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andrew-gos/serializer
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A flexible and extensible serialization library for modern PHP applications

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Andrew-Gos/Serializer
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A flexible and extensible serialization library for modern PHP applications.

This library provides a simple yet powerful way to convert complex PHP data structures, including objects and arrays, into various string formats like JSON and XML.

🚀 Key Features
--------------

[](#-key-features)

- **Flexible Architecture:** Easily add your own custom normalizers and encoders.
- **Object & Array Support:** Correctly handles scalars, arrays, and objects.
- **Built-in Encoders:** Comes with ready-to-use encoders for JSON and XML.
- **Advanced XML Handling:** Automatically manages data duplication and circular references for both arrays and objects.
- **Modern PHP:** Built for PHP 8.2+ with strict typing.
- **No Side Effects:** The encoders are designed to be "pure" and will not modify your original input data.

🛠️ Installation
---------------

[](#️-installation)

The project requires PHP 8.2 or higher.

Install the library via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require andrew-gos/serializer
```

🏁 Quick Start
-------------

[](#-quick-start)

The `Serializer` is highly configurable and requires the registration of **normalizers** (to convert data into a serializable format) and **encoders** (to convert that format into a string).

### Example 1: Serializing an Array

[](#example-1-serializing-an-array)

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