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daverandom/exceptional-json
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JSON encoding and decoding that throws exceptions on failure

v1.0.4(7y ago)321.4M—3.5%4[1 PRs](https://github.com/DaveRandom/ExceptionalJSON/pulls)9MITPHPPHP >=7.0

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Exceptional JSON
================

[](#exceptional-json)

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Thin wrapper around PHP's `json_encode()` and `json_decode()` functions, which throws exceptions when an operation fails.

### Required PHP Version

[](#required-php-version)

- PHP 7.0+

### Installation

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require daverandom/exceptional-json
```

### Usage

[](#usage)

Call the `\ExceptionJSON\encode()` and `\ExceptionJSON\decode()` functions in exactly the same way as you would with `json_encode()` and `json_decode()`. The only difference is that they will throw an exception if the operation fails.

Also defines `json_try_encode()` and `json_try_decode()` in the root namespace if they don't already exist, these are simply aliases of their namespaced counterparts.

```
$encoded = \ExceptionJSON\encode($data);
$decoded = \ExceptionJSON\decode($encoded);
```

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity49

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~192 days

Total

5

Last Release

2898d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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