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corncodecreators/line-dumper
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Show and compare strings - line by line.

v1.0.1(8mo ago)071MITPHPPHP >=8.0

Since Aug 4Pushed 8mo agoCompare

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LineDumper
==========

[](#linedumper)

> Show and compare strings - line by line.

Summary
-------

[](#summary)

This PHP class, `LineDumper`, provides a utility for comparing two strings line by line and highlights the differences between them.

- If the strings are identical, it simply returns "Strings are equal!".
- If they differ, it compares them line by line, indicating mismatches with color-coded output using ANSI escape codes.

Details
-------

[](#details)

- Namespace and Class Definition: The class is defined under the CornCodeCreators namespace.
- compareLines Method:
    - Input: It takes two strings, $expectedString and $actualString, which represent the expected output and the actual output.
    - Output: It returns a string containing either a confirmation that the strings are equal or a line-by-line comparison highlighting differences.
    - String Splitting: The strings are split into arrays of lines using explode("\\n", $string).
    - Line Number Width: The line numbers are padded to a width of 3 characters.
    - Comparison: Each line from the expected string is compared to the corresponding line in the actual string:
        - If the lines match, it outputs them with a simple "ok" status.
        - If they don't match, it outputs the expected line in yellow (to-be) and the actual line in red (as-is).

Example
-------

[](#example)

**Input**

```
$expected = "This is a line.\nAnother line.";
$actual   = "This is a line.\nAnother different line.";

$comparedLines = LineDumper::compareLines($expected, $actual);

echo($comparedLines);
```

**Output**

```
Line   1|   ok| This is a line.
Line   2|to-be| Another line.
Line   2|as-is| Another different line.
```

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

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require corncodecreators/line-dumper
```

###  Health Score

31

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LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance58

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

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 ~386 days

Total

2

Last Release

265d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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