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amostajo/php-json-array
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Simple class that extends the capabilities of the basic php \*array\* by adding json casting and file handling (read and write).

v1.0.0(10y ago)01821MITPHP

Since Dec 5Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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JSONArray (PHP class)
---------------------

[](#jsonarray-php-class)

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Simple class that extends the capabilities of the basic php *array* by adding json casting and file handling (read and write).

Quick start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

- Clone or download the latest release.
- Via composer:

```
composer require amostajo/php-json-array
```

### Usage

[](#usage)

Creating an array:

```
$array = new JSONArray();
```

Add items as you normally would do using arrays:

```
$array[] = 'example';

$array['ID'] = 123;
$array['person'] = ['name' => 'John', 'lastname' => 'Doe'];
```

Casting:

```
// To JSON
echo $array->toJson();

// To string (casts to JSON at the end)
echo (string)$array;
```

Write to file:

```
// Writes array as json string into filename.
$array->write($filename);
```

Read from file:

```
// Reads from filename.
$array->read($filename);

// Use loaded array
echo $array[$key];
```

Coding Guidelines
-----------------

[](#coding-guidelines)

The coding is PSR-2.

License
-------

[](#license)

**JSONArray** is free software distributed under the terms of the MIT license.

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

3862d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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