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dcarbone/directory-iterator-plus
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A simple extension of the PHP \\DirectoryIterator class

0.3.0(8y ago)3352MPL-2.0PHPPHP >=5.4

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directory-iterator-plus
=======================

[](#directory-iterator-plus)

A simple extension of the PHP `\DirectoryIterator` class

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Installation in your Composer App
---------------------------------

[](#installation-in-your-composer-app)

```
{
    "require": {
      "dcarbone/directory-iterator-plus" : "@stable"
    }
}
```

Concept
-------

[](#concept)

I had a need to be able to, relatively quickly, create a web interface which allowed the navigation of a directory of thousands of files.

I did not want to `glob()` my way through them, and I wanted a simple way to paginate and search through them.

This class met that need.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This class is an extension of the base PHP class [DirectoryIterator](http://php.net/manual/en/class.directoryiterator.php)and as such has all the same methods available, and to a great extent it's functionality is unchanged.

### New Methods

[](#new-methods)

I have provided several custom methods, most of which revolve around either getting a subset of files or determining the existence of a file within a directory

#### File and Directory Counting

[](#file-and-directory-counting)

You may retrieve these values after instantiation by calling `getFileCount()` or `getDirectoryCount()` methods.

I used to do some `exec` nonsense, but now I just be lazy and use `glob`.

#### Searching

[](#searching)

There are several options available to you:

- Determine existence by exact file / directory name
    - `containsFile($file)`
    - `containsDirectory($directory)`
- Determine existence by string search term
    - `containsFileLike($string[, $caseInsensitive = false])`
    - `containsDirectoryLike($string[, $caseInsensitive = false])`
- Get Count of files / directories by search term
    - `getFileCountLike($string)`
    - `getDirectoryCountLike($string)`

Each of the "Like" methods utilize PHP's [stripos](http://php.net/manual/en/function.stripos.php) function to determine if the passed value is contained wholly somewhere inside of the filename of a given file / directory.

#### File Pagination

[](#file-pagination)

There are currently two Pagination methods available:

- `paginateFileNames([$offset 0[, $limit = 25[, $search = null]]])`
- `paginateFiles([$offset 0[, $limit = 25[, $search = null]]])`

These methods are designed to operate similar to any other pagination code used against a database.

The `$search` term again uses the PHP [stripos](http://php.net/manual/en/function.stripos.php) method to determine matches.

The primary difference between these two methods is the contents of the returned array.

**`paginateFileNames()`**

This method will return an array of file names that match the input criteria

**`paginateFiles()`**

This method will return an array of `\DCarbone\DirectoryIteratorPlus` objects, each representing an individual file.

Comments and Suggestions
------------------------

[](#comments-and-suggestions)

If you find this library useful and have an idea of how it can be made better, please let me know!

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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 ~181 days

Recently: every ~285 days

Total

8

Last Release

3018d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP >=5.3.3

0.3.0PHP >=5.4

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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