feat(callable): add CachedCallable for cached function resolution

benches/benches/binary_bench.rs

@@ -126,6 +126,31 @@ binary_benchmark_group!(
     benchmarks = callback_calls
 );
 
+#[binary_benchmark]
+#[bench::single_cached_callback_call(args = ("cached_callback_call.php", 1))]
+#[bench::multiple_cached_callback_calls(args = ("cached_callback_call.php", 10))]
+#[bench::lots_of_cached_callback_calls(args = ("cached_callback_call.php", 100_000))]
+fn cached_callback_calls(script: &str, cnt: usize) -> gungraun::Command {
+    setup();
+
+    gungraun::Command::new("php")
+        .arg(format!("-dextension={}", *EXT_LIB))
+        .arg(bench_script(script))
+        .arg(cnt.to_string())
+        .build()
+}
+
+binary_benchmark_group!(
+    name = cached_callback;
+    config = BinaryBenchmarkConfig::default()
+        .tool(Callgrind::with_args([
+            CACHE_SIM[0], CACHE_SIM[1], CACHE_SIM[2],
+            "--collect-atstart=no",
+            "--toggle-collect=*_internal_bench_cached_callback_function*handler*",
+        ]).flamegraph(FlamegraphConfig::default()));
+    benchmarks = cached_callback_calls
+);
+
 #[binary_benchmark]
 #[bench::single_method_call(args = ("method_call.php", 1))]
 #[bench::multiple_method_calls(args = ("method_call.php", 10))]
@@ -177,5 +202,5 @@ binary_benchmark_group!(
 );
 
 main!(
-    binary_benchmark_groups = function, callback, method, static_method
+    binary_benchmark_groups = function, callback, cached_callback, method, static_method
 );

benches/benches/cached_callback_call.php

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+bench_cached_callback_function(fn ($i) => $i * 2, (int) $argv[1]);

benches/ext/src/lib.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ pub fn bench_callback_function(callback: ZendCallable, n: usize) {
     }
 }
 
+#[php_function]
+pub fn bench_cached_callback_function(callback: ZendCallable, n: usize) {
+    let cached = callback.cache().expect("Failed to cache callback");
+    for i in 0..n {
+        cached
+            .try_call(vec![&i])
+            .expect("Failed to call cached callback");
+    }
+}
+
 #[php_class]
 pub struct BenchClass;
 
@@ -45,5 +55,6 @@ pub fn build_module(module: ModuleBuilder) -> ModuleBuilder {
     module
         .function(wrap_function!(bench_function))
         .function(wrap_function!(bench_callback_function))
+        .function(wrap_function!(bench_cached_callback_function))
         .class::<BenchClass>()
 }

