<?php
  
  namespace FootyRoom\Support\Utils;
  
  class EmailObfuscator
  {
      /**
       * Obfuscates given email address.
       *
       * @param  string $email
       *
       * @return string
       */
      public static function obfuscate($email)
      {
          $chars = str_split($email);
          $hiddenEmail = [];
  
          for ($i = 0; $i < count($chars); $i++) {
              if ($i < 1 || $i+5 >= count($chars) || $chars[$i+1] == '@' || $chars[$i] == '@') {
                  $hiddenEmail[] = $chars[$i];
              } else {
                  $hiddenEmail[] = '*';
              }
          }
  
          return implode('', $hiddenEmail);
      }
  }