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digitools/fast-excel
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**me/fast-excel**
=================

[](#mefast-excel)

A lightweight and efficient package for importing and exporting Excel files in PHP applications. This package focuses on simplicity and performance.

---

**Features**
------------

[](#features)

- Import data from Excel files into collections.
- Export data from collections to Excel files.
- Lightweight and fast, with no unnecessary overhead.
- Easy integration with Laravel and PHP applications.

---

**Installation**
----------------

[](#installation)

1. **Install via Composer**:

    ```
    composer require digitools/fast-excel
    ```
2. **Publish the Package** *(if needed)*: No configuration required. Just install and use.

---

**Usage**
---------

[](#usage)

### **Exporting Data to Excel**

[](#exporting-data-to-excel)

You can export data from collections, arrays, or Eloquent models to Excel files.

```
use Me\FastExcel\FastExcel;

$data = collect([
    ['name' => 'John Doe', 'email' => 'john@example.com'],
    ['name' => 'Jane Smith', 'email' => 'jane@example.com'],
]);

(new FastExcel($data))->export('users.xlsx');
```

---

### **Importing Data from Excel**

[](#importing-data-from-excel)

Import data from an Excel file into a collection for processing.

```
use Me\FastExcel\FastExcel;

$collection = (new FastExcel)->import('users.xlsx');
$collection->each(function ($row) {
    // Process each row
    User::create($row);
});
```

---

### **Customizing Export**

[](#customizing-export)

Customize the exported columns using a callback function.

```
use Me\FastExcel\FastExcel;

$data = User::all();

(new FastExcel($data))->export('users.xlsx', function ($user) {
    return [
        'Full Name' => $user->name,
        'Email Address' => $user->email,
    ];
});
```

---

### **Customizing Import**

[](#customizing-import)

Customize the import logic using a callback function.

```
use Me\FastExcel\FastExcel;

$users = (new FastExcel)->import('users.xlsx', function ($row) {
    return User::create([
        'name' => $row['Full Name'],
        'email' => $row['Email Address'],
    ]);
});
```

---

### **Exporting Large Datasets**

[](#exporting-large-datasets)

Use Laravel's cursor or chunking to handle large datasets.

```
use Me\FastExcel\FastExcel;

(new FastExcel(User::query()->cursor()))->export('large-users.xlsx');
```

---

**Testing**
-----------

[](#testing)

To ensure the package is working correctly:

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install dependencies: ```
    composer install
    ```

---

**Contributing**
----------------

[](#contributing)

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit a pull request or report issues.

---

**License**
-----------

[](#license)

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

---

Let me know if you want further edits or additional instructions included!

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance39

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity1

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity38

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

530d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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