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bstoots/wox-php
===============

WOX is an XML serializer for PHP

1.0.0(8y ago)0579[3 issues](https://github.com/bstoots/wox-php/issues)MITPHP

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wox-php
=======

[](#wox-php)

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WOX is an XML serializer for PHP

(based on )

Features
--------

[](#features)

Some of the WOX main features are listed below:

- Easy to use.
- Simple XML. The XML generated is simple, easy to understand, and language independent.
- Requires no class modifications. Classes do not require to have default constructors, getters or setters.
- Field visibility. Currently only serializes public properties. This may change in the future to match Java and C# implementations.
- Interoperability Java, C#, and now PHP. WOX can (de)serialize Java, C#, or PHP objects to XML, and reconstruct the XML back to any of the supported languages.
- Standard XML object representation. The goal is parity between Java, C#, and PHP. Possibly others in the future.
- WOX data types. The WOX mapping table specifies how primitive data types are mapped to WOX data types.
- Robust to class changes. Defaults will be used for newly added fields.
- Arrays. Handles arrays and multi-dimensional arrays of primitives and Objects.
- Class and Type. Objects of these classes are saved by their String name.
- Small footprint. Strives to use only PHP built-ins where ever possible.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

TODO

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
use Bstoots\WOX\Serial\{SimpleWriter, SimpleReader};

$doubles = [12.45, 878.98, 987.98, 435.87, 537.87, 89.0, 0.0, 667.332];

$writer = new SimpleWriter();
$xml = $writer->write($doubles);
var_dump($xml);
// string(138) "
// 12.45 878.98 987.98 435.87 537.87 89 0 667.332
// "

$reader = new SimpleReader();
$sameDoubles = $reader->read($xml);
var_dump($sameDoubles);
// array(8) {
//   [0]=>
//   float(12.45)
//   [1]=>
//   float(878.98)
//   [2]=>
//   float(987.98)
//   [3]=>
//   float(435.87)
//   [4]=>
//   float(537.87)
//   [5]=>
//   float(89)
//   [6]=>
//   float(0)
//   [7]=>
//   float(667.332)
// }
```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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 ~4 days

Total

2

Last Release

3135d ago

Major Versions

0.0.1 → 1.0.02017-10-09

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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