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cline/json
==========

Memory-efficient pull parser for large JSON sources in Laravel and PHP applications.

1.0.0(1mo ago)00MITPHPPHP ^8.5.0CI passing

Since Jun 4Pushed 1mo agoCompare

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---

json
====

[](#json)

Memory-efficient pull parser for large JSON sources in Laravel and PHP applications.

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.5+

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require cline/json
```

Quick Example
-------------

[](#quick-example)

```
use Cline\Json\JsonParser;

$records = JsonParser::parse(storage_path('app/records.json'))
    ->pointer('/data')
    ->toArray();
```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

- Consumer guide: [USAGE.md](USAGE.md)
- Benchmarking guide: [BENCHMARK.md](BENCHMARK.md)

Supported API Surface
---------------------

[](#supported-api-surface)

The stable, consumer-facing API is centered on:

- `Cline\Json\JsonParser`
- the `parseJson()` helper
- string-based pointer selection through `pointer()`, `pointers()`, `lazyPointer()`, and `lazyPointers()`
- decoder customization through `Cline\Json\Decoders\Decoder`, `JsonDecoder`, and `SimdjsonDecoder`
- package exceptions that implement `Cline\Json\Exceptions\JsonParserException`

Lazy traversal may yield nested `Cline\Json\Tokens\Parser` instances. That nested parser type is part of the lazy traversal contract.

Lower-level namespaces such as `Concerns\*`, `ValueObjects\*`, `Sources\StreamWrapper`, `Sources\JsonResource`, and most token support classes exist for implementation and integration purposes. They are autoloaded, but they are not the primary consumer API this package optimizes around.

Benchmarks
----------

[](#benchmarks)

The package ships with throughput and memory benchmarks. See [BENCHMARK.md](BENCHMARK.md) for when to use eager decode, eager parser materialization, and lazy/selective traversal.

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE\_OF\_CONDUCT](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please use the [GitHub security reporting form](https://github.com/faustbrian/json/security) rather than the issue queue.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Brian Faust](https://github.com/faustbrian)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

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

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 84% of packages

Maintenance90

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

51d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22145591?v=4)[Brian Faust](/maintainers/faustbrian)[@faustbrian](https://github.com/faustbrian)

---

Top Contributors

[![faustbrian](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22145591?v=4)](https://github.com/faustbrian "faustbrian (1 commits)")

---

Tags

phpjsonlaravelparser

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector

Type Coverage Yes

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