 0-n. A value smaller than 1 for depth will return the same map elements
         * indexed from 0-n. Flattening does also work if elements implement the
         * "Traversable" interface (which the Map object does).
         *
         * This method is similar than collapse() but doesn't replace existing elements.
         * Keys are NOT preserved using this method!
         *
         * @param int|null $depth Number of levels to flatten multi-dimensional arrays or NULL for all
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with all sub-array elements added into it recursively, up to the specified depth
         * @throws \InvalidArgumentException If depth must be greater or equal than 0 or NULL
         */
        public function flat( ?int $depth = null ) : self
        {
                if( $depth < 0 ) {
                        throw new \InvalidArgumentException( 'Depth must be greater or equal than 0 or NULL' );
                }

                $result = [];
                $this->nflatten( $this->list(), $result, $depth ?? 0x7fffffff );
                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Creates a new map with keys joined recursively.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => ['b' => ['c' => 1, 'd' => 2]], 'b' => ['e' => 3]] )->flatten();
         *  Map::from( ['a' => ['b' => ['c' => 1, 'd' => 2]], 'b' => ['e' => 3]] )->flatten( 1 );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => ['b' => ['c' => 1, 'd' => 2]], 'b' => ['e' => 3]] )->sep( '.' )->flatten();
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a/b/c' => 1, 'a/b/d' => 2, 'b/e' => 3]
         *  ['a/b' => ['c' => 1, 'd' => 2], 'b/e' => 3]
         *  ['a.b.c' => 1, 'a.b.d' => 2, 'b.e' => 3]
         *
         * To create the original multi-dimensional array again, use the unflatten() method.
         *
         * @param int|null $depth Number of levels to flatten multi-dimensional arrays or NULL for all
         * @return self<string,mixed> New map with keys joined recursively, up to the specified depth
         * @throws \InvalidArgumentException If depth must be greater or equal than 0 or NULL
         */
        public function flatten( ?int $depth = null ) : self
        {
                if( $depth < 0 ) {
                        throw new \InvalidArgumentException( 'Depth must be greater or equal than 0 or NULL' );
                }

                $result = [];
                $this->rflatten( $this->list(), $result, $depth ?? 0x7fffffff );
                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Exchanges the keys with their values and vice versa.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'X', 'b' => 'Y'] )->flip();
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['X' => 'a', 'Y' => 'b']
         *
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with keys as values and values as keys
         */
        public function flip() : self
        {
                return new static( array_flip( $this->list() ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns an element by key and casts it to float if possible.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => true] )->float( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1] )->float( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => '1.1'] )->float( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => '10'] )->float( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => ['b' => ['c' => 1.1]]] )->float( 'a/b/c' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->float( 'c', function() { return 1.1; } );
         *  Map::from( [] )->float( 'a', 1.1 );
         *
         *  Map::from( [] )->float( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => ''] )->float( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => null] )->float( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'abc'] )->float( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => [1]] )->float( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => #resource] )->float( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => new \stdClass] )->float( 'b' );
         *
         *  Map::from( [] )->float( 'c', new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first eight examples will return the float values for the passed keys
         * while the 9th to 14th example returns 0. The last example will throw an exception.
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * @param int|string $key Key or path to the requested item
         * @param mixed $default Default value if key isn't found (will be casted to float)
         * @return float Value from map or default value
         */
        public function float( $key, $default = 0.0 ) : float
        {
                return (float) ( is_scalar( $val = $this->get( $key, $default ) ) ? $val : $default );
        }


        /**
         * Returns an element from the map by key.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'X', 'b' => 'Y'] )->get( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'X', 'b' => 'Y'] )->get( 'c', 'Z' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => ['b' => ['c' => 'Y']]] )->get( 'a/b/c' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->get( 'Y', new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *  Map::from( [] )->get( 'Y', function() { return rand(); } );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return 'X', the second 'Z' and the third 'Y'. The forth
         * example will throw the exception passed if the map contains no elements. In
         * the fifth example, a random value generated by the closure function will be
         * returned.
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * @param int|string $key Key or path to the requested item
         * @param mixed $default Default value if no element matches
         * @return mixed Value from map or default value
         */
        public function get( $key, $default = null )
        {
                $list = $this->list();

                if( array_key_exists( $key, $list ) ) {
                        return $list[$key];
                }

                if( ( $v = $this->val( $list, explode( $this->sep, (string) $key ) ) ) !== null ) {
                        return $v;
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Closure ) {
                        return $default();
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Throwable ) {
                        throw $default;
                }

                return $default;
        }


        /**
         * Returns an iterator for the elements.
         *
         * This method will be used by e.g. foreach() to loop over all entries:
         *  foreach( Map::from( ['a', 'b'] ) as $value )
         *
         * @return \ArrayIterator<int|string,mixed> Iterator for map elements
         */
        public function getIterator() : \ArrayIterator
        {
                return new \ArrayIterator( $this->list() );
        }


        /**
         * Returns only items which matches the regular expression.
         *
         * All items are converted to string first before they are compared to the
         * regular expression. Thus, fractions of ".0" will be removed in float numbers
         * which may result in unexpected results.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['ab', 'bc', 'cd'] )->grep( '/b/' );
         *  Map::from( ['ab', 'bc', 'cd'] )->grep( '/a/', PREG_GREP_INVERT );
         *  Map::from( [1.5, 0, 1.0, 'a'] )->grep( '/^(\d+)?\.\d+$/' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['ab', 'bc']
         *  ['bc', 'cd']
         *  [1.5] // float 1.0 is converted to string "1"
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param string $pattern Regular expression pattern, e.g. "/ab/"
         * @param int $flags PREG_GREP_INVERT to return elements not matching the pattern
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map containing only the matched elements
         */
        public function grep( string $pattern, int $flags = 0 ) : self
        {
                if( ( $result = preg_grep( $pattern, $this->list(), $flags ) ) === false )
                {
                        switch( preg_last_error() )
                        {
                                case PREG_INTERNAL_ERROR: $msg = 'Internal error'; break;
                                case PREG_BACKTRACK_LIMIT_ERROR: $msg = 'Backtrack limit error'; break;
                                case PREG_RECURSION_LIMIT_ERROR: $msg = 'Recursion limit error'; break;
                                case PREG_BAD_UTF8_ERROR: $msg = 'Bad UTF8 error'; break;
                                case PREG_BAD_UTF8_OFFSET_ERROR: $msg = 'Bad UTF8 offset error'; break;
                                case PREG_JIT_STACKLIMIT_ERROR: $msg = 'JIT stack limit error'; break;
                                default: $msg = 'Unknown error';
                        }

                        throw new \RuntimeException( 'Regular expression error: ' . $msg );
                }

                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Groups associative array elements or objects by the passed key or closure.
         *
         * Instead of overwriting items with the same keys like to the col() method
         * does, groupBy() keeps all entries in sub-arrays. It's preserves the keys
         * of the orignal map entries too.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  $list = [
         *    10 => ['aid' => 123, 'code' => 'x-abc'],
         *    20 => ['aid' => 123, 'code' => 'x-def'],
         *    30 => ['aid' => 456, 'code' => 'x-def']
         *  ];
         *  Map::from( $list )->groupBy( 'aid' );
         *  Map::from( $list )->groupBy( function( $item, $key ) {
         *    return substr( $item['code'], -3 );
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( $list )->groupBy( 'xid' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [
         *    123 => [10 => ['aid' => 123, 'code' => 'x-abc'], 20 => ['aid' => 123, 'code' => 'x-def']],
         *    456 => [30 => ['aid' => 456, 'code' => 'x-def']]
         *  ]
         *  [
         *    'abc' => [10 => ['aid' => 123, 'code' => 'x-abc']],
         *    'def' => [20 => ['aid' => 123, 'code' => 'x-def'], 30 => ['aid' => 456, 'code' => 'x-def']]
         *  ]
         *  [
         *    '' => [
         *      10 => ['aid' => 123, 'code' => 'x-abc'],
         *      20 => ['aid' => 123, 'code' => 'x-def'],
         *      30 => ['aid' => 456, 'code' => 'x-def']
         *    ]
         *  ]
         *
         * In case the passed key doesn't exist in one or more items, these items
         * are stored in a sub-array using an empty string as key.
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * @param  \Closure|string|int $key Closure function with (item, idx) parameters returning the key or the key itself to group by
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with elements grouped by the given key
         */
        public function groupBy( $key ) : self
        {
                $result = [];

                if( is_callable( $key ) )
                {
                        foreach( $this->list() as $idx => $item )
                        {
                                $keyval = (string) $key( $item, $idx );
                                $result[$keyval][$idx] = $item;
                        }
                }
                else
                {
                        $parts = explode( $this->sep, (string) $key );

                        foreach( $this->list() as $idx => $item )
                        {
                                $keyval = (string) $this->val( $item, $parts );
                                $result[$keyval][$idx] = $item;
                        }
                }

                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Determines if a key or several keys exists in the map.
         *
         * If several keys are passed as array, all keys must exist in the map for
         * TRUE to be returned.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'X', 'b' => 'Y'] )->has( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'X', 'b' => 'Y'] )->has( ['a', 'b'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => ['b' => ['c' => 'Y']]] )->has( 'a/b/c' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'X', 'b' => 'Y'] )->has( 'c' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'X', 'b' => 'Y'] )->has( ['a', 'c'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'X', 'b' => 'Y'] )->has( 'X' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first three examples will return TRUE while the other ones will return FALSE
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * @param array<int|string>|int|string $key Key of the requested item or list of keys
         * @return bool TRUE if key or keys are available in map, FALSE if not
         */
        public function has( $key ) : bool
        {
                $list = $this->list();

                foreach( (array) $key as $entry )
                {
                        if( array_key_exists( $entry, $list ) === false
                                && $this->val( $list, explode( $this->sep, (string) $entry ) ) === null
                        ) {
                                return false;
                        }
                }

                return true;
        }


        /**
         * Executes callbacks depending on the condition.
         *
         * If callbacks for "then" and/or "else" are passed, these callbacks will be
         * executed and their returned value is passed back within a Map object. In
         * case no "then" or "else" closure is given, the method will return the same
         * map object.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [] )->if( strpos( 'abc', 'b' ) !== false, function( $map ) {
         *    echo 'found';
         *  } );
         *
         *  Map::from( [] )->if( function( $map ) {
         *    return $map->empty();
         *  }, function( $map ) {
         *    echo 'then';
         *  } );
         *
         *  Map::from( ['a'] )->if( function( $map ) {
         *    return $map->empty();
         *  }, function( $map ) {
         *    echo 'then';
         *  }, function( $map ) {
         *    echo 'else';
         *  } );
         *
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->if( true, function( $map ) {
         *    return $map->push( 'c' );
         *  } );
         *
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->if( false, null, function( $map ) {
         *    return $map->pop();
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example returns "found" while the second one returns "then" and
         * the third one "else". The forth one will return ['a', 'b', 'c'] while the
         * fifth one will return 'b', which is turned into a map of ['b'] again.
         *
         * Since PHP 7.4, you can also pass arrow function like `fn($map) => $map->has('c')`
         * (a short form for anonymous closures) as parameters. The automatically have access
         * to previously defined variables but can not modify them. Also, they can not have
         * a void return type and must/will always return something. Details about
         * [PHP arrow functions](https://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arrow.php)
         *
         * @param \Closure|bool $condition Boolean or function with (map) parameter returning a boolean
         * @param \Closure|null $then Function with (map, condition) parameter (optional)
         * @param \Closure|null $else Function with (map, condition) parameter (optional)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function if( $condition, ?\Closure $then = null, ?\Closure $else = null ) : self
        {
                if( $condition instanceof \Closure ) {
                        $condition = $condition( $this );
                }

                if( $condition ) {
                        return $then ? static::from( $then( $this, $condition ) ) : $this;
                } elseif( $else ) {
                        return static::from( $else( $this, $condition ) );
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Executes callbacks depending if the map contains elements or not.
         *
         * If callbacks for "then" and/or "else" are passed, these callbacks will be
         * executed and their returned value is passed back within a Map object. In
         * case no "then" or "else" closure is given, the method will return the same
         * map object.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a'] )->ifAny( function( $map ) {
         *    $map->push( 'b' );
         *  } );
         *
         *  Map::from( [] )->ifAny( null, function( $map ) {
         *    return $map->push( 'b' );
         *  } );
         *
         *  Map::from( ['a'] )->ifAny( function( $map ) {
         *    return 'c';
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example returns a Map containing ['a', 'b'] because the the initial
         * Map is not empty. The second one returns  a Map with ['b'] because the initial
         * Map is empty and the "else" closure is used. The last example returns ['c']
         * as new map content.
         *
         * Since PHP 7.4, you can also pass arrow function like `fn($map) => $map->has('c')`
         * (a short form for anonymous closures) as parameters. The automatically have access
         * to previously defined variables but can not modify them. Also, they can not have
         * a void return type and must/will always return something. Details about
         * [PHP arrow functions](https://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arrow.php)
         *
         * @param \Closure|null $then Function with (map, condition) parameter (optional)
         * @param \Closure|null $else Function with (map, condition) parameter (optional)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function ifAny( ?\Closure $then = null, ?\Closure $else = null ) : self
        {
                return $this->if( !empty( $this->list() ), $then, $else );
        }


        /**
         * Executes callbacks depending if the map is empty or not.
         *
         * If callbacks for "then" and/or "else" are passed, these callbacks will be
         * executed and their returned value is passed back within a Map object. In
         * case no "then" or "else" closure is given, the method will return the same
         * map object.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [] )->ifEmpty( function( $map ) {
         *    $map->push( 'a' );
         *  } );
         *
         *  Map::from( ['a'] )->ifEmpty( null, function( $map ) {
         *    return $map->push( 'b' );
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example returns a Map containing ['a'] because the the initial Map
         * is empty. The second one returns  a Map with ['a', 'b'] because the initial
         * Map is not empty and the "else" closure is used.
         *
         * Since PHP 7.4, you can also pass arrow function like `fn($map) => $map->has('c')`
         * (a short form for anonymous closures) as parameters. The automatically have access
         * to previously defined variables but can not modify them. Also, they can not have
         * a void return type and must/will always return something. Details about
         * [PHP arrow functions](https://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arrow.php)
         *
         * @param \Closure|null $then Function with (map, condition) parameter (optional)
         * @param \Closure|null $else Function with (map, condition) parameter (optional)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function ifEmpty( ?\Closure $then = null, ?\Closure $else = null ) : self
        {
                return $this->if( empty( $this->list() ), $then, $else );
        }


        /**
         * Tests if all entries in the map are objects implementing the given interface.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [new Map(), new Map()] )->implements( '\Countable' );
         *  Map::from( [new Map(), new stdClass()] )->implements( '\Countable' );
         *  Map::from( [new Map(), 123] )->implements( '\Countable' );
         *  Map::from( [new Map(), 123] )->implements( '\Countable', true );
         *  Map::from( [new Map(), 123] )->implements( '\Countable', '\RuntimeException' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  The first example returns TRUE while the second and third one return FALSE.
         *  The forth example will throw an UnexpectedValueException while the last one
         *  throws a RuntimeException.
         *
         * @param string $interface Name of the interface that must be implemented
         * @param \Throwable|bool $throw Passing TRUE or an exception name will throw the exception instead of returning FALSE
         * @return bool TRUE if all entries implement the interface or FALSE if at least one doesn't
         * @throws \UnexpectedValueException|\Throwable If one entry doesn't implement the interface
         */
        public function implements( string $interface, $throw = false ) : bool
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as $entry )
                {
                        if( !( $entry instanceof $interface ) )
                        {
                                if( $throw )
                                {
                                        $name = is_string( $throw ) ? $throw : '\UnexpectedValueException';
                                        throw new $name( "Does not implement $interface: " . print_r( $entry, true ) );
                                }

