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eugene-melbourne/json-encoder-decoder
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Encodes and Decodes JSON strings

1.0.6(4y ago)02.3kMITPHPPHP >=7.1

Since Aug 30Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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JsonEncoderDecoder
==================

[](#jsonencoderdecoder)

Encodes and Decodes JSON strings

Installation

```
$ composer require  eugene-melbourne/json-encoder-decoder

```

Most importantly it has default parameters pre-set

- JSON\_THROW\_ON\_ERROR
- convertEmptyStringToNull
- ReturnAsAssociative

It can be changed though.

Also, it can ConvertEmptyStringToNull and has unit tests to see it in action.

Example:

```
// Example 1
$val = (new JsonEncoderDecoder())->json_encode(null)
// $val = null

// Example 2
$val  = [chr(160),];
$json = (new JsonEncoderDecoder())->json_encode($val);
// throws JsonException

// Example 3
$val  = [chr(160),];
$json = (new JsonEncoderDecoder())
        ->addOption(JSON_INVALID_UTF8_SUBSTITUTE)
        ->json_encode($val);
// $json = '["\ufffd"]';

```

See more examples in unit tests.

P.S. The char code `160` would be ` `

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

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

6

Last Release

1768d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.0

1.0.2PHP >=7.4

1.0.4PHP >=7.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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