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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. cakephp/utility ActiveLibrary[Framework](/categories/framework) cakephp/utility =============== CakePHP Utility classes such as Inflector, String, Hash, and Security 5.3.6(2w ago)12128.4M↓38.6%1020MITPHPPHP >=8.2 Since Nov 8Pushed 6d ago31 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/cakephp/utility)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cakephp/utility)[ Docs](https://cakephp.org)[ RSS](/packages/cakephp-utility/feed)WikiDiscussions 5.x Synced 1w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (4)Versions (345)Used By (20) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4191a32af3c953f639a5742e02904034050315d22253b3adf8dba6ac61f60666/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f63616b657068702f7574696c6974792e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/cakephp/utility)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/942e017bf0672002dd32a857c95d66f28c5900ab541838c6c664442516309c8a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE.txt) CakePHP Utility Classes ======================= [](#cakephp-utility-classes) This library provides a range of utility classes that are used throughout the CakePHP framework What's in the toolbox? ---------------------- [](#whats-in-the-toolbox) ### Hash [](#hash) A `Hash` (as in PHP arrays) class, capable of extracting data using an intuitive DSL: ``` $things = [ ['name' => 'Mark', 'age' => 15], ['name' => 'Susan', 'age' => 30], ['name' => 'Lucy', 'age' => 25] ]; $bigPeople = Hash::extract($things, '{n}[age>21].name'); // $bigPeople will contain ['Susan', 'Lucy'] ``` Check the [official Hash class documentation](https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/core-libraries/hash.html) ### Inflector [](#inflector) The Inflector class takes a string and can manipulate it to handle word variations such as pluralizations or camelizing. ``` echo Inflector::pluralize('Apple'); // echoes Apples echo Inflector::singularize('People'); // echoes Person ``` Check the [official Inflector class documentation](https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/core-libraries/inflector.html) ### Text [](#text) The Text class includes convenience methods for creating and manipulating strings. ``` Text::insert( 'My name is :name and I am :age years old.', ['name' => 'Bob', 'age' => '65'] ); // Returns: "My name is Bob and I am 65 years old." $text = 'This is the song that never ends.'; $result = Text::wrap($text, 22); // Returns This is the song that never ends. ``` Check the [official Text class documentation](https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/core-libraries/text.html) ### Security [](#security) The security library handles basic security measures such as providing methods for hashing and encrypting data. ``` $key = 'wt1U5MACWJFTXGenFoZoiLwQGrLgdbHA'; $result = Security::encrypt($value, $key); Security::decrypt($result, $key); ``` Check the [official Security class documentation](https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/core-libraries/security.html) ### Xml [](#xml) The Xml class allows you to easily transform arrays into SimpleXMLElement or DOMDocument objects and back into arrays again ``` $data = [ 'post' => [ 'id' => 1, 'title' => 'Best post', 'body' => ' ... ' ] ]; $xml = Xml::build($data); ``` Check the [official Xml class documentation](https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/core-libraries/xml.html) ### Health Score 79 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance97 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity64 Solid adoption and visibility Community45 Growing community involvement Maturity95 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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. 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