                                return false;
                        }
                }

                return true;
        }


        /**
         * Tests if the passed element or elements are part of the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->in( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->in( ['a', 'b'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->in( 'x' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->in( ['a', 'x'] );
         *  Map::from( ['1', '2'] )->in( 2, true );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first and second example will return TRUE while the other ones will return FALSE
         *
         * @param mixed|array $element Element or elements to search for in the map
         * @param bool $strict TRUE to check the type too, using FALSE '1' and 1 will be the same
         * @return bool TRUE if all elements are available in map, FALSE if not
         */
        public function in( $element, bool $strict = false ) : bool
        {
                if( !is_array( $element ) ) {
                        return in_array( $element, $this->list(), $strict );
                };

                foreach( $element as $entry )
                {
                        if( in_array( $entry, $this->list(), $strict ) === false ) {
                                return false;
                        }
                }

                return true;
        }


        /**
         * Tests if the passed element or elements are part of the map.
         *
         * This method is an alias for in(). For performance reasons, in() should be
         * preferred because it uses one method call less than includes().
         *
         * @param mixed|array $element Element or elements to search for in the map
         * @param bool $strict TRUE to check the type too, using FALSE '1' and 1 will be the same
         * @return bool TRUE if all elements are available in map, FALSE if not
         * @see in() - Underlying method with same parameters and return value but better performance
         */
        public function includes( $element, bool $strict = false ) : bool
        {
                return $this->in( $element, $strict );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the numerical index of the given key.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [4 => 'a', 8 => 'b'] )->index( '8' );
         *  Map::from( [4 => 'a', 8 => 'b'] )->index( function( $key ) {
         *      return $key == '8';
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         * Both examples will return "1" because the value "b" is at the second position
         * and the returned index is zero based so the first item has the index "0".
         *
         * @param \Closure|string|int $value Key to search for or function with (key) parameters return TRUE if key is found
         * @return int|null Position of the found value (zero based) or NULL if not found
         */
        public function index( $value ) : ?int
        {
                if( $value instanceof \Closure )
                {
                        $pos = 0;

                        foreach( $this->list() as $key => $item )
                        {
                                if( $value( $key ) ) {
                                        return $pos;
                                }

                                ++$pos;
                        }

                        return null;
                }

                $pos = array_search( $value, array_keys( $this->list() ) );
                return $pos !== false ? $pos : null;
        }


        /**
         * Inserts the value or values after the given element.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->insertAfter( 'foo', 'baz' );
         *  Map::from( ['foo', 'bar'] )->insertAfter( 'foo', ['baz', 'boo'] );
         *  Map::from( ['foo', 'bar'] )->insertAfter( null, 'baz' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 'foo', 0 => 'baz', 'b' => 'bar']
         *  ['foo', 'baz', 'boo', 'bar']
         *  ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']
         *
         * Numerical array indexes are not preserved.
         *
         * @param mixed $element Element after the value is inserted
         * @param mixed $value Element or list of elements to insert
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function insertAfter( $element, $value ) : self
        {
                $position = ( $element !== null && ( $pos = $this->pos( $element ) ) !== null ? $pos : count( $this->list() ) );
                array_splice( $this->list(), $position + 1, 0, $this->array( $value ) );

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Inserts the item at the given position in the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->insertAt( 0, 'baz' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->insertAt( 1, 'baz', 'c' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->insertAt( 4, 'baz' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->insertAt( -1, 'baz', 'c' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => 'baz', 'a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar']
         *  ['a' => 'foo', 'c' => 'baz', 'b' => 'bar']
         *  ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar', 'c' => 'baz']
         *  ['a' => 'foo', 'c' => 'baz', 'b' => 'bar']
         *
         * @param int $pos Position the value should be inserted at
         * @param mixed $value Value to be inserted
         * @param mixed|null $key Value key or NULL to assign an integer key automatically
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function insertAt( int $pos, $value, $key = null ) : self
        {
                if( $key !== null )
                {
                        $list = $this->list();

                        $this->list = array_merge(
                                array_slice( $list, 0, $pos, true ),
                                [$key => $value],
                                array_slice( $list, $pos, null, true )
                        );
                }
                else
                {
                        array_splice( $this->list(), $pos, 0, [$value] );
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Inserts the value or values before the given element.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->insertBefore( 'bar', 'baz' );
         *  Map::from( ['foo', 'bar'] )->insertBefore( 'bar', ['baz', 'boo'] );
         *  Map::from( ['foo', 'bar'] )->insertBefore( null, 'baz' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 'foo', 0 => 'baz', 'b' => 'bar']
         *  ['foo', 'baz', 'boo', 'bar']
         *  ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']
         *
         * Numerical array indexes are not preserved.
         *
         * @param mixed $element Element before the value is inserted
         * @param mixed $value Element or list of elements to insert
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function insertBefore( $element, $value ) : self
        {
                $position = ( $element !== null && ( $pos = $this->pos( $element ) ) !== null ? $pos : count( $this->list() ) );
                array_splice( $this->list(), $position, 0, $this->array( $value ) );

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Tests if the passed value or values are part of the strings in the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->inString( 'c' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->inString( 'bc' );
         *  Map::from( [12345] )->inString( '23' );
         *  Map::from( [123.4] )->inString( 23.4 );
         *  Map::from( [12345] )->inString( false );
         *  Map::from( [12345] )->inString( true );
         *  Map::from( [false] )->inString( false );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->inString( '' );
         *  Map::from( [''] )->inString( false );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->inString( 'BC', false );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'def'] )->inString( ['de', 'xy'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'def'] )->inString( ['E', 'x'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'def'] )->inString( 'E' );
         *  Map::from( [23456] )->inString( true );
         *  Map::from( [false] )->inString( 0 );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first eleven examples will return TRUE while the last four will return FALSE
         *
         * All scalar values (bool, float, int and string) are casted to string values before
         * comparing to the given value. Non-scalar values in the map are ignored.
         *
         * @param array|string $value Value or values to compare the map elements, will be casted to string type
         * @param bool $case TRUE if comparison is case sensitive, FALSE to ignore upper/lower case
         * @return bool TRUE If at least one element matches, FALSE if value is not in any string of the map
         * @deprecated Use multi-byte aware strContains() instead
         */
        public function inString( $value, bool $case = true ) : bool
        {
                $fcn = $case ? 'strpos' : 'stripos';

                foreach( (array) $value as $val )
                {
                        if( (string) $val === '' ) {
                                return true;
                        }

                        foreach( $this->list() as $item )
                        {
                                if( is_scalar( $item ) && $fcn( (string) $item, (string) $val ) !== false ) {
                                        return true;
                                }
                        }
                }

                return false;
        }


        /**
         * Returns an element by key and casts it to integer if possible.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => true] )->int( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => '1'] )->int( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1.1] )->int( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => '10'] )->int( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => ['b' => ['c' => 1]]] )->int( 'a/b/c' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->int( 'c', function() { return rand( 1, 1 ); } );
         *  Map::from( [] )->int( 'a', 1 );
         *
         *  Map::from( [] )->int( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => ''] )->int( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'abc'] )->int( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => null] )->int( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => [1]] )->int( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => #resource] )->int( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => new \stdClass] )->int( 'b' );
         *
         *  Map::from( [] )->int( 'c', new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first seven examples will return 1 while the 8th to 14th example
         * returns 0. The last example will throw an exception.
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * @param int|string $key Key or path to the requested item
         * @param mixed $default Default value if key isn't found (will be casted to integer)
         * @return int Value from map or default value
         */
        public function int( $key, $default = 0 ) : int
        {
                return (int) ( is_scalar( $val = $this->get( $key, $default ) ) ? $val : $default );
        }


        /**
         * Returns all values in a new map that are available in both, the map and the given elements.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->intersect( ['bar'] );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['b' => 'bar']
         *
         * If a callback is passed, the given function will be used to compare the values.
         * The function must accept two parameters (value A and B) and must return
         * -1 if value A is smaller than value B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if value A is
         * greater than value B. Both, a method name and an anonymous function can be passed:
         *
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'a'] )->intersect( [0 => 'A'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->intersect( ['B' => 'A'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->intersect( ['c' => 'A'], function( $valA, $valB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $valA ) <=> strtolower( $valB );
         *  } );
         *
         * All examples will return a map containing ['a'] because both contain the same
         * values when compared case insensitive.
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $elements List of elements
         * @param  callable|null $callback Function with (valueA, valueB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function intersect( iterable $elements, ?callable $callback = null ) : self
        {
                $list = $this->list();
                $elements = $this->array( $elements );

                if( $callback ) {
                        return new static( array_uintersect( $list, $elements, $callback ) );
                }

                return new static( array_intersect( $list, $elements ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns all values in a new map that are available in both, the map and the given elements while comparing the keys too.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->intersectAssoc( new Map( ['foo', 'b' => 'bar'] ) );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 'foo']
         *
         * If a callback is passed, the given function will be used to compare the values.
         * The function must accept two parameters (value A and B) and must return
         * -1 if value A is smaller than value B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if value A is
         * greater than value B. Both, a method name and an anonymous function can be passed:
         *
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'a'] )->intersectAssoc( [0 => 'A'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->intersectAssoc( ['B' => 'A'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->intersectAssoc( ['c' => 'A'], function( $valA, $valB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $valA ) <=> strtolower( $valB );
         *  } );
         *
         * The first example will return [0 => 'a'] because both contain the same
         * values when compared case insensitive. The second and third example will return
         * an empty map because the keys doesn't match ("b" vs. "B" and "b" vs. "c").
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $elements List of elements
         * @param  callable|null $callback Function with (valueA, valueB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function intersectAssoc( iterable $elements, ?callable $callback = null ) : self
        {
                $elements = $this->array( $elements );

                if( $callback ) {
                        return new static( array_uintersect_assoc( $this->list(), $elements, $callback ) );
                }

                return new static( array_intersect_assoc( $this->list(), $elements ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns all values in a new map that are available in both, the map and the given elements by comparing the keys only.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'foo', 'b' => 'bar'] )->intersectKeys( new Map( ['foo', 'b' => 'baz'] ) );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['b' => 'bar']
         *
         * If a callback is passed, the given function will be used to compare the keys.
         * The function must accept two parameters (key A and B) and must return
         * -1 if key A is smaller than key B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if key A is
         * greater than key B. Both, a method name and an anonymous function can be passed:
         *
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'a'] )->intersectKeys( [0 => 'A'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->intersectKeys( ['B' => 'X'], 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 'a'] )->intersectKeys( ['c' => 'a'], function( $keyA, $keyB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $keyA ) <=> strtolower( $keyB );
         *  } );
         *
         * The first example will return a map with [0 => 'a'] and the second one will
         * return a map with ['b' => 'a'] because both contain the same keys when compared
         * case insensitive. The third example will return an empty map because the keys
         * doesn't match ("b" vs. "c").
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $elements List of elements
         * @param  callable|null $callback Function with (keyA, keyB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function intersectKeys( iterable $elements, ?callable $callback = null ) : self
        {
                $elements = $this->array( $elements );

                if( $callback ) {
                        return new static( array_intersect_ukey( $this->list(), $elements, $callback ) );
                }

                return new static( array_intersect_key( $this->list(), $elements ) );
        }


        /**
         * Tests if the map consists of the same keys and values
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->is( ['b', 'a'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->is( ['b', 'a'], true );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2] )->is( ['1', '2'] );
         *
         * Results:
         *  The first example returns TRUE while the second and third one returns FALSE
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $list List of key/value pairs to compare with
         * @param bool $strict TRUE for comparing order of elements too, FALSE for key/values only
         * @return bool TRUE if given list is equal, FALSE if not
         */
        public function is( iterable $list, bool $strict = false ) : bool
        {
                $list = $this->array( $list );

                if( $strict ) {
                        return $this->list() === $list;
                }

                return $this->list() == $list;
        }


        /**
         * Determines if the map is empty or not.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [] )->isEmpty();
         *  Map::from( ['a'] )->isEmpty();
         *
         * Results:
         *  The first example returns TRUE while the second returns FALSE
         *
         * The method is equivalent to empty().
         *
         * @return bool TRUE if map is empty, FALSE if not
         */
        public function isEmpty() : bool
        {
                return empty( $this->list() );
        }


        /**
         * Checks if the map contains a list of subsequentially numbered keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         * Map::from( [] )->isList();
         * Map::from( [1, 3, 2] )->isList();
         * Map::from( [0 => 1, 1 => 2, 2 => 3] )->isList();
         * Map::from( [1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3] )->isList();
         * Map::from( [0 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3] )->isList();
         * Map::from( ['a' => 1, 1 => 2, 'c' => 3] )->isList();
         *
         * Results:
         * The first three examples return TRUE while the last three return FALSE
         *
         * @return bool TRUE if the map is a list, FALSE if not
         */
        public function isList() : bool
        {
                $i = -1;

                foreach( $this->list() as $k => $v )
                {
                        if( $k !== ++$i ) {
                                return false;
                        }
                }

                return true;
        }


        /**
         * Determines if all entries are numeric values.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( [1] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( [1.1] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( [010] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( [0x10] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( [0b10] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( ['010'] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( ['10'] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( ['10.1'] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( [' 10 '] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( ['10e2'] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( ['0b10'] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( ['0x10'] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( ['null'] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( [null] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( [true] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( [[]] )->isNumeric();
         *  Map::from( [''] )->isNumeric();
         *
         * Results:
         *  The first eleven examples return TRUE while the last seven return FALSE
         *
         * @return bool TRUE if all map entries are numeric values, FALSE if not
         */
        public function isNumeric() : bool
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as $val )
                {
                        if( !is_numeric( $val ) ) {
                                return false;
                        }
                }

                return true;
        }


        /**
         * Determines if all entries are objects.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [] )->isObject();
         *  Map::from( [new stdClass] )->isObject();
         *  Map::from( [1] )->isObject();
         *
         * Results:
         *  The first two examples return TRUE while the last one return FALSE
         *
         * @return bool TRUE if all map entries are objects, FALSE if not
         */
        public function isObject() : bool
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as $val )
                {
                        if( !is_object( $val ) ) {
                                return false;
                        }
                }

                return true;
        }


        /**
         * Determines if all entries are scalar values.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [] )->isScalar();
         *  Map::from( [1] )->isScalar();
         *  Map::from( [1.1] )->isScalar();
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->isScalar();
         *  Map::from( [true, false] )->isScalar();
         *  Map::from( [new stdClass] )->isScalar();
         *  Map::from( [#resource] )->isScalar();
         *  Map::from( [null] )->isScalar();
         *  Map::from( [[1]] )->isScalar();
         *
         * Results:
         *  The first five examples return TRUE while the others return FALSE
         *
         * @return bool TRUE if all map entries are scalar values, FALSE if not
         */
        public function isScalar() : bool
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as $val )
                {
                        if( !is_scalar( $val ) ) {
                                return false;
                        }
                }

                return true;
        }


        /**
         * Tests for the matching item, but is true only if exactly one item is matching.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->isSole( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'a'] )->isSole( fn( $v, $k ) => $v === 'a' && $k < 2 );
         *  Map::from( [['name' => 'test'], ['name' => 'user']] )->isSole( fn( $v, $k ) => $v['name'] === 'user' );
         *  Map::from( ['b', 'c'] )->isSole( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'a'] )->isSole( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( [['name' => 'test'], ['name' => 'user'], ['name' => 'test']] )->isSole( 'test', 'name' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first three examples will return TRUE while all others will return FALSE.
         *
         * @param \Closure|mixed $values Closure with (item, key) parameter or element to test against
         * @param string|int|null $key Key to compare the value for if $values is not a closure
         * @return bool TRUE if exactly one item matches, FALSE if no or more than one item matches
         */
        public function isSole( $value = null, $key = null ) : bool
        {
                return $this->restrict( $value, $key )->count() === 1;
        }


        /**
         * Determines if all entries are string values.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->isString();
         *  Map::from( [] )->isString();
         *  Map::from( [1] )->isString();
         *  Map::from( [1.1] )->isString();
         *  Map::from( [true, false] )->isString();
         *  Map::from( [new stdClass] )->isString();
         *  Map::from( [#resource] )->isString();
         *  Map::from( [null] )->isString();
         *  Map::from( [[1]] )->isString();
         *
         * Results:
         *  The first two examples return TRUE while the others return FALSE
         *
         * @return bool TRUE if all map entries are string values, FALSE if not
         */
        public function isString() : bool
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as $val )
                {
                        if( !is_string( $val ) ) {
                                return false;
                        }
                }

                return true;
        }


        /**
         * Concatenates the string representation of all elements.
         *
         * Objects that implement __toString() does also work, otherwise (and in case
         * of arrays) a PHP notice is generated. NULL and FALSE values are treated as
         * empty strings.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', false] )->join();
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', null, false] )->join( '-' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return "ab" while the second one will return "a-b--"
         *
         * @param string $glue Character or string added between elements
         * @return string String of concatenated map elements
         */
        public function join( string $glue = '' ) : string
        {
                return implode( $glue, $this->list() );
        }


