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byjoby/html-object-strings
==========================
A comprehensive PHP library for programmatically building HTML. Covers essentially all of HTML5, plus SVG and MathML.
v2.2.3(2mo ago)01.9k1MITPHPPHP ^8.1CI failing
Since Jul 12Pushed 2mo ago1 watchersCompare
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HTML Object Strings
===================
[](#html-object-strings)
A comprehensive PHP library for programmatically building HTML. Covers essentially all of HTML5.
Installation
------------
[](#installation)
```
composer require joby/html-object-strings
```
Usage
-----
[](#usage)
Tags live in the `Joby\HTML\Html5` namespace. Find the tag class you need, instantiate it, and use the fluent setters to configure it. Every attribute and behavior is documented in the class and method docblocks, sourced from MDN.
```
use Joby\HTML\Html5\InlineTextSemantics\ATag;
use Joby\HTML\Html5\TextContentTags\DivTag;
use Joby\HTML\Nodes\Text;
$div = new DivTag();
$div->addChild(
(new ATag())
->setHref('https://example.com')
->addChild(new Text('Click here'))
);
echo $div;
```
Parsing
-------
[](#parsing)
HTML can be parsed back into the object model using `Html5Parser`. This feature is still somewhat experimental.
```
use Joby\HTML\Html5\Html5Parser;
$parser = new Html5Parser();
// Parse a fragment into a container of nodes
$fragment = $parser->parseFragment('Hello');
// Parse a full document
$document = $parser->parseDocument('My Pagefoo');
echo $document->html()->head()->title()->content(); // "My Page"
```
Unknown tags and whitespace-only text nodes are silently dropped. Parsed nodes are full objects — attributes, classes, and styles are all accessible and mutable.
The parser is extensible: subclass `AbstractParser` or `Html5Parser` and configure `$tag_namespaces` and `$tag_classes` to support custom tag sets.
Traversal
---------
[](#traversal)
Any container — parsed or built programmatically — can be walked recursively using `walk()`. It yields all descendant nodes depth-first, optionally filtered by class:
```
use Joby\HTML\Html5\InlineTextSemantics\ATag;
// Find all links in a parsed fragment and rewrite their hrefs
foreach ($fragment->walk(ATag::class) as $link) {
$link->setHref('https://proxy.example.com?url=' . urlencode($link->href()));
}
// Walk all nodes without filtering
foreach ($fragment->walk() as $node) {
echo get_class($node) . PHP_EOL;
}
```
Requirements
------------
[](#requirements)
Fully tested on PHP 8.3+, static analysis for PHP 8.1.
License
-------
[](#license)
MIT License - See [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
### Health Score
43
—
FairBetter than 91% of packages
Maintenance84
Actively maintained with recent releases
Popularity16
Limited adoption so far
Community9
Small or concentrated contributor base
Maturity53
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 ~84 days
Recently: every ~0 days
Total
8
Last Release
82d ago
Major Versions
v1.x-dev → v2.0.02026-02-23
PHP version history (2 changes)v1.x-devPHP >=7.1
v2.0.0PHP ^8.1
### Community
Maintainers
[jobyone](/maintainers/jobyone)
---
Top Contributors
[](https://github.com/joby-lol "joby-lol (56 commits)")
---
Tags
domdom-manipulationhtmlhtml5phpphp-library
### Code Quality
TestsPHPUnit
Static AnalysisPHPStan
Type Coverage Yes
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