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finagin/json
============

JSON class with throw exception

1.0.3(5y ago)013MITPHPPHP >=7.3

Since Feb 4Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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JSON class for PHP 7.3 and up
=============================

[](#json-class-for-php-73-and-up)

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- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [License](#license)

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

[](#installation)

This package can be used with PHP 7.3 or higher. You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require finagin/json
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Finagin\Json\Facades\Json;

try {
    // decode as object
    Json::decode($fromJson);
    Json::decodeAsObject($fromJson);

    // decode as array
    Json::decode($fromJson, 0, true);
    Json::decodeAsArray($fromJson);

    Json::encode($toJson, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
} catch (\JsonException $exception) {
    //
}
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License ([MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)). Please see [License File](https://github.com/finagin/json/blob/master/LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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

1928d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/da006642845e1657076957773452c02aa49bad1d1be5abd3a3be4993414ad68e?d=identicon)[finagin](/maintainers/finagin)

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Top Contributors

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