        /**
         * Specifies the data which should be serialized to JSON by json_encode().
         *
         * Examples:
         *   json_encode( Map::from( ['a', 'b'] ) );
         *   json_encode( Map::from( ['a' => 0, 'b' => 1] ) );
         *
         * Results:
         *   ["a", "b"]
         *   {"a":0,"b":1}
         *
         * @return array<int|string,mixed> Data to serialize to JSON
         */
        #[\ReturnTypeWillChange]
        public function jsonSerialize()
        {
                return $this->list = $this->array( $this->list );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the keys of the all elements in a new map object.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 0, 'b' => 1] );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example returns a map containing [0, 1] while the second one will
         * return a map with ['a', 'b'].
         *
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function keys() : self
        {
                return new static( array_keys( $this->list() ) );
        }


        /**
         * Sorts the elements by their keys in reverse order.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 0, 'a' => 1] )->krsort();
         *  Map::from( [1 => 'a', 0 => 'b'] )->krsort();
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0]
         *  [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a']
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the keys are compared. Possible values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and no new map is created.
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for krsort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function krsort( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                krsort( $this->list(), $options );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts a copy of the elements by their keys in reverse order.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 0, 'a' => 1] )->krsorted();
         *  Map::from( [1 => 'a', 0 => 'b'] )->krsorted();
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0]
         *  [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a']
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the keys are compared. Possible values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and a new map is created.
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for krsort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function krsorted( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->krsort();
        }


        /**
         * Sorts the elements by their keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 0, 'a' => 1] )->ksort();
         *  Map::from( [1 => 'a', 0 => 'b'] )->ksort();
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0]
         *  [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a']
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the keys are compared. Possible values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and no new map is created.
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for ksort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function ksort( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                ksort( $this->list(), $options );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts a copy of the elements by their keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['b' => 0, 'a' => 1] )->ksorted();
         *  Map::from( [1 => 'a', 0 => 'b'] )->ksorted();
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0]
         *  [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a']
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the keys are compared. Possible values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and no new map is created.
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for ksort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function ksorted( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->ksort();
        }


        /**
         * Returns the last element from the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->last();
         *  Map::from( [] )->last( 'x' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->last( new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *  Map::from( [] )->last( function() { return rand(); } );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return 'b' and the second one 'x'. The third example
         * will throw the exception passed if the map contains no elements. In the
         * fourth example, a random value generated by the closure function will be
         * returned.
         *
         * Using this method doesn't affect the internal array pointer.
         *
         * @param mixed $default Default value or exception if the map contains no elements
         * @return mixed Last value of map, (generated) default value or an exception
         */
        public function last( $default = null )
        {
                if( !empty( $this->list() ) ) {
                        return current( array_slice( $this->list(), -1, 1 ) );
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Closure ) {
                        return $default();
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Throwable ) {
                        throw $default;
                }

                return $default;
        }


        /**
         * Returns the last key from the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2] )->lastKey();
         *  Map::from( [] )->lastKey( 'x' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->lastKey( new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *  Map::from( [] )->lastKey( function() { return rand(); } );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return 'a' and the second one 'x', the third one will throw
         * an exception and the last one will return a random value.
         *
         * Using this method doesn't affect the internal array pointer.
         *
         * @param mixed $default Default value, closure or exception if the map contains no elements
         * @return mixed Last key of map, (generated) default value or an exception
         */
        public function lastKey( $default = null )
        {
                $list = $this->list();

                // PHP 7.x compatibility
                if( function_exists( 'array_key_last' ) ) {
                        $key = array_key_last( $list );
                } else {
                        $key = key( array_slice( $list, -1, 1, true ) );
                }

                if( $key !== null ) {
                        return $key;
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Closure ) {
                        return $default();
                }

                if( $default instanceof \Throwable ) {
                        throw $default;
                }

                return $default;
        }


        /**
         * Removes the passed characters from the left of all strings.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [" abc\n", "\tcde\r\n"] )->ltrim();
         *  Map::from( ["a b c", "cbxa"] )->ltrim( 'abc' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return ["abc\n", "cde\r\n"] while the second one will return [" b c", "xa"].
         *
         * @param string $chars List of characters to trim
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function ltrim( string $chars = " \n\r\t\v\x00" ) : self
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as &$entry )
                {
                        if( is_string( $entry ) ) {
                                $entry = ltrim( $entry, $chars );
                        }
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Maps new values to the existing keys using the passed function and returns a new map for the result.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 2, 'b' => 4] )->map( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $value * 2;
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 4, 'b' => 8]
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param callable $callback Function with (value, key) parameters and returns computed result
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with the original keys and the computed values
         * @see rekey() - Changes the keys according to the passed function
         * @see transform() - Creates new key/value pairs using the passed function and returns a new map for the result
         */
        public function map( callable $callback ) : self
        {
                $list = $this->list();
                $keys = array_keys( $list );
                $map = array_map( $callback, array_values( $list ), $keys );

                return new static( array_combine( $keys, $map ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the maximum value of all elements.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [1, 3, 2, 5, 4] )->max()
         *  Map::from( ['bar', 'foo', 'baz'] )->max()
         *  Map::from( [['p' => 30], ['p' => 50], ['p' => 10]] )->max( 'p' )
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => 30]], ['i' => ['p' => 50]]] )->max( 'i/p' )
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => 30]], ['i' => ['p' => 50]]] )->max( fn( $val, $key ) => $val['i']['p'] ?? null )
         *  Map::from( [50, 10, 30] )->max( fn( $val, $key ) => $key > 0 ? $val : null )
         *
         * Results:
         * The first line will return "5", the second one "foo" and the third to fitfh
         * one return 50 while the last one will return 30.
         *
         * NULL values are removed before the comparison. If there are no values or all
         * values are NULL, NULL is returned.
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * Be careful comparing elements of different types because this can have
         * unpredictable results due to the PHP comparison rules:
         * {@link https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.comparison.php}
         *
         * @param Closure|string|null $col Closure, key or path to the value of the nested array or object
         * @return mixed Maximum value or NULL if there are no elements in the map
         */
        public function max( $col = null )
        {
                $list = $this->list();
                $vals = array_filter( $col ? array_map( $this->mapper( $col ), $list, array_keys( $list ) ) : $list );

                return !empty( $vals ) ? max( $vals ) : null;
        }


        /**
         * Merges the map with the given elements without returning a new map.
         *
         * Elements with the same non-numeric keys will be overwritten, elements
         * with the same numeric keys will be added.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->merge( ['b', 'c'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2] )->merge( ['b' => 4, 'c' => 6] );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2] )->merge( ['b' => 4, 'c' => 6], true );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a', 'b', 'b', 'c']
         *  ['a' => 1, 'b' => 4, 'c' => 6]
         *  ['a' => 1, 'b' => [2, 4], 'c' => 6]
         *
         * The method is similar to replace() but doesn't replace elements with
         * the same numeric keys. If you want to be sure that all passed elements
         * are added without replacing existing ones, use concat() instead.
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $elements List of elements
         * @param bool $recursive TRUE to merge nested arrays too, FALSE for first level elements only
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function merge( iterable $elements, bool $recursive = false ) : self
        {
                if( $recursive ) {
                        $this->list = array_merge_recursive( $this->list(), $this->array( $elements ) );
                } else {
                        $this->list = array_merge( $this->list(), $this->array( $elements ) );
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Returns the minimum value of all elements.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [2, 3, 1, 5, 4] )->min()
         *  Map::from( ['baz', 'foo', 'bar'] )->min()
         *  Map::from( [['p' => 30], ['p' => 50], ['p' => 10]] )->min( 'p' )
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => 30]], ['i' => ['p' => 50]]] )->min( 'i/p' )
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => 30]], ['i' => ['p' => 50]]] )->min( fn( $val, $key ) => $val['i']['p'] ?? null )
         *  Map::from( [10, 50, 30] )->min( fn( $val, $key ) => $key > 0 ? $val : null )
         *
         * Results:
         * The first line will return "1", the second one "bar", the third one
         * 10, and the forth to the last one 30.
         *
         * NULL values are removed before the comparison. If there are no values or all
         * values are NULL, NULL is returned.
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * Be careful comparing elements of different types because this can have
         * unpredictable results due to the PHP comparison rules:
         * {@link https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.comparison.php}
         *
         * @param Closure|string|null $key Closure, key or path to the value of the nested array or object
         * @return mixed Minimum value or NULL if there are no elements in the map
         */
        public function min( $col = null )
        {
                $list = $this->list();
                $vals = array_filter( $col ? array_map( $this->mapper( $col ), $list, array_keys( $list ) ) : $list );

                return !empty( $vals ) ? min( $vals ) : null;
        }


        /**
         * Tests if none of the elements are part of the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->none( 'x' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->none( ['x', 'y'] );
         *  Map::from( ['1', '2'] )->none( 2, true );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->none( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->none( ['a', 'b'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->none( ['a', 'x'] );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first three examples will return TRUE while the other ones will return FALSE
         *
         * @param mixed|array $element Element or elements to search for in the map
         * @param bool $strict TRUE to check the type too, using FALSE '1' and 1 will be the same
         * @return bool TRUE if none of the elements is part of the map, FALSE if at least one is
         */
        public function none( $element, bool $strict = false ) : bool
        {
                $list = $this->list();

                if( !is_array( $element ) ) {
                        return !in_array( $element, $list, $strict );
                };

                foreach( $element as $entry )
                {
                        if( in_array( $entry, $list, $strict ) === true ) {
                                return false;
                        }
                }

                return true;
        }


        /**
         * Returns every nth element from the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'] )->nth( 2 );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'] )->nth( 2, 1 );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a', 'c', 'e']
         *  ['b', 'd', 'f']
         *
         * @param int $step Step width
         * @param int $offset Number of element to start from (0-based)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function nth( int $step, int $offset = 0 ) : self
        {
                if( $step < 1 ) {
                        throw new \InvalidArgumentException( 'Step width must be greater than zero' );
                }

                if( $step === 1 ) {
                        return clone $this;
                }

                $result = [];
                $list = $this->list();

                while( !empty( $pair = array_slice( $list, $offset, 1, true ) ) )
                {
                        $result += $pair;
                        $offset += $step;
                }

                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Determines if an element exists at an offset.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  $map = Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 3, 'c' => null] );
         *  isset( $map['b'] );
         *  isset( $map['c'] );
         *  isset( $map['d'] );
         *
         * Results:
         *  The first isset() will return TRUE while the second and third one will return FALSE
         *
         * @param int|string $key Key to check for
         * @return bool TRUE if key exists, FALSE if not
         */
        public function offsetExists( $key ) : bool
        {
                return isset( $this->list()[$key] );
        }


        /**
         * Returns an element at a given offset.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  $map = Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 3] );
         *  $map['b'];
         *
         * Results:
         *  $map['b'] will return 3
         *
         * @param int|string $key Key to return the element for
         * @return mixed Value associated to the given key
         */
        #[\ReturnTypeWillChange]
        public function offsetGet( $key )
        {
                return $this->list()[$key] ?? null;
        }


        /**
         * Sets the element at a given offset.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  $map = Map::from( ['a' => 1] );
         *  $map['b'] = 2;
         *  $map[0] = 4;
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 0 => 4]
         *
         * @param int|string|null $key Key to set the element for or NULL to append value
         * @param mixed $value New value set for the key
         */
        public function offsetSet( $key, $value ) : void
        {
                if( $key !== null ) {
                        $this->list()[$key] = $value;
                } else {
                        $this->list()[] = $value;
                }
        }


        /**
         * Unsets the element at a given offset.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  $map = Map::from( ['a' => 1] );
         *  unset( $map['a'] );
         *
         * Results:
         *  The map will be empty
         *
         * @param int|string $key Key for unsetting the item
         */
        public function offsetUnset( $key ) : void
        {
                unset( $this->list()[$key] );
        }


        /**
         * Returns a new map with only those elements specified by the given keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 0 => 'b'] )->only( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 0 => 'b', 1 => 'c'] )->only( [0, 1] );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 1]
         *  [0 => 'b', 1 => 'c']
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param iterable<mixed>|array<mixed>|string|int $keys Keys of the elements that should be returned
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with only the elements specified by the keys
         */
        public function only( $keys ) : self
        {
                return $this->intersectKeys( array_flip( $this->array( $keys ) ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns a new map with elements ordered by the passed keys.
         *
         * If there are less keys passed than available in the map, the remaining
         * elements are removed. Otherwise, if keys are passed that are not in the
         * map, they will be also available in the returned map but their value is
         * NULL.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 1 => 'c', 0 => 'b'] )->order( [0, 1, 'a'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 1 => 'c', 0 => 'b'] )->order( [0, 1, 2] );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 1 => 'c', 0 => 'b'] )->order( [0, 1] );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => 'b', 1 => 'c', 'a' => 1]
         *  [0 => 'b', 1 => 'c', 2 => null]
         *  [0 => 'b', 1 => 'c']
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param iterable<mixed> $keys Keys of the elements in the required order
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with elements ordered by the passed keys
         */
        public function order( iterable $keys ) : self
        {
                $result = [];
                $list = $this->list();

                foreach( $keys as $key ) {
                        $result[$key] = $list[$key] ?? null;
                }

                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Fill up to the specified length with the given value
         *
         * In case the given number is smaller than the number of element that are
         * already in the list, the map is unchanged. If the size is positive, the
         * new elements are padded on the right, if it's negative then the elements
         * are padded on the left.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3] )->pad( 5 );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3] )->pad( -5 );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3] )->pad( 5, '0' );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3] )->pad( 2 );
         *  Map::from( [10 => 1, 20 => 2] )->pad( 3 );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2] )->pad( 3, 3 );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [1, 2, 3, null, null]
         *  [null, null, 1, 2, 3]
         *  [1, 2, 3, '0', '0']
         *  [1, 2, 3]
         *  [0 => 1, 1 => 2, 2 => null]
         *  ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 0 => 3]
         *
         * Associative keys are preserved, numerical keys are replaced and numerical
         * keys are used for the new elements.
         *
         * @param int $size Total number of elements that should be in the list
         * @param mixed $value Value to fill up with if the map length is smaller than the given size
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function pad( int $size, $value = null ) : self
        {
                return new static( array_pad( $this->list(), $size, $value ) );
        }


        /**
         * Breaks the list of elements into the given number of groups.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] )->partition( 3 );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] )->partition( function( $val, $idx ) {
         *                return $idx % 3;
         *        } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [[0 => 1, 1 => 2], [2 => 3, 3 => 4], [4 => 5]]
         *  [0 => [0 => 1, 3 => 4], 1 => [1 => 2, 4 => 5], 2 => [2 => 3]]
         *
         * The keys of the original map are preserved in the returned map.
         *
         * @param \Closure|int $number Function with (value, index) as arguments returning the bucket key or number of groups
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function partition( $number ) : self
        {
                $list = $this->list();

                if( empty( $list ) ) {
                        return new static();
                }

                $result = [];

                if( $number instanceof \Closure )
                {
                        foreach( $list as $idx => $item ) {
                                $result[$number( $item, $idx )][$idx] = $item;
                        }

                        return new static( $result );
                }

                if( is_int( $number ) )
                {
                        $start = 0;
                        $size = (int) ceil( count( $list ) / $number );

                        for( $i = 0; $i < $number; $i++ )
                        {
                                $result[] = array_slice( $list, $start, $size, true );
                                $start += $size;
                        }

