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exayer/vdf-converter
====================

Efficient, fast Valve Data Format (\*.vdf) parser

1.2.0(2y ago)4541MITPHPPHP >=7.0

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VDF Converter
=============

[](#vdf-converter)

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A memory efficient parser for the Valve Data Format (\*.vdf) written in PHP. Fully supports the [VDF specification](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/KeyValues), except for the `#include` macro.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

PHP 7 or later. No production dependencies.

Install
-------

[](#install)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require exayer/vdf-converter
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Convert VDF to generator/array

[](#convert-vdf-to-generatorarray)

Let's say we are parsing the following VDF:

```
$vdf = '{
    "mercury" {
        "distance" "58"
    }
    "venus" {
        "distance" "108"
    }
    "earth" {
        "distance" "149"
    }
}';
```

It can be parsed in one of these ways (based on input source):

```