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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. baacode/json-browser ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) baacode/json-browser ==================== Helper library for working with JSON data v2.5.0(8y ago)1641ISCPHPPHP ^7.0 Since Nov 14Pushed 8y ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/baacode/json-browser)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/baacode/json-browser)[ Docs](https://github.com/baacode/json-browser)[ RSS](/packages/baacode-json-browser/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (6)Versions (15)Used By (0) JSON Browser ============ [](#json-browser) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a9efa8b4d3a4cc90388969204b23b1f82d88a2d86e02662d09630398183ee3ab/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f626161636f64652f6a736f6e2d62726f777365722e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/baacode/json-browser)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/59d97e4e4d2b31ad135e1b6c3448add516cffe078b5eb767e254612f5ca0ef50/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f626161636f64652f6a736f6e2d62726f777365722f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://coveralls.io/github/baacode/json-browser?branch=master)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f0dad74fa3e74b4b3c36bf45ae8abefb3982c4b17bad039f1acdb9a9841ca58d/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f626161636f64652f6a736f6e2d62726f777365722f76657273696f6e)](https://packagist.org/packages/baacode/json-browser)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ba697283138843f186ce309b99ed3786f096bd816e37b5227a95c68c93440874/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f626161636f64652f6a736f6e2d62726f777365722f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/baacode/json-browser)[![Maintainability](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3aeb690cf4674de05d199c9a960b6cbed6ae31ec37581c8f526f7b98ec344ad0/68747470733a2f2f6170692e636f6465636c696d6174652e636f6d2f76312f6261646765732f30363637333861623632323634346132616235352f6d61696e7461696e6162696c697479)](https://codeclimate.com/github/baacode/json-browser/maintainability) Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` use JsonBrowser\JsonBrowser; // returns a new JsonBrowser, or throws an exception if the JSON syntax is invalid $browser = new JsonBrowser(); // load document as JSON string $browser->loadJSON($json); // attach to existing document $browser->attach($document); // check for child node $childExists = $browser->childExists('childName'); // get child node $child = $browser->getChild('childName'); $child = $browser->childName; // dynamic __get() alias // count child nodes $numChildren = count($browser); $numChildren = $browser->count(); // iterate through child nodes foreach ($browser as $childName => $childNode) { // $childName is the index key of the child // $childNode is another JsonBrowser object (equivalent to $browser->getChild($childName)) } // check for sibling node $siblingExists = $child->siblingExists('siblingName'); // get sibling node $child = $browser->getSibling('siblingName'); // get arbitrary node by path $node = $browser->getNodeAt('#/childName/grandchildName/4'); // get arbitrary node value by path $value = $browser->getValueAt('#/childName/grandchildName/4'); // set arbitrary node value by path $browser->setValueAt('#/childName/grandchildName/4', 'myValue') // delete arbitrary node value by path $browser->deleteValueAt('#/childName/grandchildName/4') // get root node $root = $node->getRoot(); // test whether a node is the root $nodeIsRoot = $node->isRoot(); // get parent node $parent = $node->getParent(); // get node value $value = $node->getValue(); $value = $parent->node; // __get() alias method when OPT_GET_VALUE is set // set node value $node->setValue('myValue'); $parent->node = 'myValue'; // __set() alias method // delete node value $node->deleteValue(); // get node type $type = $node->getType(); // check whether the node exists $nodeExists = $node->nodeExists(); // test whether the node is at least one of the given types $isType = $node->isType(JsonBrowser::TYPE_STRING | JsonBrowser::TYPE_NUMBER); // test whether the node is *not* any of the given types $isNotType = $node->isNotType(JsonBrowser::TYPE_NULL | JsonBrowser::TYPE_INTEGER); // test for equality $isEqual = $node->isEqualTo("myValue"); // get node path $path = $node->getPath(); // get JSON source for node $json = $node->getJSON(); // get a node as the root of a subtree $root = $node->asRoot(); // set named annotation on a node $node->setAnnotation('myAnnotation', 'myValue'); // append to existing values $node->setAnnotation('myOtherAnnotation', 'myOtherValue', true); // overwrite previous values // get latest value for a named annotation, or null if not set $annotation = $node->getAnnotation('myAnnotation'); // get array of values for a named annotation, empty array if not set $annotations = $node->getAnnotations('myAnnotation'); // get an associative array of all annotations on a node, empty array if none set $annotations = $node->getAnnotations(); ``` Configuration Options --------------------- [](#configuration-options) NameDescriptionOPT\_DEFAULTUse the default options set (no user-configurable options enabled)OPT\_NONEXISTENT\_EXCEPTIONSThrow an exception when attempting to read a nonexistent valueOPT\_GET\_VALUEGet values, rather than node objects, when using `__get()`OPT\_DECODEDecode the document passed to the constructor as a JSON stringDocumentation ------------- [](#documentation) Comprehensive API documentation is available [here](https://baacode.github.io/json-browser/). Installation ------------ [](#installation) To install via composer, use: ``` $ composer require baacode/json-browser ``` Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP >= 7.0 - PHP's native JSON extension - PHP's native mbstring extension - seld/jsonlint >= 1.0 ### Health Score 29 — LowBetter than 59% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity11 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity66 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 ~8 days Total 14 Last Release 2998d ago Major Versions v1.5.0 → v2.0.02018-01-20 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7fb46d21453ece06107103c9141299c7189ecea7e73b3a9e3d75950ffc75f3e2?d=identicon)[Erayd](/maintainers/Erayd) --- Top Contributors [![erayd](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/121486?v=4)](https://github.com/erayd "erayd (127 commits)") --- Tags jsonjsonbrowserhelper ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/baacode-json-browser/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/baacode-json-browser/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/baacode-json-browser) ``` ### Alternatives [barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper Laravel IDE Helper, generates correct PHPDocs for all Facade classes, to improve auto-completion. 14.9k123.0M687](/packages/barryvdh-laravel-ide-helper)[nette/utils 🛠 Nette Utils: lightweight utilities for string & array manipulation, image handling, safe JSON encoding/decoding, validation, slug or strong password generating etc. 2.1k394.3M1.5k](/packages/nette-utils)[jenssegers/agent Desktop/mobile user agent parser with support for Laravel, based on Mobiledetect 4.8k67.8M440](/packages/jenssegers-agent)[cuyz/valinor Dependency free PHP library that helps to map any input into a strongly-typed structure. 1.5k9.2M108](/packages/cuyz-valinor)[beste/json A simple JSON helper to decode and encode JSON 4222.7M3](/packages/beste-json)[chillerlan/php-settings-container A container class for immutable settings objects. 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