                        return new static( $result );
                }

                throw new \InvalidArgumentException( 'Parameter is no closure or integer' );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the percentage of all elements passing the test in the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [30, 50, 10] )->percentage( fn( $val, $key ) => $val < 50 );
         *  Map::from( [] )->percentage( fn( $val, $key ) => true );
         *  Map::from( [30, 50, 10] )->percentage( fn( $val, $key ) => $val > 100 );
         *  Map::from( [30, 50, 10] )->percentage( fn( $val, $key ) => $val > 30, 3 );
         *  Map::from( [30, 50, 10] )->percentage( fn( $val, $key ) => $val > 30, 0 );
         *  Map::from( [30, 50, 10] )->percentage( fn( $val, $key ) => $val < 50, -1 );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first line will return "66.67", the second and third one "0.0", the forth
         * one "33.333", the fifth one "33.0" and the last one "70.0" (66 rounded up).
         *
         * @param Closure $fcn Closure to filter the values in the nested array or object to compute the percentage
         * @param int $precision Number of decimal digits use by the result value
         * @return float Percentage of all elements passing the test in the map
         */
        public function percentage( \Closure $fcn, int $precision = 2 ) : float
        {
                $vals = array_filter( $this->list(), $fcn, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_BOTH );

                $cnt = count( $this->list() );
                return $cnt > 0 ? round( count( $vals ) * 100 / $cnt, $precision ) : 0;
        }


        /**
         * Passes the map to the given callback and return the result.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->pipe( function( $map ) {
         *      return join( '-', $map->toArray() );
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  "a-b" will be returned
         *
         * @param \Closure $callback Function with map as parameter which returns arbitrary result
         * @return mixed Result returned by the callback
         */
        public function pipe( \Closure $callback )
        {
                return $callback( $this );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the values of a single column/property from an array of arrays or objects in a new map.
         *
         * This method is an alias for col(). For performance reasons, col() should
         * be preferred because it uses one method call less than pluck().
         *
         * @param string|null $valuecol Name or path of the value property
         * @param string|null $indexcol Name or path of the index property
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with mapped entries
         * @see col() - Underlying method with same parameters and return value but better performance
         */
        public function pluck( ?string $valuecol = null, ?string $indexcol = null ) : self
        {
                return $this->col( $valuecol, $indexcol );
        }


        /**
         * Returns and removes the last element from the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->pop();
         *
         * Results:
         *  "b" will be returned and the map only contains ['a'] afterwards
         *
         * @return mixed Last element of the map or null if empty
         */
        public function pop()
        {
                return array_pop( $this->list() );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the numerical index of the value.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [4 => 'a', 8 => 'b'] )->pos( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( [4 => 'a', 8 => 'b'] )->pos( function( $item, $key ) {
         *      return $item === 'b';
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         * Both examples will return "1" because the value "b" is at the second position
         * and the returned index is zero based so the first item has the index "0".
         *
         * @param \Closure|mixed $value Value to search for or function with (item, key) parameters return TRUE if value is found
         * @return int|null Position of the found value (zero based) or NULL if not found
         */
        public function pos( $value ) : ?int
        {
                $pos = 0;
                $list = $this->list();

                if( $value instanceof \Closure )
                {
                        foreach( $list as $key => $item )
                        {
                                if( $value( $item, $key ) ) {
                                        return $pos;
                                }

                                ++$pos;
                        }

                        return null;
                }

                if( ( $key = array_search( $value, $list, true ) ) !== false
                        && ( $pos = array_search( $key, array_keys( $list ), true ) ) !== false
                ) {
                        return $pos;
                }

                return null;
        }


        /**
         * Adds a prefix in front of each map entry.
         *
         * By defaul, nested arrays are walked recusively so all entries at all levels are prefixed.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->prefix( '1-' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', ['b']] )->prefix( '1-' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', ['b']] )->prefix( '1-', 1 );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->prefix( function( $item, $key ) {
         *      return ( ord( $item ) + ord( $key ) ) . '-';
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  The first example returns ['1-a', '1-b'] while the second one will return
         *  ['1-a', ['1-b']]. In the third example, the depth is limited to the first
         *  level only so it will return ['1-a', ['b']]. The forth example passing
         *  the closure will return ['145-a', '147-b'].
         *
         * The keys of the original map are preserved in the returned map.
         *
         * @param \Closure|string $prefix Prefix string or anonymous function with ($item, $key) as parameters
         * @param int|null $depth Maximum depth to dive into multi-dimensional arrays starting from "1"
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function prefix( $prefix, ?int $depth = null ) : self
        {
                $fcn = function( array $list, $prefix, int $depth ) use ( &$fcn ) {

                        foreach( $list as $key => $item )
                        {
                                if( is_array( $item ) ) {
                                        $list[$key] = $depth > 1 ? $fcn( $item, $prefix, $depth - 1 ) : $item;
                                } else {
                                        $list[$key] = ( is_callable( $prefix ) ? $prefix( $item, $key ) : $prefix ) . $item;
                                }
                        }

                        return $list;
                };

                $this->list = $fcn( $this->list(), $prefix, $depth ?? 0x7fffffff );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Pushes an element onto the beginning of the map without returning a new map.
         *
         * This method is an alias for unshift().
         *
         * @param mixed $value Item to add at the beginning
         * @param int|string|null $key Key for the item or NULL to reindex all numerical keys
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         * @see unshift() - Underlying method with same parameters and return value but better performance
         */
        public function prepend( $value, $key = null ) : self
        {
                return $this->unshift( $value, $key );
        }


        /**
         * Returns and removes an element from the map by its key.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'c'] )->pull( 1 );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'c'] )->pull( 'x', 'none' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->pull( 'Y', new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *  Map::from( [] )->pull( 'Z', function() { return rand(); } );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return "b" and the map contains ['a', 'c'] afterwards.
         * The second one will return "none" and the map content stays untouched. If you
         * pass an exception as default value, it will throw that exception if the map
         * contains no elements. In the fourth example, a random value generated by the
         * closure function will be returned.
         *
         * @param int|string $key Key to retrieve the value for
         * @param mixed $default Default value if key isn't available
         * @return mixed Value from map or default value
         */
        public function pull( $key, $default = null )
        {
                $value = $this->get( $key, $default );
                unset( $this->list()[$key] );

                return $value;
        }


        /**
         * Pushes an element onto the end of the map without returning a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->push( 'aa' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a', 'b', 'aa']
         *
         * @param mixed $value Value to add to the end
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function push( $value ) : self
        {
                $this->list()[] = $value;
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sets the given key and value in the map without returning a new map.
         *
         * This method is an alias for set(). For performance reasons, set() should be
         * preferred because it uses one method call less than put().
         *
         * @param int|string $key Key to set the new value for
         * @param mixed $value New element that should be set
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         * @see set() - Underlying method with same parameters and return value but better performance
         */
        public function put( $key, $value ) : self
        {
                return $this->set( $key, $value );
        }


        /**
         * Returns one or more random element from the map incl. their keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [2, 4, 8, 16] )->random();
         *  Map::from( [2, 4, 8, 16] )->random( 2 );
         *  Map::from( [2, 4, 8, 16] )->random( 5 );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return a map including [0 => 8] or any other value,
         * the second one will return a map with [0 => 16, 1 => 2] or any other values
         * and the third example will return a map of the whole list in random order. The
         * less elements are in the map, the less random the order will be, especially if
         * the maximum number of values is high or close to the number of elements.
         *
         * The keys of the original map are preserved in the returned map.
         *
         * @param int $max Maximum number of elements that should be returned
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with key/element pairs from original map in random order
         * @throws \InvalidArgumentException If requested number of elements is less than 1
         */
        public function random( int $max = 1 ) : self
        {
                if( $max < 1 ) {
                        throw new \InvalidArgumentException( 'Requested number of elements must be greater or equal than 1' );
                }

                $list = $this->list();

                if( empty( $list ) ) {
                        return new static();
                }

                if( ( $num = count( $list ) ) < $max ) {
                        $max = $num;
                }

                $keys = array_rand( $list, $max );

                return new static( array_intersect_key( $list, array_flip( (array) $keys ) ) );
        }


        /**
         * Iteratively reduces the array to a single value using a callback function.
         * Afterwards, the map will be empty.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [2, 8] )->reduce( function( $result, $value ) {
         *      return $result += $value;
         *  }, 10 );
         *
         * Results:
         *  "20" will be returned because the sum is computed by 10 (initial value) + 2 + 8
         *
         * @param callable $callback Function with (result, value) parameters and returns result
         * @param mixed $initial Initial value when computing the result
         * @return mixed Value computed by the callback function
         */
        public function reduce( callable $callback, $initial = null )
        {
                return array_reduce( $this->list(), $callback, $initial );
        }


        /**
         * Removes all matched elements and returns a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [2 => 'a', 6 => 'b', 13 => 'm', 30 => 'z'] )->reject( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $value < 'm';
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( [2 => 'a', 13 => 'm', 30 => 'z'] )->reject( 'm' );
         *  Map::from( [2 => 'a', 6 => null, 13 => 'm'] )->reject();
         *
         * Results:
         *  [13 => 'm', 30 => 'z']
         *  [2 => 'a', 30 => 'z']
         *  [6 => null]
         *
         * This method is the inverse of the filter() and should return TRUE if the
         * item should be removed from the returned map.
         *
         * If no callback is passed, all values which are NOT empty, null or false will be
         * removed. The keys of the original map are preserved in the returned map.
         *
         * @param Closure|mixed $callback Function with (item, key) parameter which returns TRUE/FALSE
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function reject( $callback = true ) : self
        {
                $result = [];

                if( $callback instanceof \Closure )
                {
                        foreach( $this->list() as $key => $value )
                        {
                                if( !$callback( $value, $key ) ) {
                                        $result[$key] = $value;
                                }
                        }
                }
                else
                {
                        foreach( $this->list() as $key => $value )
                        {
                                if( $value != $callback ) {
                                        $result[$key] = $value;
                                }
                        }
                }

                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Changes the keys according to the passed function.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 2, 'b' => 4] )->rekey( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return 'key-' . $key;
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['key-a' => 2, 'key-b' => 4]
         *
         * @param callable $callback Function with (value, key) parameters and returns new key
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with new keys and original values
         * @see map() - Maps new values to the existing keys using the passed function and returns a new map for the result
         * @see transform() - Creates new key/value pairs using the passed function and returns a new map for the result
         */
        public function rekey( callable $callback ) : self
        {
                $list = $this->list();
                $newKeys = array_map( $callback, $list, array_keys( $list ) );

                return new static( array_combine( $newKeys, array_values( $list ) ) );
        }


        /**
         * Removes one or more elements from the map by its keys without returning a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 2 => 'b'] )->remove( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 2 => 'b'] )->remove( [2, 'a'] );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will result in [2 => 'b'] while the second one resulting
         * in an empty list
         *
         * @param iterable<string|int>|array<string|int>|string|int $keys List of keys to remove
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function remove( $keys ) : self
        {
                foreach( $this->array( $keys ) as $key ) {
                        unset( $this->list()[$key] );
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Replaces elements in the map with the given elements without returning a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 2 => 'b'] )->replace( ['a' => 2] );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => ['c' => 3, 'd' => 4]] )->replace( ['b' => ['c' => 9]] );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 2, 2 => 'b']
         *  ['a' => 1, 'b' => ['c' => 9, 'd' => 4]]
         *
         * The method is similar to merge() but it also replaces elements with numeric
         * keys. These would be added by merge() with a new numeric key.
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $elements List of elements
         * @param bool $recursive TRUE to replace recursively (default), FALSE to replace elements only
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function replace( iterable $elements, bool $recursive = true ) : self
        {
                if( $recursive ) {
                        $this->list = array_replace_recursive( $this->list(), $this->array( $elements ) );
                } else {
                        $this->list = array_replace( $this->list(), $this->array( $elements ) );
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Returns only the items matching the value (and key) from the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'a'] )->restrict( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( [['name' => 'test'], ['name' => 'user'], ['name' => 'test']] )->restrict( 'test', 'name' );
         *  Map::from( [['name' => 'test'], ['name' => 'user']] )->restrict( fn( $v, $k ) => $v['name'] === 'user' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'a'] )->restrict( fn( $v, $k ) => $v === 'a' && $k < 2 );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => 'a', 2 => 'a']
         *  [0 => ['name' => 'test'], 2 => ['name' => 'test']]
         *  [1 => ['name' => 'user']]
         *  [0 => 'a']
         *
         * The keys are preserved in the returned map.
         *
         * @param \Closure|mixed $value Closure with (item, key) parameter or element to test against
         * @param string|int|null $key Key to compare the value to if $value is not a closure
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with matching items only
         */
        public function restrict( $value = null, $key = null ) : self
        {
                $filter = $value;

                if( !( $value instanceof \Closure ) )
                {
                        if( $key === null )
                        {
                                $filter = function( $v ) use ( $value ) {
                                        return $v === $value;
                                };
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                $filter = function( $v, $k ) use ( $key, $value ) {
                                        return ( $v[$key] ?? null ) === $value;
                                };
                        }
                }

                return $this->filter( $filter );
        }


        /**
         * Reverses the element order with keys without returning a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->reverse();
         *  Map::from( ['name' => 'test', 'last' => 'user'] )->reverse();
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['b', 'a']
         *  ['last' => 'user', 'name' => 'test']
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         * @see reversed() - Reverses the element order in a copy of the map
         */
        public function reverse() : self
        {
                $this->list = array_reverse( $this->list(), true );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Reverses the element order in a copy of the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->reversed();
         *  Map::from( ['name' => 'test', 'last' => 'user'] )->reversed();
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['b', 'a']
         *  ['last' => 'user', 'name' => 'test']
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and a new map is created before reversing the elements.
         * Thus, reverse() should be preferred for performance reasons if possible.
         *
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with a reversed copy of the elements
         * @see reverse() - Reverses the element order with keys without returning a new map
         */
        public function reversed() : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->reverse();
        }


        /**
         * Sorts all elements in reverse order using new keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0] )->rsort();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a'] )->rsort();
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => 1, 1 => 0]
         *  [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a']
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the values are compared. Possible parameter values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys aren't preserved and elements get a new index. No new map is created
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for rsort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function rsort( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                rsort( $this->list(), $options );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts a copy of all elements in reverse order using new keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0] )->rsorted();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a'] )->rsorted();
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => 1, 1 => 0]
         *  [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a']
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the values are compared. Possible parameter values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys aren't preserved, elements get a new index and a new map is created.
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for rsort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function rsorted( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->rsort( $options );
        }


        /**
         * Removes the passed characters from the right of all strings.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [" abc\n", "\tcde\r\n"] )->rtrim();
         *  Map::from( ["a b c", "cbxa"] )->rtrim( 'abc' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return [" abc", "\tcde"] while the second one will return ["a b ", "cbx"].
         *
         * @param string $chars List of characters to trim
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function rtrim( string $chars = " \n\r\t\v\x00" ) : self
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as &$entry )
                {
                        if( is_string( $entry ) ) {
                                $entry = rtrim( $entry, $chars );
                        }
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Searches the map for a given value and return the corresponding key if successful.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'c'] )->search( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3] )->search( '2', true );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return 1 (array index) while the second one will
         * return NULL because the types doesn't match (int vs. string)
         *
         * @param mixed $value Item to search for
         * @param bool $strict TRUE if type of the element should be checked too
         * @return int|string|null Key associated to the value or null if not found
         */
        public function search( $value, $strict = true )
        {
                if( ( $result = array_search( $value, $this->list(), $strict ) ) !== false ) {
                        return $result;
                }

                return null;
        }


        /**
         * Sets the seperator for paths to values in multi-dimensional arrays or objects.
         *
         * This method only changes the separator for the current map instance. To
         * change the separator for all maps created afterwards, use the static
         * delimiter() method instead.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['foo' => ['bar' => 'baz']] )->sep( '.' )->get( 'foo.bar' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  'baz'
         *
         * @param string $char Separator character, e.g. "." for "key.to.value" instead of "key/to/value"
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Same map for fluid interface
         */
        public function sep( string $char ) : self
        {
                $this->sep = $char;
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sets an element in the map by key without returning a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a'] )->set( 1, 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['a'] )->set( 0, 'b' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a', 'b']
         *  ['b']
         *
         * @param int|string $key Key to set the new value for
         * @param mixed $value New element that should be set
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function set( $key, $value ) : self
        {
                $this->list()[(string) $key] = $value;
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Returns and removes the first element from the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->shift();
         *  Map::from( [] )->shift();
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example returns "a" and shortens the map to ['b'] only while the
         * second example will return NULL
         *
         * Performance note:
         * The bigger the list, the higher the performance impact because shift()
         * reindexes all existing elements. Usually, it's better to reverse() the list
         * and pop() entries from the list afterwards if a significant number of elements
         * should be removed from the list:
         *
         *  $map->reverse()->pop();
         * instead of
         *  $map->shift( 'a' );
         *
         * @return mixed|null Value from map or null if not found
         */
        public function shift()
        {
                return array_shift( $this->list() );
        }


