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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. c0de8/matchmaker ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) c0de8/matchmaker ================ Ultra-fresh PHP matching class (in PHP 7.x OOP) 2.0.5(8y ago)43.9k[1 issues](https://github.com/C0DE8/matchmaker/issues)MITPHPPHP >=7.1 Since Jun 28Pushed 8y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/C0DE8/matchmaker)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/c0de8/matchmaker)[ Docs](https://github.com/c0de8/matchmaker)[ RSS](/packages/c0de8-matchmaker/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (1)Versions (8)Used By (0) matchmaker ========== [](#matchmaker) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d5f4bcf8a5adebc714cb15257c0f921b6af165a1b9410d91a8e2dd369d551dc3/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f63306465382f6d617463686d616b65722e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/c0de8/matchmaker)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f5f0a6f0bdc368e74def8506e7e74e9cff33567aba12d6656b761d514ba53f4e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f63306465382f6d617463686d616b65722e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/c0de8/matchmaker) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/167d26656ac9694ba0f279b425bfa0a668928d67c45465b06fc50fa69da480d4/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f63306465382f6d617463686d616b65722f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/c0de8/matchmaker) PHP Objects/methods that help you validate structure of complex nested PHP arrays. Like XML or JSON Schema. ``` use C0DE8\MatchMaker\Manager; use C0DE8\MatchMaker\Exception\InvalidValueTypeException; use C0DE8\MatchMaker\Exception\KeyMatcherFailException; use C0DE8\MatchMaker\Exception\KeyMatchFailException; use C0DE8\MatchMaker\Exception\MatcherException; $books = [ [ 'type' => 'book', 'title' => 'Geography book', 'chapters' => [ 'eu' => ['title' => 'Europe', 'interesting' => true], 'as' => ['title' => 'America', 'interesting' => false] ], 'price' => 19.99 ], [ 'type' => 'book', 'title' => 'Foreign languages book', 'chapters' => [ 'de' => ['title' => 'Deutsch'] ], 'price' => 29.99 ] ]; $pattern = [ '*' => [ 'type' => 'book', 'title' => ':string contains(book)', 'chapters' => [ ':string length(2) {1,3}' => [ 'title' => ':string', 'interesting?' => ':bool', ] ], 'price' => ':float' ] ]; try { (new Manager)->matchAgainst($books, $pattern); // return true (otherwise throws an exception) } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $excetpion) { echo $exception->getMessage(); } catch (InvalidValueTypeException $excetpion) { echo $exception->getMessage(); } catch (KeyMatcherFailException $excetpion) { echo $exception->getMessage(); } catch (MatcherException $excetpion) { echo $exception->getMessage(); } catch (\Exception $excetpion) { echo $exception->getMessage(); } ``` It could be used to check scalar values, objects or arrays from different sources (JSON, XML, Post Data). Matching rules -------------- [](#matching-rules) Matching rules are strings that **start** with '**:**' (*colon*). You can use multiple matchers joined with **space**. Matcher could be any callable (name of function or closure). You can add your own rules or replace standard ones. - **General** - empty - nonempty - required - in(a, b, ...) - mixed - any - **Types** - array - bool - boolean - callable - double - float - int - integer - long - numeric - number - object - real - resource - scalar - string - **Numbers** - gt(n) - gte(n) - lt(n) - lte(n) - negative - positive - between(a, b) - **Strings** - alnum - alpha - cntrl - digit - graph - lower - print - punct - space - upper - xdigit - regexp(pattern) - email - url - ip - length(n) - min(n) - max(n) - contains(needle) - starts(s) - ends(s) - json - date - **Arrays** - count(n) - keys(key1, key2, ...) - **Objects** - instance(class) - class\_exists(className) - property(name, value) - method(name, value) More details you can find [here](https://github.com/C0DE8/matchmaker/blob/master/src/C0DE8/Matchmaker/Rules.php) Quantifiers for keys -------------------- [](#quantifiers-for-keys) - **!** - one key required (default) - **?** - optional key - \* - any count of keys - **{3}** - strict count of keys - **{1,5}** - range For matchers (i.e. ':string') default quantifier is \* Installation ------------ [](#installation) - Install matchmaker via composer for your project: **stable** ``` composer require c0de8/matchmaker:* ``` **development** ``` composer require c0de8/matchmaker:dev-master ``` PHPUnit ------- [](#phpunit) This package expects (uses) PHPUnit Version 6.x.x. [Site](https://phpunit.de/) *(but PHPUnit Version 5.x.x also works)* License ------- [](#license) Copyright (c) 2017 Bjoern Ellebrecht Copyright (c) 2014 Petr Trofimov MIT License Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ### Health Score 30 — LowBetter than 65% of packages Maintenance15 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity21 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity63 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 55% 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 ~175 days Recently: every ~0 days Total 7 Last Release 3282d ago Major Versions 1.0 → 2.02017-05-13 PHP version history (3 changes)1.0PHP >=5.4 2.0PHP >=7 2.0.5PHP >=7.1 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/6300b12e7bc87d897d70fbd238dcd6f0ece06c57a77e8cb9fe8eda9ca08139d8?d=identicon)[C0DE8](/maintainers/C0DE8) --- Top Contributors [![ptrofimov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/867178?v=4)](https://github.com/ptrofimov "ptrofimov (44 commits)")[![C0DE8](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20956699?v=4)](https://github.com/C0DE8 "C0DE8 (27 commits)")[![cdrubin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/232306?v=4)](https://github.com/cdrubin "cdrubin (9 commits)") --- Tags arraycompareexceptionmatchmatchingpatternphpphp71schemastructurejsonschemavalidationarraypatternmatchermatchmaker ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/c0de8-matchmaker/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/c0de8-matchmaker/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/c0de8-matchmaker) ``` ### Alternatives [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)[ptrofimov/matchmaker Ultra-fresh PHP matching functions 27167.7k](/packages/ptrofimov-matchmaker)[league/config Define configuration arrays with strict schemas and access values with dot notation 564302.2M24](/packages/league-config)[cuyz/valinor Dependency free PHP library that helps to map any input into a strongly-typed structure. 1.5k9.2M108](/packages/cuyz-valinor)[jbzoo/data An extended version of the ArrayObject object for working with system settings or just for working with data arrays 891.6M23](/packages/jbzoo-data)[lezhnev74/pasvl Array Validator (regular expressions for nested array, sort of) 5253.7k3](/packages/lezhnev74-pasvl) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)