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dkrnl/simplexmlreader
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Wrapper XMLReader class, for simple SAX-reading(and simple XPath-queries) of huge(testing over 1G file) xml.

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Simple XML Reader
=================

[](#simple-xml-reader)

Wrapper XMLReader() class, for simple **SAX**-reading(and simple **XPath**-queries) of **huge**(testing over 1G file) xml.

**Minimum the memory** usage of other xml libraries(SimpleXML, DOMXML).

Usage example 1:

```
$reader = new SimpleXMLReader;
$reader->open("big.xml");
$reader->registerCallback("by-node-name", function($reader) {
    $element = $reader->expandSimpleXml(); // copy of the current node as a SimpleXMLElement object
    $attributes = $element->attributes(); // read element attributes
    /* ...your code here... */
    return true;
});
$reader->registerCallback("/by/xpath/query", function($reader) {
    $element = $reader->expandDomDocument(); // copy of the current node as a DOMNode object
    $attributes = $element->attributes(); // read element attributes
    /* ...your code here... */
    return true;
});
$reader->parse();
$reader->close();
```

Usage example 2:

License: Public Domain

###  Health Score

41

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FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity52

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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**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 ~272 days

Total

3

Last Release

3016d ago

### Community

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Tags

xmliteratorXMLReaderSimpleXML

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