        /**
         * Shuffles the elements in the map without returning a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [2 => 'a', 4 => 'b'] )->shuffle();
         *  Map::from( [2 => 'a', 4 => 'b'] )->shuffle( true );
         *
         * Results:
         * The map in the first example will contain "a" and "b" in random order and
         * with new keys assigned. The second call will also return all values in
         * random order but preserves the keys of the original list.
         *
         * @param bool $assoc True to preserve keys, false to assign new keys
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         * @see shuffled() - Shuffles the elements in a copy of the map
         */
        public function shuffle( bool $assoc = false ) : self
        {
                if( $assoc )
                {
                        $list = $this->list();
                        $keys = array_keys( $list );
                        shuffle( $keys );
                        $items = [];

                        foreach( $keys as $key ) {
                                $items[$key] = $list[$key];
                        }

                        $this->list = $items;
                }
                else
                {
                        shuffle( $this->list() );
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Shuffles the elements in a copy of the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [2 => 'a', 4 => 'b'] )->shuffled();
         *  Map::from( [2 => 'a', 4 => 'b'] )->shuffled( true );
         *
         * Results:
         * The map in the first example will contain "a" and "b" in random order and
         * with new keys assigned. The second call will also return all values in
         * random order but preserves the keys of the original list.
         *
         * @param bool $assoc True to preserve keys, false to assign new keys
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with a shuffled copy of the elements
         * @see shuffle() - Shuffles the elements in the map without returning a new map
         */
        public function shuffled( bool $assoc = false ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->shuffle( $assoc );
        }


        /**
         * Returns a new map with the given number of items skipped.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3, 4] )->skip( 2 );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3, 4] )->skip( function( $item, $key ) {
         *      return $item < 4;
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [2 => 3, 3 => 4]
         *  [3 => 4]
         *
         * The keys of the items returned in the new map are the same as in the original one.
         *
         * @param \Closure|int $offset Number of items to skip or function($item, $key) returning true for skipped items
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function skip( $offset ) : self
        {
                if( is_numeric( $offset ) ) {
                        return new static( array_slice( $this->list(), (int) $offset, null, true ) );
                }

                if( $offset instanceof \Closure ) {
                        return new static( array_slice( $this->list(), $this->until( $this->list(), $offset ), null, true ) );
                }

                throw new \InvalidArgumentException( 'Only an integer or a closure is allowed as first argument for skip()' );
        }


        /**
         * Returns a map with the slice from the original map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'c'] )->slice( 1 );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'c'] )->slice( 1, 1 );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'] )->slice( -2, -1 );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return ['b', 'c'] and the second one ['b'] only.
         * The third example returns ['c'] because the slice starts at the second
         * last value and ends before the last value.
         *
         * The rules for offsets are:
         * - If offset is non-negative, the sequence will start at that offset
         * - If offset is negative, the sequence will start that far from the end
         *
         * Similar for the length:
         * - If length is given and is positive, then the sequence will have up to that many elements in it
         * - If the array is shorter than the length, then only the available array elements will be present
         * - If length is given and is negative then the sequence will stop that many elements from the end
         * - If it is omitted, then the sequence will have everything from offset up until the end
         *
         * The keys of the items returned in the new map are the same as in the original one.
         *
         * @param int $offset Number of elements to start from
         * @param int|null $length Number of elements to return or NULL for no limit
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function slice( int $offset, ?int $length = null ) : self
        {
                return new static( array_slice( $this->list(), $offset, $length, true ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns a new map containing sliding windows of the original map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3, 4] )->sliding( 2 );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3, 4] )->sliding( 3, 2 );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return [[0 => 1, 1 => 2], [1 => 2, 2 => 3], [2 => 3, 3 => 4]]
         * while the second one will return [[0 => 1, 1 => 2, 2 => 3], [2 => 3, 3 => 4, 4 => 5]]
         *
         * @param int $size Size of each window
         * @param int $step Step size to move the window
         * @return self<int,array<int|string,mixed>> New map containing arrays for each window
         */
        public function sliding( int $size = 2, int $step = 1 ) : self
        {
                $result = [];
                $chunks = floor( ( $this->count() - $size ) / $step ) + 1;

                for( $i = 0; $i < $chunks; $i++ ) {
                        $result[] = array_slice( $this->list(), $i * $step, $size, true );
                }

                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the matching item, but only if one matching item exists.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->sole( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'a'] )->restrict( fn( $v, $k ) => $v === 'a' && $k < 2 );
         *  Map::from( [['name' => 'test'], ['name' => 'user']] )->restrict( fn( $v, $k ) => $v['name'] === 'user' );
         *  Map::from( ['b', 'c'] )->sole( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'a'] )->sole( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( [['name' => 'test'], ['name' => 'user'], ['name' => 'test']] )->restrict( 'test', 'name' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first two examples will return "a" while the third one will return [1 => ['name' => 'user']].
         * All other examples throw a LengthException because more than one item matches the test.
         *
         * @param \Closure|mixed $values Closure with (item, key) parameter or element to test against
         * @param string|int|null $key Key to compare the value for if $values is not a closure
         * @return mixed Value from map if exactly one matching item exists
         * @throws \LengthException If no items or more than one item is found
         */
        public function sole( $value = null, $key = null )
        {
                $items = $this->restrict( $value, $key );

                if( $items->count() > 1 ) {
                        throw new \LengthException( 'Multiple items found' );
                }

                return $items->first( new \LengthException( 'No items found' ) );
        }


        /**
         * Tests if at least one element passes the test or is part of the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->some( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->some( ['a', 'c'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->some( function( $item, $key ) {
         *    return $item === 'a';
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->some( ['c', 'd'] );
         *  Map::from( ['1', '2'] )->some( [2], true );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first three examples will return TRUE while the fourth and fifth will return FALSE
         *
         * @param \Closure|iterable|mixed $values Closure with (item, key) parameter, element or list of elements to test against
         * @param bool $strict TRUE to check the type too, using FALSE '1' and 1 will be the same
         * @return bool TRUE if at least one element is available in map, FALSE if the map contains none of them
         */
        public function some( $values, bool $strict = false ) : bool
        {
                $list = $this->list();

                if( is_iterable( $values ) )
                {
                        foreach( $values as $entry )
                        {
                                if( in_array( $entry, $list, $strict ) === true ) {
                                        return true;
                                }
                        }

                        return false;
                }

                if( $values instanceof \Closure )
                {
                        foreach( $list as $key => $item )
                        {
                                if( $values( $item, $key ) ) {
                                        return true;
                                }
                        }
                }

                return in_array( $values, $list, $strict );
        }


        /**
         * Sorts all elements in-place using new keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0] )->sort();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a'] )->sort();
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => 0, 1 => 1]
         *  [0 => 'a', 1 => 'b']
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the values are compared. Possible parameter values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys aren't preserved and elements get a new index. No new map is created.
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for PHP sort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         * @see sorted() - Sorts elements in a copy of the map
         */
        public function sort( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                sort( $this->list(), $options );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts the elements in a copy of the map using new keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 0] )->sorted();
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a'] )->sorted();
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => 0, 1 => 1]
         *  [0 => 'a', 1 => 'b']
         *
         * The parameter modifies how the values are compared. Possible parameter values are:
         * - SORT_REGULAR : compare elements normally (don't change types)
         * - SORT_NUMERIC : compare elements numerically
         * - SORT_STRING : compare elements as strings
         * - SORT_LOCALE_STRING : compare elements as strings, based on the current locale or changed by setlocale()
         * - SORT_NATURAL : compare elements as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
         * - SORT_FLAG_CASE : use SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE and SORT_NATURALSORT_FLAG_CASE to sort strings case-insensitively
         *
         * The keys aren't preserved and elements get a new index and a new map is created before sorting the elements.
         * Thus, sort() should be preferred for performance reasons if possible. A new map is created by calling this method.
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for PHP sort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with a sorted copy of the elements
         * @see sort() - Sorts elements in-place in the original map
         */
        public function sorted( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->sort( $options );
        }


        /**
         * Removes a portion of the map and replace it with the given replacement, then return the updated map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'c'] )->splice( 1 );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b', 'c'] )->splice( 1, 1, ['x', 'y'] );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example removes all entries after "a", so only ['a'] will be left
         * in the map and ['b', 'c'] is returned. The second example replaces/returns "b"
         * (start at 1, length 1) with ['x', 'y'] so the new map will contain
         * ['a', 'x', 'y', 'c'] afterwards.
         *
         * The rules for offsets are:
         * - If offset is non-negative, the sequence will start at that offset
         * - If offset is negative, the sequence will start that far from the end
         *
         * Similar for the length:
         * - If length is given and is positive, then the sequence will have up to that many elements in it
         * - If the array is shorter than the length, then only the available array elements will be present
         * - If length is given and is negative then the sequence will stop that many elements from the end
         * - If it is omitted, then the sequence will have everything from offset up until the end
         *
         * Numerical array indexes are NOT preserved.
         *
         * @param int $offset Number of elements to start from
         * @param int|null $length Number of elements to remove, NULL for all
         * @param mixed $replacement List of elements to insert
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function splice( int $offset, ?int $length = null, $replacement = [] ) : self
        {
                // PHP 7.x doesn't allow to pass NULL as replacement
                if( $length === null ) {
                        $length = count( $this->list() );
                }

                return new static( array_splice( $this->list(), $offset, $length, (array) $replacement ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the strings after the passed value.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['äöüß'] )->strAfter( 'ö' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strAfter( '' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strAfter( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strAfter( 'c' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strAfter( 'x' );
         *  Map::from( [''] )->strAfter( '' );
         *  Map::from( [1, 1.0, true, ['x'], new \stdClass] )->strAfter( '' );
         *  Map::from( [0, 0.0, false, []] )->strAfter( '' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['üß']
         *  ['abc']
         *  ['c']
         *  ['']
         *  []
         *  []
         *  ['1', '1', '1']
         *  ['0', '0']
         *
         * All scalar values (bool, int, float, string) will be converted to strings.
         * Non-scalar values as well as empty strings will be skipped and are not part of the result.
         *
         * @param string $value Character or string to search for
         * @param bool $case TRUE if search should be case insensitive, FALSE if case-sensitive
         * @param string $encoding Character encoding of the strings, e.g. "UTF-8" (default), "ASCII", "ISO-8859-1", etc.
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function strAfter( string $value, bool $case = false, string $encoding = 'UTF-8' ) : self
        {
                $list = [];
                $len = mb_strlen( $value );
                $fcn = $case ? 'mb_stripos' : 'mb_strpos';

                foreach( $this->list() as $key => $entry )
                {
                        if( is_scalar( $entry ) )
                        {
                                $pos = null;
                                $str = (string) $entry;

                                if( $str !== '' && $value !== '' && ( $pos = $fcn( $str, $value, 0, $encoding ) ) !== false ) {
                                        $list[$key] = mb_substr( $str, $pos + $len, null, $encoding );
                                } elseif( $str !== '' && $pos !== false ) {
                                        $list[$key] = $str;
                                }
                        }
                }

                return new static( $list );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the strings before the passed value.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['äöüß'] )->strBefore( 'ü' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strBefore( '' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strBefore( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strBefore( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strBefore( 'x' );
         *  Map::from( [''] )->strBefore( '' );
         *  Map::from( [1, 1.0, true, ['x'], new \stdClass] )->strAfter( '' );
         *  Map::from( [0, 0.0, false, []] )->strAfter( '' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['äö']
         *  ['abc']
         *  ['a']
         *  ['']
         *  []
         *  []
         *  ['1', '1', '1']
         *  ['0', '0']
         *
         * All scalar values (bool, int, float, string) will be converted to strings.
         * Non-scalar values as well as empty strings will be skipped and are not part of the result.
         *
         * @param string $value Character or string to search for
         * @param bool $case TRUE if search should be case insensitive, FALSE if case-sensitive
         * @param string $encoding Character encoding of the strings, e.g. "UTF-8" (default), "ASCII", "ISO-8859-1", etc.
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function strBefore( string $value, bool $case = false, string $encoding = 'UTF-8' ) : self
        {
                $list = [];
                $fcn = $case ? 'mb_strripos' : 'mb_strrpos';

                foreach( $this->list() as $key => $entry )
                {
                        if( is_scalar( $entry ) )
                        {
                                $pos = null;
                                $str = (string) $entry;

                                if( $str !== '' && $value !== '' && ( $pos = $fcn( $str, $value, 0, $encoding ) ) !== false ) {
                                        $list[$key] = mb_substr( $str, 0, $pos, $encoding );
                                } elseif( $str !== '' && $pos !== false ) {
                                        $list[$key] = $str;
                                }
                        }
                }

                return new static( $list );
        }


        /**
         * Compares the value against all map elements.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['foo', 'bar'] )->compare( 'foo' );
         *  Map::from( ['foo', 'bar'] )->compare( 'Foo', false );
         *  Map::from( [123, 12.3] )->compare( '12.3' );
         *  Map::from( [false, true] )->compare( '1' );
         *  Map::from( ['foo', 'bar'] )->compare( 'Foo' );
         *  Map::from( ['foo', 'bar'] )->compare( 'baz' );
         *  Map::from( [new \stdClass(), 'bar'] )->compare( 'foo' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first four examples return TRUE, the last three examples will return FALSE.
         *
         * All scalar values (bool, float, int and string) are casted to string values before
         * comparing to the given value. Non-scalar values in the map are ignored.
         *
         * @param string $value Value to compare map elements to
         * @param bool $case TRUE if comparison is case sensitive, FALSE to ignore upper/lower case
         * @return bool TRUE If at least one element matches, FALSE if value is not in map
         */
        public function strCompare( string $value, bool $case = true ) : bool
        {
                $fcn = $case ? 'strcmp' : 'strcasecmp';

                foreach( $this->list() as $item )
                {
                        if( is_scalar( $item ) && !$fcn( (string) $item, $value ) ) {
                                return true;
                        }
                }

                return false;
        }


        /**
         * Tests if at least one of the passed strings is part of at least one entry.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strContains( '' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strContains( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strContains( 'bc' );
         *  Map::from( [12345] )->strContains( '23' );
         *  Map::from( [123.4] )->strContains( 23.4 );
         *  Map::from( [12345] )->strContains( false );
         *  Map::from( [12345] )->strContains( true );
         *  Map::from( [false] )->strContains( false );
         *  Map::from( [''] )->strContains( false );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strContains( ['b', 'd'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strContains( 'c', 'ASCII' );
         *
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strContains( 'd' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strContains( 'cb' );
         *  Map::from( [23456] )->strContains( true );
         *  Map::from( [false] )->strContains( 0 );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strContains( ['d', 'e'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strContains( 'cb', 'ASCII' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first eleven examples will return TRUE while the last six will return FALSE.
         *
         * @param array|string $value The string or list of strings to search for in each entry
         * @param string $encoding Character encoding of the strings, e.g. "UTF-8" (default), "ASCII", "ISO-8859-1", etc.
         * @return bool TRUE if one of the entries contains one of the strings, FALSE if not
         * @todo 4.0 Add $case parameter at second position
         */
        public function strContains( $value, string $encoding = 'UTF-8' ) : bool
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as $entry )
                {
                        $entry = (string) $entry;

                        foreach( (array) $value as $str )
                        {
                                $str = (string) $str;

