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atk14/string-buffer
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StringBuffer is a PHP class providing operations for efficient string buffering

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StringBuffer
============

[](#stringbuffer)

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StringBuffer is a PHP class providing operations for efficient string buffering

Basic usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

```
$sb = new StringBuffer();
$sb->addString("Hello World!\n");
$sb->addFile("path/to/file");
$length = $sb->getLength();
$sb->printOut();

```

Converting StringBuffer into a string:

```
$string = (string)$sb;
// or
$string = "$sb";
// or
$string = $sb->toString();

```

Temporary buffer
----------------

[](#temporary-buffer)

You can use StringBuffer to store and manipulate large chunks of data without consuming excessive memory.

```
$buffer = new StringBufferTemporary();

// read something big in chunks
$buffer->add($megabyte);
$buffer->add($megabyte);
$buffer->add($megabyte);
$buffer->add($megabyte);
$buffer->add($megabyte);
// and so on... :)

$buffer->printOut();
// or
$buffer->writeToFile($target_filename);

```

Constant TEMP can be defined in order to specify the desired temporary directory for storing string buffer items.

```
define("TEMP","/path/to/temp/");

```

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

[](#installation)

Use the Composer to install StringBuffer.

```
cd path/to/your/project/
composer require atk14/string-buffer

```

Licence
-------

[](#licence)

StringBuffer is free software distributed [under the terms of the MIT license](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license)

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 80% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~197 days

Recently: every ~26 days

Total

9

Last Release

1820d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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