<?php
/**
 * PHP var_export() with short array syntax (square brackets) indented 2 spaces.
 *
 * @todo Fix edge case where if a string value has `=>\n[` it will get converted to `=> [`.
 *
 * @link https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.var-export.php
 *
 * @param  mixed $expression
 * @param  bool  $return
 * @return string|void
 */
function varexport($expression, bool $return = false) {
    $export = var_export($expression, true);

    $patterns = [
        '/array \(/'                       => '[',
        '/^([ ]*)\)(,?)$/m'                => '$1]$2',
        '/=>[ ]?\n[ ]+\[/'                 => '=> [',
        '/([ ]*)(\'[^\']+\') => ([\[\'])/' => '$1$2 => $3',
        '/[0-9]+ => /'                     => '',
    ];

    $export = preg_replace(array_keys($patterns), array_values($patterns), $export);

    if ($return) {
        return $export;
    }

    echo $export;
}