                                if( ( $str === '' || mb_strpos( $entry, (string) $str, 0, $encoding ) !== false ) ) {
                                        return true;
                                }
                        }
                }

                return false;
        }


        /**
         * Tests if all of the entries contains one of the passed strings.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'def'] )->strContainsAll( '' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'cba'] )->strContainsAll( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'bca'] )->strContainsAll( 'bc' );
         *  Map::from( [12345, '230'] )->strContainsAll( '23' );
         *  Map::from( [123.4, 23.42] )->strContainsAll( 23.4 );
         *  Map::from( [12345, '234'] )->strContainsAll( [true, false] );
         *  Map::from( ['', false] )->strContainsAll( false );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'def'] )->strContainsAll( ['b', 'd'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'ecf'] )->strContainsAll( 'c', 'ASCII' );
         *
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'def'] )->strContainsAll( 'd' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'cab'] )->strContainsAll( 'cb' );
         *  Map::from( [23456, '123'] )->strContainsAll( true );
         *  Map::from( [false, '000'] )->strContainsAll( 0 );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'acf'] )->strContainsAll( ['d', 'e'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'bca'] )->strContainsAll( 'cb', 'ASCII' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first nine examples will return TRUE while the last six will return FALSE.
         *
         * @param array|string $value The string or list of strings to search for in each entry
         * @param string $encoding Character encoding of the strings, e.g. "UTF-8" (default), "ASCII", "ISO-8859-1", etc.
         * @return bool TRUE if all of the entries contains at least one of the strings, FALSE if not
         * @todo 4.0 Add $case parameter at second position
         */
        public function strContainsAll( $value, string $encoding = 'UTF-8' ) : bool
        {
                $list = [];

                foreach( $this->list() as $entry )
                {
                        $entry = (string) $entry;
                        $list[$entry] = 0;

                        foreach( (array) $value as $str )
                        {
                                $str = (string) $str;

                                if( (int) ( $str === '' || mb_strpos( $entry, (string) $str, 0, $encoding ) !== false ) ) {
                                        $list[$entry] = 1; break;
                                }
                        }
                }

                return array_sum( $list ) === count( $list );
        }


        /**
         * Tests if at least one of the entries ends with one of the passed strings.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strEnds( '' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strEnds( 'c' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strEnds( 'bc' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strEnds( ['b', 'c'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strEnds( 'c', 'ASCII' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strEnds( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strEnds( 'cb' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strEnds( ['d', 'b'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strEnds( 'cb', 'ASCII' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first five examples will return TRUE while the last four will return FALSE.
         *
         * @param array|string $value The string or strings to search for in each entry
         * @param string $encoding Character encoding of the strings, e.g. "UTF-8" (default), "ASCII", "ISO-8859-1", etc.
         * @return bool TRUE if one of the entries ends with one of the strings, FALSE if not
         * @todo 4.0 Add $case parameter at second position
         */
        public function strEnds( $value, string $encoding = 'UTF-8' ) : bool
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as $entry )
                {
                        $entry = (string) $entry;

                        foreach( (array) $value as $str )
                        {
                                $len = mb_strlen( (string) $str );

                                if( ( $str === '' || mb_strpos( $entry, (string) $str, -$len, $encoding ) !== false ) ) {
                                        return true;
                                }
                        }
                }

                return false;
        }


        /**
         * Tests if all of the entries ends with at least one of the passed strings.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'def'] )->strEndsAll( '' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'bac'] )->strEndsAll( 'c' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'cbc'] )->strEndsAll( 'bc' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'def'] )->strEndsAll( ['c', 'f'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'efc'] )->strEndsAll( 'c', 'ASCII' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'fed'] )->strEndsAll( 'd' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'bca'] )->strEndsAll( 'ca' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'acf'] )->strEndsAll( ['a', 'c'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'bca'] )->strEndsAll( 'ca', 'ASCII' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first five examples will return TRUE while the last four will return FALSE.
         *
         * @param array|string $value The string or strings to search for in each entry
         * @param string $encoding Character encoding of the strings, e.g. "UTF-8" (default), "ASCII", "ISO-8859-1", etc.
         * @return bool TRUE if all of the entries ends with at least one of the strings, FALSE if not
         * @todo 4.0 Add $case parameter at second position
         */
        public function strEndsAll( $value, string $encoding = 'UTF-8' ) : bool
        {
                $list = [];

                foreach( $this->list() as $entry )
                {
                        $entry = (string) $entry;
                        $list[$entry] = 0;

                        foreach( (array) $value as $str )
                        {
                                $len = mb_strlen( (string) $str );

                                if( (int) ( $str === '' || mb_strpos( $entry, (string) $str, -$len, $encoding ) !== false ) ) {
                                        $list[$entry] = 1; break;
                                }
                        }
                }

                return array_sum( $list ) === count( $list );
        }


        /**
         * Returns an element by key and casts it to string if possible.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => true] )->string( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1] )->string( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1.1] )->string( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'abc'] )->string( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => ['b' => ['c' => 'yes']]] )->string( 'a/b/c' );
         *  Map::from( [] )->string( 'a', function() { return 'no'; } );
         *
         *  Map::from( [] )->string( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => ''] )->string( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => null] )->string( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => [true]] )->string( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => resource] )->string( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['b' => new \stdClass] )->string( 'b' );
         *
         *  Map::from( [] )->string( 'c', new \Exception( 'error' ) );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first six examples will return the value as string while the 9th to 12th
         * example returns an empty string. The last example will throw an exception.
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * @param int|string $key Key or path to the requested item
         * @param mixed $default Default value if key isn't found (will be casted to bool)
         * @return string Value from map or default value
         */
        public function string( $key, $default = '' ) : string
        {
                return (string) ( is_scalar( $val = $this->get( $key, $default ) ) ? $val : $default );
        }


        /**
         * Converts all alphabetic characters in strings to lower case.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['My String'] )->strLower();
         *  Map::from( ['Τάχιστη'] )->strLower();
         *  Map::from( ['Äpfel', 'Birnen'] )->strLower( 'ISO-8859-1' );
         *  Map::from( [123] )->strLower();
         *  Map::from( [new stdClass] )->strLower();
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return ["my string"], the second one ["τάχιστη"] and
         * the third one ["äpfel", "birnen"]. The last two strings will be unchanged.
         *
         * @param string $encoding Character encoding of the strings, e.g. "UTF-8" (default), "ASCII", "ISO-8859-1", etc.
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function strLower( string $encoding = 'UTF-8' ) : self
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as &$entry )
                {
                        if( is_string( $entry ) ) {
                                $entry = mb_strtolower( $entry, $encoding );
                        }
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Replaces all occurrences of the search string with the replacement string.
         *
         * Examples:
         * Map::from( ['google.com', 'aimeos.com'] )->strReplace( '.com', '.de' );
         * Map::from( ['google.com', 'aimeos.org'] )->strReplace( ['.com', '.org'], '.de' );
         * Map::from( ['google.com', 'aimeos.org'] )->strReplace( ['.com', '.org'], ['.de'] );
         * Map::from( ['google.com', 'aimeos.org'] )->strReplace( ['.com', '.org'], ['.fr', '.de'] );
         * Map::from( ['google.com', 'aimeos.com'] )->strReplace( ['.com', '.co'], ['.co', '.de', '.fr'] );
         * Map::from( ['google.com', 'aimeos.com', 123] )->strReplace( '.com', '.de' );
         * Map::from( ['GOOGLE.COM', 'AIMEOS.COM'] )->strReplace( '.com', '.de', true );
         *
         * Restults:
         * ['google.de', 'aimeos.de']
         * ['google.de', 'aimeos.de']
         * ['google.de', 'aimeos']
         * ['google.fr', 'aimeos.de']
         * ['google.de', 'aimeos.de']
         * ['google.de', 'aimeos.de', 123]
         * ['GOOGLE.de', 'AIMEOS.de']
         *
         * If you use an array of strings for search or search/replacement, the order of
         * the strings matters! Each search string found is replaced by the corresponding
         * replacement string at the same position.
         *
         * In case of array parameters and if the number of replacement strings is less
         * than the number of search strings, the search strings with no corresponding
         * replacement string are replaced with empty strings. Replacement strings with
         * no corresponding search string are ignored.
         *
         * An array parameter for the replacements is only allowed if the search parameter
         * is an array of strings too!
         *
         * Because the method replaces from left to right, it might replace a previously
         * inserted value when doing multiple replacements. Entries which are non-string
         * values are left untouched.
         *
         * @param array|string $search String or list of strings to search for
         * @param array|string $replace String or list of strings of replacement strings
         * @param bool $case TRUE if replacements should be case insensitive, FALSE if case-sensitive
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function strReplace( $search, $replace, bool $case = false ) : self
        {
                $fcn = $case ? 'str_ireplace' : 'str_replace';

                foreach( $this->list() as &$entry )
                {
                        if( is_string( $entry ) ) {
                                $entry = $fcn( $search, $replace, $entry );
                        }
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Tests if at least one of the entries starts with at least one of the passed strings.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strStarts( '' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strStarts( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strStarts( 'ab' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strStarts( ['a', 'b'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strStarts( 'ab', 'ASCII' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strStarts( 'b' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strStarts( 'bc' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strStarts( ['b', 'c'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc'] )->strStarts( 'bc', 'ASCII' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first five examples will return TRUE while the last four will return FALSE.
         *
         * @param array|string $value The string or strings to search for in each entry
         * @param string $encoding Character encoding of the strings, e.g. "UTF-8" (default), "ASCII", "ISO-8859-1", etc.
         * @return bool TRUE if all of the entries ends with at least one of the strings, FALSE if not
         * @todo 4.0 Add $case parameter at second position
         */
        public function strStarts( $value, string $encoding = 'UTF-8' ) : bool
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as $entry )
                {
                        $entry = (string) $entry;

                        foreach( (array) $value as $str )
                        {
                                if( ( $str === '' || mb_strpos( $entry, (string) $str, 0, $encoding ) === 0 ) ) {
                                        return true;
                                }
                        }
                }

                return false;
        }


        /**
         * Tests if all of the entries starts with one of the passed strings.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'def'] )->strStartsAll( '' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'acb'] )->strStartsAll( 'a' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'aba'] )->strStartsAll( 'ab' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'def'] )->strStartsAll( ['a', 'd'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'acf'] )->strStartsAll( 'a', 'ASCII' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'def'] )->strStartsAll( 'd' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'bca'] )->strStartsAll( 'ab' );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'bac'] )->strStartsAll( ['a', 'c'] );
         *  Map::from( ['abc', 'cab'] )->strStartsAll( 'ab', 'ASCII' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first five examples will return TRUE while the last four will return FALSE.
         *
         * @param array|string $value The string or strings to search for in each entry
         * @param string $encoding Character encoding of the strings, e.g. "UTF-8" (default), "ASCII", "ISO-8859-1", etc.
         * @return bool TRUE if one of the entries starts with one of the strings, FALSE if not
         * @todo 4.0 Add $case parameter at second position
         */
        public function strStartsAll( $value, string $encoding = 'UTF-8' ) : bool
        {
                $list = [];

                foreach( $this->list() as $entry )
                {
                        $entry = (string) $entry;
                        $list[$entry] = 0;

                        foreach( (array) $value as $str )
                        {
                                if( (int) ( $str === '' || mb_strpos( $entry, (string) $str, 0, $encoding ) === 0 ) ) {
                                        $list[$entry] = 1; break;
                                }
                        }
                }

                return array_sum( $list ) === count( $list );
        }


        /**
         * Converts all alphabetic characters in strings to upper case.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['My String'] )->strUpper();
         *  Map::from( ['τάχιστη'] )->strUpper();
         *  Map::from( ['äpfel', 'birnen'] )->strUpper( 'ISO-8859-1' );
         *  Map::from( [123] )->strUpper();
         *  Map::from( [new stdClass] )->strUpper();
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return ["MY STRING"], the second one ["ΤΆΧΙΣΤΗ"] and
         * the third one ["ÄPFEL", "BIRNEN"]. The last two strings will be unchanged.
         *
         * @param string $encoding Character encoding of the strings, e.g. "UTF-8" (default), "ASCII", "ISO-8859-1", etc.
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function strUpper( string $encoding = 'UTF-8' ) :self
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as &$entry )
                {
                        if( is_string( $entry ) ) {
                                $entry = mb_strtoupper( $entry, $encoding );
                        }
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Adds a suffix at the end of each map entry.
         *
         * By defaul, nested arrays are walked recusively so all entries at all levels are suffixed.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->suffix( '-1' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', ['b']] )->suffix( '-1' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', ['b']] )->suffix( '-1', 1 );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->suffix( function( $item, $key ) {
         *      return '-' . ( ord( $item ) + ord( $key ) );
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  The first example returns ['a-1', 'b-1'] while the second one will return
         *  ['a-1', ['b-1']]. In the third example, the depth is limited to the first
         *  level only so it will return ['a-1', ['b']]. The forth example passing
         *  the closure will return ['a-145', 'b-147'].
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method.
         *
         * @param \Closure|string $suffix Suffix string or anonymous function with ($item, $key) as parameters
         * @param int|null $depth Maximum depth to dive into multi-dimensional arrays starting from "1"
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function suffix( $suffix, ?int $depth = null ) : self
        {
                $fcn = function( $list, $suffix, $depth ) use ( &$fcn ) {

                        foreach( $list as $key => $item )
                        {
                                if( is_array( $item ) ) {
                                        $list[$key] = $depth > 1 ? $fcn( $item, $suffix, $depth - 1 ) : $item;
                                } else {
                                        $list[$key] = $item . ( is_callable( $suffix ) ? $suffix( $item, $key ) : $suffix );
                                }
                        }

                        return $list;
                };

                $this->list = $fcn( $this->list(), $suffix, $depth ?? 0x7fffffff );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Returns the sum of all integer and float values in the map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [1, 3, 5] )->sum();
         *  Map::from( [1, 'sum', 5] )->sum();
         *  Map::from( [['p' => 30], ['p' => 50], ['p' => 10]] )->sum( 'p' );
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => 30]], ['i' => ['p' => 50]]] )->sum( 'i/p' );
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => 30]], ['i' => ['p' => 50]]] )->sum( fn( $val, $key ) => $val['i']['p'] ?? null )
         *  Map::from( [30, 50, 10] )->sum( fn( $val, $key ) => $val < 50 ? $val : null )
         *
         * Results:
         * The first line will return "9", the second one "6", the third one "90"
         * the forth/fifth "80" and the last one "40".
         *
         * Non-numeric values will be removed before calculation.
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * @param Closure|string|null $col Closure, key or path to the values in the nested array or object to sum up
         * @return float Sum of all elements or 0 if there are no elements in the map
         */
        public function sum( $col = null ) : float
        {
                $list = $this->list();
                $vals = array_filter( $col ? array_map( $this->mapper( $col ), $list, array_keys( $list ) ) : $list, 'is_numeric' );

                return array_sum( $vals );
        }


        /**
         * Returns a new map with the given number of items.
         *
         * The keys of the items returned in the new map are the same as in the original one.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3, 4] )->take( 2 );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3, 4] )->take( 2, 1 );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3, 4] )->take( 2, -2 );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3, 4] )->take( 2, function( $item, $key ) {
         *      return $item < 2;
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => 1, 1 => 2]
         *  [1 => 2, 2 => 3]
         *  [2 => 3, 3 => 4]
         *  [1 => 2, 2 => 3]
         *
         * The keys of the items returned in the new map are the same as in the original one.
         *
         * @param int $size Number of items to return
         * @param \Closure|int $offset Number of items to skip or function($item, $key) returning true for skipped items
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function take( int $size, $offset = 0 ) : self
        {
                $list = $this->list();

                if( is_numeric( $offset ) ) {
                        return new static( array_slice( $list, (int) $offset, $size, true ) );
                }

                if( $offset instanceof \Closure ) {
                        return new static( array_slice( $list, $this->until( $list, $offset ), $size, true ) );
                }

                throw new \InvalidArgumentException( 'Only an integer or a closure is allowed as second argument for take()' );
        }


