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baruica/xml
===========

Simple library providing an easy API for reading XML.

2.0.0(6y ago)05.8kMITPHPPHP ^7.4

Since Aug 5Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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baruica/xml
===========

[](#baruicaxml)

Simple library providing an easy API for reading XML.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require baruica/xml
```

Run the tests
-------------

[](#run-the-tests)

```
make tests
```

Code License
------------

[](#code-license)

[LICENSE](https://github.com/baruica/xml/blob/master/LICENSE)

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

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 ~169 days

Recently: every ~210 days

Total

6

Last Release

2407d ago

Major Versions

1.3.1 → 2.0.02019-11-30

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.0

2.0.0PHP ^7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/282221?v=4)[Nelson da Costa](/maintainers/baruica)[@baruica](https://github.com/baruica)

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