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codedgr/json
============

JSON helper library

1.0.1(7y ago)027MITPHPPHP >=7.1.0

Since May 26Pushed 7y agoCompare

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JSON Helper Library
===================

[](#json-helper-library)

This library throws an exception every time a json encode/decode action fails.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Using Composer

```
"require": {
    "codedgr/json": "~1.0"
}

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Define an array

```
$array = [
    'first-element' => 'this value',
    'second-element' => [0,1,2,3,4],
];

```

Then use the `encode` and `decode` functions surrounded with try/catch

```
try{
    $encodedJSON = JSON::encode($array);
    $object = JSON::decode($encodedJSON);
}catch (JSONException $e){
    echo $e->getMessage();
}

```

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.1 or above

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

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

2

Last Release

2911d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Tags

json

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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