supress "should implement method" errors #48016

well, i both get and don't get your point :)
i understand this @method is usually used together wih call magic. but, php is a dynamic language, with things like method_exists(), so there really should be something to denote an optional method. and because there is nothing else than @method in phpdoc, i have to use this annotation. that's for the rationale of my question.

but anyway, even if i "abuse" this @method annot, is there a way to suppress those errors? because i have not just one of those "optional" methods, and these errors pollute logs and shell output.

I've never seen an optional method in my whole life.
Why can't you just return null from getHashSalt what would denote there is no hash salt and classes that right now do not require this method would return null?
I think your code design is poor. Why would you implement this interface and sometimes implement this method and sometimes not? Maybe you need another interface like HashableWithSaltInterface (couldn't figure out better name) that would extends HashableInterface and implement this one in classes that need this method?

Why can't you just return null from getHashSalt

first, it's not just this specific method/interface, there are more of them for different things.
second, i use this with method_exists(string $class), ie without instance.

Maybe you need another interface like HashableWithSaltInterface (couldn't figure out better name) that would extends HashableInterface and implement this one in classes that need this method?

i actually had it this way. but having "duplicate" interfaces for just one method seemed untidy, when it can be replaced with just one method_exists check.

I think your code design is poor. Why would you implement this interface and sometimes implement this method and sometimes not?

it works well. the only thing are those polluting errors. why? given this specific "hash" example - i check if it has this method. if yes, i have to get the instance/entity (it generates it's own salt). if not, i use the classname as salt.