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fawno/simple-xml-extended
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SimpleXMLElement Extended class

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SimpleXMLExtended
=================

[](#simplexmlextended)

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SimpleXMLElement Extended class SimpleXMLExtended add a new method for create CData nodes. Also added a new method for output e nice format XML.

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

[](#requirements)

- libxml PHP extension (enabled by default).
- SimpleXML PHP extension (enabled by default).
- DOM PHP extension (enabled by default).

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

[](#installation)

You can install this plugin into your application using [composer](https://getcomposer.org):

```
  composer require fawno/simple-xml-extended

```

or, clone/download this repo, and include src/SimpleXMLExtended.php in your project.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
  use Fawno\SimpleXMLExtended\SimpleXMLExtended;

  // Get a SimpleXMLExtended object from a DOM node
  $xml = simplexml_import_dom($dom, SimpleXMLExtended::class);

  // Interprets an XML file into an SimpleXMLExtended object
  $xml = simplexml_load_file($xml_file, SimpleXMLExtended::class);

  // Interprets a string of XML into an SimpleXMLExtended object
  $xml = simplexml_load_string($xml_string, SimpleXMLExtended::class);

  // Creates a new SimpleXMLExtended object
  $xml = new SimpleXMLExtended($xml_string);

  // Adds a child element to the XML node as cdata
  $xml->addChildCData('node_cdata', 'data as cdata');

  // Return a well-formed and nice formated XML string based on SimpleXMLExtended element
  $xml->formatXML()
```

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
  require 'src/SimpleXMLExtended.php';

  use Fawno\SimpleXMLExtended\SimpleXMLExtended;

  $root = new SimpleXMLExtended('');

  $root->addChildCData('node_cdata', 'data as cdata');

  print_r($root->asXML());
  /*
    Output:

  */

  print_r($root->formatXML());
  /*
    Output:

  */
```

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 69% of packages

Maintenance26

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

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 ~22 days

Total

4

Last Release

2326d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.6.0

1.1.0PHP >=7.0.0

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Top Contributors

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