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aklump/loft\_parser
===================

A collection of classes to process/parse text e.g. convert HTML to MediaWiki markup.

0.1.3(11y ago)186BSD-3-ClausePHP

Since Oct 22Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

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Summary
-------

[](#summary)

At the lowest level this project is a collection of classes that processes/parses text. Combined together they form the basis for the **MediaWikiParser, which converts HTML text into MediaWiki markup**. They lay the foundation for lots more parsing as time and necessity permits.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Add the following to `composer.json`:

    ```
     {
       "require": {
         "aklump/loft_parser": "0.1.*"
       }
     }

    ```
2. Run `composer install`.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Do something like this:

```
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
$p = new aklump\loft_parser\MediaWikiParser($html_string);
$mediawiki_markup = $p->parse();

```

Automated Tests
---------------

[](#automated-tests)

1. The provided tests are for PHPUnit

\##Contact

- **In the Loft Studios**
- Aaron Klump - Developer
- PO Box 29294 Bellingham, WA 98228-1294
- *aim*: theloft101
- *skype*: intheloftstudios
- *d.o*: aklump
-

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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 ~121 days

Total

4

Last Release

4267d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/79476f3b82f9c766433c7eb401cbcfc636cd5d5ccf2b2e6b50ea81d1de6c2730?d=identicon)[aklump](/maintainers/aklump)

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Top Contributors

[![aklump](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/425737?v=4)](https://github.com/aklump "aklump (16 commits)")

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Tags

mediawikiHTML Parsermarkup converter

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