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drewkimberly/php\_dtos
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A simple PHP Data Transfer Object (DTO) library.

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PHP Data Transfer Objects (DTOs)
================================

[](#php-data-transfer-objects-dtos)

A simple PHP DTO library.

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### Installation:

[](#installation)

```
composer require drewkimberly/php_dtos
```

### Usage:

[](#usage)

This library aims to make it easy to create Data Transfer Objects (DTOs). DTOs are simple encapsulations of data, independent of application or domain-specific logic. They are serializable objects, making them a clean way to represent data in the transfer layer of an application (i.e. REST API payloads).

The following table highlights the main classes introduced by this library:

ClassResponsibility`\php_dtos\Dto\DtoBase`Subclass of all DTOs implemented in an application.`\php_dtos\Dto\DtoCollection`Represents a DTO collection in an application. In rare cases this class can be subclassed, but the typical usecase should look something like: `new DtoCollection(MyDto::class);`, where the collection is instantiated with a reference to the underlying (or collected) DTO instance.`\php_dtos\Json\JsonReader`Helper class for safely parsing incoming JSON.For more information on Data Transfer Objects, see:

-
- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data\_transfer\_object](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_transfer_object)

### Development

[](#development)

#### Setup

[](#setup)

1. Fork this repository
2. Clone your forked repository
3. From the root of your cloned repository run: `composer install`

#### Testing

[](#testing)

[TravisCI](https://travis-ci.org/) is used for CI/CD. The following validations are performed against every Pull Request:

1. [PHPLint](https://github.com/overtrue/phplint)
2. [PHP Codesniffer (PSR2 Sniff)](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer)
3. [PHPUnit](https://phpunit.de/)

#### Deployment

[](#deployment)

When a tag is cut, TravisCI will deploy the package to packagist.

#### Contributing

[](#contributing)

1. Open an Issue on GitHub.
2. Open a Pull Request.
    - Make sure the [TravisCI](https://travis-ci.org/Drew-Kimberly/php_dtos) build is passing for your PR.
    - Request a Code Review on your PR.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

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 ~0 days

Total

4

Last Release

2203d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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