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Command-line script to convert between array() and PHP 5.4's short syntax \[\]

v3(11y ago)452354BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.4.0

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PHP 5.4 Short Arrays Converter \[\]
===================================

[](#php-54-short-arrays-converter-)

Command-line script to convert between `array()` and PHP 5.4's short syntax `[]` (and vice versa).

It uses native PHP tokenizer, so conversion is safe. The script was successfully tested against thousands of PHP files.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To convert all `*.php` and `*.phpt` files in whole directory recursively or to convert a single file use:

```
php convert.php

```

To convert source code from STDIN and print the output to STDOUT use:

```
php convert.php < input.php > output.php

```

To convert short syntax `[]` to older long syntax `array()` use option `--reverse`:

```
php convert.php --reverse

```

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 69% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

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 ~142 days

Total

3

Last Release

4100d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![dg](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/194960?v=4)](https://github.com/dg "dg (8 commits)")

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converterphp

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