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clue/json-merge-patch
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JSON merge patch (RFC 7396) is a simple alternative to JSON patch (RFC 6902)

v0.1.0(10y ago)710.8k↓50%2[5 issues](https://github.com/clue/php-json-merge-patch/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.3

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JSON merge patch ([RFC 7396](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7396)) is a simple alternative to JSON patch ([RFC 6902](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902))

The JSON merge patch format is defined in RFC 7396 (originally 7386). It is primarily intended for use with the HTTP PATCH method as a means of describing a set of modifications to a target resource's content.

> Note: This project is in beta stage! Feel free to report any issues you encounter.

Install
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[](#install)

The recommended way to install this library is [through composer](http://getcomposer.org). [New to composer?](http://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md)

```
{
    "require": {
        "clue/json-merge-patch": "~0.1.0"
    }
}
```

License
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[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

26

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LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance6

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

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

3998d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/776829?v=4)[Christian Lück](/maintainers/clue)[@clue](https://github.com/clue)

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