        /**
         * Passes a clone of the map to the given callback.
         *
         * Use it to "tap" into a chain of methods to check the state between two
         * method calls. The original map is not altered by anything done in the
         * callback.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [3, 2, 1] )->rsort()->tap( function( $map ) {
         *    print_r( $map->remove( 0 )->toArray() );
         *  } )->first();
         *
         * Results:
         * It will sort the list in reverse order (`[1, 2, 3]`) while keeping the keys,
         * then prints the items without the first (`[2, 3]`) in the function passed
         * to `tap()` and returns the first item ("1") at the end.
         *
         * @param callable $callback Function receiving ($map) parameter
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Same map for fluid interface
         */
        public function tap( callable $callback ) : self
        {
                $callback( clone $this );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Returns the elements as a plain array.
         *
         * @return array<int|string,mixed> Plain array
         */
        public function to() : array
        {
                return $this->list = $this->array( $this->list );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the elements as a plain array.
         *
         * @return array<int|string,mixed> Plain array
         */
        public function toArray() : array
        {
                return $this->list = $this->array( $this->list );
        }


        /**
         * Returns the elements encoded as JSON string.
         *
         * There are several options available to modify the JSON output:
         * {@link https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.json-encode.php}
         * The parameter can be a single JSON_* constant or a bitmask of several
         * constants combine by bitwise OR (|), e.g.:
         *
         *  JSON_FORCE_OBJECT|JSON_HEX_QUOT
         *
         * @param int $options Combination of JSON_* constants
         * @return string|null Array encoded as JSON string or NULL on failure
         */
        public function toJson( int $options = 0 ) : ?string
        {
                $result = json_encode( $this->list(), $options );
                return $result !== false ? $result : null;
        }


        /**
         * Reverses the element order in a copy of the map (alias).
         *
         * This method is an alias for reversed(). For performance reasons, reversed() should be
         * preferred because it uses one method call less than toReversed().
         *
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with a reversed copy of the elements
         * @see reversed() - Underlying method with same parameters and return value but better performance
         */
        public function toReversed() : self
        {
                return $this->reversed();
        }


        /**
         * Sorts the elements in a copy of the map using new keys (alias).
         *
         * This method is an alias for sorted(). For performance reasons, sorted() should be
         * preferred because it uses one method call less than toSorted().
         *
         * @param int $options Sort options for PHP sort()
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with a sorted copy of the elements
         * @see sorted() - Underlying method with same parameters and return value but better performance
         */
        public function toSorted( int $options = SORT_REGULAR ) : self
        {
                return $this->sorted( $options );
        }


        /**
         * Creates a HTTP query string from the map elements.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2] )->toUrl();
         *  Map::from( ['a' => ['b' => 'abc', 'c' => 'def'], 'd' => 123] )->toUrl();
         *
         * Results:
         *  a=1&b=2
         *  a%5Bb%5D=abc&a%5Bc%5D=def&d=123
         *
         * @return string Parameter string for GET requests
         */
        public function toUrl() : string
        {
                return http_build_query( $this->list(), '', '&', PHP_QUERY_RFC3986 );
        }


        /**
         * Creates new key/value pairs using the passed function and returns a new map for the result.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 2, 'b' => 4] )->transform( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return [$key . '-2' => $value * 2];
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 2, 'b' => 4] )->transform( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return [$key => $value * 2, $key . $key => $value * 4];
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 2, 'b' => 4] )->transform( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return $key < 'b' ? [$key => $value * 2] : null;
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( ['la' => 2, 'le' => 4, 'li' => 6] )->transform( function( $value, $key ) {
         *      return [$key[0] => $value * 2];
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a-2' => 4, 'b-2' => 8]
         *  ['a' => 4, 'aa' => 8, 'b' => 8, 'bb' => 16]
         *  ['a' => 4]
         *  ['l' => 12]
         *
         * If a key is returned twice, the last value will overwrite previous values.
         *
         * @param \Closure $callback Function with (value, key) parameters and returns an array of new key/value pair(s)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with the new key/value pairs
         * @see map() - Maps new values to the existing keys using the passed function and returns a new map for the result
         * @see rekey() - Changes the keys according to the passed function
         */
        public function transform( \Closure $callback ) : self
        {
                $result = [];

                foreach( $this->list() as $key => $value )
                {
                        foreach( (array) $callback( $value, $key ) as $newkey => $newval ) {
                                $result[$newkey] = $newval;
                        }
                }

                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Exchanges rows and columns for a two dimensional map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [
         *    ['name' => 'A', 2020 => 200, 2021 => 100, 2022 => 50],
         *    ['name' => 'B', 2020 => 300, 2021 => 200, 2022 => 100],
         *    ['name' => 'C', 2020 => 400, 2021 => 300, 2022 => 200],
         *  ] )->transpose();
         *
         *  Map::from( [
         *    ['name' => 'A', 2020 => 200, 2021 => 100, 2022 => 50],
         *    ['name' => 'B', 2020 => 300, 2021 => 200],
         *    ['name' => 'C', 2020 => 400]
         *  ] );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [
         *    'name' => ['A', 'B', 'C'],
         *    2020 => [200, 300, 400],
         *    2021 => [100, 200, 300],
         *    2022 => [50, 100, 200]
         *  ]
         *
         *  [
         *    'name' => ['A', 'B', 'C'],
         *    2020 => [200, 300, 400],
         *    2021 => [100, 200],
         *    2022 => [50]
         *  ]
         *
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function transpose() : self
        {
                $result = [];

                foreach( (array) $this->first( [] ) as $key => $col ) {
                        $result[$key] = array_column( $this->list(), $key );
                }

                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Traverses trees of nested items passing each item to the callback.
         *
         * This does work for nested arrays and objects with public properties or
         * objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods. To build trees
         * of nested items, use the tree() method.
         *
         * Examples:
         *   Map::from( [[
         *     'id' => 1, 'pid' => null, 'name' => 'n1', 'children' => [
         *       ['id' => 2, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n2', 'children' => []],
         *       ['id' => 3, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n3', 'children' => []]
         *     ]
         *   ]] )->traverse();
         *
         *   Map::from( [[
         *     'id' => 1, 'pid' => null, 'name' => 'n1', 'children' => [
         *       ['id' => 2, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n2', 'children' => []],
         *       ['id' => 3, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n3', 'children' => []]
         *     ]
         *   ]] )->traverse( function( $entry, $key, $level, $parent ) {
         *     return str_repeat( '-', $level ) . '- ' . $entry['name'];
         *   } );
         *
         *   Map::from( [[
         *     'id' => 1, 'pid' => null, 'name' => 'n1', 'children' => [
         *       ['id' => 2, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n2', 'children' => []],
         *       ['id' => 3, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n3', 'children' => []]
         *     ]
         *   ]] )->traverse( function( &$entry, $key, $level, $parent ) {
         *     $entry['path'] = isset( $parent['path'] ) ? $parent['path'] . '/' . $entry['name'] : $entry['name'];
         *     return $entry;
         *   } );
         *
         *   Map::from( [[
         *     'id' => 1, 'pid' => null, 'name' => 'n1', 'nodes' => [
         *       ['id' => 2, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n2', 'nodes' => []]
         *     ]
         *   ]] )->traverse( null, 'nodes' );
         *
         * Results:
         *   [
         *     ['id' => 1, 'pid' => null, 'name' => 'n1', 'children' => [...]],
         *     ['id' => 2, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n2', 'children' => []],
         *     ['id' => 3, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n3', 'children' => []],
         *   ]
         *
         *   ['- n1', '-- n2', '-- n3']
         *
         *   [
         *     ['id' => 1, 'pid' => null, 'name' => 'n1', 'children' => [...], 'path' => 'n1'],
         *     ['id' => 2, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n2', 'children' => [], 'path' => 'n1/n2'],
         *     ['id' => 3, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n3', 'children' => [], 'path' => 'n1/n3'],
         *   ]
         *
         *   [
         *     ['id' => 1, 'pid' => null, 'name' => 'n1', 'nodes' => [...]],
         *     ['id' => 2, 'pid' => 1, 'name' => 'n2', 'nodes' => []],
         *   ]
         *
         * @param \Closure|null $callback Callback with (entry, key, level, $parent) arguments, returns the entry added to result
         * @param string $nestKey Key to the children of each item
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with all items as flat list
         */
        public function traverse( ?\Closure $callback = null, string $nestKey = 'children' ) : self
        {
                $result = [];
                $this->visit( $this->list(), $result, 0, $callback, $nestKey );

                return map( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Creates a tree structure from the list items.
         *
         * Use this method to rebuild trees e.g. from database records. To traverse
         * trees, use the traverse() method.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [
         *    ['id' => 1, 'pid' => null, 'lvl' => 0, 'name' => 'n1'],
         *    ['id' => 2, 'pid' => 1, 'lvl' => 1, 'name' => 'n2'],
         *    ['id' => 3, 'pid' => 2, 'lvl' => 2, 'name' => 'n3'],
         *    ['id' => 4, 'pid' => 1, 'lvl' => 1, 'name' => 'n4'],
         *    ['id' => 5, 'pid' => 3, 'lvl' => 2, 'name' => 'n5'],
         *    ['id' => 6, 'pid' => 1, 'lvl' => 1, 'name' => 'n6'],
         *  ] )->tree( 'id', 'pid' );
         *
         * Results:
         *   [1 => [
         *     'id' => 1, 'pid' => null, 'lvl' => 0, 'name' => 'n1', 'children' => [
         *       2 => ['id' => 2, 'pid' => 1, 'lvl' => 1, 'name' => 'n2', 'children' => [
         *         3 => ['id' => 3, 'pid' => 2, 'lvl' => 2, 'name' => 'n3', 'children' => []]
         *       ]],
         *       4 => ['id' => 4, 'pid' => 1, 'lvl' => 1, 'name' => 'n4', 'children' => [
         *         5 => ['id' => 5, 'pid' => 3, 'lvl' => 2, 'name' => 'n5', 'children' => []]
         *       ]],
         *       6 => ['id' => 6, 'pid' => 1, 'lvl' => 1, 'name' => 'n6', 'children' => []]
         *     ]
         *   ]]
         *
         * To build the tree correctly, the items must be in order or at least the
         * nodes of the lower levels must come first. For a tree like this:
         * n1
         * |- n2
         * |  |- n3
         * |- n4
         * |  |- n5
         * |- n6
         *
         * Accepted item order:
         * - in order: n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n6
         * - lower levels first: n1, n2, n4, n6, n3, n5
         *
         * If your items are unordered, apply usort() first to the map entries, e.g.
         *   Map::from( [['id' => 3, 'lvl' => 2], ...] )->usort( function( $item1, $item2 ) {
         *     return $item1['lvl'] <=> $item2['lvl'];
         *   } );
         *
         * @param string $idKey Name of the key with the unique ID of the node
         * @param string $parentKey Name of the key with the ID of the parent node
         * @param string $nestKey Name of the key with will contain the children of the node
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with one or more root tree nodes
         */
        public function tree( string $idKey, string $parentKey, string $nestKey = 'children' ) : self
        {
                $this->list();
                $trees = $refs = [];

                foreach( $this->list as &$node )
                {
                        $node[$nestKey] = [];
                        $refs[$node[$idKey]] = &$node;

                        if( $node[$parentKey] ) {
                                $refs[$node[$parentKey]][$nestKey][$node[$idKey]] = &$node;
                        } else {
                                $trees[$node[$idKey]] = &$node;
                        }
                }

                return map( $trees );
        }


        /**
         * Removes the passed characters from the left/right of all strings.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [" abc\n", "\tcde\r\n"] )->trim();
         *  Map::from( ["a b c", "cbax"] )->trim( 'abc' );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will return ["abc", "cde"] while the second one will return [" b ", "x"].
         *
         * @param string $chars List of characters to trim
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function trim( string $chars = " \n\r\t\v\x00" ) : self
        {
                foreach( $this->list() as &$entry )
                {
                        if( is_string( $entry ) ) {
                                $entry = trim( $entry, $chars );
                        }
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts all elements using a callback and maintains the key association.
         *
         * The given callback will be used to compare the values. The callback must accept
         * two parameters (item A and B) and must return -1 if item A is smaller than
         * item B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if item A is greater than item B. Both, a
         * method name and an anonymous function can be passed.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'B', 'b' => 'a'] )->uasort( 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'B', 'b' => 'a'] )->uasort( function( $itemA, $itemB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $itemA ) <=> strtolower( $itemB );
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['b' => 'a', 'a' => 'B']
         *  ['b' => 'a', 'a' => 'B']
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and no new map is created.
         *
         * @param callable $callback Function with (itemA, itemB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function uasort( callable $callback ) : self
        {
                uasort( $this->list(), $callback );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts all elements using a callback and maintains the key association.
         *
         * The given callback will be used to compare the values. The callback must accept
         * two parameters (item A and B) and must return -1 if item A is smaller than
         * item B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if item A is greater than item B. Both, a
         * method name and an anonymous function can be passed.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'B', 'b' => 'a'] )->uasorted( 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'B', 'b' => 'a'] )->uasorted( function( $itemA, $itemB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $itemA ) <=> strtolower( $itemB );
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['b' => 'a', 'a' => 'B']
         *  ['b' => 'a', 'a' => 'B']
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and a new map is created.
         *
         * @param callable $callback Function with (itemA, itemB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function uasorted( callable $callback ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->uasort( $callback );
        }


        /**
         * Sorts the map elements by their keys using a callback.
         *
         * The given callback will be used to compare the keys. The callback must accept
         * two parameters (key A and B) and must return -1 if key A is smaller than
         * key B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if key A is greater than key B. Both, a
         * method name and an anonymous function can be passed.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['B' => 'a', 'a' => 'b'] )->uksort( 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['B' => 'a', 'a' => 'b'] )->uksort( function( $keyA, $keyB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $keyA ) <=> strtolower( $keyB );
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 'b', 'B' => 'a']
         *  ['a' => 'b', 'B' => 'a']
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and no new map is created.
         *
         * @param callable $callback Function with (keyA, keyB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function uksort( callable $callback ) : self
        {
                uksort( $this->list(), $callback );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts a copy of the map elements by their keys using a callback.
         *
         * The given callback will be used to compare the keys. The callback must accept
         * two parameters (key A and B) and must return -1 if key A is smaller than
         * key B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if key A is greater than key B. Both, a
         * method name and an anonymous function can be passed.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['B' => 'a', 'a' => 'b'] )->uksorted( 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['B' => 'a', 'a' => 'b'] )->uksorted( function( $keyA, $keyB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $keyA ) <=> strtolower( $keyB );
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 'b', 'B' => 'a']
         *  ['a' => 'b', 'B' => 'a']
         *
         * The keys are preserved using this method and a new map is created.
         *
         * @param callable $callback Function with (keyA, keyB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function uksorted( callable $callback ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->uksort( $callback );
        }


        /**
         * Unflattens the key path/value pairs into a multi-dimensional array.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a/b/c' => 1, 'a/b/d' => 2, 'b/e' => 3] )->unflatten();
         *  Map::from( ['a.b.c' => 1, 'a.b.d' => 2, 'b.e' => 3] )->sep( '.' )->unflatten();
         *
         * Results:
         * ['a' => ['b' => ['c' => 1, 'd' => 2]], 'b' => ['e' => 3]]
         *
         * This is the inverse method for flatten().
         *
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map with multi-dimensional arrays
         */
        public function unflatten() : self
        {
                $result = [];

                foreach( $this->list() as $key => $value )
                {
                        $nested = &$result;
                        $parts = explode( $this->sep, $key );

                        while( count( $parts ) > 1 ) {
                                $nested = &$nested[array_shift( $parts )] ?? [];
                        }

