Fix PHP 8.1 "strlen(null)" exception which blocks Working Copy blueprint creation in Drydock
Summary:
strlen() was used in Phabricator to check if a generic value is a non-empty string.
This behavior is deprecated since PHP 8.1. So, we adopt an explicit cast to string
in order to answer the question "Is this a non-empty string?" without relying on implicit
cast and deprecated things.
Note: this may highlight other absurd input values that might be worth correcting
instead of just ignoring. If phutil_string_cast() throws an exception in your
instance, report it to Phorge to evaluate and fix that specific corner case.
Closes T15409
Test Plan:
Applied this change and afterwards, selecting "Working Copy" on /drydock/blueprint/edit/form/default/ does not show a RuntimeException on strlen() anymore. Instead, it shows a PhutilAggregateException covered in T15408.
Try also creating an integer "Custom Field" in some applications like Maniphest (maniphest.custom-field-definitions)
or in the People component (user.custom-field-definitions) etc., populating the related forms with your usual fuzzy tests.
Reviewers: O1 Blessed Committers, valerio.bozzolan
Reviewed By: O1 Blessed Committers, valerio.bozzolan
Subscribers: speck, tobiaswiese, valerio.bozzolan, Matthew, Cigaryno
Maniphest Tasks: T15409
Differential Revision: https://we.phorge.it/D25235