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camoo/config
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Lightweight configuration file loader that supports PHP, INI, XML, JSON, and YAML files

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Config
======

[](#config)

Config is a file configuration loader that supports PHP, INI, XML, JSON, YML, Properties and serialized files and strings.

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Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

Config requires PHP 8.1+.

> **IMPORTANT:** If you want to use YAML files or strings, require the [Symfony Yaml component](https://github.com/symfony/Yaml) in your `composer.json`.

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

[](#installation)

The supported way of installing Config is via Composer.

```
$ composer require camoo/config
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Config is designed to be very simple and straightforward to use. All you can do with it is load, get, and set.

### Loading files

[](#loading-files)

The `Config` object can be created via the factory method `load()`, or by direct instantiation:

```
use Camoo\Config\Config;
use Camoo\Config\Enum\Parser;

// Load a single file
$conf = Config::load('config.json');
$conf = new Config('config.json');

// Load values from multiple files
$conf = new Config(['config.json', 'config.xml']);

// Load all supported files in a directory
$conf = new Config(__DIR__ . '/config');

// Load values from optional files
$conf = new Config(['config.dist.json', '?config.json']);

// Load a file using specified parser
$conf = new Config('configuration.config', Parser::JSON);
```

Files are parsed and loaded depending on the file extension or specified parser. If the parser is specified, it **will be used for all files**. Note that when loading multiple files, entries with **duplicate keys will take on the value from the last loaded file**.

When loading a directory, the path is `glob`ed and files are loaded in by name alphabetically.

**Warning:** Do not include untrusted configuration in PHP format. It could contain and execute malicious code.

### Loading string

[](#loading-string)

Configuration from string can be created via the factory method `load()` or by direct instantiation, with argument `$string` set to `true`:

```
use Camoo\Config\Config;
use Camoo\Config\Enum\Parser;
use Camoo\Config\Parser\Json;
use Camoo\Config\Parser\Yaml;

$settingsJson = get('app.timeout', 3000);
```

The second method, is by using it like an array:

```
// Get value using a simple key
$debug = $conf['debug'];

// Get value using a nested key
$secret = $conf['security.secret'];

// Get nested value like you would from a nested array
$secret = $conf['security']['secret'];
```

The third method, is by using the `all()` method:

```
// Get all values
$data = $conf->all();
```

### Setting values

[](#setting-values)

Although Config supports setting values via `set()` or, via the array syntax, **any changes made this way are NOT reflected back to the source files**. By design, if you need to make changes to your configuration files, you have to do it manually.

```
$conf = Config::load('config.json');

// Sample value from our config file
assert($conf['secret'] == '123');

// Update config value to something else
$conf['secret'] = '456';

// Reload the file
$conf = Config::load('config.json');

// Same value as before
assert($conf['secret'] == '123');

// This will fail
assert($conf['secret'] == '456');
```

### Saving config

[](#saving-config)

It is possible to save the config back to a file in any of the supported formats except PHP.

```
use use Camoo\Config\Enum\Writer;

$config = Config::load('config.json');

$ini = $config->toString(Writer::INI); // Encode to string if you want to save the file yourself

$config->toFile('config.yaml');
$config->toFile('config.txt', Writer::SERIALIZE); // you can also force the writer
```

### Using with default values

[](#using-with-default-values)

Sometimes in your own projects you may want to use Config for storing application settings, without needing file I/O. You can do this by extending the `AbstractConfig` class and populating the `getDefaults()` method:

```
class MyConfig extends AbstractConfig
{
    protected function getDefaults()
    {
        return [
            'host' => 'localhost',
            'port'    => 80,
            'servers' => [
                'host1',
                'host2',
                'host3'
            ],
            'application' => [
                'name'   => 'configuration',
                'secret' => 's3cr3t'
            ]
        ];
    }
}
```

### Merging instances

[](#merging-instances)

You may want merging multiple Config instances:

```
$conf1 = Config::load('conf1.json');
$conf2 = Config::load('conf2.json');
$conf1->merge($conf2);
```

### Examples of supported configuration files

[](#examples-of-supported-configuration-files)

Examples of simple, valid configuration files can be found [here](tests/mocks/pass).

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ phpunit
```

Resources
---------

[](#resources)

---

- [Report issues](https://github.com/camoo/config/issues)

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Camoo Sarl](https://github.com/camoo)
- [Hassan Khan](https://github.com/hassankhan)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community21

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~79 days

Total

4

Last Release

797d ago

### Community

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