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aklump/collection\_json
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Php objects for working with hypermedia Collection+JSON (http://amundsen.com/media-types/)

0.9.1(3y ago)386BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=7.3

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How to create a collection object programatically
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[](#how-to-create-a-collection-object-programatically)

Creating objects from JSON strings
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[](#creating-objects-from-json-strings)

The key method will be `\AKlump\Http\CollectionJson\CollectionBase::import`, which converts JSON strings into the appropriate object based on it's format.

You can also create a Collection object from json using Collection->setContent().

Converting objects to JSON
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[](#converting-objects-to-json)

Cast any object to string to get it's JSON equivalent.

Converting from Collection+JSON to JSON
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[](#converting-from-collectionjson-to-json)

Take a look at the class `CollectionJsonToJson`.

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~187 days

Recently: every ~653 days

Total

18

Last Release

1204d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1PHP >=5.3.0

0.9.0PHP >=7.3

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

jsonhypermediavnd.collectionamundsen

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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