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barogue/arrays
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A library that extends PHP's native array functionality

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Extensions to PHP native arrays
===============================

[](#extensions-to-php-native-arrays)

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A library that extends PHP's native array functionality

Compatibility and dependencies
------------------------------

[](#compatibility-and-dependencies)

This library is compatible with PHP version `8.1` and `8.2`.

This library has no dependencies.

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

[](#installation)

Installation is simple using composer.

```
composer require barogue/arrays
```

Or simply add it to your `composer.json` file

```
{
    "require": {
        "barogue/arrays": "^1.0"
    }
}
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

This library follows [PSR-1](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-1/) & [PSR-2](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-2/) standards.

#### Unit Tests

[](#unit-tests)

Before pushing any changes, please ensure the unit tests are all passing.

If possible, feel free to improve coverage in a separate commit.

```
vendor/bin/phpunit
```

#### Code sniffer

[](#code-sniffer)

Before pushing, please ensure you have run the code sniffer. **Only run it using the lowest support PHP version (7.2)**

```
vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer fix
```

#### Static Analyses

[](#static-analyses)

Before pushing, please ensure you have run the static analyses tool.

```
vendor/bin/phan
```

#### Benchmarks

[](#benchmarks)

Before pushing, please ensure you have checked the benchmarks and ensured that your code has not introduced any slowdowns.

Feel free to speed up existing code, in a separate commit.

Feel free to add more benchmarks for greater coverage, in a separate commit.

```
vendor/bin/phpbench run --report=speed
vendor/bin/phpbench run --report=speed --output=markdown
vendor/bin/phpbench run --report=speed --filter=benchNetFromTax --iterations=50 --revs=50000

vendor/bin/phpbench xdebug:profile
vendor/bin/phpbench xdebug:profile --gui
```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

This library adds a number of array functions to extend PHP's native functionality

Below you can find links to the documentation for the new features.

FunctionDescription[array\_at](documentation/array_at.md)Get the nth value from an array[array\_deflate](documentation/array_deflate.md)Flattens a nested array into a single level array[array\_except](documentation/array_except.md)Return a subset of the array by passing in an array of keys to discard[array\_exists](documentation/array_exists.md)Checks if the given key or index exists in the array using dot notation for nested arrays[array\_first](documentation/array_first.md)Get the first item from the array[array\_first\_key](documentation/array_first_key.md)Get the first key from the array[array\_get](documentation/array_exists.md)Returns a value from the array, using dot notation for nested sets[array\_inflate](documentation/array_inflate.md)Expands a flattened array back into a nested array[array\_join](documentation/array_join.md)Joins entries of array into a string using optional glue substring and optional final glue substring[array\_key\_at](documentation/array_key_at.md)Get the nth key from an array[array\_last](documentation/array_last.md)Get the last entry in the array[array\_last\_key](documentation/array_last_key.md)Get the last key in the array[array\_only](documentation/array_only.md)Return a subset of the array by passing in an array of keys to keep[array\_pop\_many](documentation/array_pop_many.md)Pop multiple elements off the end of an array[array\_pull](documentation/array_pull.md)Return and remove a key in the array using dot notation for nested arrays[array\_random](documentation/array_random.md)Picks one or more random entries out of an array, and returns the value (or values) of the random entries[array\_set](documentation/array_set.md)Set a key in the array using dot notation for nested arrays[array\_shift\_many](documentation/array_shift_many.md)Shift multiple elements off the beginning of an array[array\_shuffle](documentation/array_shuffle.md)Shuffle an array, with an option to maintain keys or not[array\_unset](documentation/array_unset.md)Remove a key in the array using dot notation for nested arrays

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~1 days

Total

7

Last Release

993d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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---

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