From b029574fa52df2a59a87e172269a33fdb3cae357 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Collins <james.collins@outlook.com.au>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:04:37 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] add URLEncode function

---
 app/Helpers/URLEncode.php | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 app/Helpers/URLEncode.php

diff --git a/app/Helpers/URLEncode.php b/app/Helpers/URLEncode.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f3f1f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Helpers/URLEncode.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Custom URL Encode function.
+ * 
+ * @param string $string The string to encode.
+ * @param array|null $replaceArray Extra replacements to make.
+ * @return string The encoded string.
+ */
+function customUrlEncode(string $string, array|null $replaceArray = null): string {
+    // If $replaceArray is null, use the default [' ' => '%20']
+    if ($replaceArray === null) {
+        $replaceArray = [' ' => '%20'];
+    }
+
+    // If $replaceArray is an array and not empty, perform the replacements
+    if (is_array($replaceArray) && !empty($replaceArray)) {
+        $string = str_replace(array_keys($replaceArray), array_values($replaceArray), $string);
+    }
+
+    // Finally, use urlencode
+    return urlencode($string);
+}