                        $nested[array_shift( $parts )] = $value;
                }

                return new static( $result );
        }


        /**
         * Builds a union of the elements and the given elements without overwriting existing ones.
         * Existing keys in the map will not be overwritten
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'a', 1 => 'b'] )->union( [0 => 'c'] );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2] )->union( ['c' => 1] );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will result in [0 => 'a', 1 => 'b'] because the key 0
         * isn't overwritten. In the second example, the result will be a combined
         * list: ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 1].
         *
         * If list entries should be overwritten,  please use merge() instead!
         * The keys are preserved using this method and no new map is created.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $elements List of elements
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function union( iterable $elements ) : self
        {
                $this->list = $this->list() + $this->array( $elements );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Returns only unique elements from the map incl. their keys.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [0 => 'a', 1 => 'b', 2 => 'b', 3 => 'c'] )->unique();
         *  Map::from( [['p' => '1'], ['p' => 1], ['p' => 2]] )->unique( 'p' )
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => '1']], ['i' => ['p' => 1]]] )->unique( 'i/p' )
         *  Map::from( [['i' => ['p' => '1']], ['i' => ['p' => 1]]] )->unique( fn( $item, $key ) => $item['i']['p'] )
         *
         * Results:
         * [0 => 'a', 1 => 'b', 3 => 'c']
         * [['p' => 1], ['p' => 2]]
         * [['i' => ['p' => '1']]]
         * [['i' => ['p' => '1']]]
         *
         * Two elements are considered equal if comparing their string representions returns TRUE:
         * (string) $elem1 === (string) $elem2
         *
         * The keys of the elements are only preserved in the new map if no key is passed.
         *
         * @param \Closure|string|null $col Key, path of the nested array or anonymous function with ($item, $key) parameters returning the value for comparison
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function unique( $col = null ) : self
        {
                if( $col === null ) {
                        return new static( array_unique( $this->list() ) );
                }

                $list = $this->list();
                $map = array_map( $this->mapper( $col ), array_values( $list ), array_keys( $list ) );

                return new static( array_intersect_key( $list, array_unique( $map ) ) );
        }


        /**
         * Pushes an element onto the beginning of the map without returning a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->unshift( 'd' );
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'b'] )->unshift( 'd', 'first' );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['d', 'a', 'b']
         *  ['first' => 'd', 0 => 'a', 1 => 'b']
         *
         * The keys of the elements are only preserved in the new map if no key is passed.
         *
         * Performance note:
         * The bigger the list, the higher the performance impact because unshift()
         * needs to create a new list and copies all existing elements to the new
         * array. Usually, it's better to push() new entries at the end and reverse()
         * the list afterwards:
         *
         *  $map->push( 'a' )->push( 'b' )->reverse();
         * instead of
         *  $map->unshift( 'a' )->unshift( 'b' );
         *
         * @param mixed $value Item to add at the beginning
         * @param int|string|null $key Key for the item or NULL to reindex all numerical keys
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function unshift( $value, $key = null ) : self
        {
                if( $key === null ) {
                        array_unshift( $this->list(), $value );
                } else {
                        $this->list = [$key => $value] + $this->list();
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts all elements using a callback using new keys.
         *
         * The given callback will be used to compare the values. The callback must accept
         * two parameters (item A and B) and must return -1 if item A is smaller than
         * item B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if item A is greater than item B. Both, a
         * method name and an anonymous function can be passed.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'B', 'b' => 'a'] )->usort( 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'B', 'b' => 'a'] )->usort( function( $itemA, $itemB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $itemA ) <=> strtolower( $itemB );
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => 'a', 1 => 'B']
         *  [0 => 'a', 1 => 'B']
         *
         * The keys aren't preserved and elements get a new index. No new map is created.
         *
         * @param callable $callback Function with (itemA, itemB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function usort( callable $callback ) : self
        {
                usort( $this->list(), $callback );
                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Sorts a copy of all elements using a callback using new keys.
         *
         * The given callback will be used to compare the values. The callback must accept
         * two parameters (item A and B) and must return -1 if item A is smaller than
         * item B, 0 if both are equal and 1 if item A is greater than item B. Both, a
         * method name and an anonymous function can be passed.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'B', 'b' => 'a'] )->usorted( 'strcasecmp' );
         *  Map::from( ['a' => 'B', 'b' => 'a'] )->usorted( function( $itemA, $itemB ) {
         *      return strtolower( $itemA ) <=> strtolower( $itemB );
         *  } );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => 'a', 1 => 'B']
         *  [0 => 'a', 1 => 'B']
         *
         * The keys aren't preserved, elements get a new index and a new map is created.
         *
         * @param callable $callback Function with (itemA, itemB) parameters and returns -1 (<), 0 (=) and 1 (>)
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function usorted( callable $callback ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->usort( $callback );
        }


        /**
         * Resets the keys and return the values in a new map.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['x' => 'b', 2 => 'a', 'c'] )->values();
         *
         * Results:
         * A new map with [0 => 'b', 1 => 'a', 2 => 'c'] as content
         *
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map of the values
         */
        public function values() : self
        {
                return new static( array_values( $this->list() ) );
        }


        /**
         * Applies the given callback to all elements.
         *
         * To change the values of the Map, specify the value parameter as reference
         * (&$value). You can only change the values but not the keys nor the array
         * structure.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( ['a', 'B', ['c', 'd'], 'e'] )->walk( function( &$value ) {
         *    $value = strtoupper( $value );
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( [66 => 'B', 97 => 'a'] )->walk( function( $value, $key ) {
         *    echo 'ASCII ' . $key . ' is ' . $value . "\n";
         *  } );
         *  Map::from( [1, 2, 3] )->walk( function( &$value, $key, $data ) {
         *    $value = $data[$value] ?? $value;
         *  }, [1 => 'one', 2 => 'two'] );
         *
         * Results:
         * The first example will change the Map elements to:
         *   ['A', 'B', ['C', 'D'], 'E']
         * The output of the second one will be:
         *  ASCII 66 is B
         *  ASCII 97 is a
         * The last example changes the Map elements to:
         *  ['one', 'two', 3]
         *
         * By default, Map elements which are arrays will be traversed recursively.
         * To iterate over the Map elements only, pass FALSE as third parameter.
         *
         * @param callable $callback Function with (item, key, data) parameters
         * @param mixed $data Arbitrary data that will be passed to the callback as third parameter
         * @param bool $recursive TRUE to traverse sub-arrays recursively (default), FALSE to iterate Map elements only
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> Updated map for fluid interface
         */
        public function walk( callable $callback, $data = null, bool $recursive = true ) : self
        {
                if( $recursive ) {
                        array_walk_recursive( $this->list(), $callback, $data );
                } else {
                        array_walk( $this->list(), $callback, $data );
                }

                return $this;
        }


        /**
         * Filters the list of elements by a given condition.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  Map::from( [
         *    ['id' => 1, 'type' => 'name'],
         *    ['id' => 2, 'type' => 'short'],
         *  ] )->where( 'type', '==', 'name' );
         *
         *  Map::from( [
         *    ['id' => 3, 'price' => 10],
         *    ['id' => 4, 'price' => 50],
         *  ] )->where( 'price', '>', 20 );
         *
         *  Map::from( [
         *    ['id' => 3, 'price' => 10],
         *    ['id' => 4, 'price' => 50],
         *  ] )->where( 'price', 'in', [10, 25] );
         *
         *  Map::from( [
         *    ['id' => 3, 'price' => 10],
         *    ['id' => 4, 'price' => 50],
         *  ] )->where( 'price', '-', [10, 100] );
         *
         *  Map::from( [
         *    ['item' => ['id' => 3, 'price' => 10]],
         *    ['item' => ['id' => 4, 'price' => 50]],
         *  ] )->where( 'item/price', '>', 30 );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [0 => ['id' => 1, 'type' => 'name']]
         *  [1 => ['id' => 4, 'price' => 50]]
         *  [0 => ['id' => 3, 'price' => 10]]
         *  [0 => ['id' => 3, 'price' => 10], ['id' => 4, 'price' => 50]]
         *  [1 => ['item' => ['id' => 4, 'price' => 50]]]
         *
         * Available operators are:
         * * '==' : Equal
         * * '===' : Equal and same type
         * * '!=' : Not equal
         * * '!==' : Not equal and same type
         * * '<=' : Smaller than an equal
         * * '>=' : Greater than an equal
         * * '<' : Smaller
         * * '>' : Greater
         * 'in' : Array of value which are in the list of values
         * '-' : Values between array of start and end value, e.g. [10, 100] (inclusive)
         *
         * This does also work for multi-dimensional arrays by passing the keys
         * of the arrays separated by the delimiter ("/" by default), e.g. "key1/key2/key3"
         * to get "val" from ['key1' => ['key2' => ['key3' => 'val']]]. The same applies to
         * public properties of objects or objects implementing __isset() and __get() methods.
         *
         * The keys of the original map are preserved in the returned map.
         *
         * @param string $key Key or path of the value in the array or object used for comparison
         * @param string $op Operator used for comparison
         * @param mixed $value Value used for comparison
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map for fluid interface
         */
        public function where( string $key, string $op, $value ) : self
        {
                return $this->filter( function( $item ) use ( $key, $op, $value ) {

                        if( ( $val = $this->val( $item, explode( $this->sep, $key ) ) ) !== null )
                        {
                                switch( $op )
                                {
                                        case '-':
                                                $list = (array) $value;
                                                return $val >= current( $list ) && $val <= end( $list );
                                        case 'in': return in_array( $val, (array) $value );
                                        case '<': return $val < $value;
                                        case '>': return $val > $value;
                                        case '<=': return $val <= $value;
                                        case '>=': return $val >= $value;
                                        case '===': return $val === $value;
                                        case '!==': return $val !== $value;
                                        case '!=': return $val != $value;
                                        default: return $val == $value;
                                }
                        }

                        return false;
                } );
        }


        /**
         * Returns a copy of the map with the element at the given index replaced with the given value.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  $m = Map::from( ['a' => 1] );
         *  $m->with( 2, 'b' );
         *  $m->with( 'a', 2 );
         *
         * Results:
         *  ['a' => 1, 2 => 'b']
         *  ['a' => 2]
         *
         * The original map ($m) stays untouched!
         * This method is a shortcut for calling the copy() and set() methods.
         *
         * @param int|string $key Array key to set or replace
         * @param mixed $value New value for the given key
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map
         */
        public function with( $key, $value ) : self
        {
                return ( clone $this )->set( $key, $value );
        }


        /**
         * Merges the values of all arrays at the corresponding index.
         *
         * Examples:
         *  $en = ['one', 'two', 'three'];
         *  $es = ['uno', 'dos', 'tres'];
         *  $m = Map::from( [1, 2, 3] )->zip( $en, $es );
         *
         * Results:
         *  [
         *    [1, 'one', 'uno'],
         *    [2, 'two', 'dos'],
         *    [3, 'three', 'tres'],
         *  ]
         *
         * @param array<int|string,mixed>|\Traversable<int|string,mixed>|\Iterator<int|string,mixed> $arrays List of arrays to merge with at the same position
         * @return self<int|string,mixed> New map of arrays
         */
        public function zip( ...$arrays ) : self
        {
                $args = array_map( function( $items ) {
                        return $this->array( $items );
                }, $arrays );

                return new static( array_map( null, $this->list(), ...$args ) );
        }


        /**
         * Returns a plain array of the given elements.
         *
         * @param mixed $elements List of elements or single value
         * @return array<int|string,mixed> Plain array
         */
        protected function array( $elements ) : array
        {
                if( is_array( $elements ) ) {
                        return $elements;
                }

                if( $elements instanceof \Closure ) {
                        return (array) $elements();
                }

                if( $elements instanceof \Aimeos\Map ) {
                        return $elements->toArray();
                }

                if( is_iterable( $elements ) ) {
                        return iterator_to_array( $elements, true );
                }

                return $elements !== null ? [$elements] : [];
        }


        /**
         * Flattens a multi-dimensional array or map into a single level array.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $entries Single of multi-level array, map or everything foreach can be used with
         * @param array<int|string,mixed> $result Will contain all elements from the multi-dimensional arrays afterwards
         * @param int $depth Number of levels to flatten in multi-dimensional arrays
         */
        protected function kflatten( iterable $entries, array &$result, int $depth ) : void
        {
                foreach( $entries as $key => $entry )
                {
                        if( is_iterable( $entry ) && $depth > 0 ) {
                                $this->kflatten( $entry, $result, $depth - 1 );
                        } else {
                                $result[$key] = $entry;
                        }
                }
        }


        /**
         * Returns a reference to the array of elements
         *
         * @return array Reference to the array of elements
         */
        protected function &list() : array
        {
                if( !is_array( $this->list ) ) {
                        $this->list = $this->array( $this->list );
                }

                return $this->list;
        }


        /**
         * Returns a closure that retrieves the value for the passed key
         *
         * @param \Closure|string|null $key Closure or key (e.g. "key1/key2/key3") to retrieve the value for
         * @return \Closure Closure that retrieves the value for the passed key
         */
        protected function mapper( $key = null ) : \Closure
        {
                if( $key instanceof \Closure ) {
                        return $key;
                }

                $parts = $key ? explode( $this->sep, (string) $key ) : [];

                return function( $item ) use ( $parts ) {
                        return $this->val( $item, $parts );
                };
        }


        /**
         * Flattens a multi-dimensional array or map into a single level array.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $entries Single of multi-level array, map or everything foreach can be used with
         * @param array<mixed> &$result Will contain all elements from the multi-dimensional arrays afterwards
         * @param int $depth Number of levels to flatten in multi-dimensional arrays
         */
        protected function nflatten( iterable $entries, array &$result, int $depth ) : void
        {
                foreach( $entries as $entry )
                {
                        if( is_iterable( $entry ) && $depth > 0 ) {
                                $this->nflatten( $entry, $result, $depth - 1 );
                        } else {
                                $result[] = $entry;
                        }
                }
        }


        /**
         * Flattens a multi-dimensional array or map into an array with joined keys.
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $entries Single of multi-level array, map or everything foreach can be used with
         * @param array<int|string,mixed> $result Will contain joined key/value pairs from the multi-dimensional arrays afterwards
         * @param int $depth Number of levels to flatten in multi-dimensional arrays
         * @param string $path Path prefix of the current key
         */
        protected function rflatten( iterable $entries, array &$result, int $depth, string $path = '' ) : void
        {
                foreach( $entries as $key => $entry )
                {
                        if( is_iterable( $entry ) && $depth > 0 ) {
                                $this->rflatten( $entry, $result, $depth - 1, $path . $key . $this->sep );
                        } else {
                                $result[$path . $key] = $entry;
                        }
                }
        }


        /**
         * Returns the position of the first element that doesn't match the condition
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $list List of elements to check
         * @param \Closure $callback Closure with ($item, $key) arguments to check the condition
         * @return int Position of the first element that doesn't match the condition
         */
        protected function until( iterable $list, \Closure $callback ) : int
        {
                $idx = 0;

                foreach( $list as $key => $item )
                {
                        if( !$callback( $item, $key ) ) {
                                break;
                        }

                        ++$idx;
                }

                return $idx;
        }


        /**
         * Returns a configuration value from an array.
         *
         * @param array<mixed>|object $entry The array or object to look at
         * @param array<string> $parts Path parts to look for inside the array or object
         * @return mixed Found value or null if no value is available
         */
        protected function val( $entry, array $parts )
        {
                foreach( $parts as $part )
                {
                        if( ( is_array( $entry ) || $entry instanceof \ArrayAccess ) && isset( $entry[$part] ) ) {
                                $entry = $entry[$part];
                        } elseif( is_object( $entry ) && isset( $entry->{$part} ) ) {
                                $entry = $entry->{$part};
                        } else {
                                return null;
                        }
                }

                return $entry;
        }


        /**
         * Visits each entry, calls the callback and returns the items in the result argument
         *
         * @param iterable<int|string,mixed> $entries List of entries with children (optional)
         * @param array<mixed> $result Numerically indexed list of all visited entries
         * @param int $level Current depth of the nodes in the tree
         * @param \Closure|null $callback Callback with ($entry, $key, $level) arguments, returns the entry added to result
         * @param string $nestKey Key to the children of each entry
         * @param array<mixed>|object|null $parent Parent entry
         */
        protected function visit( iterable $entries, array &$result, int $level, ?\Closure $callback, string $nestKey, $parent = null ) : void
        {
                foreach( $entries as $key => $entry )
                {
                        $result[] = $callback ? $callback( $entry, $key, $level, $parent ) : $entry;

                        if( ( is_array( $entry ) || $entry instanceof \ArrayAccess ) && isset( $entry[$nestKey] ) ) {
                                $this->visit( $entry[$nestKey], $result, $level + 1, $callback, $nestKey, $entry );
                        } elseif( is_object( $entry ) && isset( $entry->{$nestKey} ) ) {
                                $this->visit( $entry->{$nestKey}, $result, $level + 1, $callback, $nestKey, $entry );
                        }
                }
        }
}

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