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choccybiccy/mobi
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Parse .mobi files.

0.1.2(9y ago)5217[4 issues](https://github.com/choccybiccy/mobi/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.4

Since Sep 19Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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.mobi
=====

[](#mobi)

Handle .mobi files with ease.

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

This package was born out of frustration. There didn't seem to be a decent open source .mobi reader out there for PHP, so I wanted to create my own to give back to the community.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require choccybiccy/mobi

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Reading .mobi files

[](#reading-mobi-files)

```
use Choccybiccy;

$mobi = new Mobi\Reader('sherlock.mobi');

echo $mobi->getTitle(); # The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle
echo $mobi->getAuthor(); # Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930

```

#### .mobi headers

[](#mobi-headers)

```
use Choccybiccy;

$mobi = new Mobi\Reader('sherlock.mobi');

$palmDb = $mobi->getPalmDbHeader();
$palmDoc = $mobi->getPalmDocHeader();
$mobi = $mobi->getMobiHeader();
$exth = $mobi->getExthHeader();

```

#### EXTH records

[](#exth-records)

```
echo $exth->getRecordByType(Mobi\Header\ExthHeader::TYPE_AUTHOR); # Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930
echo $exth->getRecordByType(Mobi\Header\ExthHeader::TYPE_PUBLISHER); # Mobipocket (an Amazon.com company)

```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
./vendor/bin/phpunit

```

Todo
----

[](#todo)

- Parse .mobi files
- More tests
- EXTH record type constants
- Helper methods to get common attributes (title, author etc)

Thanks
------

[](#thanks)

-

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance4

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

3519d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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