Utility.php

<?php
// Utility functions for Secure Code Checker

// Function to log messages to a file
function logMessage($message, $logFile = 'checker.log') {
    $timestamp = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
    // Error handling for file operations
    if (file_put_contents($logFile, "[$timestamp] $message\n", FILE_APPEND) === false) {
        // log to system error if file writing fails
        error_log("Failed to write to log file: $logFile");
    }
}

// Function to send notifications (e.g., to Slack or email)
function sendNotification($message) {
    // Placeholder for notification implementation
    logMessage("Notification sent: $message");
}

// Function to format report output with error handling
function formatReport($report) {
    $jsonReport = json_encode($report, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
    if ($jsonReport === false) {
        // log an error if encoding fails
        logMessage("Failed to format report: " . json_last_error_msg());
        return json_encode(['error' => 'Failed to format report']);
    }
    return $jsonReport;
}