updated to add common functions

README.md

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 From shallow single arrays to deeply nested data structures — **ArrayKit** provides a fluent, reliable toolkit for
 real-world PHP projects.
 
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 ## 📦 Features at a Glance
 
-✅ **Single-Dimensional Helpers**
-✅ **Multi-Dimensional Helpers**
-✅ **Dot Notation Get/Set/Flatten**
-✅ **Dynamic Config with Hooks**
-✅ **Collection & Hooked Collection**
-✅ **Traits for DTO & Hooking**
-✅ **Pipeline for Collection Ops**
-✅ **Global Helpers (`functions.php`)**
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+- **Single-Dimensional Helpers**
+- **Multi-Dimensional Helpers**
+- **Dot Notation Get/Set/Flatten**
+- **Dynamic Config with Hooks**
+- **Collection & Hooked Collection**
+- **Traits for DTO & Hooking**
+- **Pipeline for Collection Ops**
+- **Global Helpers (`functions.php`)**
 
 ## 📚 Modules
 
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 | **DotNotation**     | Get/set/remove values using dot keys; flatten & expand nested arrays with dot keys.                |
 | **BaseArrayHelper** | Internal shared base for consistent API across helpers.                                            |
 
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 ### ➤ Config System
 
 | Class               | Description                                                                                                         |
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 | **DynamicConfig**   | Extends `Config` with **on-get/on-set hooks** to transform values dynamically (e.g., encrypt/decrypt, auto-format). |
 | **BaseConfigTrait** | Shared config logic.                                                                                                |
 
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 ### ➤ Collections
 
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 | **Pipeline**            | Functional-style pipeline for chaining operations on collections.                          |
 | **BaseCollectionTrait** | Shared collection behavior.                                                                |
 
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 ### ➤ Traits
 
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 | **HookTrait** | Generic hook system for on-get/on-set callbacks. Used by `DynamicConfig` & `HookedCollection`. |
 | **DTOTrait**  | Utility trait for DTO-like behavior: populate, extract, cast arrays/objects easily.            |
 
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 ### ➤ Global Helpers
 
 | File              | Description                                                |
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 | **functions.php** | Global shortcut functions for frequent array/config tasks. |
 
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 ## ✅ Requirements
 
 * **PHP 8.2** or higher
 
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 ## ⚡ Installation
 
 ```bash
 composer require infocyph/arraykit
 ```
 
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 ## 🚀 Quick Examples
 
 ### 🔹 Single-Dimensional Helpers
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 $page = ArraySingle::paginate($list, page:1, perPage:2); // [1, 2]
 ```
 
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 ### 🔹 Multi-Dimensional Helpers
 
 ```php
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 $sorted = ArrayMulti::sortRecursive($data);
 ```
 
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 ### 🔹 Dot Notation
 
 ```php
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 // [ 'profile.name' => 'Alice', 'profile.email' => '[email protected]' ]
 ```
 
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 ### 🔹 Dynamic Config with Hooks
 
 ```php
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 $hashed = $config->get('auth.password');
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 ### 🔹 Hooked Collection
 
 ```php
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 echo $collection['role']; // Role: admin
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 ### 🔹 DTO Trait Example
 
 ```php
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 $array = $user->toArray();
 ```
 
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 ## 🤝 Support
 
 Have a bug or feature idea? Please [open an issue](https://github.com/infocyph/arraykit/issues).
 
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 ## 📄 License
 
 Licensed under the **MIT License** — use it freely for personal or commercial projects. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for