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cortexphp/json-repair
=====================

Repair invalid JSON strings by fixing common syntax errors like single quotes, unquoted keys, trailing commas, and missing brackets. Perfect for parsing LLM outputs and malformed API responses.

0.4.1(2mo ago)122.0k↓31.1%MITPHPPHP ^8.3CI passing

Since Jan 25Pushed 1mo agoCompare

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Repair broken or incomplete JSON strings
========================================

[](#repair-broken-or-incomplete-json-strings)

Repair invalid JSON strings by automatically fixing common syntax errors like single quotes, unquoted keys, trailing commas, and missing brackets.

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.3+
- JSON PHP extension

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require cortexphp/json-repair
```

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

```
use Cortex\JsonRepair\JsonRepairer;

use function Cortex\JsonRepair\json_repair;
use function Cortex\JsonRepair\json_repair_decode;

// Broken JSON (single quotes, unquoted keys, trailing comma)
$broken = "{'name': 'John', age: 30, active: true,}";

$repaired = (new JsonRepairer($broken))->repair();
// {"name": "John", "age": 30, "active": true}

// Or use the helper function
$repaired = json_repair($broken);

// Repair and decode in one step
$data = (new JsonRepairer($broken))->decode();
// ['name' => 'John', 'age' => 30, 'active' => true]

// Or use the helper function
$data = json_repair_decode($broken);
```

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

[](#documentation)

📚 **[View Full Documentation →](https://docs.cortexphp.com/json-repair)**

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Sean Tymon](https://github.com/tymondesigns)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

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

###  Health Score

45

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance88

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.2% 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 ~13 days

Total

5

Last Release

60d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

jsonjson-fixerjson-repairjsonjson-fixerjson-repair

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector

Code StyleECS

Type Coverage Yes

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