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cosmin-ciolacu/simple-xml-to-array
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Simple to use xml to php array converter

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Simple XML to Array PHP Package
===============================

[](#simple-xml-to-array-php-package)

This package provides a simple and efficient way to convert XML data to a PHP array.

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.0 or higher

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via Composer:

```
composer require cosmin-ciolacu/simple-xml-to-array
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use CosminCiolacu\SimpleXmlToArray\SimpleXmlToArray;

$xml = 'value';

$array = SimpleXmlToArray::convert($xml);

print_r($array);
```

if the XML data is invalid it will throw an InvalidxmlException.

```
use CosminCiolacu\SimpleXmlToArray\Exceptions\InvalidXmlException;
use CosminCiolacu\SimpleXmlToArray\SimpleXmlToArray;

$invalidXml = 'value';

try {
    $array = SimpleXmlToArray::convert($invalidXml);
} catch (InvalidXmlException $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
}
```

it could also be used with a file path

```
use CosminCiolacu\SimpleXmlToArray\SimpleXmlToArray;
use CosminCiolacu\SimpleXmlToArray\Exceptions\InvalidXmlException;

try {
    $xmlFile = 'path/to/file.xml';
    $data = SimpleXmlToArray::convert($xmlFile, "file");

    print_r($data);
} catch (InvalidXmlException $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
}
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
./vendor/bin/pest
```

License
-------

[](#license)

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

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance34

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity37

Early-stage or recently created project

 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 ~2 days

Total

3

Last Release

663d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9890402abd7b2eda674d1e8467b251c3cbaec8b10276ffdc1b1376bf011e9f39?d=identicon)[Ciolacu Cosmin](/maintainers/Ciolacu%20Cosmin)

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Top Contributors

[![Cosmin-Ciolacu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37322408?v=4)](https://github.com/Cosmin-Ciolacu "Cosmin-Ciolacu (8 commits)")

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Tags

xmlarraySimpleXML

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

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