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edounar/phpspec-json-matcher
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PhpSpec matcher 'shouldReturnJson'

1.0.0(11y ago)020MITPHPPHP >=5.3.6

Since Jan 31Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

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JSON matcher for [phpspec](https://github.com/phpspec/phpspec)
==============================================================

[](#json-matcher-for-phpspec)

PhpSpec matcher 'shouldReturnJson'.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
class SomeSpec extends ObjectBehavior
{
    it_should_return_json()
    {
        $this->getJson()->shouldReturnJson('
            {
                "items": ['a', 'b', 'c']
            }
        ');
    }
}
```

Run phpspec with `-v` flag to see the difference between actual and expected JSON strings

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

[](#installation)

Enable the extension in `phpspec.yml`

```
extensions:
  - EDounar\PhpSpec\JsonMatcher\Extension
```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4116d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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jsonphpspec

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