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axp-dev/file-parser
===================

File Parser Library for PHP

2.4.0(2y ago)519.9k4[1 PRs](https://github.com/axp-dev/FileParser/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=5.6.4

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File Parser
===========

[](#file-parser)

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File Parser Library for PHP. List of formats: json, xml, query string, serialize, ini, csv.

Contents
--------

[](#contents)

1. [Installation](#installation)
    - [Composer](#composer)
    - [Laravel](#laravel)
    - [Lumen](#lumen)
2. [Usage](#usage)
    - [JSON](#json)
    - [XML](#xml)
    - [Query String](#query-string)
    - [Serialize](#serialize)
    - [INI](#ini)
    - [CSV](#csv)
    - [YAML](#yaml)
3. [Author](#author)
4. [License](#license)

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

[](#installation)

#### Composer

[](#composer)

```
$ composer require axp-dev/file-parser

```

#### Laravel

[](#laravel)

Add service provider within `app/config/app.php`:

```
'providers' => [
    ...
    AXP\FileParser\FileParserServiceProvider::class
]
```

Add a facade alias:

```
'aliases' => [
    ...
    'FileParser' => AXP\FileParser\Facades\FileParser::class
]
```

#### Lumen

[](#lumen)

Add service provider within `bootstrap/app.php`:

```
$app->register('AXP\FileParser\FileParserServiceProvider');
```

Add a facade alias:

```
class_alias('AXP\FileParser\Facades\FileParser', 'FileParser');
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### JSON

[](#json)

```
FileParser::json($string) : array
```

#### Example

[](#example)

```
$string = '{"id":1,"name":"A green door","price":12.5,"tags":["home","green"]}';
$data   = FileParser::json($string);

print_r($data);
```

### XML

[](#xml)

```
FileParser::xml($string) : array
```

#### Example

[](#example-1)

```
$string = '

                1
                A green door
                12.5
                home
                green
           ';
$data   = FileParser::xml($string);

print_r($data);
```

### Query String

[](#query-string)

```
FileParser::queryString($string) : array
```

#### Example

[](#example-2)

```
$string = 'id=1&name=A+green+door&price=12.5&tags%5B0%5D=home&tags%5B1%5D=green';
$data   = FileParser::queryString($string);

print_r($data);
```

### Serialize

[](#serialize)

```
FileParser::serialize($string) : array
```

#### Example

[](#example-3)

```
$string = 'a:4:{s:2:"id";s:1:"1";s:4:"name";s:12:"A green door";s:5:"price";s:4:"12.5";s:4:"tags";a:2:{i:0;s:4:"home";i:1;s:5:"green";}}';
$data   = FileParser::serialize($string);

print_r($data);
```

### INI

[](#ini)

```
FileParser::ini($string) : array
```

#### Example

[](#example-4)

```
$string = '[card]
           id = 1
           name = "A green door"
           price = 12.5
           tags[] = home
           tags[] = green';
$data   = FileParser::ini($string);

print_r($data);
```

### CSV

[](#csv)

```
FileParser::csv($string, $delimiter = ';') : array
```

#### Example

[](#example-5)

```
$string = 'Title1;Title2;Title3
           one;two;three
           example1;example2;example3';
$data   = FileParser::csv($string);

print_r($data);
```

### YAML

[](#yaml)

```
FileParser::yaml($string) : array
```

#### Example

[](#example-6)

```
$string = 'latitude: 52.7157856867271
           longitude: -8.8741735070805
           zoom: 15';
$data   = FileParser::yaml($file);

print_r($data);
```

Author
------

[](#author)

[Alexander Pushkarev](https://github.com/axp-dev), e-mail:

License
-------

[](#license)

Open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.8% 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 ~424 days

Recently: every ~530 days

Total

6

Last Release

1087d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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