PHP 8.1 compatibility : fix deprecated warnings
>>> [!note] Migrated issue
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Reported by: [luqmaan.essop](https://www.drupal.org/user/3618854)
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<h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Deprecated function: trim() when migrating to PHP 8.1</h3>
<pre>Deprecated function: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in Drupal\config_notify\NotifierService->getHostInformation() (line 241 of /app/web/modules/contrib/config_notify/src/NotifierService.php)<br>#0 /app/web/core/includes/bootstrap.inc(346): _drupal_error_handler_real(8192, 'trim(): Passing...', '/app/web/module...', 241)<br>#1 [internal function]: _drupal_error_handler(8192, 'trim(): Passing...', '/app/web/module...', 241)<br>#2 /app/web/modules/contrib/config_notify/src/NotifierService.php(241): trim(NULL)<br>#3 /app/web/modules/contrib/config_notify/src/NotifierService.php(197): Drupal\config_notify\NotifierService->getHostInformation()<br>#4 /app/web/modules/contrib/config_notify/config_notify.module(64): Drupal\config_notify\NotifierService->getDefaultMessage(true)<br>#5 [internal function]: config_notify_cron(Object(Drupal\ultimate_cron\Entity\CronJob))<br>#6 /app/web/modules/contrib/ultimate_cron/src/Entity/CronJob.php(325): call_user_func('config_notify_c...', Object(Drupal\ultimate_cron\Entity\CronJob))<br>#7 /app/web/modules/contrib/ultimate_cron/src/Entity/CronJob.php(471): Drupal\ultimate_cron\Entity\CronJob->invokeCallback()<br>#8 /app/web/modules/contrib/ultimate_cron/src/Plugin/ultimate_cron/Launcher/SerialLauncher.php(213): Drupal\ultimate_cron\Entity\CronJob->run(Object(Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup))<br>#9 /app/web/modules/contrib/ultimate_cron/src/Plugin/ultimate_cron/Launcher/SerialLauncher.php(334): Drupal\ultimate_cron\Plugin\ultimate_cron\Launcher\SerialLauncher->launch(Object(Drupal\ultimate_cron\Entity\CronJob))<br>#10 /app/web/modules/contrib/ultimate_cron/src/Plugin/ultimate_cron/Launcher/SerialLauncher.php(309): Drupal\ultimate_cron\Plugin\ultimate_cron\Launcher\SerialLauncher->runThread('6742477', 1, Array)<br>#11 /app/web/modules/contrib/ultimate_cron/src/UltimateCron.php(64): Drupal\ultimate_cron\Plugin\ultimate_cron\Launcher\SerialLauncher->launchJobs(Array)<br>#12 /app/web/modules/contrib/ultimate_cron/src/ProxyClass/UltimateCron.php(70): Drupal\ultimate_cron\UltimateCron->run()<br>#13 /app/web/core/modules/automated_cron/src/EventSubscriber/AutomatedCron.php(65): Drupal\ultimate_cron\ProxyClass\UltimateCron->run()<br>#14 [internal function]: Drupal\automated_cron\EventSubscriber\AutomatedCron->onTerminate(Object(Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\TerminateEvent), 'kernel.terminat...', Object(Drupal\Component\EventDispatcher\ContainerAwareEventDispatcher))<br>#15 /app/web/core/lib/Drupal/Component/EventDispatcher/ContainerAwareEventDispatcher.php(142): call_user_func(Array, Object(Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\TerminateEvent), 'kernel.terminat...', Object(Drupal\Component\EventDispatcher\ContainerAwareEventDispatcher))<br>#16 /app/vendor/symfony/http-kernel/HttpKernel.php(100): Drupal\Component\EventDispatcher\ContainerAwareEventDispatcher->dispatch(Object(Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\TerminateEvent), 'kernel.terminat...')<br>#17 /app/vendor/stack/builder/src/Stack/StackedHttpKernel.php(32): Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernel->terminate(Object(Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request), Object(Drupal\Core\Routing\TrustedRedirectResponse))<br>#18 /app/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php(686): Stack\StackedHttpKernel->terminate(Object(Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request), Object(Drupal\Core\Routing\TrustedRedirectResponse))<br>#19 /app/web/index.php(22): Drupal\Core\DrupalKernel->terminate(Object(Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request), Object(Drupal\Core\Routing\TrustedRedirectResponse))<br>#20 {main}</pre><h4 id="summary-steps-reproduce">Steps to reproduce</h4>
<p>Install Drupal 9.3.x with config_notify 8.x-1.7 module and PHP 8.1.5<br>
Enable logs.<br>
Run Cron.</p>
<h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3>
<p>Cast the variable to string to fix the issue</p>
<pre>Change $custom_host_value = trim($this->configFactory->get('config_notify.settings')->get('custom_host_value')); <br>to <br>$custom_host_value = trim((string) $this->configFactory->get('config_notify.settings')->get('custom_host_value'));</pre>
> Related issue: [Issue #3280065](https://www.drupal.org/node/3280065)
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