Number Calculation interface about math

[BenMorel]

Hi, what’s the use case for this?

It’s not possible to do this for every method anyway, in particular dividedBy() has different signatures for every class!

[BenMorel]

Closing due to lack of feedback. Please comment if you wish to reopen!

[aldenw]

Here is an example of what I think the use case for this would be. This is what I'm currently doing with a method to add any of the 3 current Big types. Doing the same with subtract, etc.

    /**
     * @param BigInteger|BigRational|BigDecimal $leftOperand
     * @param BigInteger|BigRational|BigDecimal $rightOperand
     *
     * @noinspection PhpDocSignatureInspection
     */
    public static function add(BigNumber $leftOperand, BigNumber $rightOperand): BigNumber
    {
        return $leftOperand->plus($rightOperand);
    }

An interface would make this safe from potential future Big types that may not implement plus, or implement it with a different signature. Also provide better ide support. Currently we have to force the ide to ignore.

It’s not possible to do this for every method anyway, in particular dividedBy()

Definitely true, but I think that doesn't reduce the value of an interface for those methods for which it is possible.