guide/src/types/functions.md

@@ -26,3 +26,88 @@ pub fn test_method() -> () {
 
 # fn main() {}
 ```
+
+## Cached Callables
+
+When calling the same PHP function repeatedly from Rust, use `CachedCallable`
+to avoid re-resolving the function on every call. The first resolution caches
+the internal `zend_fcall_info_cache`, and subsequent calls skip all string
+lookups and hash table searches.
+
+```rust,no_run
+# #![cfg_attr(windows, feature(abi_vectorcall))]
+# extern crate ext_php_rs;
+use ext_php_rs::prelude::*;
+use ext_php_rs::types::ZendCallable;
+
+#[php_function]
+pub fn call_many_times(callback: ZendCallable) -> () {
+    let cached = callback.cache().expect("Failed to cache callable");
+
+    for i in 0..1000i64 {
+        let _ = cached.try_call(vec![&i]);
+    }
+}
+# fn main() {}
+```
+
+### When to use `CachedCallable`
+
+- **Use `CachedCallable`** when calling the same callable multiple times (loops,
+  event handlers, iterators like `array_map` patterns).
+- **Use `ZendCallable`** for single-shot calls where caching overhead is wasted.
+
+### Error handling
+
+`CachedCallable` returns `CachedCallableError` which provides granular
+error variants:
+
+```rust,no_run
+# #![cfg_attr(windows, feature(abi_vectorcall))]
+# extern crate ext_php_rs;
+use ext_php_rs::prelude::*;
+use ext_php_rs::error::CachedCallableError;
+use ext_php_rs::types::ZendCallable;
+
+#[php_function]
+pub fn resilient_caller(callback: ZendCallable) -> () {
+    let cached = callback.cache().expect("Failed to cache");
+
+    match cached.try_call(vec![&42i64]) {
+        Ok(result) => { /* use result */ },
+        Err(CachedCallableError::PhpException(_)) => {
+            // PHP exception — callable is still valid, can retry
+            let _ = cached.try_call(vec![&0i64]);
+        },
+        Err(CachedCallableError::Poisoned) => {
+            // Engine failure happened before — cannot reuse
+        },
+        Err(e) => { /* other errors */ },
+    }
+}
+# fn main() {}
+```
+
+### Named arguments
+
+`CachedCallable` supports the same named argument methods as `ZendCallable`:
+
+```rust,no_run
+# #![cfg_attr(windows, feature(abi_vectorcall))]
+# extern crate ext_php_rs;
+use ext_php_rs::prelude::*;
+use ext_php_rs::types::ZendCallable;
+
+#[php_function]
+pub fn cached_with_named() -> () {
+    let func = ZendCallable::try_from_name("str_replace").unwrap();
+    let cached = func.cache().unwrap();
+
+    let _ = cached.try_call_named(&[
+        ("search", &"world"),
+        ("replace", &"PHP"),
+        ("subject", &"Hello world"),
+    ]);
+}
+# fn main() {}
+```

src/error.rs

@@ -147,6 +147,54 @@ impl From<Error> for PhpException {
     }
 }
 
+/// Error type for [`CachedCallable`](crate::types::CachedCallable) operations.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum CachedCallableError {
+    /// The callable could not be resolved at cache time.
+    ResolutionFailed,
+    /// The call mechanism itself failed (`zend_call_function` returned < 0).
+    /// The `CachedCallable` is now poisoned and cannot be reused.
+    CallFailed,
+    /// A PHP exception was thrown during execution.
+    /// The `CachedCallable` remains valid for subsequent calls.
+    PhpException(ZBox<ZendObject>),
+    /// The `CachedCallable` was poisoned by a prior engine failure.
+    Poisoned,
+    /// Integer overflow when converting parameter count.
+    IntegerOverflow,
+    /// A parameter could not be converted to a Zval.
+    ParamConversion,
+}
+
+impl Display for CachedCallableError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::ResolutionFailed => write!(f, "Could not resolve callable for caching."),
+            Self::CallFailed => {
+                write!(f, "Cached callable call failed; callable is now poisoned.")
+            }
+            Self::PhpException(e) => write!(f, "PHP exception thrown during cached call: {e:?}"),
+            Self::Poisoned => write!(f, "Cached callable is poisoned by a prior engine failure."),
+            Self::IntegerOverflow => {
+                write!(f, "Converting integer arguments resulted in an overflow.")
+            }
+            Self::ParamConversion => write!(f, "A parameter could not be converted to a Zval."),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ErrorTrait for CachedCallableError {}
+
+impl From<CachedCallableError> for Error {
+    fn from(e: CachedCallableError) -> Self {
+        match e {
+            CachedCallableError::PhpException(e) => Error::Exception(e),
+            CachedCallableError::IntegerOverflow => Error::IntegerOverflow,
+            _ => Error::Callable,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Trigger an error that is reported in PHP the same way `trigger_error()` is.
 ///
 /// See specific error type descriptions at <https://www.php.net/manual/en/errorfunc.constants.php>.

src/ffi.rs

@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
         filename: *const c_char,
     ) -> *mut zend_op_array;
     pub fn ext_php_rs_zend_execute(op_array: *mut zend_op_array);
+
+    pub fn _ext_php_rs_zend_fcc_addref(fcc: *mut _zend_fcall_info_cache);
+    pub fn _ext_php_rs_zend_fcc_dtor(fcc: *mut _zend_fcall_info_cache);
+    pub fn _ext_php_rs_cached_call_function(
+        fcc: *mut _zend_fcall_info_cache,
+        retval: *mut zval,
+        param_count: u32,
+        params: *mut zval,
+        named_params: *mut HashTable,
+    ) -> ::std::os::raw::c_int;
 }
 
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/bindings.rs"));

src/lib.rs

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ pub mod prelude {
     pub use crate::php_print;
     pub use crate::php_println;
     pub use crate::php_write;
+    pub use crate::types::CachedCallable;
     pub use crate::types::ZendCallable;
     pub use crate::zend::BailoutGuard;
     #[cfg(feature = "observer")]