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codeliner/array-reader
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PHP ArrayReader

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array-reader
============

[](#array-reader)

PHP ArrayReader

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

[](#installation)

Installation of codeliner\\array-reader uses composer. For composer documentation, please refer to [getcomposer.org](http://getcomposer.org/). Add following requirement to your composer.json

```
"codeliner/array-reader" : "~2.0"
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

You can use the ArrayReader to read single values from a multidimensional array by passing the path to one of the `{type}Value()` methods. Each `{type}Value()` method takes a default value as second argument If the path can not be found in the original array, the default is used as return value.

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
$arrayReader = new ArrayReader(
    array(
        'hash' => array(
            'with' => array(
                'nested' => 'value'
            )
        )
    )
);

echo $arrayReader->stringValue('hash.with.nested'));

//Output: value

$arrayReader = new ArrayReader(
    array(
        'hash' => array(
            'with' => array(
                'nested' => 'value'
            )
        )
    )
);

echo $arrayReader->stringValue('hash.not.existing.path', 'defaultString'));

//Output: defaultString

//If a key in your array contains a dot you escape it in the path with a backslash

$arrayReader = new ArrayReader(
    array(
        'hash' => array(
            'with.dot.key' => array(
                'nested' => 'value'
            )
        )
    )
);

echo $arrayReader->stringValue('hash.with\.dot\.key.nested'));

//Output: value

//If you need to differentiate between a NULL value and a not existing path, you can explicity check if the path exists:

$arrayReader = new ArrayReader(
    array(
        'hash' => array(
            'with' => array(
                'nested' => null
            )
        )
    )
);

if($arrayReader->pathExists('hash.with.nested')) {
    echo "path exists";
}

//Output: path exists
```

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity45

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community21

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~432 days

Total

5

Last Release

2725d ago

Major Versions

v1.2.0 → v2.02018-07-11

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0PHP >=5.3.3

v2.0PHP >=7.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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