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danmichaelo/quitesimplexmlelement
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Wrapper that adds easier namespace handling and some helper methods to SimpleXML.

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QuiteSimpleXMLElement
=====================

[](#quitesimplexmlelement)

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The `QuiteSimpleXMLElement` class is a small wrapper built around the `SimpleXMLElement` class that adds some convenience methods and makes it easier to work with namespaces. The main reason for developing the class was to let objects returned by the `xpath()` method inherit namespaces from the original object. The package was formerly known as `CustomXMLElement`.

QuiteSimpleXMLElement supports PHP 5.6 and 7.x. If you need PHP 5.3 support, use the `0.4.*` version range as PHP 5.3 support was removed in version 0.5.

The library is actively maintained and pull requests are welcome.

Why this library was developed
------------------------------

[](#why-this-library-was-developed)

Taking an example document,

```
$xml = '

        1.9

  ';
```

Using SimpleXMLElement I found myself having to register namespaces over and over again:

```
$root = new SimpleXMLElement($xml);
$root->registerXPathNamespace('d', 'http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/');
$a = $root->xpath('d:a');
$a[0]->registerXPathNamespace('d', 'http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/');
$b = $a[0]->xpath('d:b');
```

When using QuiteSimpleXMLElement, it should only be necessary to register the namespaces once and for all.

```
$node = new QuiteSimpleXMLElement($xml);
$node->registerXPathNamespace('d', 'http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/');
$a = $node->xpath('d:a');
$b = $a->xpath('d:b');
```

The namespaces can also be defined using the alternative constructor `QuiteSimpleXMLElement::make`:

```
$node = QuiteSimpleXMLElement::make($xml, ['d' => 'http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/']);
$a = $node->xpath('d:a');
$b = $a->xpath('d:b');
```

A note on the design: I would have preferred to extend the original SimpleXMLElement class, but the constructor is static, which is why I wrote a wrapper instead.

Helper methods
--------------

[](#helper-methods)

The library defines some new methods to support less typing and cleaner code.

### attr($name)

[](#attrname)

Returns the value of an attribute as a string. Namespace prefixes are supported.

```
echo $node->attr('id');
```

### text($xpath)

[](#textxpath)

Returns the text content of the node

```
echo $node->text('d:a/d:b');
```

### first($xpath)

[](#firstxpath)

Returns the first node that matches the given path, or null if none.

```
$node = $node->first('d:a/d:b');
```

#### all($xpath)

[](#allxpath)

Returns all nodes that matches the given path, or an empty array if none.

```
$node = $node->all('d:a/d:b');
```

### has($xpath)

[](#hasxpath)

Returns true if the node exists, false if not

```
if ($node->has('d:a/d:b') {
	…
}
```

### setValue($value)

[](#setvaluevalue)

Sets the value of a node

```
$node->setValue('Hello world');
```

### replace($newNode)

[](#replacenewnode)

Replaces the current node with a new one. Example:

```
$book = new QuiteSimpleXMLElement('

		Chapter one

		Chapter two

');

$introduction = new QuiteSimpleXMLElement('

		Introduction

');

$firstChapter = $book->first('chapter');
$firstChapter->replace($introduction);
```

gives

```

        Introduction

        Chapter two

```

Works with namespaces as well, but any namespaces used in the replacement node must be specified in that document as well. See `QuiteSimpleXMLElementTest.php`for an example.

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.8% 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 ~120 days

Recently: every ~179 days

Total

16

Last Release

2851d ago

Major Versions

v0.4.2 → v1.0.02017-07-01

PHP version history (3 changes)v0.1.0PHP >=5.0.1

v0.4.0PHP >=5.3

v1.0.0PHP >=5.6

### Community

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