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dnb/wikibase-converter
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Converts GND PICA into Wikibase items

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GND Wikibase Converter
======================

[](#gnd-wikibase-converter)

PHP library that provides services to convert [GND](https://www.dnb.de/EN/Professionell/Standardisierung/GND/gnd_node.html) items in PICA+ format to a structure ready for import into [Wikibase](https://wikibase.consulting/what-is-wikibase/).

GND Wikibase Converter was created by [Professional.Wiki](https://professional.wiki) for the [German National Library](https://www.dnb.de/).

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Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This library can be used in your projects via the [Composer dependency manager](https://getcomposer.org/).

The package name is `dnb/wikibase-converter`. Minimal example of a `composer.json` file:

```
{
    "require": {
        "dnb/wikibase-converter": "~1.0"
    }
}
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

PICA+ JSON to Wikibase-like data structure

```
use DNB\WikibaseConverter\PicaConverter;
$gndItem = PicaConverter::newWithDefaultMapping()->picaJsonToGndItem( $string );

$gndItem->getPropertyIds();
$gndItem->getStatementsForProperty( 'P123' );
```

Development
-----------

[](#development)

Start by installing the project dependencies by executing

```
composer update

```

You can run the tests by executing

```
make test

```

You can run the style checks by executing

```
make cs

```

To run all CI checks, execute

```
make ci

```

You can also invoke PHPUnit directly to pass it arguments, as follows

```
vendor/bin/phpunit --filter SomeClassNameOrFilter

```

Release notes
-------------

[](#release-notes)

### Version 0.1.0

[](#version-010)

Under development

###  Health Score

19

—

LowBetter than 10% of packages

Maintenance10

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity29

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 89.2% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/451bd4039d530fed8f9c3da91bfa519233a397d2182cdfdcad700f6cfea19b7f?d=identicon)[Jeroen De Dauw](/maintainers/Jeroen%20De%20Dauw)

---

Top Contributors

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