[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #55635: wp_convert_hr_to_bytes() report correct byte sizes for php.ini "shorthand" values

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#55635: wp_convert_hr_to_bytes() report correct byte sizes for php.ini "shorthand"
values
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 Reporter:  dmsnell                              |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  Upload                               |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-unit-tests has-patch dev-      |     Focuses:
  feedback changes-requested                     |
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Comment (by pento):

 This is a fun patch. 🙂

 I think this change should go in a new function, rather than altering the
 behaviour of the existing function. While the original intention of
 `wp_convert_hr_to_bytes()` was for quickly parsing PHP INI values, I
 suspect that it's often used for converting any "human readable" sizes to
 their integer equivalent
 ([https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backupwordpress/trunk/functions/core.php#L447
 example]).

 I would argue that `wp_convert_hr_to_bytes('1MB')` is a reasonable usage
 of the function, and returns the expected (if technically incorrect)
 value, particularly when comparing it to the behaviour of the
 corresponding `wp_convert_bytes_to_hr()` function (since deprecated in
 favour of `size_format()`, but still relevant).

 One other note, the function should support `-1` (as an integer, not a
 string), as this is
 [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/tests/phpunit/includes/bootstrap.php#L230
 commonly used] for the `WP_MEMORY_LIMIT`/`WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT` constants.

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