createPropertyFetch($propertyName); $newDateTime = $this->createNewDateTime(); $this->addDateTimeArgumentIfNotDefault($defaultExpr, $newDateTime); $assign = new Assign($propertyFetch, $newDateTime); return new Expression($assign); } private function createPropertyFetch(string $propertyName) : PropertyFetch { return new PropertyFetch(new Variable('this'), $propertyName); } private function createNewDateTime() : New_ { return new New_(new FullyQualified('DateTime')); } private function addDateTimeArgumentIfNotDefault(Expr $defaultExpr, New_ $dateTimeNew) : void { if ($defaultExpr instanceof String_ && ($defaultExpr->value === 'now' || $defaultExpr->value === 'now()')) { return; } $dateTimeNew->args[] = new Arg($defaultExpr); } }