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[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. angrybytes/fractal ActiveLibrary[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) angrybytes/fractal ================== Handle the output of complex data structures ready for API output. 0.20.0(4y ago)0195MITPHPPHP >=7.4 Since Jun 29Pushed 4y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/AngryBytes/fractal)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/angrybytes/fractal)[ Docs](http://fractal.thephpleague.com/)[ RSS](/packages/angrybytes-fractal/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (7)Versions (9)Used By (0) Fractal ======= [](#fractal) [![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/49cc71f002ebbe18e2a5b5c812053bd03f9ac7c106995a249e873066e29e759a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f72656c656173652f7468657068706c65616775652f6672616374616c2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/thephpleague/fractal/releases)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE)[![The PHP League Tests](https://github.com/thephpleague/fractal/workflows/The%20PHP%20League%20Tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/thephpleague/fractal/workflows/The%20PHP%20League%20Tests/badge.svg)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3a194b83388485f7f4081de534c1d2b461dc3c3d639d2bd54bcb2027b8800225/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f636f7665726167652f672f7468657068706c65616775652f6672616374616c2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/thephpleague/fractal/code-structure)[![Quality Score](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/61210fcd2cde96b241c359157d602312c306827196c53a2f688176289b47b5f4/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f672f7468657068706c65616775652f6672616374616c2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/thephpleague/fractal)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/71d0dd491e5330f126fcc744938a6a989da6726bb3cc5a0ab591e0e167ccabcb/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6c65616775652f6672616374616c2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/league/fractal) **NOTE: This is a fork that Angry Bytes maintains for compatiblity with newer versions of PHP.** Fractal provides a presentation and transformation layer for complex data output, the like found in RESTful APIs, and works really well with JSON. Think of this as a view layer for your JSON/YAML/etc. When building an API it is common for people to just grab stuff from the database and pass it to `json_encode()`. This might be passable for "trivial" APIs but if they are in use by the public, or used by mobile applications then this will quickly lead to inconsistent output. Goals ----- [](#goals) - Create a protective shield between source data and output, so schema changes do not affect users - Systematic type-casting of data, to avoid `foreach()`ing through and `(bool)`ing everything - Include (a.k.a embedding, nesting or side-loading) relationships for complex data structures - Work with standards like HAL and JSON-API but also allow custom serialization - Support the pagination of data results, for small and large data sets alike - Generally ease the subtle complexities of outputting data in a non-trivial API This package is compliant with [PSR-1](https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-1-basic-coding-standard.md), [PSR-2](https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-2-coding-style-guide.md) and [PSR-4](https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-4-autoloader.md). If you notice compliance oversights, please send a patch via pull request. Install ------- [](#install) Via Composer ``` $ composer require league/fractal ``` Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) The following versions of PHP are supported by this version. - PHP 5.4 - PHP 5.5 - PHP 5.6 - PHP 7.0 - PHP 7.1 - PHP 7.2 - HHVM Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) Fractal has [full documentation](http://fractal.thephpleague.com), powered by [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com/). Contribute to this documentation in the [gh-pages branch](https://github.com/thephpleague/fractal/tree/gh-pages/). Todo ---- [](#todo) - add HAL serializers Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` $ phpunit ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/thephpleague/fractal/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CONDUCT](https://github.com/thephpleague/fractal/blob/master/CONDUCT.md) for details. Maintainers ----------- [](#maintainers) - [Korvin Szanto](https://github.com/korvinszanto) - [Matt Trask](https://github.com/matthewtrask) Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Graham Daniels](https://github.com/greydnls) - [Andrew Willis](https://github.com/willishq) - [Phil Sturgeon](https://github.com/philsturgeon) - [All Contributors](https://github.com/thephpleague/fractal/contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](https://github.com/thephpleague/fractal/blob/master/LICENSE) for more information. ### Health Score 27 — LowBetter than 49% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity10 Limited adoption so far Community19 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity54 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor5 5 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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. 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